in-ter-mis-sion [in-ter-mish-uhn] –noun1.a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance, usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes 1 or 2 months, allowing the performers and audience a rest.2.a period during which action temporarily ceases; an interval between periods of action or activity: They studied for hours […]
Archives for June 2009
Preamble to the US Constitution FHE
Learn about the Preamble to the US Constitution in this family home evening lesson. Based on a family home evening supplement printed by the LDS Church to celebrate the Bicentennial of the Constitution in 1987. For some reason the lessons are printing really big, cutting some of the images off. The best way to avoid […]
Peanut Butter Blondies
I have a brother who harbors a soft spot for all things peanut butter. These bars are so delicious. They are pretty sweet and definitely calm the peanut butter craving. Peanut Butter Blondies 2/3 cup softened butter or margarine1 cup packed brown sugar1/2 cup white sugar3/4 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter2 eggs1 tsp. vanilla1/3 […]
Tie Dyed T-Shirts
The summer reading program with our local library has officially begun. We are very lucky to have the bookmobile come to our house every other Monday. During the reading program there is an activity for the kids to do every time it comes. The first week they colored their own hacky-sack balls. This past Monday […]
I ♥ Faces Kids: Week 24 Let’s Hear it For the Boys
The Band-Aid Bandit This little guy just cracks me up. He begged for weeks for us to get him a cowboy hat. He’d go up to his dad and very sweetly and solemnly say, “You have a cowboy hat. Cousin David has a cowboy hat,” and then shaking his head slowly while looking very sad, […]
Educating My Children
Homeschooling is a monumental task. It takes so many things that I am not. Do you wish to see your weaknesses displayed before you on a daily basis? Then homeschooling is right for you! I am not by nature an organized person. Nor am I very patient. Growing up I hated to babysit and yet […]
Pledge of Allegiance FHE
This family home evening lesson teaches the history of the Pledge of Allegiance and what it means. Also includes a chart to learn the pledge in sign language. If you don’t have a scribd account click here to download from 4share. For some reason the lessons are printing really big, cutting some of the images […]
Make hay while the sun shines
How’s your summer break coming along? Ours has been interesting so far. See this? Those are rain clouds. Usually a very rare sight here in Nevada. Usually. We’ve had them everyday for the past two weeks. I love the rain. In Georgia I used to curl up with a good book, a big bag of […]
I ♥ Faces Adult: Week 23 Sepia
Back in April the calves needed to be branded, ear marked, and vaccinated. I wasn’t able to take many pictures because Special Dark is deathly afraid of cows. Every time they bellar he jumps. He was shaking the whole time we were there. Poor little guy! I did get some roping action but I like […]
I ♥ Faces Kids: Week 23 Sepia
One great thing about living out in the country is getting to ride horses, though my girls claim it is not often enough. This particular horse is named Poco. The theme this week is sepia at I ♥ Faces so I decided to go “western” with my pictures. © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC […]
Star-Spangled Banner FHE
The next four weeks I will be posting family home evening lessons that teach about the US Flag, Pledge of Allegiance, Patriotism, and the Preamble to the US Constitution. It is a nice way to lead up to the Independence Day celebrations you will have will your family while at the same time teaching them […]
I ♥ Faces Reader’s Choice
A few weeks back I ♥ Faces ran a contest calling everyone to enter their best face photo. The best ones would be picked for publication in an I ♥ Faces Blurb Book. Well, guess what? My entry of my Father-In-Law has been chosen for the book! And guess what else? It has also been […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Memorable Family Vacation
Summer 1994. My parents rented an RV to take our family on one last “family vacation” before I got married in December. I loved every minute of it. We drove north from Georgia heading towards Palmyra, NY with some major stops on the way. We visited Washington D.C., taking in several of the Smithsonian Museums, […]
Next Wordfull Wednesday Topic for Tomorrow
Taking suggestions from some of you, tomorrow’s Wordfull Wednesday topic will be most memorable family vacation or favorite summer memory. Write a post about either one of those topics, post it on your blog, and tomorrow we will link them all up here! © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved
Cool Summer Days Paper Calendar Tutorial
Upon posting the sewing tutorial for the Cool Summer Days Calendar I received many comments from those who don’t sew but would still like one. Here’s a paper version I came up with. It’s fairly easy – just print, cut, paste, laminate, make a few more cuts, and tape together. It only takes about one […]