Posted September 4, 2018
The Cowboy is already on his second hunt of the year… Technically the first trip was just to scout out a spot to hunt, but the abandonment felt pretty much the same as when he is actually hunting. It’s safe to say I’m officially a Hunting Widow. Over the years… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted August 29, 2018
Sunday was one of the best days of my life…yet it was filled with some of the hardest emotional and physical pain I have ever experienced. Two friends and I hiked 13.63 miles, climbing 7,400 feet of elevation, and ended at 14,114 feet above sea level. We summited Pikes Peak,… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted August 14, 2018
Standing alone this blog title may be confusing lol…but I decided to leave it anyway. It’s my “nice” way of saying my Sh!t is not together. Which is regrettable because my kids go back to school on Monday. I HAVE done many of the things that are in my back… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted August 10, 2018
He is ten years old and it is his first day of school, ever. He doesn’t know what to expect and is nervous and excited all at the same time. The past few months the village has been abuzz preparing for the educators to arrive. He has watched and even… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted August 8, 2018
School starts in less than two weeks (what?!) and it’s time for me to start working at getting the Cowkids back into the school routine. There are a few things we do every year that makes it a bit easier and below is a list of a few things that… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted July 27, 2018
Last week I came across this article about men preferring to marry debt free virgins without tattoos…and shared it on Facebook. The response from my readers was overwhelming (over 100 comments as of now) and I knew this was a hot topic that I HAD to talk about. Today I… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted July 12, 2018
Wyoming is what America was, and the Cowboy is at the heart of what makes us great. Without the Cowboy, Wyoming would simply be an open vast prairie, surrounded by majestic mountains, divided by slowly flowing streams and rushing rivers…. Beautiful, terrifying and empty. We are the first state to… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
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 June 28, 2018
Like most of you, I never seem to have enough time for my friends. Yes, I have weekly get togethers with a small core group, but there are so many women that I have connected with over the years that I simply don’t see enough. Lots of times it’s because… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
