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Cranial Hiccups

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

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A quick getaway

September 29, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

Wednesday afternoon I was here: meeting with these people Now you can see how short I am! Why yes, that is Sheri Dew behind me (at right) and the famous Courtney (CJane) next to me in purple who, thankfully, was just as fashionably late as I was so we walked into the meeting together. (We […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bloggy Junk

Moving Pivot Spans

September 28, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

Most of you were quite correct that the photo above is of a pivot (irrigation/sprinkler system) being moved. Actually it is only 1/6 of the pivot! Pivots are made up of sections we call spans. This particular pivot has six spans. The three spans closest to the center of the pivot are each 179 ft […]

Filed Under: Farming

Celebrate Family Giveaway Winners

September 27, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 10 Comments

Thanks to all of our sponsors who helped us Celebrate the Family by generously sponsoring giveaway prizes! Here is the grand list of winners. You should all have been contacted by me and the sponsor of your prize. Wendy won the Family Proclamation Print from The Print BoutiqueRaejean won the custom family peg dolls from […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Contests and Giveaways

What in the world??

September 26, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 38 Comments

Have you ever seen anything like this before? Let’s play a little game! Make your best guess as to what this is in the comments. (Sorry neighbor lady, you can’t tell the answer!) I will randomly chose a winner from those who give the correct answer. If no one gives a correct answer I’ll chose […]

Filed Under: Farming

Sweet Kernels of Gold

September 25, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 11 Comments

Around the beginning of September the sweet corn became ripe for the picking. We planted two different varieties to spread out the length of the harvest. They were planted in a small strip next to the pivot road. The rest of the pivot (roughly 120 acres) was planted with field corn. The pivot of corn […]

Filed Under: Farming Tagged With: Food Storage, there's no place like home

Forget Not

September 24, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 21 Comments

“There is something inspiring and sublime about the little forget-me-not flower. I hope it will be a symbol of the little things that make your lives joyful and sweet.” ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf~ The General Relief Society meeting was wonderful! My favorite talk of the evening was Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Of course, I had to […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Relief Society, Self Esteem

General Conference Traditions

September 24, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

Inside the Conference Center General Conference is only one week away! We are gearing up for one of our favorite weekends of the year by making sure we have everything in stock to carry on our semi-annual traditions: * Creating a General Conference Wall (for children and one for teens)* Baking Cinnamon Rolls while Dad […]

Filed Under: General Conference, My Faith

Celebrating FAMILY

September 23, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 24 Comments

I have one word to say about our Celebrate the Family event. From the guest posts to reader’s comments and blog posts to the giveaways it has been an amazing two weeks.Many thanks go to all of the guest posters and sponsors of the prizes!! And to you readers for visiting every day and commenting. […]

Filed Under: Family Proclamation Articles

What the Proclamation on the Family Means to Me BLOG HOP

September 21, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 16 Comments

Today’s guest blogger is near and dear to my heart – my youngest sister and sibling, Rebecca! (Yes, she is seriously that gorgeous.) In August she returned from her 18 month mission to the Chile Rancagua Mission. Previous to that she attended BYU, then FSU where she earned a masters in Public Relations (or something […]

Filed Under: Family Proclamation Articles

Warning Labels

September 20, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 28 Comments

My next guest blogger has the same number of children I do only in opposite form – six boys, one girl, one boy, one girl. We should just line up our kids for marriage now and call it good! Wouldn’t that be the easy thing to do? Hi! I’m Darla. I am wife to my very best […]

Filed Under: Family Proclamation Articles

Cooking In My Home

September 20, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 28 Comments

Welcome today’s guest blogger, Cheryl!   I was born to Canadian parents, raised in Idaho, and graduated from BYU. Since then, my home has been in Provo, Utah (except for one wonderful year in the Bay Area, California). I have one amazing husband (12 years and counting), five fabulous kids (with one on the way), […]

Filed Under: Family Proclamation Articles, Home Making, Motherhood Tagged With: Family

Family Proclamation FHE Ideas BLOG HOP

September 19, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 14 Comments

Hello! I’m Heather Lynne from Raising Memories Blog where I share fun things parents can do with & for their children! If you visit my blog you’ll find tutorials for projects we’re working on, some of my photography, and lots of other fun stuff. I’m excited to be a part of Celebrating the Family 2011- […]

Filed Under: Family Home Evening Lessons, Family Proclamation Articles

Tarzan, Vines & Forgiveness

September 17, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 35 Comments

If you had to narrow your blog reading to just a select few, my next guest blogger, Middle-aged Mormon Man, would be on that list. Always enlightening and knowledgeable, he is also witty and humorous which is great on those hard middle-of-the-trenches days. I’ll let him introduce his anonymous self. By way of introduction, I […]

Filed Under: Family Proclamation Articles Tagged With: forgiveness

The Rights and Entitlement of Children

September 17, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 20 Comments

My next guest blogger has fully embraced the good of technology and she knows how to use it! Not like this cute couple.  🙂 Kathryn Skaggs has a very specific goal in everything and everywhere that she can be found on the Internet — which is “to DO MORE good” (tDMg). She enjoys promoting credible […]

Filed Under: Family Proclamation Articles

My Sacred Duty

September 16, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 31 Comments

I first came across Lara’s blog this past summer when she was featured in a Find a Friend Friday post at Diapers & Divinity. Her blog is full of beautiful photography and great inspiration. One thing I know we have in common is our love of music – only Lara can sing (and look great […]

Filed Under: Family Proclamation Articles, Motherhood Tagged With: Mother

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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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