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My butter cream frosting recipe was copied from my mom’s butter cream recipe. My mom had copied that recipe from my grandfather’s recipe. I made a slight change to the recipe (which I still need to note on the recipe card), and now, Munchkin will be copying the recipe from my recipe. Munchkin will be the 4th generation to use the same basic recipe. I stood by my mom’s side as she taught me how to make butter cream frosting and then frost a cake. She showed me some basic skills and then sent me off to practice on a…

Welcome to the Bakery

Posted in Homemaking, and Homeschooling

Munchkin wanted to work on her cake decorating skills, so we decided to ask her friend to join us. This morning, Munchkin went with her friend and her family to see a movie while I baked some cakes and cupcakes and prepared the frosting for the cake decorating class. After lunch, the girls started working on some basic skills. I covered some cardboard with aluminum foil to give them a space to practice using different decorating tips. While they were practicing, they had fun taste testing the frosting. Pretty soon, they decided that they had tasted enough frosting. **grin** While…

Constitution Unit Study

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Munchkin is learning about United States History and United States Government this year in school. This week, she’s finishing up with the overview of American Government. Starting next week, we will begin the more in-depth look into the founding of our nation and the structure of our government. The first thing we will be doing is a month long unit study on the United States Constitution. I was thrilled to see that Homeschool Resource of the Day is having a constitution theme week, so I’ll be gathering up those free resources as they are posted on their website. In addition,…

Handmade Nature Journal

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Munchkin really loves drawing and nature, so it is only natural to want to combine the 2 activities. We never seem to be able to find a nature journal that is “just right” for her. She likes to personalize her things, so we decided to take that idea and run with it. Project Supplies: Cardboard (8 1/2″ X 11″ or desired size) Scissors Tape Glue Dots Scrapbook paper Loose leaf rings Hole punch Filler paper (plain or custom) The Project Details: 1. Place your 12X12 piece of scrapbook paper on the table print side down. Place a glue dot on…

The New School Year Begins

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I would love to say that the week off last week was restful, relaxing…, but it wasn’t. It was not a bad week, but it wasn’t a restful time of planning that I had originally expected. lol! I’ll explain (and show) why later this week. I was able to put together most of the plans for Munchkin’s new school year over the weekend. For now, this is the plan for her school year: Science: finish up Apologia Marine Science, Chemistry or Advance Biology: The Human Body Math: Teaching Textbooks Geometry Bible: Grapevine Studies New Testament Overview History: U.S. Government using…