Posted March 17, 2025
Below is a tentative schedule of Spring 2025 Events I will be emceeing or speaking at over the next few months. All of them are open to the public, and most of them still have tickets available. This list will be updated as more information and links become available. You… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted March 7, 2025
When I find myself in Denver for my pre-op appointment, I always know when it’s getting close to surgery time. Thankfully, the Wyoming weather cooperated when I went down for my Revision Surgery Fat Grafting pre-op Appointment! Pre-op appointments are pretty simple, especially when you’ve been through as many surgeries… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Revision Surgery
Posted March 5, 2025
It’s time to announce our book for the Prairie Wife Virtual Book Club: March 2025 This monthly Virtual Book Club is all thanks to Wind City Books, an Indie Bookstore in Downtown Casper, Wyoming. Miranda from Wind City Books can ship our book club book WHEREVER YOU LIVE, so please use the… Read More »
Categories: Book Reviews, Reviews
Posted February 28, 2025
Let me begin by saying my Snickerdoodle Protein Balls recipe is NOT a recipe to aid in weight loss! These protein balls are fuel for hard-working athletes (specifically wrestlers) to keep their bodies going during long tournaments or to get ready for a grueling practice. In the ingredient list, I… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Recipes, This and That
Posted February 20, 2025
Hope is not a delicate thing… “People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider’s webs. It’s not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted February 11, 2025
If someone is genuinely struggling, deep down in the depths of their soul struggling…chances are they’re not going to ask for help. I understand that I can’t speak for everyone. But I CAN speak as someone who has had experience struggling with mental health issues. Postpartum Depression with my 5th… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, This and That
Posted February 7, 2025
Being asked to be table help at wrestling tournaments for the first time can be terrifying! You’re in charge of scoring, timing, and recording the final result of matches…that’s a lot of pressure. And depending on the size of the tournament, you could be doing this for 8 hours and… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted February 5, 2025
It’s time to announce our book for the Prairie Wife Virtual Book Club: February 2025 This monthly Virtual Book Club is all thanks to Wind City Books, an Indie Bookstore in Downtown Casper, Wyoming. Miranda from Wind City Books can ship our book club book WHEREVER YOU LIVE, so please… Read More »
Categories: Book Reviews, Reviews
Posted January 23, 2025
Nothing fills you up like a bowl of Old Fashioned Beef Stew! It’s perfect for a cold Wyoming winter day, and the leftovers always seem to hit the spot. I love to serve it with Beer Bread or Sweet Cornbread, but it absolutely is a meal in itself. For those… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
Posted January 20, 2025
As a mother of 5 children, I learned a long time ago about having “hard conversations.” As a mother of 3 teenagers and 2 tweens, I want to add to that list of hard conversations that you HAVE to talk about sex and drugs. Before we take a deep dive… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
