Author: Life of Momma B

Special Delivery #7

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Special%20Delivery%20All-thumbAHG merit badge Special Delivery focus on stamp collecting.  I know philately is not cool to some most people, but Lily has enjoyed working on this merit badge. It allowed her to connect to her grandpa in a new way. She is currently working on this badge.

Requirement number seven looks into the story behind each stamp. She is to select 10 stamps and write the story depicted on each. If you are working on this requirement start by printing the file below twice.

After selecting ten stamps, head to www.arago.si.edu.  “Arago is your resource to the study of philately and postal operations as seen through the eyes of the National Postal Museum.”  The search option allows you to learn more about each stamp, including the issue date and location. It also tells the history behind the stamp.

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American Heritage Girls Merit Badges

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I love being part of American Heritage Girls. My daughter also loves it. As soon as we learned that we were moving she wanted to know if there was a troop near us. Thankfully the answer is yes.

However, I have found that they are lacking one thing. Before you worry, let me explain. My son is a Life Scout. He has 5 merit badges and a service project to complete before he is eligible for his Eagle.  We are very proud of him. There is a great free resource available to Boy Scouts – www.MeritBadge.org. They provide worksheets to accompany every merit badge. As a mom, I wish there were some for American Heritage Girls merit badges.

As a Troop Coordinator in Texas, I made worksheets to help parents with some of the requirements.  I did not complete entire merit badges, but rather tackled some random requirements.  Most of them were for Tenderhearts. As the mom of an Explorer I have began to create worksheets for some of the requirements that Lily is working on. My husband, recommended I share them with you thinking that other parents maybe looking for same thing and there is no need to re-invent the wheel.

If you are a regular follower that enjoys my knitting, cooking and other projects, don’t worry they will continue. However, I am adding a new tab at the top of the page.

Okay, I will quit rambling and get back to creating merit badge helps.

 

Green Stuff

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Have you ever seen a recipe, and thought “NO WAY”. Well, today I would like to share one of those type recipes. Growing up, my mom made a green gelatin salad every year for Christmas. Thankfully as a kid I did not realize what was in it, or I may not have eaten it. Cottage cheese and lime jello, are not a combination I would have tried.

We called it “green stuff”. When my mom gave me the recipe before I got married the recipe card said “green stuff”. I guess it is because my sister and I could not pronounce the word congealed or gelatin, who knows. But to help you I will call Green Gelatin Salad.

I’m not sure why we only had it at Christmas, I think it goes great for St. Patrick’s Day. I have found that green deserts are a little hard to find.

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King Cake

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Mardi Gras has come and gone once again.  And the remains of the King Cake are almost gone. King Cake is not only a great dessert, it also makes a delightful breakfast. The only problem is Fat Tuesday, leads to Fat Wednesday, Fat Thursday, Fat Friday… you get the picture. This is not a light, diet-friendly recipe. But then again, you only live once and Mardi Gras is only once per year.

King Cake

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