Chapter 35: Sewing is 10 + 10 = 3 to Me
When I look at sewing patterns, it’s like a foreign language to me. I don’t understand it. Why can’t I understand what all of those symbols on that one sheet of paper mean?
Chapter 34: The Angry Birds Emerge!
What happens when you leave a classroom iPad and a bunch of kids, led by JoJo, to ‘do their homework by themselves’? The Angry Birds come out!
Chapter 33: There She Goes, Miss America
I suppose every little girl dreams about being Miss America. The glamour, the glitz, the free trips to Disney World – who wouldn’t want all of that, right? I think the answer to that question is: every little girl in America except for JoJo. At this point...
Chapter 32: Mean Girls
When JoJo was about eight years old I found myself in an unusual situation. Up until this point I never had to worry about babysitters, after school care, or anything else that required someone other than myself to “watch her” for a few hours, or even all day for that...
Chapter 31: The Preschool Breakfast Club
Being the new kid at school isn’t easy, and for the last two years, JoJo had been the new kid twice. Of course, it’s just kindergarten, so there aren’t any mean girls yet (you’ll hear about that in another story), and the boys don’t mind playing with the girls at...