It is with trepidation that I take my first steps into the 21st Century of cell phone service. My dh finally talked me into giving up my old purple flip phone in favor of a smart phone-more specifically, an iPhone. Unfortunately, my old purple flip phone isn’t so grape anymore. It was shutting itself off […]
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Today is Wonderful Weirdo’s Day
According to a reliable source (a website that lists holidays people register), today is Wonderful Weirdo’s Day. I celebrate this special day because I’m a wonderful weirdo. I embrace my inner weirdness. Ask anyone! I’m a work-at-homeschool mom of two only-children who is all of 5′ nuthin’. JoJo isn’t even my real name and I […]
Read the rest of this entry »It’s my birthday and I’ll DE-age if I want to!
Today is my birthday and it’s now official. I’m DE-aging. Last year I wrote the following JoJoism: JoJoism#17 “Age is just a number. So after 50, I’m going to begin counting backwards. I wonder how long it’ll take me to pass my kids on the way down?” JoJoisms: Revealing Life’s Truths…as I think of ’em! […]
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One of my favorite comedians is Chonda Pierce and I’m going to share some of her stand up with you all today. Why? Because tomorrow is my birthday and I’m in the middle of the menopause experience right now. It’s not for the faint of heart. And neither is Chonda so buckle up! Here’s Menopause […]
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It’s a bird. It’s a plane! It’s a JoJoisms FREEBIE! If I haven’t yet convinced you to subscribe to JoJoisms.com to get your daily giggles and help relieve stress, this Giggle Give Away might get you to click that little “Subscribe to JoJoisms Here!” link over there ============================> If you subscribe to this blog, I’ll […]
Read the rest of this entry »Punctuality: it’s lonely at the top…of the hour.
“The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it.” – Franklin P. Jones I was always an early riser and I was afraid of getting somewhere late so I always arrived at least ten minutes early for everything. My dh is one of those engineering and math types who can calculate how […]
Read the rest of this entry »Fun with Insomnia Video
I’ve had insomnia for 14 years now. I made this YouTube video last year to lift my spirits because I was getting so frustrated with it. I pray it lifts yours too. If you can’t beat it, make fun of it, I always say! Here now is Fun with Insomnia:
Read the rest of this entry »1st Day of Homeschool Picture
Everyone on Facebook has been sharing their child’s first day of school photo. I felt left out. You see, homeschoolers don’t usually participate in these kinds of things. We’re weird. Well, weird in the sense that we usually do things quite differently than do public school kids/moms. Most public school kids have to get up, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Yes, I’m Mean Mommy! Well, maybe not…
There is a stereotype out there that homeschooled kids have it easy because mom can give her precious child all A’s, but I have to tell you it’s not the case here at the Tabares Homeschool and Purple Emporium! The only holidays my kids ever got were for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I make them […]
Read the rest of this entry »It’s September: How many of you are older this month?
September is my birth month. I’ll be older this month. How many of you are celebrating a birthday this month? Do you feel older? Are you a Spring Chicken? Has your chicken sprung already? Have you been well seasoned? Or has your goose been cooked? I was thinking about how I’m now entering the second […]
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