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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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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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It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God

May 24, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:31

In the stillness of morning the sun peaks out behind misty mountain tops. Its rays reach out to bathe my room in golden beams of light. The glow is ever so subtle at first; shimmering flecks emerging from darkness dancing all about me. My eyelids flutter open sensing the change as a whispered thought nudges […]

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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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Mothers are Body Builders

May 11, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 12 Comments

Have you ever googled yourself? I decided to give it a go. Pretty sure after seeing the results that I am the only one with my name out there, at least in the United States and maybe the world. Not so with my maiden name. Really! I googled Montserrat Ventura and guess what? There are […]

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Popular Baby Names of 2014

May 9, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

baby Montserrat

On Friday, the Social Security Administration released its list of top 10 baby names for 2014. Are your favorite baby names on the top ten list? Girls 1. Emma 2. Olivia 3. Sophia 4. Isabella 5. Ava 6. Mia 7. Emily 8. Abigail 9. Madison 10. Charlotte Boys 1. Noah 2. Liam 3. Mason 4. […]

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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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Motherhood Printables

May 4, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Dear Mother, all flowers remind me of you.

All week I’ll be sharing little things about mothers either things to print or do or just my thoughts on various aspects of motherhood. Today I have three motherhood printables you can download for yourself or to give to someone else. “The love of a true mother comes nearer being like the love of God than any […]

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Elder M Russell Ballard Speaks at 2015 BYU Women’s Conference

May 1, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

BYU Womens Conference 2015

I’ve only been to BYU Women’s Conference once, when I was pregnant with Gideon. I LOVED every minute of it! I hope to be able to attend again sometime and take my older daughters with me. There are so many wonderful classes offered, service projects to do, and just an over all feeling of sisterhood […]

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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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My Top 5 Pieces of Homeschooling Advice

March 31, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

5 pieces of homeschooling advice from a homeschooling mother of 10 with 16+ years of homeschooling experience.

Advice is a funny thing. It can be bad or good, solicited or not, freely given yet not willingly taken. Why should/would anyone care what I think? I don’t know. As part of Sonlight’s March Blog party celebrating their 25th anniversary all year long we were asked to “Share the best homeschooling advice you have […]

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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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