I forget how much I’ve come to rely on modern conveniences until they break. Our dishwasher died Friday. We were already 2 loads behind due to some extreme baking done by Bon Bon and Semisweet. It took us an hour and a half to wash all the dishes by hand. This was a result of […]
Archives for February 2010
Wordfull Wednesday: Unity in Marriage
The first home Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I lived in (not counting the apartment we had while in college) was an old 800 sq foot, non-insulated wood clapboard house. It was actually three office buildings from an old ghost town called Wonder here in Nevada. The buildings were brought down by horse and buggy in […]
Picnic Brownies
Bon Bon made these most perfect brownies for our Valentine’s Day dessert. They passed the “Does it have enough chocolate?” scale with flying colors. Picnic Brownies (Lion House Bakery Cookbook) 4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate1 cup butter2 cups sugar2 tsp. vanilla1 tsp. salt4 eggs1 3/4 cups all purpose flour2/3 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds1 […]
Next Wordfull Wednesday Topic: Unity in Marriage
“Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. . . .By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture […]
Bugaloo SALE!
Bugaloos is having an awesome sale right now! Head over quick to get handcrafted leather baby shoes for a steal at $13. Stock up on baby gifts or just get some for your little munchkin. Better hurry, though, I think they’ll sell out quick at this price. © 2007-2009 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all […]
Quilts, quilts, quilts!
The quilts we were making for the girls the end of last year were finished just in time for Christmas. Many thanks to our good friend who quilted them for us AND did the binding on four of the quilts. They never would have been done in time otherwise. Bon Bon and Fudge share the […]
Suh-weet
Did you have a sweet Valentine’s Day? We had hearts everywhere from our breakfast biscuits to the girls’ hair. And, of course, I got a box of chocolates. And lots of hugs. And kisses. Sweet indeed. © 2007-2009 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights […]
Valentine Paper Dolls and others
All I can say is CUTE!!!! My girls have been having fun this week playing with paper dolls. You can download this set of Joan Walsh Anglund dolls, plus two other sets by clicking on the image above. Does anybody remember Betsy McCall Paper Dolls? If you click on the image below you will find […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Love Songs
I think we must lead a rather boring life, especially compared to some. We aren’t sports fans. We don’t go to rodeos or concerts. We don’t like to dance (well, Mr. FR doesn’t). I guess we aren’t high on the social life. That and having to drive 45 minutes just to get somewhere puts a […]
i ♥ faces week 6: We ♥ Kisses
With Valentine’s Day coming shortly, i ♥ faces is celebrating kisses this week. I knew immediately this is the photo I would enter. Kissing a newborn is like kissing a little bit of heaven. I took this photo holding my left arm up at an awkward angle, trying to get my fingers to reach around […]
Surprise in the mail
It’s all in the details. Each one adding to the whole. Freckles on my face. Kissing my baby. My husband and my initials on the blocks. Bright bold colors. Paisley! (I love paisley) A tractor (John Deere, of course!) for Mr. FR’s profession. A chocolate kiss. A beehive. Our homeschool’s name is Beehive Academy. Even […]
CHOICE
Ahh…Superbowl Sunday. And at our house we have no idea who is even playing. We are not football fans, or really sports fans of any sort over here. All we know is that, unfortunately, it seems like church attendance is smaller on Superbowl Sunday on the years when we have the later time slot for […]
My little lamb
This sweetie fell asleep playing with her toys today. She is growing so fast! It’s easier to keep her entertained now. And she’ll carry on a ‘conversation’ with whoever talks to her. I cannot believe she will be 4 months old a one week. © 2007-2009 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © […]
Keep your threads untangled
A couple of weeks ago I did some much needed deep cleaning and reorganizing of my sewing supply box. I got tired of all my pins being scattered helter skelter so I sewed some new pincushions. The buttons all got placed in their appropriate compartments, the sewing machine needles were sorted according to usage, and […]
Love Songs
I really enjoyed reading what made everyone’s top three important things in marriage lists last week for Wordfull Wednesday. Next week leads up to Valentine’s Day so we are going sappy. Do you and your spouse have a song that is “yours?” If not (we don’t), is there a song that would work if you […]