** This post is actually from 2 years ago, but it's such a holiday recipe hit, that I decided to post it again.  Enjoy!! **

 

You know it's gonna be a good day when you're strolling through the wine aisle at the grocery store on a random Saturday morning and someone's offering you a shot of vodka.  After a long week of racing…

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Misadventures in Motherhood ...: I Pee Myself: "This past weekend I had the privilege of getting together with some college girlfriends whom I haven't seen in a long, long time.  And we we..."

This book should be on the best seller list for books that are a must read.  I recommend this book to everyone.  Read my review and the author's cooking tip by going to A Book and A… Continue

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At the end of the summer, I sent two of my sons and our moose sized dog Dutch, down the lane to pick blackberries.  An hour later they returned, almost empty handed, with just a pitiful pile of berries tumbling around the bottom of their bowl. I had envisioned an overflowing bounty upon their return and was confused.  “Uhmm, we found out that Dutch likes blackberries too!” they exclaimed with purple stained smiles and ran through the house on to their next adventure.

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If you are heading out to any soirées this season, chances are you will have a drink (or two) and feel fine to drive home. Although the best bet is to trade that glass of bubbly for sparkling water,…

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Believe it or not, this title came to me as I was trying to fall asleep last night. It stuck with me all day. Weird. Well, here we are. I still have this title gnawing at me. So bear with me as I prayerfully try to flush it out...

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Whether you are addicted to alcohol, street drugs, prescription drugs, gambling, food, or nicotine, the neurological pattern that develops is the same. The reward center in your brain is underactive, and it takes more in life to tell that part of your brain that you're having a good time. Nothing but the addiction seems to satisfy that reward center, and the brain is tricked into thinking that the addiction is necessary for survival.



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Why do people think that it is socially acceptable to sit around at a bar and drink till they are stupid, but that when someone chooses not to partake and induldge in alcoholic beverages, they seem to think that they are the crazy ones?

Since 2001, I have lost count of the people that I have known that have lost their lives due to alcohol. Between suicide and car accidents, these young people lost their lives because they chose to drink and make choices while they were impaired. And not… Continue