Posted August 11, 2017
It’s been awhile since I’ve earned a Prairie Wife Badge…and wow was this a fun one! One of the perks of being The Cowboy’s wife is that every once in awhile I get to be what I call a “trophy wife.” This means I get to tag along to events… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted August 9, 2017
The Cowboy and I celebrated our 13-year wedding anniversary last month. We met when I was 19 and were married three years later. We have 5 children and still thoroughly enjoy each other’s company (most days), so I feel fairly confident that I have some good advice to offer. But,… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted August 7, 2017
We had a big weekend around here…and holy cow was it fun…and exhausting! Every year our small town has its Deer Creek Days celebration. It’s a full weekend of small town fun including a horse sale, street dance, parade, races, an antique tractor pull and a ranch rodeo. One of… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted August 4, 2017
I don’t care who are, your life is busy. Single with no kids, married with one child or a grandma of 10…your life is busy. It’s hard to make time for the things we HAVE to do, and sometimes it seems impossible to fit in the things we WANT to… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted August 2, 2017
I love Wyoming! I can think of no better place to raise my children. Not only are the people welcoming and kind but, the opportunities to immerse yourself in nature are never ending. A month ago The Cowkids and I, along with some friends, headed to our local state park… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted July 31, 2017
Raise your hand if you spend too much time on your cell phone. It’s OK, you don’t have to put your phone down to do it. Last year I admitted to spending too much time immersed in the time suck that is my phone. I even offered some tips that… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted July 24, 2017
Yesterday was a lazy day around here. Not because we had nothing to do but, because I really didn’t feel like doing a thing. Perhaps I was still tired from the race I ran Saturday… Which by the way was super hard and kicked my a$$. I didn’t meet my… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted July 12, 2017
If you follow us on Instagram or Facebook you know that I just returned from a quick visit to my hometown of Milwaukee. It was a quick trip and I only took two of the Cowkids. It was simply too expensive to fly all of them (and a rent a car… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted July 5, 2017
I first heard about Vision Beyond Borders through my work as a senior producer on the Lea Unleashed radio show. Lea invited Patrick (the founder) to talk on her show about his work smuggling bibles into countries across the world. Imagine my surprise when I realized that Vision Beyond Borders… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted May 31, 2017
One of the perks of being a blogger is that I can squeeze interviews and appointments in between my other side jobs. When I met with Terry at True Care, it was no different than any other day. I was wearing ripped jeans (in true rocker mom fashion), a gray… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life