the pioneer woman

I'm the wife of a rugged cowboy. I'm the mother of four spirited children. I have horse poop on my porch. I'm Ree Drummond, also known as The Pioneer Woman. You can read more about my adventures, my cooking, and my photography on my crazy website, ThePioneerWoman.com.

if you do not know the pioneer woman by now boy are you missing out. i think of her as oprah of the blogging world. i am not a country girl but after reading and viewing her adventures, boy do i want to be! this past weekend she hosted two contest giveaways. on her photography page she asked "what do you fight in your life?" you must read the comments section. while some of us wrote we fight clutter, whiny kids or have issues with weight, many others are struggling with cancer, ways to pay bills or just the will to go on with life. kinda put my own life into perspective. while i might have a case of the bad lucks- my family is healthy and my husband has a great job leaving me able to stay home and take care of the kids.

her other contest was a camera giveaway to help elden {aka fat cyclist} raise money for his wife who is battling breast cancer. donate $5.00 and you get one virtual ticket for the raffle. boy did this put my faith back into mankind. their goal was to raise $25, 000.00. i'm happy to report that they raised $37,273.00. { i wasn't surprised though being that it was pioneer woman who was raising the money. she has that kind of power}

while the contest is over, still go and check out fatty's blog, he's a pretty funny guy considering the circumstances and the lance armstrong foundation if you're still wanting to help and donate.