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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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Split Sisters Photo

September 11, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

split sisters picture

I thought I’d share a project I created for our county fair in the digital arts category. I took pictures of two of my daughters, Truffle (age 13) and Fudge (age 11), and combined them side by side to create a split sisters photo. Here’s Truffle: Here’s Fudge: Can you tell that it is two […]

Filed Under: Create, Family Life, Ingenious Ideas, latest Tagged With: Photography

Adding stucco to our house

September 9, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

gray coat stuccoed house

This past year we have ssssslloooowwwlly been making improvements to the outside of our house and building an addition which includes a new kitchen and dining room, laundry room, and school room. Sliding doors were replaced with windows and other older windows were also replaced. Finally all the outside structural improvements were done so last week […]

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Find Names on Your Family Tree with Puzzilla

September 3, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 14 Comments

Learn how Puzzilla.org helps you find long lost cousins who still need their temple work done.

My husband comes from Mormon pioneer stock. He has at least six generations of members of the church in his family. And since Mormons are BIG into genealogy his family lines go back for 20 or more generations. We believe that families can be sealed together in temples, linked into one big chain. Thanks to […]

Filed Under: Genealogy, latest, My Faith Tagged With: family history, genealogy, puzzilla

Building Hay Barns

August 12, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

purlings on hay barn

In between crops this summer the men and teenage boys have been building more hay barns. They dug the holes and cemented the metal poles, cut and welded the trusses, and attached purlin after purlin in the hot sun. Last week six nephews and a brother-in-law came up from Fallon to help put tin on […]

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My Edwardian Era Daughter

August 9, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

girls edwardian outfit

Earlier this week I looked out the window to see this cutie walking out to the garden. She loves to wear this outfit and pretend she is living over a hundred years ago. She will be turning 12 in October. I love that she still enjoys dress-up, still likes to play with her American Girl […]

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My Stalwart Ancestors

August 1, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

Eduardo and Mariana Alba family 1927 Piedras Negras Mexico

One of my favorite shows (actually the only one I really watch other than 19 Kids and Counting) is Who Do You Think You Are? on TLC. It’s a genealogy show that helps famous people find out some of the secrets of their family’s past. A new season just started two weeks ago in the […]

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Facing the Storm

July 21, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Yesterday we had a dust storm blow through. It was a little bit creepy to see a big wall of dust coming our way. The dust storm brought rain, blessed rain. Except we have four pivots of hay down and two pivots full of baled hay. Not the ideal situation but somehow it feels okay. […]

Filed Under: Farming, latest, My Faith Tagged With: there's no place like home

This Week Part 3

June 9, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

Last Monday was the first day of swathing for the year. Let the farming season officially begin! It was a windy day as you can see from the alfalfa blowing in green waves. Hershey and I waiting for the swather to make its way around the pivot. Here it comes! Kind of amazing there’s a […]

Filed Under: Farming, latest Tagged With: Nevada, there's no place like home

This Week Part 2

June 8, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

The men are building four more hay barns this year. They’ve set all the side poles for each and are now finishing welding the huge trusses on the final barn. After each truss is completed it’s moved to the barn where two more brothers are waiting in “genies” to weld the trusses in place. Uncle […]

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

Cove Fort, UT

April 27, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

On our way home from St. George we stopped at Cove Fort, UT. It is right at the junction of I-15 and I-70. It not only plays a part in early Mormon history but is also a part of Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s family history. His great-great-grandfather Ira Nathaniel Hinckley was called by Brigham Young to […]

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St. George LDS Temple

April 25, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

After hiking the volcano and a quick stop at Milne Jewelery (oh goodness how it was SO hard to make that a quick stop with daughters!) we took all the kids to see the St. George LDS Temple. Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s brother was married there, which is also the last time Mr. FR and I […]

Filed Under: Family Life Tagged With: Simple Pleasures

We Climbed a Volcano!

April 24, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

Last week we took a trip to visit Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s sister in St. George, UT. One of the things we did was hike up Cinder Cone Trail to the top of this cinder cone volcano. There are actually two parts to the trail or two ways up to the top – straight up 500 […]

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What is love?

February 14, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 13 Comments

Is it a surprise picture left on a camera? A couple exchanging vows to cherish one another? Is it a mother holding a newborn, breathing in a bit of heaven? Or a father with a baby bundled up in his coat? Is it manifest in the hard labor to provide? Or the sweet scene of […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Love, there's no place like home, Valentine's Day

My Ancestral DNA Composition

February 6, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 19 Comments

Right around Thanksgiving I ordered DNA tests from 23andMe for both Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I. We were just curious to see what our genetic make-up was and, in my case, to see how diverse it is. It’s no secret we both love our ancestors and as much as possible tell our children their stories. […]

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Writing to and for Our Children

January 19, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

In reading family history stories from both my husband’s side as well as mine I have noticed that many times the details of the women’s lives are missing. The men wrote their own autobiographies, mentioned things that may have happened to the women in their lives, but the women’s perspectives are glaringly missing. There are […]

Filed Under: Genealogy, Motherhood

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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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