Posted September 30, 2016
Mommy Wars…It’s a term that’s been popping up in the media more and more frequently in the last few years. They have always existed, just take a second to watch this hilarious video from the ladies of The Break Womb… Lately, it seems like Mommy Wars have escalated. I think we… Read More »
Categories: This and That
Posted September 26, 2016
I am a runner (I run therefore I am a runner), and today I hit the dirt road for the first time since my last surgery. You know what? It never gets easier…never… I envy those of you that talk about how running gets easier for you, that the distances… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted September 22, 2016
So when discussing being a guest blogger here, the suggestion was that I could write about anything I wanted, without fear of corporate correctness or editing. So far, I’ve written about travel, football and football as it relates to church, which I didn’t even know was a topic. My encouragers… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
Posted September 15, 2016
In early February, America celebrated the 50th Super Bowl. Our “local” team, the Denver Broncos, won it and so folks were keyed in and keyed up around here. The tiny parish held a fundraiser, selling deli trays that were delivered on the afternoon of the Super Bowl. Parishioners raised thousands… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
Posted September 8, 2016
Self-loathing is far too strong; annoyed too weak. That’s the way it’s been with me lately, too strong or too weak. When an always happy, always sunny, always glass half-full kind of girl suffers several blows in a short period of time — and then reflects that they were nearly… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
Posted September 1, 2016
I had never looked forward to a trip “home” more. Not for Packers-Bears, not for Brett Favre’s last playoff win against the Seahawks, not even for Mom’s surprise 75th birthday party or the cousins’ reunion she worked to organize for more than a year. For some reason, I felt a… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
Posted August 25, 2016
Comparing and contrasting two authors I have not previously read is, in my opinion, like trying to tell you about Santa Claus and the tooth fairy. Reading and the pure joy of it is so deeply personal that I feel almost guilty sharing an opinion. But then I remember that… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
Posted August 18, 2016
The drive took 40 minutes, the task less than five. Knowing we would be out of town for the primary election, we voted absentee for the first time in our many decades of voting. We did get stickers, but we certainly don’t deserve any special praise. I would never consider… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
Posted August 11, 2016
It had been one of those crushingly long Mondays … when the to-do list never got shorter than the to-done list. I felt like a dish rag — one with a hole in it no less. I was attired in the top and skirt that I had purchased at the… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
Posted August 4, 2016
A Note From Prairie Wife: I’d like to take a moment to welcome a new frequent contributor to our site. Wyo Sal is a past Prairie Wife of the Week and a someone that I look up to as a woman, writer, mother, and of course…chef! Enjoy and don’t forget to… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
