The Joy of Six...tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2014762012-01-24T22:37:42-06:00Tales of love, life, and laughterTypePadA little of this and that...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20168e609f3d5970c2012-01-24T22:37:42-06:002012-01-25T09:03:31-06:00I hope 2012 gets better than it started out for me. Besides getting a year older and achier and going through the last couple of weeks feeling kind of yucky and blah, January has just been oodles of fun so...Joy DJ'There's No Crying in Poker...'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20168e5aa0cd8970c2012-01-16T23:18:54-06:002012-01-16T23:25:40-06:00Sorry if I've been a little remiss in my posting lately; since last Thursday I've been a 'little off.' Some would say....'a little?' I'm still not feeling myself, but I'm realizing more and more as I get older that I...Joy DJHappy Birthday...'Welcome to the party' Medicaretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e2016760143a25970b2012-01-06T12:25:33-06:002012-01-06T15:44:31-06:00I started Medicare on the first day of the year....I guess I'm 'officially' old. Even though my mind and spirit kept telling me differently...my body was not going along for the ride. Yep, Medicare and Me....BFF here on out. Hey,...Joy DJHappy 2012tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20168e4b2c304970c2011-12-30T21:22:23-06:002011-12-30T21:27:45-06:00I'll be having a quiet New Year's Eve again this year. It's how I've spent it for the last umpteen years...and I really don't mind. Jenna will be with her boyfriend, Dan; and Joe will hang out and be silly...Joy DJHOW TO START A FIGHT tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20162fe7dcc4d970d2011-12-26T22:57:12-06:002011-12-26T23:13:43-06:00One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift... The next year, I didn't buy her a gift. When she asked me why, I replied, "Well, you still haven't used the gift I bought...Joy DJChristmas Joytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20162fe248531970d2011-12-21T10:40:55-06:002011-12-21T11:20:39-06:00The great thing about Christmas is seeing the joy on children's faces! However you plan to damage and permanently scar your family this Christmas....have fun. Happy Holidays everyone... ~Joy xo Thanks to my sis-in-law, Mary Kay for sending these to...Joy DJHoliday odds & ends....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e201675ef0d5a5970b2011-12-18T10:00:29-06:002011-12-18T10:01:00-06:00This came a couple of days ago from Julie, Chris and the kids. One of my most favorite bouquets. I'm trying not to open it and inhale those cookies for as long as possible. Looks way too pretty to eat...but...Joy DJIn Honor...and Memoriumtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e201675e99c749970b2011-12-10T16:00:52-06:002011-12-11T07:38:33-06:00CHRISTMAS AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY (Click on photos to enlarge.) Rest easy, sleep well my brothers. Know the line has held, your job is done. Rest easy, sleep well. Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held. Peace,...Joy DJRoads Less Traveledtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e2015393fa5838970b2011-12-03T20:22:35-06:002011-12-03T22:36:56-06:00Growing up as a kid my family use to take yearly vacations to Wisconsin, staying in cottages on several different lakes in a couple of different towns. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins on my dad's side of the family....all traveled to...Joy DJAre You Getting the Most Out of Your Vehicle?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20153939fd56b970b2011-11-26T18:44:38-06:002011-11-26T18:55:36-06:00Apparently I'm not.... Inventive or insane? It's a toss-up for me....thanks for these Nancy. Still working on Thanksgiving leftovers; but now I'm on to Christmas....have a great day, and an even better week. ~Joy xoJoy DJ