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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother of 7 (ages: G12, G11, B8, G6, B5, B2, G1). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew and blogger at BellaOnline!! Happy & Satisfied

Looking through windows

 

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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother of 7 (ages: G12, G11, B8, G6, B5, B2, G1). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew and blogger at BellaOnline!! Happy & Satisfied

We lived with God

 

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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother of 7 (ages: G12, G11, B8, G6, B5, B2, G1). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew and blogger at BellaOnline!! Happy & Satisfied

On the Web . . .

Mom|Homeschooling Blogs:

Diamonds in the Rough – Rach loves meeting and connecting with new people. Faith, Family, Food, Frugal and Fancy, Growth, Homeschool, Love, Recommended Reads, Top Ten List, etc. are all great topics she covers.

Teach Through Play – Alex is a stay at home, homeschooling Mom. She says she is addicted to her children and can’t get enough of them.

Homemaker's Heart – Kaitlyn is a mother of 4 children and wife. She is a stay at home mom, homeschooling mom, and loves just about every second of it! She is Passionate about Family  and uses her blog to share her passion.

Where Imagination Grows – Lisette is a wife and mother of one child. She does child care in her home and loves spending time observing them discovering new things!

The Married Mommy – Michelle is a married, homeschooling mom who is currently doing a Video Log of her days. So interesting!

Kartwheels – Karen writes about homeschooling, kids projects, education, art, mom stuff, Sequoia National Forest & Park and More. Her tag line is: Straight-up kids projects and more by a homeschooling, semi-homesteading, 40-something mom on the loose!

Teaching Two Stinkers – “My adventurous tales of homeschooling boys”. Jenn is new to homeschooling and blogging and loves having comments and advice. (Don’t we all? :)

3 Wittle Birds – Katie is behind the creativity and life of this blog. She says, “I am a lot of things and the list is too long to tell. I write about what’s important in my life and that is Family, Education, Natural Health & having a little laugh.

LDS Blogs|Sites:

MMB – Visiting teaching handouts

Cute Girls Hairstyles – YouTube – Great hair styles for girls of all ages.

Marbles the Brain Store – great song for learning the States and their capitals.

Inkablinka – free printables for visiting teaching, YW, Personal Progress and YW leadership helps.

SugarDoodle – Great resources for all your calling needs – including Visiting Teaching!!

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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!

SWIG SUGAR COOKIES

Ingredients

1 C Butter (room temperature)
3/4 C Vegetable Oil
1 1/4 C Sugar
3/4 C Powdered Sugar
2 T Water
2 Eggs
1/2 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Cream of Tarter
1 t Salt
5 1/2 C Flour

Sour Cream Frosting

1/2 cup room temperature butter
3/4 C Sour Cream
1 2lb Package of Powdered Sugar (I never use the whole thing but love having extra on hand just incase I add to much milk!)
1 t salt
1/4 C Milk
Red Food Coloring

Directions:

Cream together Butter, Vegetable Oil, Sugars, Water, and Eggs.
Combine dry ingredients and slowly add to butter mixture.
Mix until everything is combined. Your dough should be a little crumbly and not sticky at all. Roll a golf ball sized ball of dough and place it on your cookie sheet
Now its time to give these babies their signature rough edge. Put 1/4 c of sugar and a pinch of salt in a dish (this is in addition to the sugar and salt listed above.) Stick the bottom of a glass in it. This is going to be your cookie press. Firmly press it into the center of your dough ball. You want your dough to spill out over the sides of the glass. If there is a lip its even better.
Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. They should just barely be browning on the bottom. Move cookies to a cooling rack. Once they are cool put them in the fridge.
Start by creaming together butter and sour cream and salt. Slowly add powdered sugar. When it gets so thick its not frosting like add a splash of milk. Alternate this process until your frosting is the desired consistency. Add 1 drop of red food coloring and whip on high for 1 minute.
Keep cookies in a sealed container until they are ready to serve. The magic of a Swig Sugar Cookie is that the cookies are cold and the frosting is room temperature. Frost right before serving (if you make them in advance and need to refrigerate the frosting make sure you give it time to warm up before serving)

 

 

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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!

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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother of 7 (ages: G12, G11, B8, G6, B5, B2, G1). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew and blogger at BellaOnline!! Happy & Satisfied

On The Web . . .

Educational Games Here are some fun links for the children to enjoy!

Games:

Learning Games – Here is a whole section of games under all kinds of topics (Animal, Educational Songs and Video’s, Preschool, Math, Art & Music, Spelling, Vocabulary, Keyboarding, US State Games, Geography, etc.)

Educational Computer Games for Kids! – ABCYA.com has great games for your phone!!

PBS Kids – great games for learning and playing

The Kidz Page – Fun Learning Games – Smart & Entertaining

Fun Brain Kid Center – Games by grade – math, reading, arcade, playground

ABC Mouse – Early Learning Academy – but, MY children think it is FUN! ;)

Kaboose – FunSchool, We Make learning FUN!

LeapFrog – Their most popular learning games ONLINE!

Educational Games – about 14-16 games to play (reading, words, math, etc.)

GamesGames – Free online games – LOTS of choices – some mobile alternatives, as well.

CoolMath4Kids – lots of choices for math games, lessons, etc. Puzzles, geometry/art, lessons/practice, science, etc.

 

Electives:

Typing Games -

• Power Typing features lesson plans combined with games
• Free Typing Game has customized and goal-oriented games, lessons, and tests
• BBC features a Dance Mat Typing game with four levels for children aged 7-11
• Typing Test has online typing games like "KeyMan" and "Bubbles"
• Free Typing Games has over 40 games for kids
• Alta Typing has five additional games
• Peter's Online Typing Course

 

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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!