The Pioneer Woman

thepioneerwoman I just walked four blocks to get a Venti skinny iced latte, then I dropped it on the pavement right outside of my hotel.

thepioneerwoman This is when I get really noivous.

thepioneerwoman Going to my signing in LA tonight with extremely brown hair. I'm going to change my name to Pioneer Joan Jett Woman.

thepioneerwoman Marlboro Man and the boys are still asleep at 8:49 am. Write this date on your calendars; it's a historic event.

thepioneerwoman I just typed the word "learning" like this: "lurning". Further evidence that spellcheck is ruining my life.

thepioneerwoman Remind me I said "blissful" when my five-year-old sticks a breadstick in his nose.

thepioneerwoman Getting ready to go out to a blissful dinner in Minneapolis with my three favorite males on earth.

thepioneerwoman For the first time in the history of the universe, I am in the state of Minnesota.

thepioneerwoman Smartypants Chicago Quz begins at 12:00 noon Central Time today. (Spotty internet has caused delays.)

thepioneerwoman If the bottom fell out of the cattle market, I definitely couldn't make a living as a hand model.

thepioneerwoman My hands have never been more veiny.

thepioneerwoman It's not Chicago's fault! I love this dang city...despite the "Brunette Incident."

thepioneerwoman Anyone know a good color place in Minneapolis? (Are we seeing a pattern here?)

thepioneerwoman Why did I turn my cold back on Clairol? My regret runs deep. Almost to my marrow.

thepioneerwoman I said "very, very red, and much brighter." I got "definitely brown and much darker." Maybe I'll see if my hotel has red Koolaid.

thepioneerwoman My hair is brown.

thepioneerwoman I'm getting my hair colored in a foreign land. I'm frightened.

thepioneerwoman Signing in Skokie tonight - Barnes & Noble in Old Orchard, 7:30 pm. I hope my boys don't wrestle.

thepioneerwoman Oh my gosh. Glee. I'm dying. This might just be the one that kills me.

thepioneerwoman And now I'm watching Glee in the hotel room and I think I might die. Where has this been all my life?

thepioneerwoman I just sneaked into Borders on Michigan Avenue and signed my cookbooks on the shelves. Then I went and got chocolate ice cream.

thepioneerwoman What's a really good hair salon for redheads in the Windy City? I decided against Clairol Natural Instincts. I didn't trust myself.

thepioneerwoman I'll just come out and say it: I wore the same thing in Kansas City that I wore in St. Louis. I can't promise I won't repeat in Chicago.

thepioneerwoman One of my favorite Rhett Butler lines: "You should be kissed and often. And by someone who knows how." So aggressive, Rhettie!

thepioneerwoman In our hotel in St. Louis. Oh my gosh, is it ever lovely. The arch! I can see the arch!