by Lisa-Jo | Jun 2, 2010 | Kids, Motherhood
My boys officially smell of summer. And to me summer smells like sunscreen. The ritual has begun – the spraying and lathering and rubbing into scalps of sweet smelling SPF 50 on blond hair and pale white bodies. {Sorry, boys, you may have got my blue eyes, but...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 1, 2010 | Kids
“And Max the king of all wild things was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all.” ~Where the Wild Things Are I have four brothers. And two sons. Boys are different. They love in unique ways that come in shades of super hero and bright, tight...
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by Lisa-Jo | May 31, 2010 | Family, Kids, MOB, Motherhood, Raising Boys
Your kids need a bath and it’s not even 9 am yet. One minute they’re kissing up to you and the next minute they’re terrorizing you. You turn your back on your make up bag for a second and discover this. Underpants are regularly re-purposed as super...
by Lisa-Jo | May 28, 2010 | Kids, South Africa, Sweetstuff
Lemon sorbet ice cream topped with crushed cinnamon pop tarts. Pretzels dipped in peanut butter. Grated carrot and apple sprinkled with orange juice. Guavas sliced and served in a bowl of cold milk, sprinkled with sugar. Ok, your turn. Subscribers, wanna click over to...
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by Lisa-Jo | May 24, 2010 | A thousand gifts, Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, South Africa, Travel
It’s hard to start a new week with a load of worry. I’ve been carrying quite a lot of it lately. It’s heavy and uncomfortable. It’s giving me bad posture – it has me looking down instead of up. I shrug my shoulders, try to bear up under it, shift the weight around...
by Lisa-Jo | May 22, 2010 | Kids
Thanks to Annette for pointing me in the direction of this clip.
