So are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? Or have you even started? Or do you plan on not really shopping but making gifts instead? Or both? We are almost done here. I’m actually behind schedule this year but I blame it on my brother-in-law who is getting married Dec. 17. All those wedding […]
I kicked a gangster because I’m Ninja
A little laughter and fun for your Monday today. Make funny sentences for everyone in your family, just follow the instructions. Mine says, “I yelled at my brother because the voices told me to.” Make sure to leave a comment telling us what your sentence for the day is! Pick the month you were born:January——-I […]
Bugaloos Leather Baby Shoes Giveaway
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Do you see those super cute leather baby shoes in my sidebar? They are genuine Bugaloo Baby Shoes. Bugaloo was started by Heidi Wells, a graphic designer. And let me tell you the shoes show her talent in designing! They sport whimsical animals in colorful soft leather. My personal favorite for […]
Basket of Indulgence GIveaway
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Here’s my last giveaway for this week. THREE lucky winners will receive a “Basket of Indulgence” featuring the new Turtle Chex Mix Bars. Chocolate candles, caramel lotion and spa essentials like a loofah, hand massager, nail brush and spa towel round out the prizes in each basket. The New Chex Mix […]
Enstrom’s Almond Toffee Giveaway
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. I knew it was a good thing when I decided to name this blog “Chocolate on my Cranium.” Who doesn’t like getting requests to review all types of chocolate? Bring it on I say.This past Friday we received one pound of Enstrom’s Milk Chocolate Almond Toffee. We love toffee around here. […]
Changed my Signature
My good friend Marmee accidentally clicked on my old signature (at the bottom of my posts) when she was trying to click on something else in her feed reader. Now I knew that clicking on the signature would take you to the site where I created the signature. What I did not know, however, was […]
Lend A Helping Hand
Service. What do you think of when you read that word? A soldier serving his country, a policeman or firefighter giving aid, a volunteer at a soup kitchen, the neighbor who brings over a meal in time of need, a mother who tends to her family day in and day out, a child who offers […]
Martha Stewart is asking for you
Martha Stewart is asking bloggers to leave a comment with a link to their blog on this post about how to create a blog. She’s going to sift through all the blogs and select a few to feature on her blog The Martha Blog. It’ll be interesting to see what types of blogs she’ll feature, […]
I’ve got my eye on you
I get a kick out of seeing how people end up here at the blog. Statcounter has been great at helping me keep track of the comings and goings of visitors. You didn’t know you were being watched did you? Oh, yes, I’ve got my eye on you! One trend I’ve noticed over the past […]
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
(close up of a sunflower bud) WAITING Reasons I haven’t blogged since Thursday: 1. Friday Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I spent the day in Reno while all the chocolate chips played with cousins in Fallon. We were able to go to the temple, get some shopping done, and eat at one of my favorite restaurants, […]
My Food Storage Room Dimensions
Dear Emily, You left a comment over a week ago asking the dimensions of my food storage room. I meant to answer you right away. Really I did! Then Mr. Ferrero Rocher got sick with the stomach flu and I had to baby him a little. I intended to answer right after he was well, […]
A gazillion things to do
1. Stop by all the bloggy giveaways2. Research some school curriculum for next year3. List some more products in my etsy shops4. Read the blog posts in my reader5. Actually sit down and start planning out the next school year in detail not generalities6. and much, much more all of which require the internet. Only […]
Customizing Your Blog Part 7 – Everything Else
Before reading this post I recommend reading the previous posts in this series:Customizing Your Blog – Part 1 Gathering Patterns and ColorsCustomizing Your Blog – Part 2 HTML CodeCustomizing Your Blog – Part 3 FontsCustomizing Your Blog – Part 4 Creating a New HeaderCustomizing Your Blog – Part 5 Adjusting Columns and MarginsCustomizing Your Blog […]
PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR!
I’m not one to beg or even really ask for help but this time there’s something I really need your help on. Shutter Sisters is collaborating with Blurb to create two image laden photography books. One book will be called The Daily Click. It will feature photos from their Daily Click stream. And guess what? […]
10 in 10 Meme
This last meme “10 in 10 minutes” comes from Zippy. The idea is you take ten pictures of the specified “items” below, write-up a post about them, and let all your friends and family get to know you a bit better. The trick is, you can’t do any “clean-up” before you take the pictures…you just […]