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I ♥ Faces Week 36: Contemplative

September 14, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

This week’s theme was hard! Here’s the definition I ♥ Faces gave for contemplative: thoughtful observation; full or deep consideration; dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood; expressing or revealing thoughtfulness; quiet modes of apparent or real thought; can be marked by some sadness, but doesn’t have to be. I finally caught my second daughter […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: I♥Faces, Photography

A Series of Unfortunate Events

September 13, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

It all started on Friday. I spent the afternoon in town shopping for 5 hours, running here and there, trying to get the best deal on 5 twin mattresses, stock up on badly needed groceries, buying a gallon of paint that was forgotten is a previous trip, etc. Shopping for that long does not put […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: humor, there's no place like home

Spiritual Crocodiles FHE

September 13, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

This is a well planned lesson based on a talk given back in the 1970’s by Boyd K. Packer titled “Spiritual Crocodiles.” It uses many visual aids and activities to help children realize the importance of avoiding temptations. Created by Ivy B. and originally uploaded to our FHE4Children yahoo group. It is too good of […]

Filed Under: Family Home Evening Lessons Tagged With: temptations

A Class Divided

September 11, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

The girls and I just finished watching this great documentary called “A Class Divided.” It’s about a lesson on discrimination that Jane Elliot, a third grade teacher from Riceville, Iowa, taught her students and the impact it had on their lives. It is fascinating to watch and was a great impromptu lesson today with my […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Love, Self Esteem

Wordfull Wednesday: Transformation

September 8, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Life. It has a way of changing course, twisting and turning, up and down, and even loop-de-looping. It’s a good thing we are adaptable creatures. Oh yes, we are adaptable, even though sometimes we stubbornly wallow in the mire of self-pity not wanting to accept change. We cannot stop the inevitable from occurring. We can, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Personal Goals, Self Esteem, wordfull Wednesday

Planning Bedroom Paint Colors

September 7, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

We are seeing progress in our redecorating/bedroom rearranging/repainting project. The two downstairs rooms are cleared out and ready for paint. Here are the girls’ paint designs, paint colors, and quilt fabric choices. We started Monday painting the base coat of Truffle’s (8) and Cookie’s (4) room. The base coat is the light Musk Melon color. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: home decorating, there's no place like home

I ♥ Faces Week 35: Back to School

September 6, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

As a child I loved starting school each fall. I was one of the rare few who cried when the school year ended. I loved smelling the new books, sharpening new pencils, looking at the crisp white pages of my notebooks. My kids enjoy doing the same thing. This year our school schedule has been […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: I♥Faces, Photography

Hey There Delilah Spoof

September 6, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

We Mormons sure like our spoofs. Here’s a very funny one off Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s. Makes fun of “the girl waiting for her missionary,” the “missionary who knows his girl will wait for two years,” getting the “Dear John letter,” etc. We’ve listened and laughed to it so much I have […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Funny

Raspberry Rhubarb Freezer Jam

September 4, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

We love both the tart taste of rhubarb and the sweet taste of raspberries. What better way to combine the two than in a jam? This recipe has the perfect balance of sweet and tart. We used rhubarb we had in the freezer from my SIL’s crop this spring. Raspberry Rhubarb Freezer Jam 6 cups […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: jam

Red, Red Raspberries

September 4, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Raspberries are my favorite fruit. I love the rich red color, the burst of flavor that fills your mouth when you pop one in straight from the bush, and homemade raspberry jam. The girls and I went on an outing back to our old hometown of Fallon just so we could pick raspberries from Lattin […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Simple Pleasures, Summertime

Transformation

September 1, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Turn, turn, my wheel! All things must changeTo something new, to something strange;Nothing that is can pause or stay;The moon will wax, the moon will wane,The mist and cloud will turn to rain,The rain to mist and cloud again,To-morrow be to-day.~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Keramos~ Welcome to September!See the trees here? (Sorry they’re blurry. It was […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: wordfull Wednesday

Homemade Paper

August 30, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Last week while I was watching some nieces and nephews we decided to make some homemade paper. It was fun, easy, and the kids loved the mess! Supplies Needed:* Window Screening* Old Wooden Photo Frame* Staple Gun* Plastic Tub (large enough to immerse the frame)* Felt or Flannel Pieces* Blender* Old paper: newspaper, discarded printer […]

Filed Under: Crafts

Apple Crisp Cups

August 29, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Bon Bon wanted to make some kind of dessert involving apples. After looking through various cookbooks and searching recipes online she came up with this dessert on her own. Each individual cup has a light flaky crust thanks to the puff pastry. The presentation is lovely! Apple Crisp Cups Crumb Topping: 1/2 rolled oats1/2 cup […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: dessert

Color Numerology

August 28, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

The two oldest girls and I are off for a day of shopping and temple going with three of my Sisters-in-law. Some of the best role models I know for my girls! Our husbands are staying home to man the forts while we are gone. The children laughed when they heard the dads were in […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bloggy Junk, Simple Pleasures

I ♥ Faces: Week 33 “Nostalgia”

August 25, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

After a summer long hiatus I’m ready to jump back in to the I ♥ Faces weekly challenges. This week’s theme is ‘Nostalgia.’ The photo needs to bring back a nostalgic feeling for the photographer. I could do a lot of farm photos as that is very nostalgic but decided instead to do something that […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: I♥Faces, Photography, Simple Pleasures, Tradition

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Hello, I'm Montserrat. I'm a farmer's wife, mother of eleven, homeschooler, chocoholic, music lover, and like to play a good game of Scrabble. You can read more about me here. . .

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