Thomas County Genesis

A few months ago, our local food bank asked if I would like to be on their board.  I am ashamed to say that I had never considered such a thing and really wasn’t sure it was something I’d be interested in or not.  After thinking it over, though, I decided to give it a [...]

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Boy Scout/AHG Day Trip

This past weekend my American Heritage Girls Trailblazers joined my sons’ Boy Scout troop for a fun day trip.  I am so thankful that their scout master thinks to include my girls because it gives them a chance to interact with other kids and do things they otherwise may not get to do. If this [...]

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Scout Sunday 2012

    Each February, Boy Scouts of America has a designated “Scout Sunday” to encourage scouts to attend church and to increase the visibility of scouting in the community.  American Heritage Girls has begun to officially participate in this day as well, so that gave all of the Prairie Family kids a special day! We [...]

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2012 Pinewood Derby

Well, after our struggle to make our cars that I wrote about in the last entry, the day for the actual 2012 Cub Scout Pinewood Derby arrived.  This year’s race was a little different for the Prairie Family because Dan is the Cub Master this year, and was, therefore, “in charge” of this great event. [...]

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2012 Pinewood Derby Cars

There is an easy way of doing things, and there is a difficult way of doing things.  And then there is the Prairie Family way of doing things:  the hardest way possible!  This is a general principle in our house, and nothing proves it to be more true than when we make our annual set [...]

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2011 Lions’ Club Pancake Feed

    Boy, was this a busy weekend!  Busy, but good.  :) On Saturday, our family helped with a pancake feed that our local Lions’ club had as a fundraiser. This club is the sponsoring organization for our Boy Scout troop, so occasionally we join them for projects such as this.  Since Dan and the [...]

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Veteran’s Day 2011

This year my American Heritage Girls joined the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in the Veteran’s Day parade.  It was a good way to pause and be grateful for the sacrifices made for our freedom.  We can never be reminded too often. Picture collage customized with Smilebox

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Why American Heritage Girls???

This article from the Washington Times expresses many of our reasons for choosing American Heritage Girls.  It is well worth reading! HAGELIN: With Girl Scouts astray, a wholesome alternative – Washington Times.

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2011 State Fair: Antique Survey Equipment and Scroll Saw Crafts

    Right before lunch, we had a couple of really neat experiences at the State Fair.  We were just wandering around looking at various things, when an antique optical device caught our attention.  The man at the display told us that it was an old surveying tool from around 1875.  He let us all [...]

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State Fair Exhibits, Silliness, and Chainsaw Sculptures

One of the first buildings that we went into had some interesting 4-H exhibits. We enjoyed looking at the many insect collections, model rockets, and woodworking in this building.  The boys were especially interested in the Lego Mindstorms projects that had been entered.  They have expressed interest from time-to-time in these programmable robotics kits, and [...]

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