Posted March 17, 2014
As a kid growing up I was the youngest of four, Texas Two Steppin’ is my older sister by 10 years and then I have two older brothers (Big Brother T and Big Brother B). I spent half my childhood begging Ma for a little brother and when I realized… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted March 16, 2014
With this title, I’m sure you’re thinking that you’re about to read a post about humor, ways to play with toddlers, etc. Nope, that’s Prairie Wife’s area of expertise, not mine. Instead, this is a post about disciplining stepchildren. Step Girl and I were just talking about this technique a… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted March 5, 2014
I have previously mentioned that I am not a good mom when my kids are sick. I usually have only about a day’s worth of nurturing and patience in me and then I start to slowly descend towards more of a Annie from Misery type caregiver rather than Florence Nightingale.… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted March 1, 2014
The Cowboy and I work really hard to get time away from our herd of Cowkids at least once a month for date night. As you all know this can be super tricky between balancing him being gone and finding a babysitter. More often than not our date night slips… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted February 26, 2014
“A Whisper Is Like the Shadow of a Shout” This quote from self-published author Jarod Kintz really resonated with me when I read it. It totally captures the first step I took when I needed to discipline my stepchildren. Taking corrective action with “steps” is a tricky thing. You can’t… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted February 19, 2014
Around the Prairie Homestead keeping things clean can be a bit of a struggle! More often than not as I get done cleaning one area of the house and move on to another the Cowkids and Cowbaby are right behind me making it messy again. Most of the time I… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted February 10, 2014
A little over a month ago one of our contributors TallGirlJ wrote a wonderfully inspiring post about going “yell free.” I had originally planned on writing the post myself, but felt that having my readers learn from the friend that inspired me would be much better than hearing about it… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted February 9, 2014
From the moment I found out I was first going to be a mom, I thought to myself, what kind of mom will I be? In my mind I made a list of the mom I wanted to be. A mom that loved, listened and believed in her children, and… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted January 29, 2014
I bet the title of this already has some people steaming, but I ask you to hang in there with me for a minute. My main advice for mothers is always “Do what is right for your family.” I want it to be clear that all my advice in this blog is… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted January 2, 2014
As I write this post, I am squinting my eyes as the words shift and blur on the computer screen. You see, last night was a rough one here at the Prairie Homestead. It’s not tears in my eyes (though that may come later) making it hard to write,… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
