Posted July 25, 2016
PokémonGO has been all over the media lately and many of you may still be scratching your heads and thinking… “What is PokémonGO?” Basically, it’s a game you play on your phone (you need a camera and the GPS that a mobile device offers) where you “catch” the Pokémon characters.… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted July 8, 2016
I love Summer, absolutely love it! That being said there are some challenges that come with three months of having all five Cowkids with me 24/7. I thought I’d share a few tried and true tricks that help me, in the hopes that it may make surviving Summer vacation a bit… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted April 15, 2016
We don’t negotiate with terrorists OR What to do when your child is throwing tantrums. A lot of my friends and I have children the same age. This is wonderful for many reasons. Not only do our children always have someone to play with but, we know houses will be… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted March 9, 2016
I love our huge family! I take great pride in the fact that The Cowboy and I have five children. They are a blessing and a joy. That being said there are a few things I wish someone had taken the time to tell me about having a huge family…… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted December 9, 2015
These last few weeks…they’ve been a little rougher than usual. Some of it is surely do to Holiday stress and, I can feel the winter blues sneaking up on me a bit earlier than usual. The Cowboy and the Cowkids all had a cold that started a bit before Thanksgiving… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 23, 2015
This week’s Prairie Wife and I have been friends for over a decade. As coworkers at a preschool we spent many hours together and soon developed a bond that has lasted through the births of many children and moves across Wyoming. When I first met Abbey I was immediately struck… Read More »
Categories: Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted November 20, 2015
I have always said that nothing knocks you to your knees like being a parent…and these past few weeks I feel like I’ve been on my knees more often then I’ve been standing. It’s pretty much common knowledge that “the terrible two’s” is actually completely inaccurate. Anyone that has a… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted November 10, 2015
I have eaten my own body weight in candy over the last two weeks. Between all the Halloween parties and the GINORMOUS bowls of candy on the counter there was no way I could resist all the brightly colored tasty treats…I simply don’t have enough self control to walk past… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted September 21, 2015
The Cowboy left on Friday for his yearly 10 day Elk Hunt and I am once again a Hunting Widow. You would think that with The Cowboy gone 4-5 days a week normally, him being gone a few more days than usual would be no big deal. But for some… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted September 14, 2015
School is now beginning its third week and I’m proud to say that we haven’t been late yet. There was that one morning where the kids went sliding into the doors as the bell rang but, when your finally potty trained two year old says he has to poop…what’s a… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
