Dear friend, Hello and happy Memorial Day! We just returned home from spending the weekend in Iowa celebrating our niece Allison’s high school graduation. In Iowa, they do HUGE parties for high school graduation. It wasn’t that way in Southeast Kansas where I grew up and I don’t think it’s this way here in Kansas…
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Dear Friend, Leah Turned 9 (Sheet Pan Fruit Pizza)
Dear friend, We celebrated a birthday last week. Leah, our youngest, turned 9! Ella was just a few months old when I started Dine & Dish, but Leah wasn’t even born. Many of you were there when we found out I was pregnant with a girl, she was born and I made this cute video,…
June 2017 Rock Your Happy Prompts
June 1st – What’s Up, June? It’s time to set some goals and intentions for your month! (HT) This guide for setting summer intentions is a great place to start! June 2nd – Send some cards. The first of the month is a great time to send out June birthday cards! (HT) If you struggle with remembering birthdays, these awesome apps might…
A Friend for All
As of last week, when Kelly turned 13, I officially have 2 teenagers in the house! Everyone tells me that teenagers are tough…but so far my experience has been uniquely positive and I sure hope it stays that way!
The Trolls Within Us
Wow, things are a bit stressful lately, aren’t they? It’s hard to focus on the positive, to not have anxiety and to have faith in everything that’s going to go down tomorrow and the next few years. Tensions seem extra high and damaging invisible walls between fellow Americans seem to be forming. It doesn’t seem…
It’s Time to Show Up
I was sitting at my kitchen table on a Sunday morning, reading the newspaper and drinking my coffee. It was a quiet morning, the kind I absolutely love. I felt happy and loved, but overshadowing this feeling was a simmering feeling of discontent. I couldn’t put my finger on where that feeling was coming from, because…
The Rock Your Happy Newsletter #15 – Bottle It Up
Hi friends! We’re 5 days into summer break and I’ve already had at least one of those “can we just bottle this day up and pull it out whenever we want another day of perfection?”. This week has been pretty great, but this one particular day made me so happy. Some of the highlights were……
The Rock Your Happy Newsletter #14 – Will You Share Your Story?
Happy Friday and for us, the last day of school! I’m so happy to have summer here. We’ve had a great last couple weeks of school…lots and lots of celebrating and fun activities, but now I get to have everyone home for the summer and that makes me happy! I’m inching closer and closer to…
The Rock Your Happy Newsletter #7 – I Shouldn’t Pick Favorites, But…
Happy Friday, friends! How has your week been? I’m so happy it’s the weekend! We have a couple of birthday parties, a fun brunch with my sisters and nieces, and hopefully glorious weather to make the weekend perfect. I’m so ready! One more week and then we head down to South Padre, Texas area to…
A Childhood Throwback – Homemade Dessert Waffles Recipe
A throwback to one of my favorite restaurant desserts from childhood…Homemade Dessert Waffles! When I was a young girl, my parents would always let us choose a restaurant to go to for our birthday dinner. We could choose anyplace we wanted to go, since it was our special day. Now mind you, I grew up in…
