Posted January 17, 2014
I’m feeling a little rebellious today, maybe it’s all the sleep I have been getting lately, or the fact that the sun has been out three days in a row. I even have hopes that I might, maybe, be able to go for a run tomorrow. Anyway, there have been… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 17, 2014
This event is now closed, thank you! It’s time for another YOU PICK Prairie Wife of the Week This could be a picture of your BFF’s shoes! Nominate your friend or family member NOW to help us LATER! February is prairiewifeinheels.com WE LOVE OUR READERS month! Giveaways every week! Help us celebrate you our readers,… Read More »
Categories: Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted January 15, 2014
My First Elk Hunt We had been dating less than a year when The Cowboy offered to take me on a January elk hunt with him. I had heard him talking non-stop about the wonders of elk hunting; days spent on horseback enjoying the majesty of nature, the thrill of the… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 13, 2014
When Cowboy J was born I decided that I was going to make his food from scratch, to be healthy and to save money. I bought a ton of ice cube trays and spent my weekends making batches of baby food and freezing it. I would cook the food in the microwave… Read More »
Categories: Product Reviews, Reviews
Posted January 12, 2014
I was inspired to make this Crock Pot Creamy Tomato and Tortellini Soup last year when I looked on Pinterest for a vegetarian meal for a friend. The original recipe was full of ingredients that I didn’t have in my pantry or didn’t like. So, I made up my own,… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
Posted January 10, 2014
I met Ginny when we moved to the Prairie Homestead almost 6 years ago, and she has since become not only a close friend but a mentor as well. Her open and honest advice about life as a woman, wife, and mother has kept me from stepping in more than… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted January 8, 2014
I love to redo things in my home, but finding the time and frankly the money, can be a little difficult. With The Cowboy gone Monday through Thursday almost every week, sometimes it’s all I can do to get everyone fed. Forget about dressed and bathed! So, when I get… Read More »
Categories: For the Home, Prairie Wife Style
Posted January 6, 2014
I’m the first to admit that most days I don’t spend a whole lot of time on me and my look. If we are being completely honest there are a good three days a week where I am in sweats all day and most likely unshowered as well. What can I… Read More »
Categories: Beauty, Prairie Wife Style
Posted January 4, 2014
There are some things I am great at, making pie and exaggerating stories for humor. Some things I am O.K. at, designing recipes and keeping the floor swept. And some things I am just no good at, folding and any organized sport know to man. So, rather than spend hours… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
Posted January 4, 2014
Winter blues, the doldrums, cabin fever, that blah feeling you get in January and just can’t shake…it turns out that more people have that feeling than I ever knew, and it has a name; Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). I grew up in Wisconsin where the fall was filled with rainstorms… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
