My Papito

June 16, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

My dad on the left with his siblings. Gotta love the 60s! My kids love to hear me tell stories about my dad. And, boy are there stories to tell! One of my earliest memories involves the book Little Bear. I sat on his lap as he taught me to read at the age of […]

Being Goofy

June 13, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 13 Comments

It seems that I am not cut out for the sophisticated somber life. Unless it is a really important setting, like in the temple or a spiritual church meeting, I just can’t keep a straight face for long. It makes life fun! But some people take it the wrong way and assume I don’t take […]

Guess Where . . .

April 26, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

Introducing Our Newest Junior Mint

March 24, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 56 Comments

Jason Peterborn March 19, 2013 at 11:02am7 lbs 8 oz, 19 inches long At first mention of Jason’s name some people have said it doesn’t seem to fit the rest of our children’s names as they are all scriptural. Surprise! Jason is a biblical name. Jason was a Thessalonican who gave refuge to Paul, Silas, […]

A Taste of Humble Pie

March 16, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 22 Comments

The past month has been rather – hmmm, how shall I put it? – normal but with a touch of added humor that only teenage daughters and a husband with quick wit can provide. And thank goodness for that humor and plenty of laughter to go around! Otherwise, I think I would have lost confidence […]

The Power of Mothers and Babies

February 18, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 21 Comments

Life has been a bit crazy lately. {Really, when is it NOT crazy?} Our day to day happenings really haven’t changed, it’s just new things have come up causing some inner soul searching and reflecting on what I am doing or have done as a mother. Bon Bon has been accepted to one college and […]

Five For Friday: Pinterest Edition

January 18, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

Monday morning rolled around, everyone was feeling so much better I was ready to tackle the world….or at least some projects that have been waiting in the wings. Also, Bon Bon’s laptop is having issues and won’t connect to the internet at all, and it’s finals week so she has been using my laptop which […]

The Necessities

January 13, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

It’s a beautiful white, pogonip Sunday morning. I love those mornings when it is so cold outside the windows of the house fog up because of all the warmth inside. When the kids left for church it was a chilly -7 outside. Brrrrr! Little Ganache and Hershey aren’t feeling very well so I stayed home […]

Avodah {My One Word for the New Year}

January 7, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 24 Comments

Worship. Serve. Work. Create. All these areas of my life dividing me, pulling me into a million fractured pieces. How is one to find happiness when you feel split knowing a “house divided against itself shall not stand?” (Matthew 12:25) The division within causes resentment because instead of creating you have to go and work.Worry […]

Five Things for Friday: New Beginnings

January 4, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

1. Remember my Eucharisteo post at the beginning of the year? I am pleased to say I have kept up counting gifts through my photography blog and reached 1,000 on December 31st! Now my plans are to get last year printed as a book, my own One Thousand Gifts, and a journal of sorts of […]

This week . . .

December 21, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

– Listening to The Manger of Bethlehem. Boy sopranos are a love of mine.– Reading this. The artwork chosen to accompany the text is exquisite.– Creating our annual gingerbread houses.– Enjoying all the nativity scenes around the house. © 2007-2012 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC […]

Give Thanks – Eucharisteo

November 21, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

For a little over a year I have been on a personal journey. I’ve realized this is the only real goal I want to carry forward in my life. Not because I don’t want to accomplish other things or better myself but because this one thing has the power and capacity to be the catalyst […]

Five Things for Friday: Of Phones, Turkey, and Easter {yes, Easter!}

November 16, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

01. I got a new phone that can actually send and receive texts! Welcome to modern technology, right? I still don’t know yet whether this is a good thing or not. I was gone to Reno all day yesterday and received countless texts from my daughter who also got the same style of phone. It […]

Me, Old?

November 14, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 16 Comments

Do I look old? I sure don’t feel old. I don’t have any signs of aging – no grey hairs or major wrinkles. And yet I look around at all my kids and think I should at least feel old because there are so many of them and together we’ve done a heap of living […]

Circling

July 11, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

The days, they roll together like waves of green blowing across the alfalfa field.Swath, rake, bale, haul, stack.Swath, rake, bale, haul, stack.Round and round just like the pivots delivering dew from above, precious life giving water. As we circle the field, Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I talk about our children.The cute antics of the two […]