• 2008-Dec-1 - 6 Things Tag
• Monday, December 1, 2008 - Sunday
Posted By CandyFoote
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After church last night, we went over to my son's house to spend the night.
I figured that my dad could use a little break!
The funny thing is, he has been having a blast.
My dad has really enjoyed having the kids around.
He was actually upset when I told him that we would be spending the night at Matt's.
Matt's wife, Heather really has the Christmas spirit. The entire place is lit up with festive lights - inside and out! It's beautiful.
On top of that, we got to watch a Charlie Brown Christmas. Yeah!
You can't get any better than that.
We snacked on a variety of crackers and drank hot cocoa.
I called my husband and son in Alaska to tell them goodnight and to say our goodnight prayer. (Well, my good night prayer - their supper time prayer I guess. There is four hours difference.)
It was a nice night.
How was your Sunday?
Oh yeah, I am extending our Thanksgiving sale.
When you buy one of our books, just email me with your choice of a second book free!
Don't you just love FREE?!?
Have a great Monday!
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When you buy one book, email me and I will send you your choice of a second book for FREE!
Don't you just love FREE?!?
Candy
http://candyfoote.com/
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• 2008-Dec-1 - The Simple Woman's Daybook ~ #11 ~ 12/1/08
FOR TODAY...
Outside my window...On this cold, gloomy morning the snow has just started to fall. Even as I watch it seems that the flakes are getting a little bigger. Forecasters say we 'may' have up to 3" today. It is - after all - December in Ohio.
I am thinking...that I will miss our wonderful church family that we love so dearly. After 12-1/2 years of making the 70 mile round trip at least twice a week to our church, we have decided to look for a church closer to home after the first of the year. It's breaking our hearts, but it has been confirmed in all 4 of our hearts. I will, however, still attend the Seminary.
I am thankful for...a warm house on a cold, blustery day.
From the learning rooms...We are OFF for CHRISTmas break! In our homeschool, we take off June, July and December instead of August. Our long, wonderful break has begun!
From the kitchen...I'm considering potato soup. My grandma's VERY simple Kentucky Depression-era version.
I am wearing...thick, warm socks, flannel pj bottom and a sweat shirt. It's a cold morning!
I am creating...an empty corner so that Jenna and I can put up our CHRISTmas tree today! Woohoo!!!
I am going...to the local Old Order farm and get my milk and brown eggs before the snow really kicks in. I underestimated how much milk we would use during the Thanksgiving weekend and we squeaked out the last of it last night.
I am reading...Bible; still reading Pride & Prejudice.
I am hoping...that we will find great opportunities for ministry in which-ever church we 'land' in.
I am hearing...the T.V.
Around the house...Jenna and I will be putting up most of the CHRISTmas decorations today! That's ALWAYS so much better than taking them down.
One of my favorite things...good food, fellowship and deep conversation with trusted Christian friends.
A few plans for the rest of the week: putting up CHRISTmas decorations - inside and out, getting Maggie (our dog) trimmed, making some time to spend w/my mother. Unfortunately, it may include a funeral as my 94 year old uncle (my mom's last brother out of 13 siblings) will probably pass away today or tomorrow. I'm praying that the Lord works in ways that we don't understand while he is uncounscious and that somehow he will be Heaven-bound.
Here is picture thought I am sharing...
 ~ CHRISTmas Eve 2004 we had 21" of snow!!
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Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><
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• Mon 1 Dec 2008 - 'Under God' pastor dead at 97
'Under God' pastor dead at 97
Associated Press - 11/30/2008 6:40:00 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Pa. - The Rev. George M. Docherty, credited with helping to push Congress to insert the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance, has died at 97.
Docherty died on Thanksgiving at his home in central Pennsylvania, according to his wife, Sue Docherty.
She said her husband of 36 years had been in failing health for about three years.
"George said he was going to live to be a hundred and he was determined," she said in a telephone interview Saturday. "It's amazing that he was with us this long."
Docherty, then pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, just blocks from the White House, gave a sermon in 1952 saying the pledge should acknowledge God.
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and was unfamiliar with the pledge until he heard it recited by his 7-year-old son, Garth.
"I didn't know that the Pledge of Allegiance was, and he recited it, 'one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,'" he recalled in an interview with The Associated Press in 2004. "I came from Scotland, where we said 'God save our gracious queen,' 'God save our gracious king.' Here was the Pledge of Allegiance, and God wasn't in it at all."
There was little effect from that initial sermon, but he delivered it again on Feb. 7, 1954, after learning that President Dwight Eisenhower would be at the church.
The next day, Rep. Charles G. Oakman, R-Mich., introduced a bill to add the phrase "under God" to the pledge, and a companion bill was introduced in the Senate. Eisenhower signed the law on Flag Day that year. |
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• Sun 30 Nov 2008 - Todays Quote......Thomas Watson
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If God be our God, He will give us peace in trouble. When there
is a storm without, He will make peace within. The world can
create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble.
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• 2008-Nov-30 - What’s Been Coking in my Kitchen?
Posted By Crystal Miller
This afternoon was a little busy in the kitchen. It was a quiet afternoon and seemed like a good day to get a few things done. We ate up just about all our turkey. It lasted Thursday, Friday and Saturday for lunch. On Saturday evening I took what little meat that was left off the bird and used most of it in a Mexican rice casserole. I mixed about 5 cups cooked brown rice with 3 cups chopped turkey, 1 can spicy tomatoes, a little salsa and put it in a 9x13 pan, topped it with cheese and baked it until the cheese was melted and all was hot. While that was baking I made a double batch of my Cuban black bean patties (a new recipe that is in my Cooking with Beans! eBook). We had the rice casserole, black bean patties and salad for dinner.
Today I took the carcass and covered it with water, added a chopped onion, chopped celery and salt and it is currently simmering on the stove. I will leave it simmering until tomorrow morning and turkey soup will be tomorrow’s dinner.
That still left today to figure out what was for dinner. We are all ready for a break from turkey so I pulled out a bag of cooked red beans from the freezer. There were probably 5 cups of beans with their cooking broth. I also had a ½ lb of cooked hamburger in the freezer (last week I only used a ½ lb in one of my soups and froze the other ½). I added this with the beans and a can of diced tomatoes. I sautéed in olive oil, onions, celery and peppers and added this to the beans along with some chili powder and Tabasco and a little salt.. and voila! Chili Bean Soup for dinner! I am serving it with tortilla chips and a salad.
While I was cooking up my soups Leanne and Sierra made a triple batch of apple cinnamon muffins. I bought a 20lb box of organic Fuji apples on my last Azure order and have been working to use them up. We have eaten a lot of apples, made 3 apple pies and now 3 dozen muffins. The box is almost gone now.. 
Here is the recipe for the muffins:
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
¾ cup cane juice crystals
1 ½ t baking powder
1 t cinnamon
½ cup milk
6 T butter, melted
1 egg
1 cup grated apples
In a medium size mixing bowl combine whole wheat pastry flour, cane juice crystals, baking powder and cinnamon. Add remaining ingredients and stir until the flour is just mixed in. Bake in a 375 oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 1 dozen
And if that was not enough going on Emily decided to make peppermint mocha lattes for her, Leanne and Sierra! LOL.. It was pretty impressive looking...
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I don’t have a recipe for her coffee creations printed down yet.. maybe someday! 
That is all the cooking for today!! Hope you all have had a pleasant and blessed Sunday on your homesteads!  |
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• Friday, November 28, 2008 - A Lot of Changes
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There have been a lot of changes in our family lately!
As most of you know, we are making plans to leave New York and live in Alaska.
Our oldest son, Jud, moved ahead of us at the end of August.
My husband left for Alaska a month ago!
The ten kids that we still have at home and I have been at home preparing for our big move.
We are just waiting for the word that Daddy has everything set up and ready for us in Alaska.
Well, things have not gone as well as I had hoped!
We have lived off-grid for the past two and a half years. Although I have really enjoyed living off-grid, I have found that it is A LOT easier to live off-grid when you have a husband at home with you!
The solar panels don't work as well this time of year as they do in the summer months. To supplement, we use a generator. The thing is, when the generator isn't working right, we usually have no worries. Daddy to the rescue normally. Well, he just can't travel 4,200 miles home in order to fix a cranky generator!
The generator just hasn't wanted to cooperate with us! The adds up to the batteries not being fully charged - meaning no lights!
On top of that, we had a minor fire behind our wood stove. Although it was extremely minor, it really frightened us!
At this point we are staying with my father. What a brave man!
He seems to be enjoying it - so far!
Please keep us in your prayers. Pray that we are a blessing to my dad, and not a burden. Pray for God to open things up for us in Alaska quickly. Pray for God to bring us back together as the family soon. We are hoping to be there for Christmas!
Thanks! I hope you enjoyed this little update.
Candy
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• 2008-Nov-28 - The Post-Thanksgiving Lull...
Thanksgiving is over and not only was it a day to be thankful, but I am thankful for how it went. In this cold but sunny day, I am so grateful with how the Lord answered my prayers and calmed some odd family dynamics.
I awoke between 7-7:30a.m. and got a batch of fresh herb bread dough going and then prepared and set the turkey to baking. As my family woke and after they had quick breakfasts of cereal, I set them to working! lol All the last-minute dusting, sweeping and toilet cleaning for my mom's inspection - er, uh - I mean, everyone's comfort and enjoyment!  
But we had a great day. Some friends of ours who have to drive past our home to have their Thanksgiving at some relative's who live 1/2 hour past us came and visited us for about an hour. I enjoy talking to friends while I cook, it makes the time go faster and more pleasant. Just after they left, the first of our guests for the rest of the day arrived - a friend of our 2 dd's who has a new baby and our family (and another family from our church) are ministering/mentoring her, and other friend came, too. Just after they arrived, my family - mom, brother and his girlfriend - came. I have to say that - THANKFULLY - my brother was on very good behavior and only one quick little attempt at an opposing politcal comment was made but I told him that I didn't want to have those conversations today and (wow!) that was it. PTL!!
We had so much wonderful food - truly a feast: I made the turkey, the obligatory green bean casserole, salad, homemade herb bread, cheesecake, veggies w/my homemade dill dip (better then store-bought, if I do say so myself! lol), cheese tray and homemade punch. My mom brought the stuffing, cornbread, mashed potatoes w/sour cream, chives and cheese (!), red velvet cake (homemade!), home-grown corn and sweet potatoes, while my brother brought shrimp and cocktail sauce. It seems like I'm missing something, but believe me, we DID NOT lack anything good!
I would also like to tell you all that I am thankful for all of you who take the time to read, to comment and to leave messages and/or e-mail me. I praise the Lord for the miracle of the internet and the fun of blogs that have brought us together and the friendships made. You have made such a precious, comforable nest in my heart.
Blessings to you all...
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• 2008-Nov-28 - What to do with Turkey Leftovers
Posted By Crystal Miller
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Do you have leftover turkey meat to use up and need some ideas? We usually eat Thanksgiving dinner the day after but by the 3rd day we are ready for something different. I find just about any recipe that uses cooked chicken works quite well with cooked turkey. The recipes below are actually chicken recipes but you can just sub turkey meat in place of the chicken:
Turkey Enchiladas This recipe is for the enchilada sauce. Fill corn or whole wheat tortillas with chopped up turkey and cheese. Roll them up and place in a 9x13 pan (or 9x9 or 11x15 pan, depending on how many people you are feeding). Pour enchilada sauce over all, top with more cheese and bake at 350 until all is hot and bubbly and cheese has melted.
And finally the last thing I do with my turkey is make Turkey Noodle Soup. I put the turkey carcass (after I have picked off just about all the meat) into a large stock pot and cover with water. I add a chopped onion for flavor and some salt. Bring to a boil and let it cook for a couple of hours. Strain out the turkey bones and remove any meat that is left. Pour turkey broth back into stock pot and add the meat bits. Bring to a boil and add noodles. Taste and season with a little salt and pepper and/or a little chicken broth powder if needed. Serve with some homemade dinner rolls and a salad.
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• 2008-Nov-28 - Friday on the Homestead
Posted By Crystal Miller
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Well we are in Thanksgiving home recovery mode today! LOL.. Time for clean up and then bringing out the Christmas decorations. I have already decorated my website and blog!
We had a very nice Thanksgiving. It was just the kids, Tobin and me and Tobin’s dad came too. The food was delicious. We ate dinner at about 3:00 and then I took a nap.. Funny how turkey does that to a person . While I napped the kids and Tobin played Taboo. Then we moved onto pumpkin and apple pie. Emily was in charge of table decorations and she did such a nice job. Here is a pic of the table and place settings…
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Here is a pic of me and Emily and Leanne
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And one of Isaac being his silly little self
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Grandpa left to go home around 6:30 and we all chatted in the living room until about 8:00 and decided it was time to watch a couple episodes of LOST. Then it was bedtime. All in all it was a relaxing day.
Now we are moving into December and the holiday season. I still have several gifts to sew and packages to get out in the mail. I think after house cleaning today I will work on my little grandson Owens baby quilt. I need to get my Christmas box to my daughter and her family out in a couple of weeks. I am adding some fudge to the box and tried a different fudge recipe that was soooo good! I will be posting the recipe for it soon. I have a couple more test batches to make and get some of it in the freezer for my other gift boxes.
I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving day!
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