Of Cream Cheese Icing and Counting Down to Christmas

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4 Days Till Christmas

1/2 Cup of Applesauce Used in Gingerbread Cake

Good Yule to you all!

Four days till Christmas and I’m celebrating Yule with my Pathfinder people. I made a gingerbread cake this morning and I like it well enough to eat a full slice but I don’t know if I’d make the same recipe the same way the second time around.

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Prompt Answer: First Day

Tell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc.

My first day sober was hell. It was the morning of my 21st birthday. I had flown the day before to Chicago with a bottle of Tullmore Dew in my checked baggage.

I had withdrawal symptoms for over a month, but I stayed sober. I’m selectively drinking these days. I have Rules, and usually just stick to Shirley Temples or cherry Coke Zero if I want a non-water beverage.