The Joy of Six...tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2014762009-12-17T09:33:56-06:00Tales of love, life, and laughterTypePadYes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus….tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20128765fdf8a970c2009-12-17T09:33:56-06:002009-12-17T12:03:28-06:00This will be my last post until after Christmas sometime. Jenna and I are leaving for Julie’s early Tuesday morning and won’t be home until the following Monday night. We are all very excited. All of our presents arrived safely,...Joy DJChristmas Decorations???tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20128765230e5970c2009-12-14T09:59:57-06:002009-12-14T10:04:49-06:00I thought this was hysterical…and very inventive, and put it in my “Why Didn’t I Think of That” file…. (click on picture to enlarge) This one might be a little tacky, but it’s funny. Santa is on the ‘naughty’ list...Joy DJA Little Festive Fun...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a73bf0ac970b2009-12-09T22:19:02-06:002009-12-12T21:04:52-06:00Okay, last year I did this game, but with some different variations in titles than this one, and everyone seemed to have fun with it. So, I thought I’d test my blogging buddies again…let’s see how you do. I’ll post...Joy DJJots from Joytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a70f4b86970b2009-12-04T14:13:50-06:002009-12-04T15:24:36-06:00We had our first snow flurries yesterday. Didn’t amount to much, and everything melted on contact; but as I watched them gently come down while I worked I couldn’t help thinking…here we go, is this the start of a decent...Joy DJPieces of Me…Revisitedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a6e396b7970b2009-11-27T19:31:01-06:002009-11-27T19:46:38-06:00Children Watching eyes… child-size, ever-present, ever-wise. Always searching with surprise. Ever-twinkling, Angel eyes. In disguise, hiding cries. Honest, loving, shunning lies. Soft and brilliant as the skies. Truly fusing family ties. Little sighs; Me-oh-my’s; Never ceasing asking “why’s?” Cheerful “hi’s,”...Joy DJ A Change of Planstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e2012875c732c4970c2009-11-23T09:20:18-06:002009-11-24T14:22:16-06:00Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving. I’m telling you in advance, so don’t act surprised. Since Ms. Stewart won’t be coming, I’ve made a few small changes: Our sidewalk will not be lined with homemade, paper...Joy DJTurkey and Stuffing and Gravy…Oh Mytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e2012875b68729970c2009-11-18T23:16:02-06:002009-11-20T20:48:19-06:00I can’t believe Thanksgiving is almost here. What happened to the last three months? It seems like it was just August, and here we are ready to stuff the bird. Everyone knows it’s just a blink or two after that...Joy DJHovel Sweet Hovel….an Updatetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a685e947970b2009-11-12T00:14:07-06:002009-11-12T00:59:02-06:00Just when I was hoping to get through the rest of the year without spending anymore $$$ on home repairs and just go broke covering Christmas presents, my handyman informs me that I probably need to get the siding of...Joy DJOrigami Arttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a6aae7de970c2009-11-05T00:56:25-06:002009-11-19T00:37:27-06:00I think everyone knows what Origami is…. the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without the use of gluing or...Joy DJHalloween Cakes and Pumpkin Pupstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a642a1c0970b2009-10-30T20:14:05-05:002009-10-30T20:19:02-05:00I LOVE CAKE! But I'm not sure I could cut into any of these Halloween goodies without getting a little "ooged-out." How about you? Could you eat one of these cakes? (Click to enlarge.) Now for something just a little...Joy DJ