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by Lisa-Jo | Sep 25, 2009 | Kids, Slam poetry, Sweetstuff
Brothers; Their love comes from where the wild things are. Crashing and bashing its way out of the woods towards curl-tugging, nose-grabbing, chasing, embracing, growling kisses. Dancing the bedtime blues they sway and pray for more time free of the confines of 4...
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by Lisa-Jo | Sep 24, 2009 | Family, Sweetstuff
Laying to rest the ghosts of all bad mothers-in-law, mine is one part knight-in-shining-armor, one part Betty Croker, and one part Mary Poppins. She makes housework fun and spoons sugar into all her interactions with us. Short, joyous, and faithful she arrives at the...
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by Lisa-Jo | Sep 7, 2009 | Sweetstuff
Summer Lovin’, had us a blast Summer Lovin’, Labor Day happen’d too fast I’ve got a boy, crazy for dirt Got another, who likes water spurts Summer days driftin’ away, to uh-oh those summer nights Well-a well-a well-a...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 2, 2009 | Sweetstuff
Hey Mom, Has it really been 17 years? You won’t believe all the things that have happened the last decade and a half. Dad’s the biggest change. I was talking to him today and he and Wanda have taken in another baby. A little girl this time. She’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 26, 2009 | Sweetstuff
It’s. My. Birthday. Oh yes it is. Hello, 35, is that you knocking? Well, don’t be shy, come on in. I’m ready for ya! The house is still recovering from Jackson’s birthday bash and the laundry hasn’t been done for a week. The kitchen sink...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 21, 2009 | Sweetstuff, Yard Sale-ing
Ohhh, I am just giddy with excitement to show you how my patient stalking of Craigslist paid off this week. I have been desperately seeking a sandbox that both my boys could fit into. I had misty eyed daydreams of one made of wood and would sometimes fantasize about...
