Posted May 28, 2024
Be okay with crying. That will be a recurring theme during the process of saying goodbye to your senior. And by “saying goodbye to your senior,” I don’t mean sending them off to school in the Fall, or their Summer trip across Europe, or their apartment and the future they… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted November 14, 2023
Writing college application essays is one of the scariest parts of the college application process. There are several reasons for this, but I genuinely think that it’s because most people hate writing! Thankfully (or not, depending on who/when you ask), the Cowkids have me as a mother. I make my… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted August 8, 2023
While I know not every Senior has plans to attend college, for those that are, here are 10 things that every senior needs to do before applying to college. This list is based on real life and the last few months of going through this process with our oldest Cowkid.… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted February 15, 2023
I knew this would be hard, but I didn’t understand HOW hard it would be. I think the above sentence is the main mantra of parenting. From sleepless nights with newborns to toddler tantrums and navigating the slow and steady process of letting your tweens and teens become who they… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens