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
Posted November 29, 2017
I’ve always been open on this blog about the ups and down of my life. From post partum depression to my preventive mastectomy I’ve shared it all. A few months ago I talked about my daily struggle to feel “enough” and how I enlisted the help of GuruJoe. I’ve been… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 27, 2017
Note: This post is sponsored by Cars.com As a mom of five children, that spends more than two hours a day driving back and forth to town every weekday, I sometimes feel like we live in our car! I’ve had several different cars over the years from pickup trucks to… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted November 20, 2017
Instead of a regular blog post telling you all about our girls’ trip to Arizona, I invented the idea of a Hallmark After Dark Movie. Our trip wasn’t gritty enough for Lifetime but some parts you won’t want the kids to know about….I hope you enjoy! Read Part 1 Tiffany… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 15, 2017
It’s been a week…and it’s only Wednesday! Anyone…anyone else at all….are you feeling the same way? It’s not that my days have been utterly terrible, actually some pretty amazing things may be in the works. It’s just been a week full of exhausting ups and downs, a rollercoaster of emotions… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
