The Joy of Six...tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2014762009-11-05T00:56:25-06:00Tales of love, life, and laughterTypePadOrigami Arttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a6aae7de970c2009-11-05T00:56:25-06:002009-11-05T00:56:25-06:00I 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 DJChristmas Shopping….Check - √tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a61ddf4c970b2009-10-25T12:47:21-05:002009-10-25T12:53:23-05:00I’ve got all my Christmas shopping done! No stone-throwing please….or name-calling. I bet some of you are done too. This isn’t that unusual for me really…to be done this early. Sometimes I’m done even earlier. My daughter Jenna is usually...Joy DJForever...and after, Falltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a658e0c4970c2009-10-20T12:19:09-05:002009-10-20T12:31:14-05:00A few weeks ago it seemed we were going to have the awesome pleasure of an early Autumn here in the Midwest. We went from hot, muggy summer days right into some cool, pre-fall weather….and I thought ‘okay, bring it...Joy DJWhy Dogs Don't Like Halloweentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a5e732ee970b2009-10-14T21:16:48-05:002009-10-14T21:20:05-05:00I often wonder why people feel the need to do this to their dogs. Since I don't have a dog, I guess I'll never understand what spurs them on....maybe it's just for the fun of it. However, if these dogs...Joy DJAt The Movies ~ Say It Again Sam....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a61ff88a970c2009-10-07T08:49:46-05:002009-10-07T15:47:14-05:00My family and I are huge movie lovers. We all watch a lot of flicks and discuss them with each other. We play movie trivia games....a lot. Some of us play for fun and some of us are pretty competitive....I...Joy DJThis Old House...and then sometag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a607c292970c2009-10-01T09:29:06-05:002009-10-01T09:44:57-05:00When I had a tree cut down by my front window back in July/August, it uncovered a couple of new repairs I needed to call my handyman about. The branches fromt the tree had rubbed a section of the paint...Joy DJA Weekend of Friends and Apple-Pickingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a5e99e4f970c2009-09-23T16:32:09-05:002009-09-23T23:44:21-05:00Last Saturday I had a long, wonderful lunch with two of my most favorite ladies ever....Heather and Miffy. Heather, is literally like my fourth daughter and a beautiful girl I worked with at Discovery; and Miffy was one of our...Joy DJDays of Sailing, Bridge-Playing and Uncle Bobby Jacktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a5730d31970b2009-09-17T18:55:45-05:002009-09-17T19:01:28-05:00His name was Bob and he lived with his wife ‘D’ in the townhouse across the courtyard from us for several years when my children were very small. In fact, they were around for the birth of my son, Joe….but...Joy DJWelcome to The Annual Contractor Awards...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451afb969e20120a5b589ed970c2009-09-09T22:27:46-05:002009-09-10T00:22:38-05:00The Nominees are: 1) (Click on pictures to enlarge) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) and the winner is............ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...Joy DJ