Posted August 5, 2015
I’m only a recent convert to the world of Essential Oils but, I have to tell you I am a major believer in them. It started with using them to help ease the symptoms of the baby blues, and it kind of took off from there. I soon made a… Read More »
Categories: This and That
Posted July 18, 2015
This recipe was originally posted in October of 2013. The website ziplist.com I credited for the recipe has since been disconnected. So while I am still giving them credit, I have re-posted with the actual recipe so that you can make it…and trust me…you need to make it! This weekend,… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Recipes
Posted June 27, 2015
Raise your hand if you love to run! I bet we have a mixture of reactions there. Die hard runners and newbies are fist pumping with a smile on their faces. Some of you are rolling your eyes and clicking the close tab. While others of you are remembering when… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted June 17, 2015
I am not an athlete. I have never in my life participated in organized sports and with my severe lack of depth perception and peripheral vision, I can barley walk down my own hallway without running into the walls. That being said about five years ago I became a runner.… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted June 13, 2015
Almost every week we have a friend over for dinner. Usually it’s TallGirlJ and her crew, and we take turns working out and watching each others kids. More often than not, another girlfriend and her kiddos come by and it turns into one big party! Not all of my friends… Read More »
Categories: This and That
Posted June 1, 2015
Creamy Tropical Mango Ice-cream Made In A Food Processor/Blender It’s getting hot these days. And what’s a better treat on a hot summer day than a refreshing ice-cream? But you don’t feel like making ice-cream at home, because you don’t have an ice-cream maker? We hear you, don’t bother getting… Read More »
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Posted April 29, 2015
Mac N Cheese is one of my favorite comfort foods, and of course, the Cowkids love it too! I’ve spent years trying to create just the right recipe. It’s hard to get just the right amount of cheesy yumminess without making it completely unhealthy! I can’t say this is the… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
Posted April 20, 2015
The last few weeks around the Prairie Homestead have been a little rough. I’ve been able to keep my head above water, keep things running smoothly on the home and kid front, and I haven’t had a screaming crying mental breakdown…but I just haven’t been feeling normal. I’ve been tired… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted March 23, 2015
You would think that after having five kids I would be at peace with all the changes that happen to my body afterwards. For the most part I am. I truly don’t mind my thighs riddled with stretch marks or the saggy empty state of my boobs after I am… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted March 18, 2015
Around here, mornings are pretty rushed, and the poor Cowkids are on a rotation of yogurt, fresh fruit, and toast one day and cold cereal and fruit the next. Every once in a while, I mix things up with oatmeal…I know, pretty dull right? Frankly, I just don’t have time… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
