{heart garland tutorial} With all the Valentine’s prints popping up here and there and everywhere I thought I’d do something a bit different and make prints from quotes about love for our fellow man. Clicking on each print will take you to the download page. Each is a high quality 8×10 jpeg file. Pin It […]
Archives for January 2012
Deep Beauty
This video is a clip from a talk given by Sister Elaine Dalton, General Young Women President. Sister Dalton tells of how she learned as a young woman what true beauty means. The subjects of beauty and modesty are so intertwined. We want to look good, in fact have a charge to care for the […]
Spudnuts
Old-fashioned homemade goodness! Pin It Spudnuts 1 cup water1 cup shortening1 cup sugar2 cups mashed potatoes2 tsp. salt3 cups water6 eggs, slightly beaten2 TBSP yeast2 TBSP lemon juice1/4 tsp. grated lemon rind12 cups flour (plus two more cups)3/4 cups dry milkoil for frying Place the 1 cup water in a large pan and heat. Add […]
Q & A: Homeschool Edition
Today is Q & A day here, focusing on homeschooling. Have any questions about how or why we homeschool? Ask away in the comments. When I have time here and there throughout the day I will try to answer the questions, adding both the questions and the answers in this post. If I don’t get […]
Simple Pleasures: Copycat Recipes
Did you know that this used to make this recipe makes a really good copycat for these? My simple pleasure of the week! What simple pleasure have you enjoyed this week? Simple Pleasure Thursdays are back! Link up your post about your simple pleasure below. © 2007-2011 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved […]
Wordfull Wednesday: A day in my life
I’ve done a typical day post before so this time I posted more of my perspective and what I do rather than what everyone, including the kids do throughout the day. Here is the bare bones. My day begins earlier than everyone else’s. I am a morning person to the core. I don’t use an […]
Young Women Personal Progress Book Holders
My cute little niece has been making these as gifts for all the girl cousins who are in the Young Women organization at church. They hold a Personal Progress booklet and journal, a pen or pencil, and a For the Strength of Youth pamphlet. I haven’t seen them before and thought they were a novel […]
Just a reminder about Wordfull Wednesday
Remember Wordfull Wednesday’s topic is to share a typical day with us! So if you haven’t done so, keep track tomorrow of what your day is like so you’ll be ready for Wednesday’s blog link up! The linky will be open for over a week though so you have plenty of time to get to […]
Creamy White Chili
Perfect to eat on a cold, snowy day. Pin ItCreamy White Chili 1 pound chicken, cut into 1/2 inch cubes1 medium onion, chopped1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder1 TBSP. vegetable oil2 15 oz. cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained1 can (14 1/2 oz) chicken broth2 small cans green chilies1 tsp. salt1 tsp. ground cumin1 tsp. […]
Nature Stones and Homemade Snowflakes
Ah….pinterest! What did I ever do without you? Lost all my ideas and “wanna-do’s” in my bookmarks on three different computers, that’s what. This week for school we did some fun science activities that I pinned. I’d like to share them with you. First we made homemade snowflakes using the instructions at Heart of the […]
To be counted . . .
a baby incognito colorful baker’s twine ready to wrap packages fresh ground peanut butter with chocolate chips for snacking bulging loaf of whole wheat dough Glimpses of gifts I have counted this week at my photography blog. joining this blog hop © 2007-2011 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on […]
Next Wordfull Wednesday Topic for January 25
I was thinking about my typical day. A typical day in winter is vastly different than a typical day in summer. And is there ever really a “typical” day? What does that mean anyway? The topic for next week’s Wordfull Wednesday is to share a day in your life with us. You don’t have to […]
Living . . .
I’m behind on this but not this The school book closet is reaching teetering proportions . . . …again. How did I end up with two copies of War and Peace? And only so much can be done while this Bubba Boy naps. This photo just cracks me up! Ganache is not quite as fat […]
Literary Likenesses
I kind of side skirted answering my own question for Wordfull Wednesday. I wrote what my children thought, rather than who I identified with, and some of you noticed. =) The reason is there really isn’t ONE fictional character that I solely identify with completely. There are, however, many that I can relate to for […]
17 years 23 days
That’s how old I was when I got married. Boy, {I} was young! Yesterday I marked the milestone of being married for 17 years and 23 days. I can now officially say I have been married for half of my life! Look how far we’ve come. Here’s to many more years together with my one […]