by Lisa-Jo | Sep 9, 2009 | Kids
Why do fire engines wait till nap time to come chasing down our street? Why isn’t it until I hear the garbage truck that I remember I should have put the trash out? Why do the words “poop,” “fart,” and “burp” cause my boys to go into manic fits of laughter? Why are...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 23, 2009 | Kids, South Africa
Dear Jackson, I loved you long before you were born. You were the destination I was traveling toward for years. But it took me so long to reach you because I came via back roads, side-streets and muddy ditches. I got bad directions en route to motherhood. And having...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 17, 2009 | Kids, Raising Boys
It was an idyllic Friday – 8 hours of totally kid-free couple time. I should have known that that was just the quiet before the storm; the moment in Jaws where the couple is splashing playfully in the water enjoying a romantic midnight dip oblivious to the gory fate...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 20, 2009 | Kids
Today I had a root canal. And some vicodin. So, the pace around our place was a little slower than usual. Jackson documented it. I figured if Lindsay Ferrier of Suburban Turmoil and the Blender was brave enough to entrust a camera to her 5-year-old for a day, I could...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 19, 2009 | Kids
I do not have Lorelai of the beloved and recently departed Gilmore Girls’ addiction to sugary or chocolate-covered confections. My drug of choice is usually in the Nerds or Laffy Taffy category. However, when charged with adrenaline the only way I know how to...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 16, 2009 | Kids
Micah is fearless, free-spirited, curious, and fierce – as long as he is attached at the hip to me! For weeks now I have felt like I have my own personal paparazzo stalking me. When I wake up in the morning, his nose is inches from mine; when I jump into the...
