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Winner Announced!
Posted on 29. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
Thanks to Random.org for selecting our winner . . .
Comment #1!
Jenni K. H. What a good-looking group! We love going to Midway and St. George!
Congratulations! I’ve got your mailing address so I’ll get your book in the mail.
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Kodachrome Basin and a Giveaway
Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
For UEA we decided to
1) Go somewhere warm which equals south.
2) Go somewhere we could hike.
3) Go somewhere we’d never been (or even heard of).
Kodachrome Basin State Park fit the bill. Plus it had rocks for the kids to climb.
Even the baby had fun. BTW–I love whoever invented the Bumbo.
It was so nice to get [...]
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Letters Dd & Ee
Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
Letters: Dd, Ee
Theme: Dinosaurs
Scripture Story: Daniel and the Lions’ Den
Song: I Pray in Faith
Daily
Sing I Pray in Faith (CS p. 14) Learn one line each day.
Practice putting cards with letters of name in order. Have name written on 3×5 card for 4yo to look at while he does it–later it will be used for a check at [...]
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Letter Cc
Posted on 18. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
I thought I published this post two days ago–oops!
UEA is Thursday and Friday this week. I learned my lesson this summer: No preschool when the other children are home.
Daily
Practice putting cards with letters of name in order. Have name written on 3×5 card for 4yo to look at while he does it–later it will be [...]
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It’s Here!
Posted on 15. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
Lookey what I pulled out of my mailbox this morning!
It’s REAL!
My first published story. Oh, there will be a giveaway. Stay tuned. If you just can’t wait another second, you can get your own copy at Deseret Book or amazon.com
It’s real, it’s real, it’s real! *said in a sing-songy voice* Sorry, I’ll get back to cleaning [...]
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Letters Aa & Bb
Posted on 09. Oct, 2011 by Kate.
Theme: Letters A & B
Book Project: Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
Scripture Story: Ammon: A Great Servant
Daily
Practice putting cards with letters of name in order. Have name written on 3×5 card for 4yo to look at while he does it–later it will be used for a check at the end of ordering the cards.
Practice writing [...]
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House of Diamonds by Karen Jones Gowen
Posted on 23. Sep, 2011 by Kate.
Beginning about three years ago, I began consuming escapist books. I like to swallow them whole–or maybe in two or three bites–so I typically choose action-packed, suspenseful plot lines preferably with a good (and clean!) romance. I’d choose a gripping book over a movie any day.
The first friend I ever made in blogland asked [...]
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Little Sweeper
Posted on 07. Sep, 2011 by Kate.
If only he could do the dishes, too!
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Writing Update
Posted on 30. Aug, 2011 by Kate.
No, we haven’t started decorating for Christmas–yet. I thought I’d give a little writing update. Each year Covenant Communications (my publisher) publishes a collection of short, true stories from their authors. This summer they asked me to write a story for that book! Yes another exclamation point. That happens a lot when I write about being [...]
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Stewed Rhubarb Over Yogurt
Posted on 19. Aug, 2011 by Kate.
A friend gave me some more rhubarb (thanks Kate!) so I thought I’d try out a new recipe. This is so simple and quick to throw together. I made it while our pizza cooked–yeah, it’s fast. The sweet tartness is really yummy on a hot summer evening. So you’ll need about 7 stalks of rhubarb [...]
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Canning Season
Posted on 10. Aug, 2011 by Kate.
You know it’s canning season when . . .
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Preschool?
Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by Kate.
So you may be wondering what happened to my Weekly Preschool Posts.
1. The four-year-old is so happy to have older siblings home he doesn’t want to stop playing to do preschool. Really, who am I to interrupt sibling bonding like that?
2. July had two holidays and two family reunions. One reunion Nate and I were [...]
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New Calf
Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by Kate.
Our milk cow, Lolly, had a new calf sometime between 10 AM and 1 PM today. Only a few weeks and I can quit buying milk–Hooray!
We haven’t decided on a name yet. Any suggestions?
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I am the mother of six learning to live in the country surrounded by in-laws. I've been married to the amazing Nate Palmer for 17 years; he is teaching me how to be a farm girl. In my spare time (okay--time I try really hard to set aside), I like to write. My first book, FALLING AWAKE, will be published in September 2012 with Covenant Communications.
A True Short Story
My first published work entitled "More Than Pinecones" is in this collection of true Christmas stories.
