Have you ever had the experience of being the last one on a crowded elevator? How about be the last one and then have nothing happen after the doors close, only to then have a warning blast over the speakers, “Weight overload. There is too much weight on this elevator. Weight overload.” Embarrassing, right? Michelle […]
A Gift for the New Year
Looking for something that will help you get a fresh start, give you a new perspective on life? I have the perfect gift for you! It is a special book I go to again and again when I need spiritual enlightenment, parental helps, guidance on personal problems, and a desire to feel closer to my […]
Handling the yucky sickness
Establish a House is a series I run every Tuesday with posts that cover cleaning to cooking, discipline to diapers, and everything in between. You can read more about the series here. Today we are talking throw-up, vomit, puke, upchuck – whatever you call it at your house. It’s not pretty, very smelly but something […]
Dwell
The day my five youngest were sick with a stomach bug, when I only had 3 1/2 hours of sleep, I had nothing to complain about. I realized these were precious moments, although uncomfortable and smelly and not how I wanted to spend two days before Christmas. I still had all my children. That same […]
Renewed
It started the day my oldest returned for Christmas break. We laid out a tablecloth, placed bowls brimming with candy down the middle of the table, gave each child a bag of pure white royal icing, and let them build a house. With each squeezing and glopping of frosting, each licking and crunching of candy, […]
Reclaimed
Last week while Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I traveled to and from Utah I brought along Pres. Boyd K. Packer’s new book, In Wisdom and Order, to read aloud. It’s a collection of speeches and addresses he’s made in the past half century. Anyway, I’d just open the book to a random chapter and start […]
Last Minute Gift Idea (Right From the Grocery Store!)
‘Tis the season of gift giving And all about town Folks are out searching Some sporting a frown It’s hard you see to find the perfect gift The one that can bring A smile and a lift But here’s a secret as plain as can be Just use your local grocer and gift cards, you […]
Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Guess what I got to do Thursday evening? Mr. Ferrero Rocher drove me 11 hours round trip to go see the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert featuring Deborah Voigt and John Rhys-Davies!!! Seriously, it is like winning the lottery to get tickets to their annual concert. In October when registration for tickets was open I […]
Home For the Holidays with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Alfie Boe, & Tom Brokaw (Giveaway)
Every year the Mormon Tabernacle Choir gives a Christmas concert complete with special guests, usually a famous singer and actor or television personality. While the concert is always free there is limited seating and not everyone can attend. It’s like winning the lottery if you are able to get one of their concert tickets. Last […]
The Story of Christmas
This beautiful graphic tells the story of Christmas when you look up the scriptures under each stained glass picture. Click to learn more about the story of Christmas. © 2007-2012 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved
I Will Lead You Along, The Life of Henry B. Eyring {review}
Applesauce will never be the same for me again, not after reading this excerpt in the new book I Will Lead You Along about the life of Henry B. Eyring. Hal, as Henry was called, had dreamed of having a family of his own since he was a little boy. He felt angst over it […]
La Familia November 2013
Time moves so slowly (when everyone is sick for instance) and yet so quickly I scarce have time to catch my breath and another year is gone. And look how everyone has grown! Junior Mint showing off his first tooth! Taking a break from pictures Ganache will only smile for the camera if someone burps. […]
Thanksgiving Day Fun
Thanksgiving was spent with Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s side of the family. We had a total of 56 there and that’s with two siblings and their families missing! Mr. FR’s sister brought this donkey head which people had fun with.Junior Mint was being cute while his Uncle B was holding him so I had to get […]
The Reason Behind Christmas
We expected Bon Bon to come home this past Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with us. She surprised us by coming home four days earlier! It was a treat to have her and her roommate here for a whole week as we celebrated Thanksgiving and decorated the house for Christmas. There are Nativity scenes here and […]
Have I Done Any Good?
There are so many days when I feel as if I have failed. Nothing seems to go right. By the end of the day the to-do list has increased exponentially and somehow nothing even got crossed off. All day long I hear, “Mom! He’s poking me!” or “Mom! Do you know where I put my […]
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