Posted December 29, 2014
Texas Two Steppin’: I always like to start my resolutions by seeing how well I did with the previous year’s listing. I’m pleased to say that I achieved them all, and I owe that in great part to y’all–there’s nothing like having thousands of readers to keep you honest and… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted June 27, 2014
“ROADTRIP!” When I was in college this phrase meant throwing clothes in a bag, piling into a friend’s car and heading to Chicago for a few days of freedom, adventure, and fun. Once I had kids, road trips meant packing for four people and bracing myself for cries of “S/he’s… Read More »
Categories: Prairie Wife of the Week
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 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 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
