Posted February 7, 2018
I let you guys know last month that I’m going back to school. I didn’t give many details about the classes…but I have to tell you this first one is causing a bit of a stir. It’s called “Engaging Parents to Increase Student Achievement” and I picked it for a… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted February 2, 2018
Below is an excerpt from a blog post written by a friend of mine, and boy did it strike a chord with me…I’ll have a few of my thoughts for you at the end. Take a moment to read this and then head over to Caritas Fitness to read the… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Parenting, This and That
Posted January 24, 2018
If you follow us on Instagram you may have caught this pic… Yeah…sigh…it’s true. I signed up for 6 credits of online education classes. Because I’m crazy and I needed one more thing to do? No. Trust me when I say this is not exactly high on my list of… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted January 22, 2018
One of our readers asked me to write a post about “Girls’ Night Out” I assume she wanted ideas and tips and tricks to make it a blast and memorable. Luckily, my bestie from College is coming into town in a few weeks and she, CollegeBFF and TallGirlJ and I… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 15, 2018
Sunday. For our family it means an early morning spent bathing kids, going to Sunday school (me to teach and the two oldest Cowkids to learn), followed by mass, lunch and naptime…oh sweet naptime. The routine is predictable, familiar, and frankly…the best way to start the week. Yesterday we had… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 8, 2018
It’s officially week two of 2018 and I’m trying my best to stick to my goals for the year…which is all about being OK with change (and even seeking it out) and embracing all the mess and joy of this Prairie Life. A few of my readers mentioned that they… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted January 3, 2018
If you are like us, there may have been a few tech gifts for your kids under the tree. There were no smartphones for the Cowkids (we are still perfectly happy with our Gizmo Watch), but Cowgirl G received an MP3 player, and Cowboy J is now the proud owner… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted December 29, 2017
2017 is drawing to a close and like many people I find myself feeling reflective. This blog is somewhat like a journal and as I clicked through a few random posts from each month, I found myself noticing a theme. Physically and emotionally this year has been about change for… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 6, 2017
I let my family dress me for a week and I have be honest…this was really hard for me. I knew that letting my family dress me would for sure result in a few days of fashion faux pas…after all I see how my kids dress themselves! I wasn’t too… Read More »
Categories: Fashion, Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Wife Style
Posted December 1, 2017
The Cowboy loves to get into his truck and drive. Pre Cowkids he would wake me up at an insanely early time every Saturday, and drive for hours to “look at stuff”. It’s kinda my least favorite thing ever. I love Wyoming, the wide open spaces, the majestic mountains, and… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
