def make_node(name, value=nil, attributes={})
      node = Ox::Element.new(name)

      node << value unless value.nil?
      attributes.each { |att, val| node[att] = val } unless attributes.empty?
      
      node
    end
def make_node(name, value=nil, attributes={})
      node = Ox::Element.new(name)

      node << value unless value.nil?
      attributes.each { |att, val| node[att] = val } unless attributes.empty?
      
      node
    end
Make and return a single node