Summer is officially over and school is back in full swing. How’s that working out at your house? We’re adjusting over here but I’ll admit these first weeks haven’t been without their hiccups. The problem is there’s just never any real grace period to help everyone ease into the school year — one day, you’re sleeping in, going to the…
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Make Your Table the Fun Table
Welcome to MomJeans, The First Day of School Edition! It’s an exciting day around here — my baby is starting his first day in middle school! My older girls started school last week, and there will be posts about that later because one is a SENIOR and I don’t even know where to start with that, especially as I see so…
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Holding On With Both Hands
Friends, I’m still taking my much-needed-yet-somehow-still-crazy-busy summer break, but I am thrilled to welcome Lisa Archinal to the blog today. I have known Lisa for many years, all the way back to when she and her husband brought cookies to Mike’s and my first apartment after we visited their church one Sunday! Lisa wrote this blog post a couple of…
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Is Your Aimer Broken?
In 30 short days, the Olympic Games will begin. And while the whole world watches five-time Olympian Michael Phelps swim his way to multiple gold medals, I’ll have my eye on Matt Emmons, a three-position rifle shooter from New Jersey. What? You haven’t heard of Matt Emmons? Oh, sure you have. This will be his fourth Olympics, after all….
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Turning “To Do” into “Ta Da!” and an Announcement
Housekeeping/home organization is not my jam. I wish it was my jam (my husband REALLY wishes it was my jam), but it is not. If you would like for me to tell you a story, I will happily weave a tale for you. If you would like for me to make you dinner, go on a walk, sit and chat…
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