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I live with my cowboy family near Fallon, Nevada. I write articles and take care of our 3 kids while my husband day works and gathers feral livestock. If you'd like a few laughs, check out my Real Life Ranch Wife blog on WesternHorseman.com.

Soaring Like A Turtle

So, I left my kids with strangers and took a ride in a glider. Wait, what?

Posted byJolyn YoungJuly 28, 2018July 28, 2018Posted inHey I left the ranch!Tags:eastern Oregon, engineless airplanes, gliders, gliding club, humor, outdoor adventures, ranch wife, soaring club, Steens Mountains, turtles4 Comments on Soaring Like A Turtle

Oregon, Brrrr!

We moved from Arizona to Oregon, and we fear we will be cold forever.

Posted byJolyn YoungJuly 12, 2018July 13, 2018Posted inLife on the RanchTags:Arizona, climate, climate change, cold weather, cowboy life, cowboys, grass, humor, Oregon, ranch wife, seasons9 Comments on Oregon, Brrrr!

Third-Time Parents Versus The Department Stores

We need to purchase some baby items for our newest little one, but we have a trump card for the retail racket.

Posted byJolyn YoungMay 18, 2018May 18, 2018Posted inMotherhoodTags:babies, baby clothes, baby gear, department stores, family of five, humor, motherhood, pregnancy, preparing for baby, satire, third baby3 Comments on Third-Time Parents Versus The Department Stores

Motherhood: It’s Nonrefundable

This Sunday, I’m eating cookies for breakfast in bed. Maybe I’ll even share with the kids.

Posted byJolyn YoungMay 11, 2018May 15, 2018Posted inMotherhoodTags:Anna Jarvis, greeting cards, historical holidays, mom life, Mother's Day, mother's love, motherhood, Oreos4 Comments on Motherhood: It’s Nonrefundable

On The Wagon

On the ranch, this has nothing to do with drinking booze and everything to do with branding calves.

Posted byJolyn YoungMay 3, 2018Posted inLife on the Ranch, Ranch WiferyTags:big outfit ranch, camping, cowboys, cowpunchers, humor, O RO Ranch, off the grid, on the wagon, ranch life, ranch wife10 Comments on On The Wagon

Three Days Of Funny: The 2018 Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop

I flew 1,800 miles to further my career. And take a nap.

Posted byJolyn YoungApril 23, 2018May 3, 2018Posted inHey I left the ranch!Tags:airplane trip, continuing education, Dayton Ohio, Erma Bombeck, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, female comics, humor writer, satire, stand up comedy8 Comments on Three Days Of Funny: The 2018 Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop

A Trip Without Kids

I’m leaving my kids for five days, and I’m having major anxiety. Or is that excitement?

Posted byJolyn YoungApril 2, 2018April 2, 2018Posted inMotherhoodTags:Dayton Ohio, Erma Bombeck, humor, mom anxiety, solo hotel room, solo travel, stay at home mom, vacation without kids, writers' conference2 Comments on A Trip Without Kids

My Primate-Level Tech Skills

I finally got a smartphone, which means I have reached the equivalent technological skills of the average orangutan.

Posted byJolyn YoungMarch 23, 2018Posted inLife on the RanchTags:21st century, columnist, Google Maps, humor, location finding technology, modernity, navigational systems, satire, smartphones, Taco Bell, technological age, technology2 Comments on My Primate-Level Tech Skills

Where’s Your Hangy-Downy-Thingy?

An off-road driving guide written by and for the non-mechanically inclined.

Posted byJolyn YoungMarch 15, 2018March 15, 2018Posted inLife on the RanchTags:auto parts, columnist, dirt roads, dream car, flooded creeks, four-wheel drive, Hummer, humor, muddy roads, off road driving, satire, SUVLeave a comment on Where’s Your Hangy-Downy-Thingy?

Vegas Vacation

We took our first-ever family vacation to Las Vegas, and nobody got bit by a fish.

Posted byJolyn YoungMarch 1, 2018March 1, 2018Posted inHey I left the ranch!Tags:family vacation, Las Vegas, marine life, road trip, Sin City, trying new things, vacationLeave a comment on Vegas Vacation

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