Gardening, watering, playing in the sprinklers, driving toy tractors in the dirt, helping dad fix broken down pivots, farming hay – all that times the number of people in our family and we’ve got a whole heck of a lot of laundry to do! Throughout my motherhood experience I’ve tried several different approaches to tackling […]
My Papito
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
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 […]
Parents Need a Will
There was a HUGE dust storm yesterday. It caused a 26 vehicle crash on I-80 right outside of town. No visibility whatsoever! There was also a wildfire on the mountain range to the east of our valley. It was started by a dry lightning storm the night before. The road was closed and we couldn’t […]
Indoor Activities for Blistering Hot or Rainy Summer Days
We don’t have very many rainy days here in Nevada. In fact, on the days it does rain my kids are headed outside to enjoy the rare treat! Instead we can get some blistering hot days where even the shade is too hot to enjoy so we stay indoors. In compiling this list I tried […]
Classic Childhood Games to Play With Your Kids Outside
With the end of Memorial Day weekend and schools coming to a close its time to review some great games you can play outside with your children. Notice I didn’t say teach them to play on their own but you should actually go out and play with them. Remember we are trying to Establish a […]
How Do You Organize Your Photos?
My current project – creating photo books to be printed. It is a HUGE project! Because of my digital camera I have taken more pictures than ever. Unfortunately, I have very little pictures actually printed. Thus my goal to at least get a few photo books. I was able to get a couple of good […]
Planting a “Wild” Flower Garden
Spring weather is finally here for most parts of the country. Yesterday was downright hot here! Time to start planting gardens – both flower and vegetable. Today as part of our Establish A House series I’m sharing how we plant a “wild” flower garden every year. These pictures were taken five years ago. I can’t […]
The Gift of Giving Life
Giving life – growing, nurturing, sustaining another inside you – is truly a gift given to women. Having recently birthed our tenth child I can attest to that divine calling. Two years ago before giving birth to Ganache, I had the pleasure of reading a book with a unique mission. The Gift of Giving Life […]
Best of Mothers
What color reminds you of your mother? Why? If you could give your mom anything in the world what would it be? These questions were asked of my older girls about nine years ago. A booklet was being compiled by the Primary children at church as gifts for Mother’s Day. A question was written at […]
To Every Mother
As Mother’s Day nears one word keeps coming to mind. Embrace. Let every moment have its moment.Fingerprints on walls,Mud tracks across floorsRocks tumbling in the dryer Evidence ofpeanut butter fingersjumping in puddlesdiscoveries in the grassSouls making happy,Being Embrace it. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” Embrace your motherhood! © 2007-2012 […]
Covenant Motherhood {Giveaway}
We all know mothering can be hard, mundane, sleep-depriving, and even thankless work at times. And yet, we still do it day-after-day knowing that it is important. Deep down we realize that somehow it is a divine calling. There is meaning to our work. Stephanie Dibb Sorensen helps mothers to find that meaning in her […]
Guess Where . . .
Can you guess where I am right now? More soon . . . © 2007-2012 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved
Teach Your Children Well
The next guest post in our Establish A House series comes from my good friend Deirdre. I marvel at how the internet connected a Mormon and a Catholic living on different sides of the U.S.A! Deirdre always uses song lyrics to name her posts. The song from Peter, Paul and Mary is the perfect title […]
Equally Yoked
I had these guest posts loosely scheduled on my calendar several weeks ago. It’s amazing to me how things work out sometimes. Last week’s Establish a House post generated a very good question from a reader about what to do when spouses aren’t quite in agreement or on board with certain teaching aspects. There were […]
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