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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 13, 2009 | Kids, Raising Boys
10. They will beg for food.9. They can destroy absolutely anything in a matter of minutes.8. They find large puddles of mud utterly irresistible.7. They can be trained to play “fetch” with a baseball/tennis ball/ping pong ball – any ball will do.6....
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 12, 2009 | Kids
Last night was the Preschool “Graduation” Ceremony. Really? Good grief. How over-played is this whole graduation industry in the States I thought to myself. No way in heck am I trekking my tired self and my tireder still toddler to attend something that...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 2, 2009 | Kids, Travel, Uncategorized
When he was a 3 months old and we were still living in South Africa Jackson received a care package from a gaggle of my best girl friends back in the States. A “Baby Shower in a Box.” And within that delectable stash of goodies there was something, nay,...
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by Lisa-Jo | May 27, 2009 | Kids, Raising Boys, Uncategorized
My boys love them some manly man time, for sure! They love to dig, plant, scrape, dump, tackle, wrestle, and manhandle everything. But, I tell you what, our Jackson also likes to get his gab on. That boy can taaaaallllkkkkkkk. And I have absolutely no idea where on...
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by Lisa-Jo | May 25, 2009 | Kids
Have you ever been to a sprayground? Let me rephrase, if you have kids and thus a reason to be looking for a good dose of summer sizzle meets shady fun designed to wear them out in time for a good nap, have you ever been to a sprayground? Today was our first time. We...
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by Lisa-Jo | May 21, 2009 | Kids, Uncategorized
We took Jackson and Micah to their first major league baseball game on Tuesday night. It was 70 degree weather, a balmy sunset, a cool breeze, the wafting aroma of chili fries and nacho cheese, and fireworks. In short, it was a delicious slice of tasty Americana. We...
