Posted January 3, 2020
Ladies (and gentlemen, don’t want to assume anything here), despite having given birth to five humans and dealing with all the postpartum joy that comes with it, I wholeheartedly acknowledge that I am not a medical professional. A few weeks ago I was chatting with a woman who IS a… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Parenting, This and That
Posted December 13, 2019
I have seen dozens of posts on social media asking for book ideas for kids. It’s the holidays and I know lots of you are looking for things other than tech to offer your kids (or grandkids). ALL of the Cowkids are avid readers! Between what they are loving, and… Read More »
Categories: Book Reviews, Parenting, Reviews
Posted December 6, 2019
The Holidays are ALWAYS full of hustle and bustle, but I feel like for moms there is an extra added dose of “Can I possibly get this all done in time?” I know that’s certainly what I’m feeling now in my current season of life as newly back to work… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted October 25, 2019
One of the necessary evils of living rurally is lots of time spent driving back and forth. Add to that, the fact that we now have a house full of five “school-age” children and it’s safe to say that we spend at least an hour a day in the car… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted September 3, 2019
Any time that I go out and about town with all the Cowkids, people tend to stop and stare. After all, a mom with five kids in tow is definitely something to see. In today’s society, it’s not uncommon for someone to comment on what they see. Aside from comments… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted June 21, 2019
Trigger Warning: Loss of an Infant I’m not really a cryer. I guess I should rephrase that. I cry all the time at sad movies (Big Hero 6 was ridiculous) and sentimental songs on the radio, but when I’m really scared or hurt I tend to keep it all in.… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted May 14, 2019
Tomorrow The Cowboy and I are flying over The Pond and heading to London for 10 days. I am so so so excited…or at least I will be when we finally get on the plane. Until then, I am desperately trying to squeeze in all the last minute stuff that… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted March 26, 2019
“If he doesn’t ever do anything, why do you care that he’s leaving for a week?” These words were spoken to me by a male co-worker, friend, and father of two young boys. Upon hearing them, I was silent. It was one of those times when one well-spoken sentence causes a… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted March 5, 2019
It’s NOT selfish to take care of yourself. This is one of the hardest lessons of Motherhood. At least for me. It’s one I keep relearning over and over and OVER again. And even when I’ve done a great job practicing self-care, I still experience that ever so present guilt.… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted January 8, 2019
Every week over on our Facebook page I do a LIVE Facebook. Last week’s LIVE Facebook was about the SAHM life and how it can be really really hard. A reader had messaged me saying that she was struggling while staying home with her three young children. She wrote that… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
