by Lisa-Jo | Nov 21, 2013 | Blogging, Family, Kids, Motherhood
Taking family photos makes me break out in hives. The photographer who makes it all bearable is Mallory. She has taken photos for us the last few years. And I invited her over today to share her perspective as everyone starts to gear up for those Christmas card pics!...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 18, 2013 | Family, Motherhood
I didn’t get around to the laundry this weekend. The boys’ hamper is overflowing. Literally. There is an assortment of super heroes all gazing up at me forlornly from the bedroom floor. There is an epic battle between the Legos raging on the run down dresser...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 4, 2013 | Family, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
A post inspired by and in response to this brilliant young poet, Lily Myers, and her piece – Shrinking Women – because “when you spend enough time sitting across from someone, you pick up their habits.” Daughter I want you to inherit freedom from me....
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 21, 2013 | Family, Girlfriends, Our crazy little rental house
Sunday afternoons in South Africa — there were always watermelons bopping in the swimming pool. It was to keep them cool till they could be split for dessert. But to us kids they were just a challenge to ride, to raft, to water polo between ourselves until a grown up...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 1, 2013 | Family, South Africa
I’m writing a series this week to fill in some of the gaps in my story that I love the most but have sometimes blogged about the least. So far we’ve covered: The one where I’m a working mom. The one where a blogger gets stage fright. Today is about...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 1, 2013 | Family, Motherhood, The ordinary extraordinary
I’m sitting at the kitchen table and there are 14 years worth of scratches and markers and crayons lived into these planks. There’s an empty teacup and the smell of dirty baby diaper in the air. Boys will be back soon from the skate park with their dad and I haven’t...
