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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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23andMe or AncestryDNA – Which Should You Use for a DNA Test?

February 9, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

One question I get the most often about the DNA tests I’ve done is “Which company do you like better, AncestryDNA or 23andMe?” That’s kind of a hard question to answer because they each focus on different areas. It depends on what YOU are looking for in a DNA test. ANCESTRY DNA AncestryDNA is great […]

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The Little House Books

February 7, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

It’s rare to find someone who has not read at least one of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books. The depiction of her growing up years in the American prairie has captured the imagination of generations. What lessons we have learned from the hard working Ingalls family: obedience, perseverance, duty, love! As you read my stories of […]

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January Happenings

February 4, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

The beginning of January started with Joseph and Abby taking a road trip to Idaho. First they dropped Sara back off at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg for her 2nd semester of college. Then they helped Eve and Patrick move to Moscow for Patrick’s internship. Joseph and Abby drove through Boise just as they got hit with […]

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The Homeschool Cycle

January 30, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

The homeschool cycle

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 […]

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My Ancestry.com DNA Results

January 23, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Ancestry.com DNA results overview

I know. I already did an ancestral DNA test with 23andMe. Why did I do one from Ancestry.com? Well, mostly because I am hoping to some day find a DNA match whose family tree looks nothing like mine. My great-great-grandmother had four children but was never married. My great-grandmother didn’t know her father’s name (at […]

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Stay Healthy in Cold and Flu Season

January 17, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

fruits and vegetables

Ah, Winter! The time when sicknesses of all sorts seem to abound. When you have a large family and a sickness starts it can be a gamble – will it pass through everyone quickly or will it drag out for a month, or will the ones who got it first get it again? So far […]

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Being a Witness of Jesus Christ

January 15, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

As many of you know I teach early morning seminary – a scripture study class for teens in high school. Every school day we meet at 6:30 to read and learn from the scriptures. This school year we are studying the New Testament. How I love learning about Jesus Christ! It has been such a […]

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Recommended Reading Online

January 8, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Do you have time to read? Maybe a quick article or two? I’ve come across several the past few weeks that I’d like to share with you. Personal Improvement Personal Ministry: Sacred and Precious is a BYU devotional given by Bonnie D. Parkin in 2007. It is full of wonderful insights on how to go […]

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Unprepared

January 3, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

It’s 2017! And I feel so unprepared. We had an amazing Christmas break. It was so fun to have Eve, Patrick and baby Thea here visiting for a week. Sara was home from BYU-Idaho too. Christmas morning we were able to video chat with Marie! It was so wonderful to hear her voice, meet her […]

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Handmade Gifts 2016 – The Living Christ in Calligraphy

December 29, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

Every year we have a tradition on Christmas morning to recite The Living Christ before opening any Christmas presents. This year we broke with tradition. Abigail had us open this beautiful gift before we recited The Living Christ. On top of being busy with her school work and helping Joseph with the boxes, burning names […]

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Handmade Gifts 2016 – Wooden Boxes

December 28, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

When I asked the kids to give me their Christmas wish lists back in October most of the older kids put down their own grub box. When my father-in-law was a teenager he helped work cows and wrangle horses. While camping they kept their food in a locked wooden box. Cowboy lingo: grub = food. […]

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Christmas-in-a-Box (service kit)

December 13, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Create this Christmas-in-a-box to send to someone in the military, on a mission, or in college or take it to someone in the hospital to spread some Christmas cheer. #LIGHTtheWORLD

Want to bring the spirit of Christmas to a loved one serving in the military, on a mission, away to college, in a nursing home or maybe sick and staying in the hospital during the Christmas season?  I have the perfect idea to share with you which was created and designed by Melia from Brightly […]

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Gifts for the Lonely (service kit)

December 13, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Free Christmas greeting card and gift card holders

The Christmas spirit is real. It’s what makes the holidays such a joyous time. It’s spending more time with those we love. It’s building life-long memories. It’s helping those around us who need it. This year, there’s a wonderful video that shares the message of service and love called #LIGHTtheWORLD. Take a quick minute to […]

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A Simple Thank You Card (Free Printables!)

December 11, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Three different types of thank you notes for your family to use. Created by Melissa Esplin

Have you ever received a simple thank you card? It’s kind of amazing the power those words have on you. You feel noticed, loved, and appreciated. As part of the #LIGHTtheWORLD Christmas initiative, Melissa Esplin, who does wonders with calligraphy, created three simple but beautiful Thank You cards for you and your children to use. A […]

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Thumbs Up Tickets and Sibling Service Stickers

December 8, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Okay, mommas, some days (most days?) we just don’t have the energy to do big and grand and wonderful things. We want to teach our children to serve others. We want them to recognize others around us who are in need. We want them to feel good about serving. We want to them to be […]

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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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