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C-4 Wednesday, November 13, 2019 The Press-Dispatch HOME LIFE TO ADVERTISE: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: ads@pressdispatch.net Visit: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday Youth First Today by Lisa Cossey, Youth First, Inc. Work Daze by Bob Goldman PIKE COUNTY Live the Dream Email: martenelsondaves@live.com Marte' Nelson-Daves Principal Broker/Owner Call: 812-789-9510 Text: 812-766-0690 See more photos on Facebook: "American Dream Pike County" • 5 year old pole type home, 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath (whirlpool tub) • 5.62 acres with 72 x 52 horse barn with indoor arena, heated/cooled tack room with 1/2 bath, paddock and stalls • Rustic home with cedar-like walls and geo-thermal floors. • 12 minutes from Jasper, just 1/2 mile west of SR 257. HORSE HOBBY FARM NEW LISTING! PRICE: $139,900 Save the Date FARM CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Lic. #AU10800006 CALL OR TEXT Johny Ray at 812-598-3936 now to get your items on this sale! Sat., December 7 • 10 a.m. CST Tools, Equipment, Vehicles, Mowers and Outdoor Items Auction Center • 114 E. SR 68 • Lynnville, IN 47619 ANNUAL BLACK FRIDAY AUCTION Friday, November 29 Call or TexT 10am (CsT) • 114 e. sr 68, lyNNville Antiques, Collectibles, Pottery, Advertising Items, Household Items and more. Put your items in this auction today! Lic. #AU10800006 812-598-3936 With Fall officially here and Hal- loween already past, Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. It is nice to look forward to time with family and friends and to participate in ongoing family tradi- tions. A family tradition is something that is recreated, year after year, enhanc- ing family involvement and strength- ening family bonds. My family has planned fall camping trips two years in a row now; perhaps this will turn into a yearly tradition for us. Another tradition in my family that I look forward to every year is gathering in my mother's kitchen to bake pies and other desserts for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holi- days. A good time with much laugh- ter is always had. Now that my chil- dren are older, they are officially part of the family baking team as well. Families that share in their own traditions provide a sense of comfort and security to their families, espe- cially the children involved. Children love routine and consistency; a fam- ily tradition provides this year after year. It also helps the children man- age the changes in the year and gives them something to look forward to. In addition, family traditions en- hance family and personal well-being and can also add to the family iden- tity. Strong family bonds are creat- ed and reinforced with traditions that are upheld and maintained. As children grow and mature, tra- ditions can also be altered or changed to accommodate each family's needs. For example, perhaps a family with young children has a tradition of sing- ing Christmas carols around their Christmas tree. As the children age, their tradition could evolve into caro- ling around their neighborhood. In recent years my family has add- ed time to make video calls with our relatives after Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. We call our fam- ily members who may not have been able to travel in for the holidays or are stationed out of state or overseas due to military commitments. It gives us all a chance to stay connected as a family, even if we physically can't be together for the holiday. Family traditions don't have to be formal, fancy, or cost money. They don't even have to revolve around the holidays – you can share in a family tradition any day or time of the year. My family enjoys baking togeth- er to prepare for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays; perhaps your family opts to take a walk every Christmas morning or enjoys ex- changing white elephant gifts dur- ing your celebrations. Traditions are what you want to make them. Other ideas to create family tradi- tions include: • Reading a book, such as "The Night Before Christmas," aloud prior to opening Christmas gifts • Weekly or monthly family mov- ie nights • Yearly family talent shows • Creating crafts together • Making candy or preparing meals together • Annual family camping trips • Family sporting tournaments with a traveling trophy to be awarded to the winning family each year No matter what your family tradi - tion is or what your family chooses to create, just having something for all family members to look forward to each year is important. Traditions help create warm, positive memories that can be recalled fondly and draw family members back to one another year after year. This column is written by Lisa Cos- sey, LCSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit ded- icated to strengthening youth and fam- ilies. Youth First provides 57 Master's level social workers to 78 schools in 10 Indiana counties. More than 38,500 youth and families per year have access to Youth First's school social work and after-school programs that prevent sub- stance abuse, promote healthy behav- iors, and maximize student success. SAUSAGE-STUFFED CRESCENT CORNUCOPIAS MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES Share your favorite recipe! www.facebook.com/mealsinminutes Monica's Meals in Minutes PO Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567 mealsinminutes@pressdispatch.net FACEBOOK MAIL EMAIL By Monica Sinclair It's the countdown to Thanks- giving! Don't miss next week's column because I will be putting in my 2019 Thanksgiving meal! However, I thought it would be nice to put a cornucopia on your table ahead of the holiday for which we are all thankful. I dis- covered this recipe and thought it sounded delicious. It would be a fantastic meal any week or a neat and creative ad- dition to your Thanksgiving table. With only five in- gredients, it won't break the bank. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 4 precooked breakfast sausage links, chopped • 1/2cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 oz) • ¼ cup coarsely chopped sweetened dried cran- berries • 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls • 1 egg, slightly beaten DIRECTIONS 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, mix sausage, cheese and cranberries. 2. Separate dough into 8 triangles. Slightly stretch shortest side of dough triangle. Gently press fill- ing into tablespoon, and place at shortest side of triangle. 3. Fold corner of dough over filling to make small cone to surround filling; press edge to seal. 4. Wrap remaining point around front of filled cres- cent on cookie sheet. Press bottom layer of open- ing of dough cone to lengthen slightly. 5. Add remaining filling to remaining crescents, di- viding evenly. Curve tip of each crescent slightly for cornucopia appearance. 6. Brush with beaten egg. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.` Source: Pillsbury.com Editor's note: Katiedid Langrock is on vacation this week. Enjoy "Work Daze" from Bob Goldman as a re- placement. Congratulations! Your big new promotion is wonderful news. You defi- nitely deserve your new, su- persized salary and juicy ex- ecutive perks. Say what? You didn't get a big new promotion? Well, there's no reason for that. Or maybe there is. Meet Gina Belli. Belli is the author of "10 Reasons You're Not Getting Promoted," a recent post on PayScale's website. I don't have space for all 10 reasons, but let's reason together on five and see if we can find out exactly what — outside of your poisonous attitude, meager accomplishments and minuscule level of com- mitment to company goals — is holding you back. No. 1: The company is not doing well. "It's easy to take things per- sonally at work," Belli writes, but the problem may lie with the com- pany, not you. "Take a good look around," she suggests, "and think about how your com- pany is doing." A good look is a good idea. You certainly can't believe the hooey manage- ment spouts. They'll be talk- ing about booming revenues from expanding markets right up until the repo men arrive to haul off the Aeron chairs. I recommend you pay at- tention to the subtle clues. Does office services ex- pect you to make your own printer ink out of leftover coffee grounds? Have the brand-name candy bars in the vending ma- chines been re- placed with sor- ghum bars and broccoli chips? These subtle signs suggest it's lifeboat time on Mahogany Row. The company is in no position to promote anyone. In other words, management is just as muddleheaded and the company is just as doomed as you've always thought. No. 2: You haven't earned it. If you want to get promot- ed, "you have to show the company that you'd be a bet- ter asset to them in a differ- ent position." In your case, that posi- tion could be first in line at the unemployment office, but let's think positive. You need to show management that you have the skills they value. This means upping your toadying skills to go total amphibian. If you haven't been pro- moted after describing your boss as "brilliant" and "in- spiring" and "the best role model ever," up your game. Tell your manager that re- cent interactions with the HR department have left you with a serious case of spattergroit, and ask to be healed by the laying on of hands. By the time you announce that you're cured, you'll al- ready be promoted. No. 3: They don't know you're interested. Even though you com- plain constantly about your current position, it's pos- sible that management doesn't understand you want to be promoted. That's why you are advised to "inform you(r) boss about your plans and ambitions." To set yourself apart, dig deep into your fantasy life to come up with a truly compel- ling story. (No fantasy life? Try mine. How about, "My ambition is to turn into a magical octopus who plays the bagpipes and wins the heart of The Little Mer- maid.") This will either impress management with your im- agination or really freak them out. Either way, you'll get a promotion. No. 4: You aren't taking credit. If you don't blow your own horn, a management team as deaf as yours will never real- ize "that you've been doing a great job and that you're ready for what's next." Belli's advice is to keep "an inventory of your accom- plishments," which you can bring "to your next perfor- Continued on page 5 The importance of family traditions Promo a go-go