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Congratulations Brina! Regional Science Fair Champion – Cupcakes on the Rise Project
Brina bringing back her trophy!
Brina has worked really hard over the past few months on her Science Fair project, Cupcakes on the rise! She has made approximately 410 cupcakes since starting her experiments. Our fridge has been full of chocolate cupcakes and she as well as Karlie have taken a lot of cupcakes to school everyone week to share with their friends and classmates. Proud of Brina for all her hard work.
Regional Science Fair Champion – Brina!!!
For her science experiment Brina picked a cooking experiment. She wanted to find out the difference in the heights of cupcakes when you use eggs versus egg substitutes (like applesauce and egg replacer). Many people have allergies and it is important when making food for people with these allergies to know how the recipes will turn out. The eggs act as binding agents in cupcakes, but will non-egg cupcakes turn out similar and tasty. Are there any noticeable differences specifically in height (but also observations regarding taste, texture, how perishable the cupcakes are, and more information).
Congratulating my sweet girl on her win! She was still in shock, but excited and pleased!
Brina started working on her Science project months ago. She started with making cupcakes one batch at a time. Brina did everything in making the cupcakes (a couple of times Mom or Dad chipped in and helped with clean up, but otherwise she did it on her own). Next she took the information from her experiments and created her journal, graphs, took pictures, and more. Once she had all her experiments completed and the journal was complete she started working on her display board. She added all the required and key information on her board and then spent the next few days adding more cute decorations to make it fun and appealing. There were a lot of stickers used in the process! 🙂 The display board turned out well too.
Jake and Brina at the Regional Science Fair Ceremony! Way to go kiddo!
She discovered that although the applesauce and egg replacers do act sufficiently as binding agents in cupcakes they do not rise as high as the cupcakes containing eggs. The taste and textures of the non-egg cupcakes were not only acceptable, but preferred by some family and friends. The day before her school’s Science Fair presentations she made another batch of cookies to share with her and Karlie’s classmates. She won the opportunity to go to regional the following week! The day before the regional Science Fair competition she made another batch of cupcakes with the 3 different binding agents to take for the judges to enjoy. Jake took her during the school day to set up her project and we came back for the ceremony that evening. We were pleasantly surprised when they announced her as the 1st place winner for the Regional Science Fair 2016. She won a trophy, certificate, medal, and a cash prize for her Science Fair Project.
Standing with my sweet Brina by her display board, cupcake goodies, and all her awards! Good job Brina Bee!!!
Thankful for an opportunity to see Brina work for months through the Science Fair process and her hard work get rewarded. She is a great cook and always a big help in the kitchen. The project was fun, tasty, and a great learning experience for everyone in our family.
Book: “The Millionaire Mind” by Thomas Stanley
As I was thinking about the various books I have read over the past few years “The Millionaire Mind” by Thomas Stanley came to mind. In this book Stanley explains the research he did on how America’s wealthy got there. You don’t need to make a substantial amount to be smart with your money. Living a flashy and fancy lifestyle isn’t what it takes to be wise with your finances. I found it fascinating learning more regarding the millionaire “mindset” and the questions he asked in his research.Our family has been trying to stick to our budget and be more responsible with the blessings we have been given. We are by no means millionaires but we feel it is important to always continue to learn and grow. My husband and I listened to the audiobook version of this book together. If you are trying to wrap your mind around finances this is fun book to read or listen to as you work through the process as a family. I encourage you to communicate and pray as a family as you go on this journey together. When we were first married it became very clear that Jake and I had different patterns and views on finances. Taking the time to listen or read these types of books together helps encourage and strengthen your relationship while providing a positive outlook on finances. What works for one family may not be doable for the next family, however, we all have been giving many blessings in life. We still continue to make mistakes, pick ourselves back up, and learn from the lessons God continues to teach us. We want to purposely chose to be wise with what we have been given so we have more opportunities to share with those around us.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of December 29, 2010 – January 4, 2011
Here are this weeks deals at Save A Lot. The ad is continued from last week so if you haven’t had a chance to stock up on these deals you have another week. Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Meats and Seafood
Hillshire Farm Lit’l Smokies – $2.59
Use $1/1 Hillshire Farm Cocktail Links & (1) Crescent Rolls Booklet (Expires 12/31/10)
Use $1/2 coupon from 12/5 Red Plum (Expires 1/22/11)
Use $0.75/2 printable coupon from Red Plum
As low as $2.09 each with couponAssorted Pork Chops – $1.99 per lb
Pork Loinback Ribs – $2.99 per lb
Pork Spare Ribs – $1.69
Sugardale Sliced Bacon – $1.99
Frozen Cooked Shrimp – $9.99
Pick 5 for $19.99 promo on going: Pick any 5 specially marked packages of your favorite cuts of fresh, frozen or smoked meats and pay just $19.99 (about $2 per pound).
Fridge and Freezer
Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese – $0.89
Use $0.55/1 coupon from Kraft Food & Family (Expires 12/31/10)
Use $1/3 coupon from Holiday Cravings Kraft Foods Booklet (Expires 1/2/11)
Use $1/2 coupon peelie (Expires 3/31/11)
Use tearpad coupon FREE Philadelphia Cream Cheese WYB Kraft Grated Parmesan (Expires 1/31/11)
Use $1/2 printable coupon from Kraft
As low as $0.34 each after coupon.Bright & Early Breakfast Drink – $0.79
Kraft Chunk Cheese (10 oz) – $1.79
Use $1/2 printable coupon from Kraft
$1.29 each after couponCreamy Whip Whipped Topping – $0.99
Household
Wrightware Foam Plates – $0.99
Axis Liquid Bleach – $0.99
Produce
Mini Carrots – $0.79
Grocery
Ritz Crackers – $1.79
Use $1.50/1 printable coupon from Kraft
Use $1/2 printable coupon from Kraft
Use $1/2 coupon from Kraft tear pad in stores (Expires 12/31/10)
As low as $0.29 each after couponLibby’s Pineapple – $0.99
Maruchan Ramen Cups – $0.33
Baymist Cranberry Juice Cocktail – $1.99
Enhance Coffee Creamer – $1.49
Ginger Evans Graham Cracker Crust – $1.29
O’ Day’s Mac & Cheese – $0.33
Senora Verde Tortilla Chips – $0.99
Ginger Evans Frosting – $1.25
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix – $0.39
Ginger Evans Cake Mix – $0.89
Shelby’s Grove Applesauce – $0.99
Portmann’s Cocktail Sauce – $1.29
Theodoro Plain or Cinnamon Raisin Bagels – $1.39
Senora Verde Dice Tomatoes with Green Chiles – $0.63
Remember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals! Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends.
For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here. If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list.
