Two of the girls’ bedrooms are finally done! We did all the painting, installed new carpet and have moved all their furniture in. The third bedroom will done today (Thursday) and it looks very cool. Here’s the finished paint jobs. I didn’t take any before pictures because they were just white walls. The first room […]
Archives for September 2009
Six Little Words
Knowing I won’t have much time next week while we finish getting everything ready for the arrival of #8, I chose a very short but NOT simple Wordfull Wednesday assignment for next Wednesday, Oct. 7. I wanted it short so I could still have the time to read and visit everyone’s posts! Back in 2006, […]
I ♥ Faces Week 38: Blue
Love the 3 for $1 swirly lollipops! They provide some fun, cheap entertainment. Unless, of course, you only happen to pick up three and there are at least four littles at home fighting over them. =) What was I thinking? Thank goodness this one decided they didn’t taste all that great and gave hers to […]
October 15…
Excitement doesn’t even begin to cover it. Not only are we expecting a new little one to arrive any day now, but on October 15 I will “officially” be a part of the Heart of the Matter Online Magazine when my first article will be published! I get to write about two of my passions […]
Listening to Our Leaders FHE
Carrying on with the tower theme from last week’s lesson, this week the family home evening lesson is about King Benjamin’s sermon from the tower to his people and the similarities it has with General Conference today when we listen to the Prophet speak to us. For those who don’t have a Scribd account you […]
Remember this touching slideshow “Reflections of Christ?” The talented photographer Mark Mabry used live models to depict scenes of Christ’s life from the New Testament. Well, they’ve done it again. The amazing photography of Mark Mabry has been set to beautiful music by Clyde Bawden in a short slideshow depicting scenes from Christ’s visit to […]
Spiced Pumpkin Waffles
When I first made these a couple of weeks ago I was worried my family wouldn’t like them. My fears were set to rest however when Special Dark (the pickiest of the bunch) came and started licking the batter from his fingers, over and over again! These are not too pumpkin-y. In fact I heard […]
General Conference Ideas
General Conference is a little over a week away! Here are some links to good packets, activity cards, and ideas to prepare your children for this special weekend of listening to the Prophet and Apostles speak to us. General Conference Packets:Official Packet from the Church – first posted by Liz at theideadoor.com. The Church Curriculum […]
General Conference Wall
We are looking forward to watching General Conference the first weekend in October. This year we are preparing our family to hear the words of the Prophet and Apostles speak to us by having two special family home evening lessons, printing off Apostle cards, and creating a General Conference Wall in our living room where […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Who am I?
I’m taking the easy route with today’s assignment. I created a wordle word cloud using words that describe me – physical characteristics, favorites, personality, etc. I decided to go quirky with my self-portrait. =) © 2007-2009 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved Join us for Wordfull Wednesday! Write a post about today’s topic […]
I ♥ Faces Wekk 37: Completely Candid
I’m just squeaking in on this post before the deadline. Here’s Special Dark enjoying the puddles on the gravel….right after we got home from church, so he’s still in his church clothes. =) He has grown so much since this picture was taken about a year ago. {{sigh}} They grow up too fast! Visit I […]
Celebrate Autumn!!
1. Autumn Leaves In Detail, 2. Blue Door to Autumn World, 3. acorns, 4. Pumpkin Fence, 5. Just Apples, 6. autumn harmony, 7. Apple Pie, 8. acorn rainbow, 9. apple tree The beginning of my favorite season, Autumn, is finally here! To celebrate today we are going to Hang our yarn leaf garland across the […]
Watchmen on the Tower FHE
I assembled this family home evening lesson in preparation for October’s General Conference. It teaches what a watch tower is for and the responsibility of the watchmen. It then tells how Heavenly Father provided watchmen for us today, the prophet and apostles. In doing the lesson you will create a watchtower to hang on your […]
Boston Cream Cupcakes
Every once in a while when I feel like being wicked I like to eat eclairs, or twinkies, or cupcakes that have cream filling. These cupcakes don’t have the typical fatty sugary filling, instead it is just pudding. These are so easy to make my daughters, Brownie and Fudge, followed the recipe themselves. Boston Cream […]
Whoever Shall Have Some Good Peanuts
Do you know who this man is? Any guesses? I’m almost positive you’ve heard him sing, especially if you grew up sometime after the ’60’s or have children now. Here’s another hint. Read the words to one of his most popular songs. “Whoever shall have some good peanuts and giveth his neighbors nonecan’t have any […]