Bare Feet + Puddles

May 28, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 18 Comments

Not a Wordless Wednesday today. Rain, however it comes, is a rare thing for Northern Nevada, but rain for four days straight can be considered almost miraculous. It reminds me of living in Georgia. On days like these I loved to curl up with a stack of good books, a giant bag of peanut M&M’s, […]

Free Nature Journal Downlaod at CurrClick!!

May 26, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

I just got CurrClick’s newsletter and guess what? This week’s free download is a Nature Journal! It has 90 pages of goodies including an introduction to nature study, nature journaling tips, and lists for mammals, trees, and birds. The creator is Sheila Carroll from Living Books Curriculum. Love them! So go get your free nature […]

Some people . . .

May 25, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 17 Comments

. . . have all the nerve! Being Memorial Day weekend there are a lot of people out in our area with camp trailers, four-wheelers, etc. They usually keep to public land not causing any trouble. But then, THEN you get those who drink a little too much or decide they need more exciting action […]

Nature Studies

May 23, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 10 Comments

Marrying a husband who makes his living from working the land has helped me appreciate Mother Nature from her vast weather cycles to the small creatures that live in the soil our grass grows in. There is so much to learn from studying any part of the natural world. How does a caterpillar change into […]

Piggy Back Rides

May 22, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

I love this photo, especially because it is blurry and out of focus. Special Dark loves to get piggy back rides or I should say horsey back rides. He pretends to be riding a horse just like a jockey bouncing up and down. That’s why his face is totally blurry. He was moving so fast! […]

Green Hour Activity #13 – Flower Parts

May 21, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

The Green Hour Challenge this week was particularly fun: picking wildflowers, studying them up close, learning all their parts, cutting them open.We stopped at the top of our mountain pass to pick the only wildflowers blooming right now – Bush Sunflowers. They smell wonderful, sort of a mix between sagebrush and savory. The girls all […]

The Road Less Traveled

May 21, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

Comes With the Territory

May 20, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

I don’t know what the weather is like where you’re at but here in Northern Nevada it’s hotter than Hades. We’ve been breaking new high temperature records. The Boys ( that’s what we call my husband and his brothers) decided it was time to once and for all break out the swimming pool. Here’s the […]

What Would You Do For a Klondike Bar?

May 19, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

The catchy jingle is totally singing in your head right now, right? Makes you crave one of those quintessential treats, the perfect combination of chocolate and ice cream in one handy little holdable snack. So what would you do for a Klondike Bar? Klondike is having an online video contest to find the best answer […]

Homeschool Swap – April/May

May 17, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

I’m late posting this. So what else is new? I participated in The Homeschool Blog Awards March/April Homeschool Swap. It’s just a fun little way to get to know more about another homeschooling mom, visit her blog, and then send a little gift for her. My swap partner was Joann from Homeschool Distractions. Is it […]

Green Hour Activity #12 – Focus on Garden Flowers

May 14, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 19 Comments

We had great success in planting a flower garden from seed last year. So we were excited to do last week’s Green Hour Challenge to plant some flowers from seed. While we were busy preparing the bed, tilling the soil, weeding, etc. this toad hopped onto Bon Bon’s leg and scared her half to death. […]

Green Hour Activity #11 – Year Long Tree Study

May 14, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

I’m a little behind in posting this. We completed this activity two weeks ago. For this Green Hour Challenge the girls each choose a tree to “adopt” for the year, observing its changes throughout each season. The three younger girls all chose the same tree. This is their “swinging” tree. Notice all the blue twine […]

Mastering the Slide

May 14, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 17 Comments

Name – Tag

May 13, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

Here’s a couple of “fun” things for this post. First “What’s in Your Name?” that I saw on Janice’s blog. And then a tag I received from JoAnn. What Montserrat Means You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don’t have to work […]

To My Mother

May 11, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 10 Comments

Here’s my beautiful mother and I enjoying one of Barcelona’s beaches. Thanks forgiving me lifechanging my diaperssinging to mereading to meteaching me to readall the encouragementletting me splash in puddlesand squish Box Elder bugs in my neck Thanks foryour patiencethe discipline when I needed itthe hugsthe kissesa cool hand on a fevered foreheadtaxi rides to […]