Arianne, from Still Parenting, has a series called Creative Mamas on her blog. I am honored to be featured today. Her interview questions really caused me to think about how and why I care about creating. You can read the interview here. © 2007-2010 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate […]
Why Homemaking?
“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 […]
Multiplying
See these eight beautiful children? They truly bring joy to my life. EVERY SINGLE ONE. They are alike in many ways: brown hair, brown eyes, like to laugh, and cook, and eat, and they each have a desire to do what is right. They are also unique and distinct from each other. One can cheerfully […]
Climbing Mountains
Sometimes we just know we are ready. Ready to face the next big obstacle, to reach out, step by step and climb. When the going gets tough we have to push ourselves, “I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.” Even when we stumble and fall and it hurts. At those […]
Someday
Life. It has a way of changing course, twisting and turning, up and down, and even loop-de-looping. It’s a good thing we are adaptable creatures. Oh yes, we are adaptable, even though sometimes we stubbornly wallow in the mire of self-pity not wanting to accept change. We cannot stop the inevitable from occurring. We can, […]
College Bound
Sorry this is posting so late today. I meant to have it done last night but ran out of time. Woke up this morning to a blizzard and while I was studying my scriptures before the rest of the house got up the power went out. I finished studying by lantern light which was fun, […]
It pays to buy the good stuff
I remember my 13th birthday very well. My Tia Chacha was visiting from Utah. She took me shopping for clothes At The Gap. I’d never even set foot in that store before – knowing the clothes were expensive. I couldn’t believe she was going to spend all that money on me. Up to this point […]
The games people play
I am not a girly girl. Give me dirt, skinned knees,and sweaty gym clothesovermanicures, plucked eyebrowsand long soaks in the tubany day. I am getting better, though.I love a good pair of dangly earringsfancy braided or twisted locksand even wear an occasional skirton a day other than SundayGASP! I do?Oh yesI enjoy it, too. My […]
Peach County
Ever heard of Fort Valley, Georgia? No? How about Byron, then. Still no? Not surprised. They’re just small tiny towns smack dab in the middle of Georgia. Let’s go a little bigger. How about Warner Robins? Robins Air Force Base is there so some of you might have heard of it. Macon. Ahh…most have heard […]
Oreo, Motts & Spic and Span
Nicknames. They can be good. They can be bad. My husband is notorious for using nicknames in his family. I think just about every person has a nickname that was chosen by him. They just fit so well that others pick them up and, voila! someone has a new nickname. Nicknames are a must and […]
More Miami Memories
Other memories from Miami before I move on to Georgia. ○ Racing my dad with my siblings around the perimeter of the house. He bet that if we beat him we’d each get some money. My little brother barely beat him. We were so excited! ○ Drive-thru convenience stores. Similar to fast food stores, you […]
Christmas Magic
The year was 1985. Our decorations were few, limited to a wooden tree that was placed on top the piano (that’s all I can remember anyway). As children we knew there wouldn’t be many gifts. There wasn’t enough money. But we were going back to Utah to be with grandparents, and uncles, and aunts, and […]
Marcus
I believe that every person that comes into your life comes for a specific reason. Sometimes we don’t know until years later why we had certain associations that lasted only a few months or just a year or two. All who have touched my life – for good or bad – have helped to make […]
Me and Music
Music has always played a big part of my life. Some very early memories include singing “Naranja Dulce” “Los Pollitos” and other Spanish tunes. I wore out our cassette tape and book of Let’s Sing Together. I loved looking at the illustrations as I sang along to the tape. My own children have worn out […]
The BIG move
We moved to Miami in the summer of 1984. My mother was one month away from giving birth to my younger brother Jon. It was a difficult time for all of us, including my parents. They had grown up in Salt Lake and lived there the majority of their lives (except for a year or […]
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