Let’s go on a little tour of the blog shall we? We’ll start at the top and work our way to the bottom. There are a lot of things I am excited about but still working on. Hopefully you’ll bear with me as I figure it all out. Going from blogger to WordPress has been […]
Archives for July 2014
My Kids’ Summer Reading
While this summer has certainly been busy with farming, farming, and more farming I am amazed that my kids still find time to read. One of the things they look forward to every year is the summer reading program with the bookmobile. They dutifully track the minutes read and become absorbed in whatever fantasy/adventure/biography they […]
Facing the Storm
Yesterday we had a dust storm blow through. It was a little bit creepy to see a big wall of dust coming our way. The dust storm brought rain, blessed rain. Except we have four pivots of hay down and two pivots full of baled hay. Not the ideal situation but somehow it feels okay. […]
My Littles
The older girls have been gone all week to girls camp. For most of the day it’s just been me and the “younger” crowd at home. We’ve been making cookies, watching movies, playing card games and board games, listening to the piano being practiced without older siblings grumbling about all the ‘noise’, and doing chores. […]
Surviving Hitler: The Unlikely True Story of an SS Soldier and a Jewish Woman
Even though Agnes Erdös was a practicing Catholic, she was an ethnic Jew. After the Nazis invaded her country of Hungary, Agnes and her parents were sent to the concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Agnes survived, her parents did not. After the war she would meet Gustav Palm. Gustav was a young man when Hitler invaded […]
Riven Arc Sword Winner!
Wow! There were a lot of entries in the Prime Sword Giveaway. It took a while to tally all the entries and get them all counted and double checked before a winner was chosen. I finally got it done and ….. Thank you so much for all your support! The Prime Sword kickstarter campaign is […]
Saving Clothes for Hand-Me-Downs
Today’s Establish a House post comes from a question I received on my facebook page. “A question for moms of large families! How do you save clothes for hand me downs? Limited space and many bins are taking over my closets with clothes I’m saving and I dread seasonal change outs or size changes. What’s […]
Prime Swords by Formidable Toys {Giveaway}
I’m always on the lookout for good toys that will last a long time even if played with every single day. My son, Special Dark (7), has been drooling over these swords every time I have my computer open to look at them. He doesn’t know he’ll be getting one for Christmas! (shhh, don’t tell!) […]
Independence Day
We had a very fun day celebrating the 4th of July holiday with family and friends. We even had a redneck amusement ride! 🙂 © 2007-2014 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved
The Tuttle Twins Learn About the Law
I’m joining a book blitz today for this fantastic book geared towards kids. There will be a guest post later this month by Connor Boyack, the author of The Tuttle Twins Learn About the Law! The Tuttle Twins Learn About The Law Tuttle Twins, #1 by Connor Boyack Paperback, 62 pages Published April 23rd 2014 […]
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June is Gone
What a month! Did you miss me while I was gone? We’ve been as busy as can be with no slowing down. We are planning on a BIG (at least 60 people) gathering for Independence Day this Friday. My kids are making pinatas right now, covering balloons with newspaper and paper mache glue. We’ve been […]