Is it Summer Yet?

Posted June 3, 2015

This post is going to be short and sweet…I am over school, and I am counting down these last four days like a kid waiting for Christmas. I remember as a teacher being the same way  (yes parents we are as excited to be done as the kids are…perhaps more… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens

In Memory of our Fallen Soldiers

Posted May 25, 2015

The Civil War was the first war in America that claimed so many lives that national cemeteries were created. To show honor to the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice, local citizens would leave flowers and flags on their graves. What was originally called Decoration Day is now known as… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens

Reunion with Our Foreign Familia

Posted May 18, 2015

I’ve found that everywhere I’ve traveled has it’s own unique aroma. Driving through the dangerously narrow, winding mountain roads into my husband’s small home town in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico you can smell the fires burning. The dusty roads are full of homes made of cement painted bright lively… Read More »

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LittleMissH’s Big Weekend

Posted May 13, 2015

LittleMissH will be getting baptized this weekend, and everything here on the Prairie Homestead is in a bit of a tizzy! Ma flew in on Sunday and Pa and Grandma Bea arrived on Monday. Texas Two Steppin’ (her Godmother) flies in on Friday. The end of last week was spent… Read More »

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Dresses for Nursing Moms

Posted May 11, 2015

As a nursing mom I find that I’m often stuck in a rut of separate tops and bottoms. For obvious reasons wearing a regular dress just won’t work to nurse in (pulling my skirt over my head seems to distract people for some reason). I’ve even tried some lower cut… Read More »

Categories: Fashion, Parenting, Prairie Wife Style

Essential Oils Fab…or Fad? Part 2

Posted May 6, 2015

Last month I shared with you my struggles with  low energy levels and mood following the birth of LittleMissH. I decided that I would try a combination of Essential Oils , exercise, and just being aware. Just the first three days of using a mood lifting blend of oils I… Read More »

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The Irony of Mother’s Day

Posted May 2, 2015

I’ve shared with you how my first Mother’s Day went, and though there have been a few more flubs over the years most of the time The Cowboy does a pretty good job! Last weekend we sat down and enjoyed a few rare minutes of quiet and The Cowboy asked… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens

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