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

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Road Trips With Kids – My Tips

July 19, 2017 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

Tips for Road Trips with Kids

My side of the family had a reunion at the beginning of July. . . in Illinois. Guess who got to drive over 3,000 miles round trip with nine children but without her husband? Yup, yours truly. The reunion had been planned for a year but the timing for our farming was plain awful. The […]

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Love My Schedule {giveaway}

September 1, 2016 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 41 Comments

Homeschooling many ages of children involves a lot of things. One of the major ones is organization. Keeping our day organized is a MUST if we are to get anything done. We have been using the ideas and tricks from Managers of Their Homes for years. This book has really helped me get a handle on […]

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How to Establish a Cleaning Routine for Kids – Tips for Busy Parents

July 8, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Tips to establish a cleaning routine for kids

George is back with another great guest post for the Establish a House series. Last time he shared inexpensive summer activities to do with the whole family. Now he gives us tips on establishing cleaning routines with kids. Dusty rooms and stale air can give your kids, especially the younger ones, a lot of allergies […]

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Dealing With Paperwork

June 30, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

Callie share suggestions on dealing with paperwork in your home and keeping it all organized.

We’ve got a great guest post today for the Establish a House series from Callie at Lemon Verbena who shares how she keeps on top of all the paperwork at her house. Can you tell this is something I struggle with? I have had two different bloggers share their ideas with us this past month! […]

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Frugal Family Fun

June 24, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

10 ideas for frugal family fun this summer!

The Establish a House guest post this week comes from Jennifer. She shares 10 great ideas to have frugal family fun this summer! Summer!  A time to slow down a little, relax, and spend some extra time together as a family.  Summer can, indeed, become a busy, stressful time with all the extra activities the […]

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Chore Time Can be a Blessing

June 16, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

The Establish a House guest post today comes from Nancy who shares what has worked for getting her kids to do their chores.     It’s a widely accepted fact that if you set a bedtime routine for your kids where you do the same things in the same order at the same time each […]

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Keeping Track of Doctor Appointments for a Large Family

June 9, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

Samantha from Pinch of Thyme, The Blog is guest posting today for the Establish a House series. I learned something new from her suggestions! On January 29th, 2015 my family graduated to a “large” family with the birth of our fourth child, Ruby. If you have a “large” family you have often experienced people shaking their […]

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Paper Management for Families

June 2, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Another terrific guest post for the Establish a House series today! Mauri shows us how she tackles all the paper that comes into her home. This is so not my forte! It can come at you from all sides—from work, through the mail, hidden inside backpacks, even out of your computer. PAPER! It is so […]

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Inexpensive Summer Activities to do with the Whole Family

May 26, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Campers with tie-dye t-shirts

Another great guest post today for the Establish a House series! Please welcome George from Educational Kids Games. ‘Fun summer activities for kids’ usually translates to ‘what moms can do with their kids to keep from going crazy during the summer break’. Most of the time, there isn’t place for a second parent in these activities (though, […]

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Helping Picky Eaters to Eat more Variety

May 19, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Tips for helping picky eaters eat more variety of foods.

Shauna @ Our Times is guest posting today for the Establish a House series. I am so glad she was willing to tackle this subject and give us some tips she has used with her own children! Be sure to leave your own tips and suggestions in the comments.   Hello friends! I am going […]

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Preparing for a Newborn When You Have Other Kids Too

May 12, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Preparing for a newborn when you have other kids too. Advice from 15 moms of many!

I have a question for you.  I have 3 boys (5,3,1, and a new boy coming in August).   I am wondering about your experience in having so many children, and what you do to prepare.  I have had fairly clear ideas to focus on as I’ve prepared for the births and lives of my other […]

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Embarrassing Mom Moments

May 5, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

The other day, as we were sitting around the table eating lunch, the topic of conversation turned to “Remember when…” Does your family do that? The older girls were laughing at the fun memories of having a fort, pretending to do CPR on a block of wood, finding glass bottles in the antique cars at […]

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex

April 30, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 28 Comments

30 Days of Sex Talks by Educate and Empower Kids

Every Sunday evening my siblings, parents, and I have a Google Hangout where we catch up on happenings in each others’ lives. This past Sunday we somehow got on the topic of how we each had “the talk” with our parents. All kinds of hilarity followed as we recounted embarrassing moments and compared stories. I […]

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Establish a House – Call for Guest Writers!

April 22, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

Whew! What a month we have had preparing for and then actually attending Eve and Patrick’s wedding and all the festivities surrounding that joyous event. I have been slow to post more in the Establish a House series. Several people have sent e-mails with suggestions on topics they would like to see covered. Some of […]

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We love waffles!

April 8, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

We are in the final throws of getting ready for my daughter’s wedding. How did it get here so fast? It seemed so far away back at Christmas when they got engaged. Ack! So obviously my mind has been elsewhere. Today’s Establish a House post is brought to you by one of our favorite foods. […]

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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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