Posted August 21, 2018
I feel like there have been a ton of emotional and slightly angsty posts lately…though as I looked back at the past few months of posts it has really only been two. So I guess it has just been in my head that I’m feeling deeply contemplative…should I be worried?… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted August 2, 2018
These are The Cowboy’s all time favorite cookies! He usually only gets them at our St. Nicholas Day cookie party. I made a batch for his birthday this year, and the response to the pics I posted was large enough that I promised I’d get the recipe up on the… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
Posted July 25, 2018
It’s been proven over and over again, we can’t do it all. Eventually something’s gotta give. A new mom can only go so many weeks doing it all on 2 hours of sleep until one day she cracks and begins to scream/cry/babble at her husband in an uncontrollable rage. A… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted July 5, 2018
Sleep. As a mother of five children I have gone decades without it. If I’m being honest, I’ve never been that great at it. I started having issues with insomnia when I was 17. A year working graveyard shifts and juggling 21 credit hours in college meant I went days… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Parenting, This and That
Posted July 3, 2018
I admit that I am a bit late to the Podcast game… I have friends that have been devoted Podcast listeners for years, and it never really caught on with me. Perhaps it was my busy lifestyle, or maybe it’s because lately I’ve been working on enjoying silence (stop by… Read More »
Categories: Book Reviews, Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted May 23, 2018
Hi Prairie Wife readers, this is Lindsey here for my monthly guest post about all things natural! Today I’m going to talk about using ALL things natural and chemical free to help you clean your home. Have you ever stopped to think about ALL the chemicals that are present in… Read More »
Categories: #GiveAways, Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted May 21, 2018
It seems like the weather went from Winter to Summer without much of a Spring! Suddenly, my yummy crockpot soups no longer seem appealing, and I find myself wanting to make sandwiches and cold pasta dishes. This is fine with The Cowkids and me, but The Cowboy prefers his meals… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
Posted May 2, 2018
Dandelion jelly is one of my favorite childhood memories. Wait let me correct that…EATING dandelion jelly is one of my favorite childhood memories. Picking all the dandelion heads so Ma could make the jelly is one of my LEAST favorite memories. Cowboy C tasted some of this batch of Dandelion… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
Posted April 25, 2018
Spring is here…I even have my first slight sunburn (yes I did put on sunscreen, but obviously not enough) to prove it. Yet, this morning TallGirlJ and I went on a snowy icy (and slightly life threatening) hike on one of our favorite local trails. The bipolar aspect of Springtime… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted April 18, 2018
NOTE: This is a guest post written by my friend Melissa, a certified marriage and family coach for FamilyLife.com Recently a husband came home to a home-cooked meal prepared by his wife and after one bite spouted, “This tastes like dog food!” The wife said nothing but the next evening… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life, This and That
