by Lisa-Jo | Jun 25, 2012 | Motherhood, Raising Boys
It’s Sunday morning and we should be in church. Instead we’re the first ones at the pool and I’m watching Micah swim without flippers for the first time. He’s all awkward energy surfacing each time to yell across at me,”did you see, mom?...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 20, 2012 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
For the days we are running on empty. For the days we just don’t think we have it in us to read one more story, play one more game of Uno, wash one more round of sheets. For the days when we think everyone else has it altogether. For the days we’re sure...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 8, 2012 | Five Minute Friday, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys
Fridays are for writing for five minutes. Only five minutes. Stream-of-consciousness style. Like you did when you were in 9th grade. Write and see what comes out. There’s no right or wrong. Got 5 minutes? Come and spend them writing <—click to tweet...
by Lisa-Jo | May 31, 2012 | Family, Motherhood, Our crazy little rental house
We all have them, right? Those things around the house – those chores, those foibles, those weird little nooks and crannies that we would really rather avoid. Would rather put our feet up on the furniture, lick the brownie bowl and pretend we don’t see. Or...
by Lisa-Jo | May 29, 2012 | Cheering for you, Motherhood
{The swimming pool opened this weekend. So I knew it was time for our annual reminder about swimsuits and mama bodies} My boys officially smell of summer. And to me summer smells like sunscreen. The ritual has begun – the spraying and lathering and rubbing into...
by Lisa-Jo | May 21, 2012 | Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
It’s such an ordinary evening. I’m just sitting there alone in Panera with my laptop and the best tuna sandwich I’ve had in ages. Deadlines loom large and Pete is home with kids so I can squeeze more hours out of a beautiful spring evening. My head is full of the...
