Kate Palmer

WINNER–Book Giveaway: Stolen Christmas

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

AND THE WINNER IS………
#6 Chas Hathaway eating Yogananny Pancakes on Christmas Morning.
Hey–I don’t even have to mail it–we both win.
(special thanks to Random.org)
Stolen Christmas
What happens when you’re so poor you have to steal your Christmas presents? Have you ever taken a punch in the face as your Christmas gift to the girl you love? [...]

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Mashed Potato Casserole

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL!
Just in case you have any leftover mashed potatoes this week.
I love the flavor the onions bring to this casserole. Yumm! So let’s get started. Scrub, peel, and chop 6 potatoes and place in boiling water. When tender, drain. You can see I didn’t peel my potatoes. It isn’t [...]

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Collecting Eggs

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

Egg collecting is this little cowboy’s job. If he’s having a bad day with overbearing siblings, I’ll ask if he’s collected eggs yet. His sniffles and tears quickly melt away as he grabs the egg basket and disappears out the door.
See the sand paper in the bottom of the basket? That’s part of his job, [...]

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Half Marathon Training Update

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

I love these shoes. Whew–it’s been an odd running year. When I started this blog, I thought I’d do a regular running post. However, my running life has been crazy this year. I was halfway through typing this post when I realized I should rename it The Running Epistle: Yeah, It’s That Long. Then I [...]

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FHE Star

Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

When I taught elementary school there was a student mainstreamed into my class from the behavior special education unit. One day I caught him looking off his neighbor’s papers during a spelling test. Naturally, I reported to his special ed teacher.
“Do you know what S did today?”
The special ed teacher waited for the news.
“He was [...]

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Fall Work

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

Squirreling away food while putting yards and gardens to sleep marks the end of summer. Two of my little cowboys worked to separate the stuck or stabbed potatoes on the last warm Saturday we had.

On another Saturday Nate brought in a load of decomposed hay from the stack yard.

We worked to weed the flowerbeds and [...]

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Kate’s 100% Whole Wheat Bread

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

The following recipe is one I adapted from the best white bread I’ve ever eaten or made. The recipe is my mother in-law’s close friend, Syl. Syl experimented and created the delicious white bread recipe, but it didn’t convert to 100% whole wheat without some changes and quite a bit of research and trial and [...]

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Pheasant Recipes Anyone?

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

“I brought you a gift,” my husband said.
I stopped myself from turning around right away. I carefully  measured the wet ingredients for cornbread muffins. Interruptions during the measuring process frequently cause interesting results when I’m cooking, so I finished the job before turning to see my gift.

Nate spent the day filming a commercial for high [...]

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80 More Pages

Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

These books have seen a lot of use these past months. I’ve got 80 more pages to revise, and then I’ll be ready to finish all the submission packets. It reminds me of when I had to fill out separate forms for every school district when I was looking for a teaching position. The questions [...]

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Tractors and Two-Year-Olds

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

This boy loves tractors. From the moment he wakes up, it’s tractors. Saturday around noon my littlest cowboy looked out the window to see this.

It’s fall, which means plowing time on the farm. And if you’re going to plow the fields, why not plow the garden under, too while you’re at it. However, this was [...]

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Sunset Beauty

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

I looked out my front window as I was finishing dinner last night and saw this. Immediately, I snatched the camera and ran to the front porch. Nate was just getting out of his car as I began snapping pictures. He hurriedly ran inside, grabbed the tripod, and set it up on the porch while [...]

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Minestrone Soup

Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

This is a favorite soup for my family. To get started you’ll need 3 strips of bacon, chopped or …

if you have some bacon grease that will work just fine. The bacon grease adds the flavor we’re looking for. We don’t necessarily need the bacon.

This soup requires a lot of chopping, so I do [...]

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Happy Halloween 09

Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Kate.

We spent FHE getting our pumpkins ready.

Everyone helped, well everyone except Nate who was in Chicago at a conference.

This takes some concentration.

And patience. After all that I forgot to take pictures of the finished jack-o-lanterns! My middle son won a prize at the ward party for his pumpkin. It made his night, and he still [...]

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