In April, I started a weekly online column with Agweek. Earlier this month, the column started being printed weekly in Agweek and remains published online each Saturday morning. Weekly column writing is different from blogging but still definitely is my voice. I have wanted new opportunities to expand my speaking and writing. Last year Midwest Living gave me an opportunity. This…
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Three kids all in one school
Filed Under: Motivated Moms Tagged With: kids, motherhood, prairie life, rural life, working mom 1 Comment
The much-anticipated school year arrived today. The fog was so thick when Nathan and I awoke early you couldn’t see across our yard. The thick fog reminded me of when a younger Elizabeth would awake on foggy mornings and say “It is sooo blurry outside!” That’s been our summer, a little blurry and foggy. I am ready for the school…
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He’s an adult now…Happy Birthday Hunter!
Filed Under: Family Values 4 Comments
Today our son is 18 years old. He’s technically a legal adult and told his sisters this morning he can buy a lottery ticket today and gets to vote this fall. Oh, the freedoms! It’s a day to remember, celebrate and be thankful I get to be to his mom. 18 years ago today changed my life for the…
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Celebrating Banquet in a Field
Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Life in North Dakota Tagged With: agriculture, family farm, farming, North Dakota 1 Comment
On August 4, 2015, CommonGround North Dakota‘s Banquet in a Field was held at Peterson Farms Seeds. I detailed it all here in this Agweek column. My column continues to be available every Saturday online and is now printed weekly. Agweek told me yesterday they think my column should be called “Pinke Post” and I agreed. So hop over to get the…
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Pinke Decisions and Puppies
Filed Under: DogLife, Small Town Living Tagged With: family, PinkePuppies, prairie life 2 Comments
The girls and I are fresh off vacation. So much has happened in a week from a Southern adventure for the girls and me, my sister giving birth to a baby boy who is our first nephew, Hakkon Michael, our son Hunter committing to the University of North Dakota to attend college and play football and last night we picked up…
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