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Merit Badge Awardees - Woo-hoo Sisters!: Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badge Awardees  |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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 Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 1:13:15 PM
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Laurie Lemieux (Montrose Girl, #1587) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning an intermediate level Know Your Roots badge.
"I actually had a chance to visit the National Archives a few years ago. It was an amazing experience and before much was online. Now it is so much easy, especially finding older census records.
As much as the National Archives has helped I found a lot of luck with local historical groups. Last summer I was able to get the birth record for my great-great grandfather, which contained his parents name. We didn't have that before and could never find him in the census." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 1:21:56 PM
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Megan Salter (HondaRebelGirl, #1383) has received a certificate of achievement in Outpost for earning a beginner level Stargazing Chicks badge.
"As my husband patrols the more rural areas of our county, he knows all of the good spots where there isn’t much light pollution. We like to go stargazing whenever we have the chance (but it’s been so cold lately – next time we’re taking hot chocolate!). The five brightest objects observable from various spots in my county are the stars in Orion’s belt, the star Betelgeuse, the star Sirius from the constellation Canis Major, the star Procyon from the constellation Canis Minor, and the stars Castor & Pollux from the constellation Gemini. I’m usually observing the night sky around 11:00pm. Jupiter is supposed to be visible this time of year, but I haven’t seen it yet. I’m keeping an eye out, though! I’ll know it when I see it because it won’t have the same twinkle that stars do – but through this research, I learned an even better way. The stars always stay in the same place… but the planets move! After observing the night sky for several nights, only the planets will be in different places.
While I know about purely mathematical uses for measuring degrees of arc, I’m still learning about the usefulness of the degrees of arc as they relate to astronomy. For now, I know that I can use the width of my pinky to measure 1 degree, my three middle fingers together to measure 5 degrees, the width of my balled fist to measure 10 degrees, the distance from my extended pinky to my extended index finger to measure 15 degrees, and the distance from my extended pinky to my extended thumb to measure 25 degrees.
I’m doing my best to learn the names of all of the stars in the constellation Orion – it’s always been one of my favorite constellations, and I’d like to know more about it. I wish some of the names were better than “M42” and “M43”! Anyway, it’s one of the most visible in the Southern sky.
I’m really glad that this badge was made available – it gave me the incentive I needed to go lie beneath the stars with my husband! It makes for a cheap, memorable date."
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 1:27:10 PM
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Ann Hughes (msneedlept, #1011) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a beginner level Know Your Roots badge.
"This has been an exciting journey for me. My family loves to share old family stories. This is who we are and where we come from. My father, the oldest living family member of thirteen, has been tracing his family tree. Since he does not have a computer, I continued the reseach for him. I have copied photos, newspaper articles and documents.
It is lots and lots of work. It is so addictive but well worth the journey." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 1:32:12 PM
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Ann Hughes (msneedlept, #1011) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning an intermediate level Know Your Roots badge.
"I gathered all the information I could find to compile my father's family tree. I used the National Archives web site, old court house documents, newspapers, family bibles, and old knowledge referenced from family. I even joined Ancestry.com.
It is fascinating to discover a new piece of your family. My regret is I did not ask more and start research earlier. Maybe some important questions would have answers." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 1:37:37 PM
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Ann Hughes (msneedlept, #1011) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning an expert level Know Your Roots badge.
"My father and I have been working on his family tree. My Christmas present to my family was a book of their family roots. I was able to trace back to the early 1600s. I complied all the documents and photos with the family history my father had written. My son typed it for me. I had it bound into a book. The book was given to my children, father, brother and nieces. My father was so pleased as he hoped someday he could find someone to type it.
This was a great gift to share with my family. I still have some more research to do. Some day there will be a revision to the book." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 1:48:08 PM
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Marie Hilliard (horselover, #2214) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a beginner level Know Your Roots badge.
"Realizing that my mother and father were the only living family now on both sides I decided we had better document some history and memories. My parents are each writing a journal of their childhood for each of my grandchildren(3), we have labeled all photos, shared info with my cousins, and traced our family tree. Great to know I have Cherokee blood running in my veins.
We are so blessed to have this info shared and documented I might not have done it if it had not been for MaryJanesFarm merit badges. Thank you!" |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 1:54:33 PM
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CJ Armstrong (ceejay48, #665) has received a certificate of achievement in Make It Easy for earning a beginner level Carp-hen-try badge.
"My dad taught his children to do simple repair tasks as we grew up. He wanted us all to be as self-sufficient as possible.
My husband is a contractor and we have built two houses for ourselves. I have "subbed" out on some of the jobs for him in painting, some remodels etc.
So, I know a lot of the skills as discussed in the book "DARE TO REPAIR".
However, in the past two weeks I had some repairs to make:
- replace the weatherstripping around our exterior doors because our cat had destroyed the lower portions. The challenge was in carefully replacing it and with something that she wouldn't be able to destroy again.
- anchor the edges of the vinyl flooring with the appropriate metal strips in front of the back door and round the crawl space access.
- replace the burner receptacles for the two large burners on our electric kitchen stove so we had 4 functioning burners.
It was nice to spend less than $20 on this repair and not have to buy an entire new stove.
"DARE TO REPAIR" is a great book!!! Easy to read, practical and is a "must-have" for all gals. I think it would be an excellent gift for the bride-to-be or single gal buying her first home." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 2:15:35 PM
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Kathleen Lorentz (KathleenL, #1620) has received a certificate of achievement in Make It Easy for earning a beginner level Grease Chicks badge.
"I've been in the habit of taking care of my car and it's fluids for a few years. I have a son who's an auto mechanic and he always emphasizes the importance of this.
It's really easy to manage the inflation of my car's tires because it has a light that comes on to tell me when the air has gotten low. I make sure to fill the tires as soon as they need it to make them last longer. Since getting my car with this feature I've gotten much more mileage from a set of tires.
I would like it if my car would get more miles per gallon of gas but it's much better than the van I drove when all my kids were still living at home." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 2:27:00 PM
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Kathleen Lorentz (KathleenL, #1620) has received a certificate of achievement in Make It Easy for earning a beginner level Let's Get Physical badge.
"My goals for the last month were to exercise regularly and eliminate unhealthy foods from my diet.
I've been rotating walking, yoga, and jumping on the rebounder. I do some form of exercise at least 4 times per week.
The only time I ate something less than healthy was on my daughter's birthday when I had a piece of ice cream cake.
I plan to continue with these healthy habits." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 2:44:15 PM
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Jonna Nesbella (Scout, #2452) has received a certificate of achievement in Make It Easy for earning a beginner level Let's Get Physical badge.
"I decided to stop eating refined sugar January 9, 2011 - I have replaced dessert with a cup of peppermint tea or a smoothie made with bananas.
To date I have lost 7.8 lbs. and feel a lot better! I plan to keep going!" |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 2:48:19 PM
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Jonna Nesbella (Scout, #2452) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a beginner level Buttoned Up badge.
"Since I already have a button collection handed down from my Great Grandmother, to my Grandmother, to my Mother to Me - I decided I would scavenge the house until I found fifty buttons that were not from my collection.
It was fun and now I have another fifty buttons!" |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 2:53:41 PM
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Jonna Nesbella (Scout, #2452) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning a beginner level Get It Together badge.
"I cleaned out the "storage container" drawer. Recycled 11 lids and two containers without lids.
It looks neat and tidy and now we won't be searching for a lid or container that doesn't exist!" |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 3:00:39 PM
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Marie Hilliard (horselover, #2214) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a beginner level Entrepreneurial Spirit badge.
"I decided to post my business dream/goal on poster board and hang it next to the master bathroom mirror, so I see it the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night. I have a planner detailed with specific breed details, cost, and care.
So far I have managed to get two of the breed of horses (mini) I wanted, the fencing is up. Coming along nicely." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 3:08:56 PM
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Marie Hilliard (horselover, #2214) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning a beginner level Pay It Forward badge.
"After searching recipes, reading articles on frugal meals I developed a menu using frugal recipes, and coupons, I was able to serve a family of three for $5.00 and under on small meals.
We learned to coupon, write a weekly menu, shop by menu, use leftovers in different meals, and still eat healthy." |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
7318 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2011 : 3:14:22 PM
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Melissa Bailey (MissLiss, #724) has received a certificate of achievement in Outpost for earning a beginner level First Aid badge.
"I have created first aid kits for both vehicles and our bathrooms.
I took into account who uses the vehicles/bathrooms to modify what items should be included in the kits. My kids love the kid friendly band-aids & boo boo spray in my van and the Hubby appreciates the premeditated band-aids in his truck since he doesn't like messing around with that stuff." |
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