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

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The Symbols of Christmas

December 3, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

“Christmas is such a joyful time of year. The spirit of brotherly kindness and charity is more evident in the hearts of men. We feel a greater desire to serve and give to others. Unfortunately, the true meaning of Christmas and what we, as Christians, celebrate can easily be lost because of all the commercialism […]

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Printable Advent Calendar

December 1, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

I meant to post this earlier but a sweet little Hershey baby had other plans. She thought mother should hold her all morning. It was so nice to have an excuse to snuggle on the couch. 🙂 I fancy advent calendars of all types. We have a big one my father made from desk organizer […]

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Handmade Christmas Gifts 2008

December 30, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 14 Comments

The week leading up to Christmas was so much fun with whispered secrets, hiding places, and what I call “cranial hiccups,” those good ideas that seem to pop up out of nowhere. The girls drew names and made handmade Christmas gifts for one another. They each thought hard about what their secret sister would appreciate. […]

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So what do YOU do with an old satellite dish?

December 26, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 16 Comments

We use ours for a sled. Getting everyone piled in Driving out to the pivot Swinging them around Love those mountains View out the rear window of the pickup Bringing them back to the shops after a half hour of fun We took the kids sledding on Christmas Day using the hood of an old […]

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Happy Christmas!

December 24, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

(my nativity scene from Guatemala) Happy Christmas! © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved

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Sing Along Christmas Story FHE

December 21, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

I wanted to do a family home evening lesson about the history of some of the Christmas hymns but decided instead to create this sing along telling the story of the Savior’s birth. I have fond memories of singing Christmas songs with my family growing up. We do the same thing with our children now. […]

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Names of Christ FHE

December 14, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

Here is another of our Christmas unit studies turned into a family home evening lesson. Every year we learn other names Jesus is known by in the scriptures such as Shiloh, Messiah, Bread of Life, etc. Learning these names helps us learn more about what Christ has done for us and what His attributes are. […]

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Gingerbread Houses

December 13, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 10 Comments

I was beginning to think I’d never get this posted. Our power has been on and off all day. Looks like it’s finally on to stay. I began making gingerbread houses when I just had Bon Bon and Semisweet. It has become a tradition we all look forward to every year. It is always a […]

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Hansel and Gretel would approve

December 11, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 15 Comments

We’ve been creating these today. Semisweet’s Cookie’s Bon Bon’s Fudge’s Truffle’s Brownie’s (love the reindeer!) Moi’s Recipe, instructions, and templates coming on Saturday. I’m in charge of the church Christmas party this year. It will be over tomorrow night. Whew! I hope it goes well. We have a few short breather days before Mr. Ferrero […]

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Wordfull Wednesday: Favorite Christmas Song, Carol or Hymn

December 9, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 18 Comments

Why do I give out assignments I think will be easy but they end up being hard for me? I love, love, LOVE Christmas music. I cannot narrow my favorite down to just one. You get stuck with knowing my three favorite Christmas songs. Fum, Fum, Fum is a traditional Catalan carol believed to be […]

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MIA

December 8, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

I know I’ve been missing in action for several days. My parents came to visit the last half of last week. Truffle was baptized on Saturday. And right now I am in a surgical center waiting for Fudge and Cookie to have dental procedures done. Hopefully by tomorrow life will get back to a more […]

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Symbols of Christmas FHE

December 8, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

This lesson teaches what some of the symbols of Christmas are and what they represent. The idea for this lesson came from several sources. Every December we do what the girls call fun school. Instead of regular school we do unit studies about Christmas or winter. One unit study that we’ve done several times is […]

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Wordfull Wednesday Winners for October and November

December 1, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Sorry it has taken so long to pick the winner for October’s Wordfull Wednesday but the prizes I have for both October and November go together so I waited to do them in one post. To start with, please watch the video Reflections of Christ. Isn’t that beautiful? Mark Mabry, the photographer, decided he needed […]

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Christmas in the Book of Mormon FHE

November 30, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 11 Comments

I’m so excited to share this family home evening lesson with you! It teaches what happened here on the American continent when Jesus Christ was born in Jerusalem. Using scriptural references from the Book of Mormon and the Bible your family will learn about the prophesies given by Samuel the Lamanite and the events that […]

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Christmas Gift Ideas

November 24, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

So are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? Or have you even started? Or do you plan on not really shopping but making gifts instead? Or both? We are almost done here. I’m actually behind schedule this year but I blame it on my brother-in-law who is getting married Dec. 17. All those wedding […]

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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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