Life through Joy's Eyes.
I came from a family that has an appreciation for routine. We did things in an order most of the time. That kept things moving but also kept things predictable. Except for this one night. Mom, Dad, Janine, and I were sitting downstairs in the basement enjoying some downtime watching TV together. In the middle ...
Disclaimer: This post is going to expose a beautiful nerdy streak that my sister and I both share. Prepare yourself. When Janine and I were old enough to stay home solo when mom and dad went out, we’d more often than not entertain ourselves in a simple way. We’d grab a game from the basement, ...
For those of you that have known me for any length of time, you are aware of the degree to which I avoid wearing dresses. This isn’t anything new by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, my dislike of dresses once made it to family folklore status because of the misjudgment of appropriateness that ...
I have no clue how we came up with this idea, but somewhere along the line in our childhood world of wonder, Janine and I decided that some of our collectible Beanie Babies that grandma had bought us had fallen in love, and of course, needed to get married. All we needed to do was ...
One thing I love about my sister is that she is optimistic, creative, and all around brilliant. I have the feeling that one of the worst things that could happen to our household growing up was a bored little kid me...especially when Janine was in charge of me. Somewhere along the line, Janine, or Janine ...
In the early homeschool days, science was one of my favorite topics. It was so easy to feel productive - pull out the microscope and look at things in high magnified detail. Boom. Science. Baking = Chemistry. Let’s figure out how things interact! The mac daddy of them all at that time: Baking soda and ...
My sister, Janine, is a brilliant human. She came up with some amazingly ingenious ways to cope with having a “monkey see, monkey do” and “I won’t do that just because it is something you want me to do” little sister like me. As many of you know, I do best when I feel like ...
September 11, 2001 is a day that none of us will forget. Everyone has their stories of where they were, when they heard, how they felt. I am no different. Except that I made a huge mistake that day. It was a normal Thursday morning. Dad was already gone (either on a trip or to ...
I had my priorities pretty straight as a kid. Sleep often, eat well, and scream frequently - just for good measure. But my mother was also very thoughtful when it came to what we ate and drank. Admittedly so, I got a little out of hand when too much sugar was in my system. For ...
For those of you that know both my sister and me, you are well aware of how different we are in so many ways. One of those stood out dramatically when we both came of driving age. My sister is amazingly book smart - quick to find mental ties between things, quick to learn, has ...
