by Dani | Apr 3, 2020 | Community, Lifestyle
When Things Don’t Go As Planned I’ll bet you have big plans for 2020. I do! With one kid graduating from college and another from high school, we plan to celebrate BIG time. Now that we’re amid the COVID-19 pandemic, however, my high school senior might not get to...
by Dani | Oct 31, 2019 | Adventures, Community, Lifestyle
First row: View looking out of a cave in Matera; (skeletons) At the purgatory church in Monopoli; The Lecce Cathedral; Second row: Caffe Leccese, a classic summertime drink in Lecce; 12th-century mosaic tile floor in Otranto Cathedral; Third row: Domenico...
by Dani | Sep 24, 2019 | Community, Healthy Meal Ideas, Lifestyle
Every game starts with rules. I thought I’d be a rockstar mom and play a new board game with my son. He’d received it as a gift, and it had both Mensa and Parent award stickers on it (a guarantee of goodness, surely). We looked at the rules and started to...
by Dani | Sep 5, 2019 | Aloha Table, Community, Healthy Meal Ideas
Summer might be coming to an end, but these Vietnamese summer rolls are good for any time of year—and a summer roll party is a great excuse to gather friends together for some tasty fun! Who doesn’t like being able to pick whatever ingredients they want? Cook...
by Dani | Nov 21, 2016 | Adventures, Community
I Love Physical Challenges Being an American Ninja Warrior will never be on my bucket list, but when I saw the Confidence Course at Camp Dodge I was pumped to test my abilities! I was there for the Get Real Retreat, led by Liz Nead, and she clearly wanted to...