Posted December 16, 2024
Christmas Crack, aka Saltine Cracker Toffee, is a new addition to our favorite holiday snack list! We use a cookie sheet with edges to make this dessert, but you can also use a glass baking dish. For an extra festive touch, gather all the leftover Christmas sprinkles and mix them… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
Posted December 9, 2022
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Songs, commercials, social media posts, t-shirts… The messages about how the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year are EVERYWHERE. So, I just wanted to take a moment to remind you that what makes the Holidays the most wonderful time… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted December 14, 2021
The holiday season can be a time of Hallmark movies, beautifully decorated storefronts, and magic. It can also be challenging for a lot of Wyoming residents. Not only are the winters long and cold, but sticky family dynamics that often surround the holiday months can make this season of magic… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted December 9, 2021
Find the joy in the season…it sounds so simple doesn’t it? After all right now is supposed to be the happiest time of the year, the holidays! I myself am known to begin playing Christmas music the week of Thanksgiving (despite The Cowboys grumblings) and as soon as November hit… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
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 December 13, 2018
Finding just the right gift for everyone in our family can be a bit tricky! This year I was prepared for the problem of buying gifts…for the always hard to shop for Cowboy, and two Cowkids in the dreaded “tween” stage as well as a three-year-old girl who wants “a… Read More »
Categories: Product Reviews, Reviews
Posted November 30, 2018
Guest post by Past Prairie Wife of the Week Ginny Butcher I am an artist. But I wasn’t always an artist. First I was a kid, a kid who liked to “make things”. When I was growing up, painting was just a small part of the many things I made. Christmas… Read More »
Categories: #GiveAways, Reviews
Posted December 30, 2016
This is a test. It is only a test, that’s what I keep telling myself. If this was my version of reality, I wouldn’t be sitting at my dining room table with the wind howling through my patio doors. I would be in an office, where I would have been capable… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
Posted December 26, 2016
It’s the day after Christmas and it’s time for my family’s annual Christmas Hangover. No, I’m not talking about the kind caused by indulging in too much eggnog (though Santa DID bring me a bottle of Patron Silver) but, the effects are somewhat similar. Sluggish and tired, cranky and irritable…around here the day… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
