Quick Caramelitas

Posted February 23, 2014

I came across the original recipe for Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Caramelitas on Pinterest. As I read the super-easy recipe, it occurred to me that I could make it even simpler…and Quick Caramelitas were born. This is one of my favorite treats to make for guests. This recipe is best… Read More »

Categories: Recipes, This and That

House Cleaning and Mary Poppins

Posted February 19, 2014

Around the Prairie Homestead keeping things clean can be a bit of a struggle! More often than not as I get done cleaning one area of the house and move on to another the Cowkids and Cowbaby are right behind me making it messy again. Most of the time I… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting

If I was Raising my Daughter to be President

Posted February 17, 2014

As I’ve mentioned before, Prairie Wife and I do most of our blog planning by email or text. So when we started discussing February ideas, she asked if I could write something for President’s Day. No problem. Could I somehow tie it to raising a daughter? I bit trickier, but… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens

Going Overboard #giveaway

Posted February 16, 2014

If you’ve read a few of my prior blogs, you know that while most people get Spring Fever I get Sea Fever. Right now I am dreaming of sun, waves and salt air and have become sorta obsessed with all things nautical. So when I stopped at Charming Charlie the… Read More »

Categories: Prairie Wife Style

Hearty Broccoli Cheese Soup (Crock Pot)

Posted February 15, 2014

We love soup around here, especially with all this cold Wyoming winter weather…Broccoli Cheese Soup is one of my favorites, but The Cowboy tends to balk at the idea of a meat and potato-free meal. So, to satisfy both of us, I created this super easy crock pot recipe. It’s… Read More »

Categories: Recipes, This and That

Organic Body Essentials Products

Posted February 12, 2014

I’ve said before that Twitter has been an amazing way for me to connect with people all over the globe. This review is about a product that I learned about when one of the owners of Organic Body Essentials contacted me. She offered to send me some of her products… Read More »

Categories: Reviews

You Never Know What You’ll Get

Posted February 10, 2014

One of the joys of having a whole herd of children is seeing who each child resembles in personality and looks. Our first child, Cowboy J looks almost exactly like The Cowboy, we even had an Asian man come up to us at the airport and say “He is your… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting