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Every once in a while and totally unintentionally my brain spews out a good idea.

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Homeschool Swap May/June 2008

July 10, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

Yesterday I picked up a fun package from the post office. It was my homeschool swap goodies from Sprittibee! Not only did I get some fun stickers, much needed bookmarks (butterflies!), and even hot cocoa, but she included some neat fossils, a piece of driftwood, and a rock along with a history of the area […]

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Barefoot Weather

July 8, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 25 Comments

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Snapshots, Summertime, Wordless Wednesday

Joy in the Service

July 8, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 23 Comments

Remember yesterday I had a big announcement to make? Well for the next 6-8 years I will be a bishop’s widow. Mr. Ferrero Rocher was sustained and set apart to be the bishop of our ward on Sunday. For those not familiar with my LDS faith, a bishop is similar to a pastor or minister. […]

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Weekend Blowout Party

July 7, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 20 Comments

Meet Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s family. His wonderful parents are in the middle of the photo surrounded by nine of their ten children, five children in law, and 29 of their 34 grandchildren. Everyone migrated up here for a huge day of family fun. We started the day off with cousin J’s baptism. She turned eight […]

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Independence Day 2008

July 4, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

Happy Fourth of July to all my fellow Americans! May your day be filled as John Adams envisioned in this letter to his wife, Abigail: “The *second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations […]

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Flag Chimes

July 2, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 12 Comments

This is my Love Thursday entry for several reasons. The kiddos painted these on Monday when the beloved bookmobile came to our house. We LOVE when Ms. Ginny makes the trek out here. In the summer she has a new activity each time she comes as well as goodie bags for those participating in the […]

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Meet Lucinda

July 1, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 16 Comments

Cousin E’s new lamb © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved

Filed Under: Farming Tagged With: Snapshots, Wordless Wednesday

This drink is da BOMB!

June 30, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 39 Comments

This drink is da BOMB - Layered red, white and blue patriotic drink fun for the 4th of July or any patriotic holiday.

Remember those bomb popsicles from your youth? My kids love the ones we get from Schwan’s. Its just plain fun to eat a striped popsicle with different flavors for each layer. Several years ago I decided to take the same concept and turn those bomb popsicles into a drink.     The results were one […]

Filed Under: Independence Day, Ingenious Ideas, Recipes Tagged With: Summertime

Soulful Supplications

June 28, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 11 Comments

Children sometimes say the darndest, cutest things. At our house lately it seems to happen at prayer time. We try to teach our children to think back on their day before praying to reflect on the blessings they received or maybe to recognize some mistakes they’ve made that they can work on and ask God […]

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Disqus

June 28, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Trying a new comment form and seeing if it is installed correctly. © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved

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Hauling Hay

June 27, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

Most big bale farmers around here use bale wagons to pick up their bales in the fields. We do it differently, more efficiently (at least in my opinion). I realized after I watched this that I mumbled a lot so you can’t hear most of what I’m saying. You can hear the important parts though. […]

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Big Bad Balers

June 26, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

The boys (I guess I should say men but I got into the habit of saying the boys) do the baling: Mr. Ferrero Rocher, his two brothers, and a brother-in-law. Baling is typically done 1 – 3 days after raking depending on the heat. For this first crop they’d start baling around 3am because of […]

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Mi Familia

June 25, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 22 Comments

(photos taken by my brother Jon) © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved

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

Raking Hay

June 25, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Alfalfa needs to dry properly in order to make good hay. If it’s left in a swath then only the top layer can cure. Depending on how hot it is the hay is raked 1 – 4 days after it is swathed. Ideally it is raked when there is the right amount of dew. If […]

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Swathing Hay

June 24, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

I think my children’s favorite part of haying season is the swathing. They get to spend hours on end riding with dad in the mower just spending time talking to him. It’s also fun to watch the hay get mowed. The smell is is even better than freshly mowed grass. This first clip is of […]

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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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