Tangy Meatballs

January 22, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

This is one of the easiest, tastiest recipes we’ve ever tried. Don’t be put off by the ingredients for the sauce. They really do go well together! Tangy Meatballs Meatballs: 1 lb. ground beef1 lb. sausage1 egg1/2 cup bread crumbs (for added flavor we use crushed croutons) Combine meat, egg, and bread crumbs. Form into […]

The Homeschool Cycle

January 21, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from studying science, or history for that matter, it’s “Everything runs on a cycle.” In science we learn about the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the cell cycle, etc. Our years are based on seasons that cycle through one after another. History also repeats itself. This is best shown […]

Simple Pleasures: Paintings by Elspeth Young

January 20, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 38 Comments

Simple Pleasures: Sharing those simple things that bring a touch of pleasure and delight to me and my family. Our homes, the time we spend there, the atmosphere, the moods, have a big influence on our lives. It is in the home that our children form most of their habits and ideas. One of the […]

How could I forget?

January 19, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Arianne, from Still Parenting, has a series called Creative Mamas on her blog. I am honored to be featured today. Her interview questions really caused me to think about how and why I care about creating. You can read the interview here. © 2007-2010 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate […]

Wordfull Wednesday Topic for January 26

January 19, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

Wordfull Wednesdays is an opportunity to hear many different bloggers’ opinions and ideas about various topics. There will only be one topic each Wordfull Wednesday. It will be held every other week with a Linky Tool put up here for everyone to link to their posts. On the off Wednesday that it is not held […]

Why Homemaking?

January 18, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 25 Comments

“His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Evil things did not come into that valley. “I wish I had time to tell you even a few of the tales or one or two […]

Good Things to Come

January 16, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 14 Comments

Sometimes I get stuck. I can’t think of what to write or share on this blog. You wouldn’t think that now that I have reached over 1,000 posts! But I do. I decided to try and get back into a schedule of sorts. And wouldn’t you know as soon as I wrote out the schedule, […]

Multiplying

January 15, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 58 Comments

See these eight beautiful children? They truly bring joy to my life. EVERY SINGLE ONE. They are alike in many ways: brown hair, brown eyes, like to laugh, and cook, and eat, and they each have a desire to do what is right. They are also unique and distinct from each other. One can cheerfully […]

Climbing Mountains

January 11, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 12 Comments

Sometimes we just know we are ready. Ready to face the next big obstacle, to reach out, step by step and climb. When the going gets tough we have to push ourselves, “I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.” Even when we stumble and fall and it hurts. At those […]

Reading List for 2011

January 9, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 15 Comments

Can I tell you how much I LOVE PaperBackSwap? I am currently building our library (again) by accumulating the books on Arthur Henry King’s “Reading List for a Lifetime.” We check our mail only a couple times a week as the mailbox is 15 miles away. Today on the way home from church we opened […]

When 90% okay ISN’T okay

January 5, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 48 Comments

As mentioned earlier my three oldest daughters attended a New Year’s Eve party hosted by our stake. (In our church each congregation is called a ward which is specified by geographic location. The next level up we have stakes that are made up of on average 10 wards) It was held for the youth ages […]

Bringing in the New Year

January 4, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 10 Comments

New Year’s Eve the three oldest girls attended a youth dance/game party hosted by our church. Mr. Ferrero Rocher drove them in and I went and picked them up at about 10:30. (You’ll hear some of my rants about that in another post) We didn’t stay up to ring in the new year (we’re boring). […]

Handmade Christmas Gifts 2010

January 2, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 11 Comments

Each year for Christmas we try to stick to as much of a handmade Christmas as we can. We feel it makes it more special when added thought and effort are put into the gifts. Hershey received this rag quilt made by me. She LOVES soft things! Special Dark received a set of two shields […]

Christmas 2010

December 31, 2010 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 10 Comments

Christmas this year was beautiful, wonderful, and definitely memorable. Our Christmas celebrations began on Christmas Eve with the children opening their traditional new pjs. Little Angels John Deere pjs perfect for the hay raking crew and Special Dark. We watched the original version of Miracle on 34th Street while eating some delicious appetizers. After the […]

12 Days of Christmas Swap

December 31, 2010 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

I had a lot of fun participating in the 12 Days of Christmas Swap hosted by Sami at Symmetry in Motion. I have to admit I totally forgot about taking pictures of the 12 gifts I received as part of the swap. I also didn’t remember to keep track of what I got each day. […]