Courtney

Courtney
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Growing up in Devils Den State Park, Arkansas has certainly influenced my career choice. I'm an Extension Horticulture Educator for the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service via Oklahoma State University. I have 3 little children and a kind-hearted husband that stays at home with them while I work (more than) full time. We love quality time together, whether it be going to church, hanging out with cousins, checking our plants in the garden, or anything else. We love to travel and hope to bring our kids on our international adventures in the distant future.

A Winter Experiment for Little Ones: Starting Seeds Indoors

For those with kids that love gardening, any kind of science experiment, or just like to dig in the dirt, this is for you! This is the perfect time of year to start growing...

The Pandemic Relationship Blues

Cue the blues music.  I knew the pandemic would cause ripples of sorts in different aspects of our lives. We've seen it happen throughout history - during pandemics, famine, natural disasters, war,  anything that devastates...

Let Your Kids Go Camping

One of the activities my husband and the guys in his family like to do every year is camping. They try to go in spring and fall each year and they bring the potty-trained...

5 Flowering Plants That Will Make Your Kids Love Gardening

I'm a horticulturist by trade, so my kids get to live around all kinds of plants, both usual and unusual. We only have about a 1/10 acre yard, but we grow a lot of...

Going Stir Crazy? Try Out These DIY Chia Pets!

This is a fun gardening activity/craft to do with your kids when it's too cold to play outside. You can call them dirt babies, plant people, or whatever cute name your kids come up...

Finding Self-Care in Serving Others

Consider this idea: your self-care can be found in serving others around you. I don't mean taking care of your children or your spouse, because that is a given as a mother or as a...

How to Get Involved with Your County Fair

So, you've heard about the STATE Fair, but do you know about your COUNTY Fair? Every county in Oklahoma holds its own Fair, typically in August or early September each year. Usually, it's a...

Calling All Bug Lovers! DIY Bug Vacuum for Your Creepy-Crawling Loving Kids

Calling all bug lovers! If your kids love to pick up all the crawling bugs, or even just look at them, they might love this activity and YOU might love that it keeps them...

I Never Felt “Old” – But Then 2020 Happened

I've never been one to feel old when another birthday came around. When I would hear friends say they feel so old at 25, 28, 30, I didn't share the sentiment. That is, not...

Hot Take: I Don’t Love Disney

*Gasp* It's true. I don't love all things Disney and I don't dream about going to Disney World. In fact, I'd be perfectly happy if I never go there.  Don't get me wrong. I was...

How Living Overseas Helped Us During the Pandemic

My husband and I lived in Hangzhou (pronounced HONG-jo), China in the 2012-2013 school year. Like many Americans that travel to China, we taught at a University there. We taught engineering majors all about...

The Importance of Games and Why It’s A Priority for Us

Do you have a kiddo that loves all things games? Our 5-year-old is all about the games, be it board games, card games, video games, you name it. He likes to live his life to...