Coffee Break with Melanie Dale

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Coffee Break with Melanie Dale

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Nov 1, 2016

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On today's Coffee Break, regular C+C contributor Melanie Dale talks about that one time she snuck away to a movie theater in the middle of the day with a friend, and why having older kids is awesome.

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Nov 1, 2016

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Coffee Break with Melanie Dale

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