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C-4 Wednesday, December 18, 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 Ashley Underwood, Youth First, Inc. Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet Hoffman & Mullen Realty For All Your Real Estate Needs, Call: 1-800-599-3766 or 812-482-5000 www.HoffmanAndMullenRealty.com FOR SALE 67.35 acres in Patoka Twp. in Pike County. Is south of Winslow and north of Arthur Jct. on the southeast corner of Co. Rd. 350 E & Co. Rd. 450 E. is creek bottom farm is highly productive and has deep topsoil. Presently there are approx. 52 acres tillable with more acres being prepared for cultivation. Most of the bottomland is tiled. ere is a good building site on the high land with public water and electric available on an improved county road. MLS#201717232 is well maintained, manufactured home is located at 9113 E. CR 325 N near Otwell and has 5.3 acres in a country setting. Home offers 1,456 sq. . with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a large living room and a large dining or family room. e current access is by an easement from CR 325 and there is an owned strip of land that goes to SR 257 N. e acreage is a combination of open and wooded land and the setting is excellent. MLS #201949357 HOUSE & LAND Imagine this scenario: you have a busy and stressful day at work and at the end of the day you get in your car and drive home. The next thing you know, you are parked in your driveway. You made it home, but you don't re- member the process of getting there; the stops, the turns, the motions. You get so used to the usual route home that little thought or focus has to go into the process of driving. This is an example of being on auto- pilot. Many of us often live in this state, where actions and words are said and done without thought or focus. When we function on autopilot, we are more likely to say or do things that can be harmful to others. Why does this impact how we parent our children? Children need their parents to be the best versions of themselves, thinking through their responses rather than reacting to them. When parents act on autopilot they are not present in the moment and are more likely to react to children impulsively than respond- ing to them with thought. Some examples of parent reactions might be yelling, cursing, screaming, slamming things, etc. These types of reactions can create an atmosphere of stress between children and par- ents, as children often feel attacked for things they do. Responding to chil- dren requires us to be aware of what is happening, what we are thinking and what we are feeling. That is difficult to do when we are on autopilot. How can we decrease reacting and increase responding to our children? One tool that can reduce living on au- topilot and increase being more pres- ent in the moment is mindful aware- ness. When being mindfully aware of what is happening in the moment and what we are thinking and feeling in the moment, we are more likely to provide our children with responses rather than reactions. This also helps model the type of behavior we want from our children. We want them to think through their choices and pick the best one before acting impulsively. The stress of every- day life can make it difficult to live in the moment though, which is why prac- ticing mindful awareness daily is key for mastering this tool. What are ways to practice mind- ful awareness? According to Jon Kabat-Zinn (the founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction practice), "mindfulness or mindful awareness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally." This awareness can be practiced in a variety of daily activities including eating, showering, walking, brushing your teeth, etc. The key to it though is rather than just going through the motions of these activities–we are paying attention to our senses (what we see, taste, feel, hear, and smell) and we are describing those things without judgments, only the facts. Mindful awareness can also be practiced through meditation, yo- ga, tai-chi, dance, music, and so much more. For a more extensive list of mind- fulness activities please visit https:// www.rachaelkable.com/blog/50 - easy-and-fun-ways-to-practice-mind- fulness. This column is written by Ashley Un- derwood, LCSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and families. Youth First provides 59 Mas- ter's level social workers to 80 schools in 10 Indiana counties. Over 39,000 youth and families per year have access to Youth First's school social work and afterschool programs that prevent sub- stance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student success. Are you AUTOPILOT? LIVING on PEPPERMINT MELTAWAYS MEALS IN Monica's MINUTES By Monica Sinclair Well we definitely know that peppermint is a definite flavor of the holiday season. So, I de- cided this week's cookie reci- pe should include peppermint and I found the perfect one. Us- ing crushed peppermints and peppermint extract, you won't be yearning for flavor in these cookies. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 1 cup butter, softened • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract • 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup cornstarch FROSTING: • 2 tablespoons butter, softened • 2 tablespoons 2 % milk • 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract • 2 to 3 drops red food coloring, optional • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar • 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies DIRECTIONS 1. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. 2. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; grad- ually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, cov- ered, 30 minutes or until firm enough to handle. 3. Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9 -11 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Re- move from pans to wire racks to cool completely. 4. In a small bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in milk, extract and, if desired, food coloring. 5. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar un- til smooth. Spread over cookies; sprinkle with crushed candies. Store in an airtight container. Source: tasteof home.com Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in red, white and blue lights and decorated to help celebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of December 19 -25. Come up onto this stage and take a bow. December 19 - Xavier Glen Shelton turns 8. December 20 - Makay- la Travis turns 15; Jessica Meier; Travis McCand- less; Stacey Williams turns 43. December 21 - Chance Crane turns 18; Edna Baker; Harry and Jan Nelson celebrate 62 years. December 22 - Morgan Schnarr. December 23 - Randy Meyer turns 64; Tommy Richardson turns 13; Ca- sey Thorne; Rebecca Braglin; Jo Hood. December 24 - Arvle Wade turns 70 ; Emily Bayne turns 29; Aslynn Noelle Halfactor turns 12; Donnie and Jan Ste- phens celebrate 42 years. December 25 - Jesus; Aunt Donna Collins Meyer turns 88; Carol Alpine Fickel turns 91. May all our stars have a really great day and may all your wishes come true. Keep in your heart and in your prayers all our stars who need that card, visit, phone call and that dai- ly thought of them to have a glorious week. EVENTS December 18 -31 - Christmas in the Park at Petersburg Hornady Park. Come and see all the lighted displays set up for your enjoyment. Donations accepted from 6 -9 p.m. December 18 -21 - Salvation Army bell ringers will be at Dollar General and Petersburg Hardware, where do- nations can be dropped into the ket- tle to help our community when help is needed. December 21 - Winslow Winter Won- derland from 1-3 p.m. at the Old Town Hall. Winslow Lions will serve hot chocolate and cookies. December 25 - Christmas Day. December 31 - New Year's Eve. January 1 - New Year's Day. Winslow seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Community Center. Petersburg seniors meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the courthouse basement. We didn't have any postcards this week at Sweets Column, Winslow, IN 47598. Winslow Patoka River is still at the overflow mark and Saturday, the 7th, was a really cold morning to have a Christmas parade, but it wouldn't be Winslow's parade if it wasn't cold. Then Sunday and Monday were fall temps. Tuesday, winter temps and wind blew in, if only for a day or two. Fall temps made the end of the week comfortable again. We may have some winter mix to start the week of the 16th, but it may also stay north of us. The lows and highs, plus winds that come from the south to the north and back again, we just might stay in the fall weather for a while longer. Winter isn't until the 21st. Saturday, Dec. 7 started out with frost on the vehicles and cold, very cold weather for a Christmas parade in Winslow. It took Norm three times to come in the house to warm us his hands as he decorated the truck with candy canes across the bed rails and a wreath with two candy canes on the grill. The line-up was on Union St., by the Winslow Fire Station, with fire trucks from Winslow, Spurgeon-Mon- roe, Petersburg and Patoka, Teen Miss Queen Lauren Young, Miss Buffalo Trace Queen Kassandra Evans, Miss Pike County Queen Abigail Sutt, Jr. Miss Pike County Queen Jessa Rid- ao, Jr. Miss Buffalo Trace Queen Ava Sturgeon, Lil' Miss Buffalo Trace Queen Aubrey Sturgeon, Winslow Community Festival Queen Addison McDaniel, Winslow Girl Scouts, Free- dom and Fire Church, Winslow Lions Club, Norm and Barb, Blake Lamb pulling Winslow Beautification's San- ta's sleigh with Santa Claus. Marshal Steve Nelson and Deputy Michael Mc- Gregor stopped traffic on Main St. north and south. The parade entries threw out candy to children and adults all along Main St., as they watched the parade pass by. The Mouse House had the Beautifi- cation members wrap all the presents that many children picked out for their family as the parents waited and ate a cookie. Those wrapping were Ellen, Debra, Dee, Marla and Carrie. The Winslow Winter Wonderland had Santa greeting children with a candy cane and a stuffed animal as each child told Santa what they wanted for Christmas. They could also write a letter and send it to the North Pole in the special mailbox. The displays are Christmas trees of all shapes and dec- orated in many ways, like the bow tree, reindeer, igloo, skiing bear, snowman, Santa, nativity, angels, star and much more for your enjoyment. As you are there, you can enjoy a cup of coffee or hot chocolate with a cookie and candy provided by the Winslow Lions. Open on Saturday, Dec. 21, from 1-3 p.m. Santa will be there also. Several yards have been decorated in Winslow, so if you are wanting to do something at night, when all the yards are lit, you won't be disappointed with so many in our small town. If you don't live near Winslow, then I'm sure your town is the same with many decora- tions for you all to see. You will have a smile on your face to see the awesome work your neighbors did to bring you happiness in the Christmas season. Norm and I finally decorated our yard, but they are not lit up at night. We set up Grandma Laura's Santa and a "Santa Stops Here" sign in the gar- den spot. We got the sign from Deby and Mike Dillman. We also have metal and wood signs from Lolly Pops, and a Santa with big ornaments on the wind- mill base. In front is a big Santa and snowman with big candy canes. In the yard by the trailer are big candy canes and Santa in his sleigh, with the rein- deer we got from the McDonalds to set up in the neighborhood. Sunday, Dec. 8 was Norm's 62nd birthday, where he had a great time as we stopped for some needed items, like a knit cap to keep his head warm on those cold, cold days. We ate out at Long John Silver's and later, we had pork chops with a piece of blueberry pie as his birthday cake. Laura stopped by and left a present and a homemade card with candles of all colors. We are sharing the solar light with a silhouette of bears. Norm also got a lot of birth- day wishes from our Winslow stars. On. Dec. 14, Norm and I are going to see "A Christmas Carol" at the Princ- eton theater. There will be dinner be- fore the play, where Dixie will play a part and Vernon is the usher. We can't wait because the other play and dinner was really great. This one should top the greatness mark again. Well the lights are about to dim on this week, but keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and see all the wonders in your neck of the woods. As you shop for that special gift or make that perfect dish, pace yourself and en- joy whatever and wherever you may go. Then as always, smile, wave and say hi to everyone you see this week. Merry Christmas to all. To enter the Birthday Club, email your name, ad- dress, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@ pressdispatch.net. 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