I just had to show you how organized and on top of things I am today. Ta-da! This is my outfit of the day to greet my visiting teachers (women from church who come and visit once a month). Isn’t it so lovely? My favorite part is the greasy hair pulled back in a ponytail. […]
Archives for 2014
Bed Head, Ice Cream Cones, and Chubby Legs a-Walking
It has been too long since I posted about the kids! Guess who is walking now? He is such a happy kid who gives us the best cheesy grins ever. Junior Mint also loves it when his brothers share their ice cream cones with him. Ganache is talking more and LOVES to run and laugh […]
Got a Question? Ask Away!
Someone submitted a question via facebook recently asking for help in sleep training young children for an Establish the House post. While that post is in the works (I want to get a variety of mothers giving their advice) I thought it would be a great idea to use today’s post as a way for […]
Mom-Joy
There are moments in history worth sharing. The Olympics provides so many of them, stories that melt your heart and bolster your faith in humanity. Like Canada’s Alex Bilodeau who credited his Olympic gold in freestyle skiing to his older brother Frederic, who has cerebral palsy or Swiss cross-country skier Dario Cologna waiting 28 minutes […]
What is love?
Is it a surprise picture left on a camera? A couple exchanging vows to cherish one another? Is it a mother holding a newborn, breathing in a bit of heaven? Or a father with a baby bundled up in his coat? Is it manifest in the hard labor to provide? Or the sweet scene of […]
Animal Heart Valentines
Have you ever read the book My Heart Is Like a Zoo? The artwork is so much fun! All of the animals are created with hearts of various colors and sizes. My children have been busy this week creating Valentines for their cousins, friends, and mom & dad using the illustrations in the book as […]
The Latest Gossip
♥ I need a new laptop. Like yesterday. It won’t charge anymore, even with a newish cord and battery, so if it comes unplugged for even a split second I have to restart it. Or if the cord gets jiggled just a tiny bit it restarts on its own. I can’t complain too much as […]
My Ancestral DNA Composition
Right around Thanksgiving I ordered DNA tests from 23andMe for both Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I. We were just curious to see what our genetic make-up was and, in my case, to see how diverse it is. It’s no secret we both love our ancestors and as much as possible tell our children their stories. […]
An Elect Lady
Seventy years ago this couple brought a cute little girl into the world. Theirs was a pioneer heritage with Scottish ancestry on her father’s line, and English on her mother’s. Her ancestors were some of those who fought in the Revolutionary War, joined the Mormon Church in the early days of its history, and her […]
LDS Online Influencers Meetup
Several weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to meet some really great people at an LDS Online Influencers Meetup at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. It was sponsored by Boncom and Mormon.Org. Brittany Jepsen from The House That Lars Built (LOVED that she wore a Mexican dress!) designs beautiful prints. Melanie Day of Sugardoodle […]
Old Saturday Evening Posts
One of my daughters had a birthday on Sunday and I totally scored with one of the gifts. She loves all things 1940s – the clothes, the hairstyles, learning all about WWII. She also loves clocks. So I spent the day searching our town for an old clock for her. Couldn’t find one. At all. […]
Utah’s Stand For Marriage Rally #Standwithchildren
Remember last year I posted about The Modern French Revolution or La Manif Pour Tous,, the pro-family movement taking place in France? With slogans like “1 Father, 1 Mother = That’s Marriage” and “Father, Mother, Children, It’s Natural!” they are spreading the message about traditional families. Taking a page from their book there is a […]
I’m a Woman with a Husband and Kids and I’m Not Sorry
“His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Evil things did not come into that valley. “I wish I had time to tell you even a few of the tales or one or two […]
The Sketchbook
I have this Sketchbook that’s been on my desk for a while. It contains the magical ability of creating a masterpiece of whatever graces it pages. All the children have taken turns to draw in it. There’s just something about a nice thick paper that holds a pencil line well. It’s mesmerizing really. Whoever happens […]
Missionary Toolkit Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the Missionary Toolkit! I have already sent the winners e-mails. Thank you all for your participation in the giveaway! © 2007-2014 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved