Here are some “Sprinkles of Sunshine” that have lightened my life this week. 1. No accidents from Special Dark for over a week! Grandma bought him this flight suit while visiting San Diego. Great Halloween costume. 2. Hershey getting into more of a schedule. 3. Cranking out five quilt tops while Hershey had her big […]
Archives for October 2009
Who’s influenced you?
Last Wordfull Wednesday we explored our names – how we received the one we did, what we are doing with our names, etc. There’s something fascinating about seeing who we are through different perspectives. To carry on with this exploration of who we are, the next assignment for Wordfull Wednesday on November 4 is the […]
The Shandle: Review and Giveaway
***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*** The dreaded “potty training” task is upon us. Having potty trained six girls I felt like I was a pro until I realized it would be a little different with Special Dark. For the most part he wants to sit on the seat but occasionally he wants to be a […]
Pondering…
Just me and my Hershey bug home from church today. It’s quiet. Perfect pondering time. Holding a newborn, so fragile, so precious, so helpless, how can one not feel close to heaven knowing this special spirit just came from there? Makes my heart swell with joy and my mind weigh heavy with the great responsibility […]
Wordfull Wednesday: What’s in your name?
One of the most stressful, but fun experiences ever is naming a child. We are more traditional naming our children with good old fashioned names that people have heard of before. For the most part, there aren’t any other children their age with the same name but people do know how to pronounce them. I […]
Celebrate Winners!
Thanks to the huge number of guesses it took a little over an hour to carefully go through all the comments and find those who correctly guessed each question. Here are the winners! 1. What gender will the baby be? There were 17 correct guesses. The randomly drawn winner of the angel hook from Unique […]
Hello baby
God has once again graced our home with a new little one! Two tiny feetThat wave in the air Two tiny handsThat tug at your hair Cute bottom for patting Adorable face A bundle of joy To love and embrace Introducing… Juliaborn October 15 at 12pmweighing 8 lbs. 9 oz21 inches long also answers to […]
Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, & Structures
Forgot to post this yesterday…. “One of the first questions I’m asked when people find out I homeschool all seven of my children is, “How are you able to teach all of them at the same time?” My reply usually goes something like this, “We have built a good structure for our homeschool, one that […]
Celebrate!!!
***GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*** as of 8:30 pm October 16th. No, the baby hasn’t come yet! Here’s a little fun I’ve cooked up to get my mind off the waiting and to include you in our guessing/waiting game. There are several milestones going on here at once – baby #8’s impending arrival, there are now […]
What’s in a name?
With the wheels spinning of having to name a new wee one (who’s still not here yet!), thinking about all my other children and their names, and thinking about my own name I decided next Wordfull Wednesday’s topic for October 21 is: “What’s in your name?” How did you come to be named? Are you […]
Wherein I share my beef
…about my doctor. He really is a great doctor. We’ve (Mr. FR and I) never had problems with him. We like his philosophy about birthing, yada, yada, which is one of many reasons we chose him. But right now, I am not too happy. Why? My original due date, according to my last menstrual cycle […]
I ♥ Faces Week 40: Excited!
The birthday season has started at our house. The first birthday was Sept. 29. We have a birthday about every two weeks after that all the way into January. Fudge celebrated her seventh birthday on Saturday. She baked and decorated her own cake (a beehive) and couldn’t wait to blow out the candles. This was […]
Spencer W. Kimball FHE
The family home evening swap group that I am a part of is doing lessons on the latter-day prophets. My lesson is about Spencer W. Kimball. I’ll post the ones I receive from the swap starting in a few weeks. Spencer W Kimball © 2007-2009 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 […]
Pumpkin Muffins
This week has been extremely busy gathering the last of the harvest from the orchard and garden. We’ve been making pearsauce galore to can, pulling onions to cure, storing butternut squash, acorn squash, and spaghetti squash, and last, but not least, baking pumpkins to puree for the freezer. Nothing beats having fresh pumpkin puree to […]
I’m a contributor now!
The newest batch of contributors to Heart of the Matter, a Christian online homeschooling magazine, have been introduced. Come read everyone’s short bios here. Scroll down a bit to get to mine. =) I’m so excited about working with so many diverse homeschooling parents. © 2007-2009 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © […]