Posted December 17, 2013
Anyone that has had a baby, or knows someone that has recently given birth, knows about the dreaded baby brain. As a mother with a small baby you find yourself in the middle of telling a story, staring at your friend’s raptly listening face, having no idea what you were… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted December 15, 2013
This is my favorite Christmas memory since I became Texas Two Steppin’. I snapped the photo one Christmas Eve when the Stepkids were tweens. The kids were in the kitchen and they decided that this year they would be in charge of getting things ready for Santa. OK, here is… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 14, 2013
So, things around the Prairie Homestead have fallen a little behind this week. Between Christmas programs, parties and just the regular craziness of life my house is pretty much trashed. It doesn’t help that rather than being gone all week like usual, The Cowboy has been home every night because… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 13, 2013
Prairie Wife (PW): As a young child and woman I never really thought about my Grandma Bea as a person. She was always there at birthdays and holidays and could play a mean game of Uno or SkipBo. As I have matured as a woman, wife, and mother I have… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted December 9, 2013
I’m feeling a little haggard this morning, and more than a little thankful it’s the day for my weekly Starbucks date with friends. You see, last night my children tag teamed me…this is a phrase that I have come up with for a strange occurrence that happens when you have… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted December 6, 2013
Cheleeo was one of the first people I met when I moved to our Wyoming town we currently live in. When she walked into our local Mom group with a vat of Coldstone Ice cream I knew she was the girl for me! We bonded over our shared birthday, infant… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted November 28, 2013
It’s a Prairie Wife family tradition, every year the day after Thanksgiving, The Cowboy and I load up the Cowkids and head to the mountains in search of the perfect tree! Follow along with us… On our way to the mountains of Wyoming. Wide blue Wyoming skies. A field trip… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 24, 2013
Tis the season for both planned and unplanned visitors! We all know that feeling, guests are coming over in less than an hour and your house looks like…well it looks like a family with four children under 7 live there! That feeling of panic, the concern that they will think… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted November 24, 2013
Prairie Wife and I are a decade apart in age, and I often feel like we were raised in totally different households. I know this will be a topic in upcoming blogs, but quite simply she is the outgoing, younger one, and I am the reserved, older (shall we say… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted November 22, 2013
I met Erin Potter two years ago when a friend recommended her as a photographer for our yearly family pictures. We had three kids ages six and under and I was pregnant with Cowbaby. I was a little nervous about her ability to make our family look good, not to… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Wife of the Week
