Answer to Thought for Thursday

Answer: Spurs. The Spur Awards are given out for fiction and non-fiction about the American West.

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY- FOR WRITERS

What are the annual literary awards of the Western Writers of America called?

Put your answer in comments, then come back around 3:00 to see, if you were "write" or wrong.

Answer to Word for Wednesday

Answer: Qwantz is intellectually stimulating material found on the internet and/or sexy and exciting - according to the Urban Dictionary. Check it out here.

Word for Wednesday

Word: Qwantz

Take a guess, what does it mean? Put your guess in comments then come back around 3:00 to see if you are correct.

Pink Glove Dance for Breast Cancer Support

Trip for Tuesday

Poitiers, France

On January 8th, my son's girlfriend will be going to France to study abroad for a semester. She will be studying with the University of Oregon study abroad program.

Poitiers is about an hour and a half away from Paris. It looks like a small community in an ancient European city but we'll find out more after MacKenzie has been there for a while. If you want to follow her journey, check out her blog here to learn more about traveling, studying abroad, and living in France.

I'm sure we'll all miss her but what a life experience this will be for a young lady.

Monday Munchies - Homemade Kahlua

So we still have the New Year to celebrate and here's an EZ homemade recipe to help:

Homemade Kahlua:

Ingredients:

1 quart water
3 cups sugar
16 teaspoons instant coffee
1/5 Vodka
2 teaspoons vanilla (or one fresh vanilla bean)

Simmer two hours, allow to cool, add two teaspoons real vanilla extract

Makes approx. two fifths of Kahlua

You can see the two bottles we made in the picture. Plus you can make it taste more or less like coffee. I always tell my kids recipes are just a guideline - adjust everything to your own taste and desire. That's why I love to cook at home - things taste just the way I want them - well, unless I burn it. :)