The Joy of Six...

Christmas Decorations???

I 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 this year….

 

 

 

 

And my personal favorite….although, if I drove by something like this….it would seriously ‘freak me out!’

 

 

 

  

Good news is that they truly out did themselves this year with their Christmas decorations.  The bad news is that they had to take him down after two days.  They had more people come screaming up to their house than ever.  Great stories.  But two things made them take it down.

 

First, the cops advised them that it would cause traffic accidents as they themselves almost wrecked when they drove by.

 

Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder, almost killed herself putting it against their house, and didn’t realize that it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy).  By the way, she was one of the many people who attempted to do that.  Their yard couldn’t take it either.  They had more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up into their yard.

 

'Tis the season to be crazy.  Happy Holidays Everyone!  ~Joy 

A Little Festive Fun...

Okay, 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 the answers in a couple of days….or just e-mail me and I’ll send them to you.

 

Name That Christmas Carol

 

Match the description with a favorite Christmas Carol for each of the 20 items below. (Good luck, some of these are not so easy.)

 

1.  Bleached Yule

 

2.  Castaneous-colored Seed Vesicated in a Conflagration

 

3. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors

 

4. Righteous Darkness

 

5.  Arrival Time 2400 hrs – Weather Cloudless

 

6.  Loyal Followers Advance

 

7. Far Off in a Feeder

 

8.  Array the Corridor

 

9.  Bantam Male Percussionist

 

10.  Monarchial Triad

 

11.  Nocturnal Noiselessness

 

12.  Jehovah Deactivate Blithe Chevaliers

 

13. Red Man En Route to Borough

 

14. Frozen Precipitation Commence

 

15.  Proceed and Enlighten on the Pinnacle

 

16.  The Quadruped with the Vermillion Probiscis

 

17.  Query Regarding Identity of Descendant

 

18. Delight for this Planet

 

19.  Give Attention to the Melodious Celestial Beings

 

20.  The Dozen Festive 24 Hour Intervals

 

 

 

 

Well, now that I’ve got you all warmed up, let’s really get your brain cells working.  I actually have passed this “Mind Bender” out in the past to friends and family.  It was such fun and thought-provoking that I thought you would appreciate it too.  I have the answers if you can’t stand it anymore.  Good luck everyone!

 

This test will give you some gauge of your mental flexibility and creativity.  In the years since the test was developed, few people were able to solve more than half of the 26 questions on the first try.  Many, however, reported getting answers long after the test had been set aside – particularly at unexpected moments when their minds were relaxed, and some reported solving all the questions over a period of several days.  Take this as your personal challenge.

 

Each question below contains the initials of words that will make it correct.  Find the missing words.  For example: 26 = L of the A   ( 26 Letters of the Alphabet )

 

1. 26 = L of the A

2. 7 = W of the AW

3. 1,001 = A N

4. 12 = S of the Z

5.  54  = C in a D (with the J)

6.  9 = P in the S S

7.  88 =  P K

8.  13 = S on the A F

9.  32 = D F at which W F

10.  18 = H on the G C

11.  90 = D in a R A

12.  200 = D for P G in M

13.  8 = S on a S S

14.  3 = B M (S H T R)

15.  4 = Q in a G

16.  24 = H in a D

17.  1 = W on a U

18.  5 = D in a Z C

19.  57 = H V

20.  11 = P on a F T

21.  1,000 = W that a P is W

22.  29 = D in F in a L Y

23.  64 = S on a C

24.  40 = D and N of the G F

25.  100 = B of B on the W

26.  31 = B R I C F

Well, I hope you love these things as much as I do.  I’ll post the answers in a couple of days at the bottom of this post; but if you just can’t wait….e-mail me and I’ll tell you before your brains burst.  I certainly don’t want anything like that happening before the holiday.  I hope you're all enjoying this time preparing for the holidays with your family and friends.  Take care everyone....   Lots of love to you all... 

 

 

Hi everyone.  How did you all do? As promised…here are the answers….

 

Name That Christmas Carol

 

1. White Christmas
2. Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
3. All I Want For Xmas Is My Two Front Teeth
4. Oh Holy Night
5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
6. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
7. Away In a Manger
8. Deck The Halls
9. Little Drummer Boy

10. We Three Kings

11. Silent Night

12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

13. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

14. Let It Snow

15. Go Tell It On The Mountain

16. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

17. What Child is This?

18. Joy To The World

19. Hark The Herald Angels Sing

20. The 12 Days of Xmas

 

 

 

“Mind Bender”

 

1. 26 Letters of the Alphabet
2. 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
3. 1,001 Arabian Nights
4. 12 Signs of the Zodiac
5. 54 Cards in a Deck (with the jokers)
6. 9 Planets in the Solar System
7. 88 Piano Keys
8. 13 Stripes on the American Flag
9. 32 Degrees Farenheit at which water freezes
10. 18 Holes on the Golf Course
11. 90 Degrees in a Right Angle
12. 200 Dollars for Passing Go in Monopoly
13. 8 Sides on a Stop Sign
14. 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run)
15. 4 Quarts in a Gallon
16. 24 Hours in a Day
17. 1 Wheel on a Unicycle
18. 5 Digits in a Zip Code
19. 57 Heinz Variety
20. 11 Players on a Football Team
21. 1,000 Words that a Picture is Worth
22. 29 Days in February in a Leap Year
23. 64 Squares on a Checkerboard
24. 40 Days and Nights of the Great Flood
25. 100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
26. 31 Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Flavors

 

    ( Seems so easy now, doesn’t it? )

 

Jots from Joy

We 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 or dreadful Midwestern winter?  I can only hope for the best as I just don’t take winter clean-ups the same as I use to.  I guess I don’t ‘go-with-the-flow’ quite the same way.  Or more accurately; my body doesn’t.  So when one of those nice, fresh, crisp, heavy, white snowfalls gets dumped upon us…and we’re beckoned to bundle up and go and shovel out our cars and our sidewalks; my mind and heart may be saying “Let’s win one for the Gipper,” but my body is swearing up a blue streak.  Please Mother Nature…..be kind to us this Winter.  Love, Joy

 
  
 Here’s something I’d thought you’d like.  No one can fracture a Christmas Carol better than a kid.  Sing along with these new takes on some old favorites.  What a hoot!

 

“Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly”

“We three kings of porridge and tar”

“On the first day of Christmas my tulip gave to me”

“Later on we’ll perspire, as we dream by the fire”

“He’s makin’ a list, chicken and rice”

“Noel, Noel, Barney’s the King of Israel”

“With the jelly toast proclaim”

“Olive, the other reindeer”

“Frosty the Snowman is a ferret elf, I say”

“Sleep in heavenly peas”

“In the meadow we can build a snowman, then pretend that he is sparse and brown”

“You’ll go down in listerine”

“Oh, what fun it is to ride with one horse, soap and hay”

“Come, froggy faithful”

“You’ll tell Carol, Be a skunk, I require”

“Good tidings we bring to you and your kid”

 

Kids Who Are Different

 

Here’s to the kids who are different,

The kids who don’t always get A’s,

The kids who have ears twice the size of their peers,

And noses that go on for days…

 

Here’s to the kids who are different,

The kids they call crazy or dumb,

The kids who don’t fit, with the guts and the grit,

Who dance to a different drum…

 

Here’s to the kids who are different,

The kids with the mischievous streak,

For when they have grown, as history’s shown,

It’s their difference that makes them unique.

 

Happy Weekend everyone….. Love, Joy

Pieces of Me…Revisited

 

Children

 

 

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,”

Waving “byes;”

 

Unrelentless…

How time flies!

    ~ Joy

 

 

 

Angels Among Us

 

 

We all have been touched by an Angel;

by the warmth and the love that one brings.

We may not recognize them as Angels,

for they’re not dressed in halos and wings.

 

 

But, they’re there nonetheless right beside us…

mortal messengers right here on earth;

and their charity bestowed upon others

will be measured in heavenly worth.

 

 

There’s an Angel nearby when you’re troubled;

When you’re lost and cannot find your way.

It’s an “angel-in-waiting’ who’ll listen,

and show you a far brighter day.

 

 

When a tender touch has been offered;

Hopeful words that will urge you to try;

Smiling eyes softly filled with compassion;

Just the boost that will help get you by.

 

 

If you think you know an Angel, count your blessings.

They befriend us all…in every shape and size.

Note the deeds of earthly Angels here among us,

and you’ll know why wings and halos rule the skies.    ~Joy

 

 

Have a really great weekend everyone..... ~xo   

 

 

 

A Change of Plans

Martha 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 bag luminaries.  After a trial run, it was decided that no matter how cleverly done, rows of flaming lunch sacks do not have the desired welcoming effect.

 

The dining table will not be covered with expensive linens, fancy china or crystal goblets.  If possible, we will use dishes that match and everyone will get a fork.  Since this IS Thanksgiving, we will refrain from using the plastic Peter Rabbit plates and the Santa napkins from last Christmas.

 

Our centerpiece will not be the tower of fresh fruit and flowers that I promised.  Instead we will be displaying a hedgehog-like decoration hand-crafted from the finest construction paper.  The artist assures me it is a turkey.

 

We will be dining fashionably late.  The children will entertain you while you wait.  I’m sure they will be happy to share every choice comment I have made regarding Thanksgiving, pilgrims and the turkey hotline.  Please remember that most of these comments were made at 5:00 AM upon discovering that the turkey was still hard enough to cut diamonds.  As accompaniment to the children’s recital, I will play a recording of tribal drumming.  If the children should mention that I don’t own a recording of tribal drumming, or that tribal drumming sounds suspiciously like a frozen turkey in a clothes dryer, ignore them.  They are lying.

 

We toyed with the idea of ringing a dainty silver bell to announce the start of our feast.  In the end, we chose to keep our traditional method.  We’ve also decided against a formal seating arrangement.  When the smoke alarm sounds, please gather around the table and sit where you like.  In the spirit of harmony, we will ask the children to sit at a separate table,  In a separate room.  Next door.

 

Now I know you have all seen pictures of one person carving a turkey in front of a crowd of appreciative onlookers.  This will not be happening at our dinner.  For safety reasons, the turkey will be carved in a private ceremony.  I stress “private” meaning... Do not, under any circumstances, enter the kitchen to laugh at me.  Do not send small, unsuspecting children to check on my progress.  I have an electric knife. The turkey is unarmed.  It stands to reason that I will eventually win.  When I do, we will eat.

 

Before I forget, there is one last change.  Instead of offering a choice between 12 different scrumptious desserts, we will be serving the traditional pumpkin pie, garnished with whipped cream and small fingerprints.  You will still have a choice: take it or leave it.

 

Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving.  She probably won’t come next year either.

 

 

If only for that, I am thankful.

 

 

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A Cat's Thanksgiving

 

"Thank you God for this large and flightless bird I see before me.  I will not leave my post; and in the end I will taste the spoils of victory."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I am thankful that I am not as stupid as some humans think I am.  I know that bird's under that shiny silver stuff.  Who do they think they're dealing with....a dog?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Oh dear God, I can almost smell it through this glass...the 'bird of my dreams'...just one little swipe of my paw, that's all I ask."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Some Thanksgiving...yeah, thanks a lot...they barely left me scraps - humans!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a loving, warm and wonderful holiday everyone.  Love, Joy

Turkey and Stuffing and Gravy…Oh My

I 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 and BANG….it’s Christmas!

 

The end of the year goes by so fast.  For me it’s always been a time of extreme excitement, joy and anticipation followed by total exhaustion and the crashing letdown of how quickly it all is over.  Even after all these years….I still feel the same way….”Wait, what, that’s it… we’re done?”  Of course at this stage of the game my heart and head may be speaking those words; but my body is perfectly content to throw in the towel and call it a day.  I have no delusions that they all will ever meet on the same playing field again.

 

 

My two kids that live nearby, Jenna and Joe…and I, will be having a very quiet Thanksgiving this year here at Casa Del Joya.  We’ve had quiet ones since their dad passed away exactly four years ago.  This time of year gets a little reflective for us all; including my other two girls, Julie and Jory… who live on opposite coasts of one another.  They will be celebrating their Thanksgivings with friends and some of their husbands’ family.

 

I wish for them…as I wish for all of my blogging friends and family.... a really warm and wonderful holiday with your loved ones.  May you all have lots of good food, lively conversation and many, many beautiful memory-making moments.   Love, Joy

 

 

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Just a little Turkey Humor……

 

 

Things You Can Only Say at Thanksgiving….and get away with!

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    Talk about a huge breast!

2. Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist.

3. It’s Cool Whip time!

4. If I don’t undo my pants, I’ll burst!

5. Whew, that’s one terrific spread!

6. Are you ready for seconds yet?

7. It’s a little dry, do you still want to eat it?

8. Just wait your turn, you’ll get some?

9. Don’t play with your meat.

10.   Just spread the legs open and stuff it in.

11.    Do you think you’ll be able to handle all these people at once?

12.   I didn’t expect everyone to come at once!

13.   How long will it take after you stick it in?

14.   You’ll know it’s ready when it pops up.

15.   That’s the biggest one I’ve ever seen.

16.   Wow, I didn’t think I could handle all of that!

 

In my next life, I’m gonna be a bear.

If you’re a bear, you get to hibernate.

 

You do nothing but sleep for six months.

I could deal with that.

 

Before you hibernate, you’re supposed to eat yourself stupid.

I could deal with that too.

 

If you’re a bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you’re sleeping and wake to partially grown, cute cubs.

I could definitely deal with that.

 

If you’re a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business.

You swat anyone who bothers your cubs.

If your cubs get out of line, you swat them too.

I could deal with that.

 

If you’re a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling.

He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat.

 

Yup….Gonna be a bear.

Hovel Sweet Hovel….an Update

Just 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 my house over my sundeck replaced because some of it’s loose and the wood is rotting behind it causing rain to run down the flat roof on my sundeck to my chimney and drip down my newly repaired tile in our office; which could lead to a leaky roof again. OH JOY!  Nothing major yet has happened….but before the bad weather comes……blah, blah, blah……you know the rest.  Whoopdie Do!  Let’s see what my ‘guilt-free’ options could be……

 

So for the last two days…and counting….I have been working to the melodious tones of excruciatingly loud hammering and shouting….lots and lots of shouting. (Rich, my handyman is a little deaf and his son, Keith, has to shout across the roof to him; and he shouts back….I’m not sure why.  I’ts  like a comedy act.)  My computer room is literally right next to where they are working…only to be separated by the stairs going down to my living room.  I can hear every whack of the hammer and every loud shout going on.  It’s not so bad when I’m just working on the computer…I can tune most of it out; but it’s really amusing when I get a phone call.  Hey, I can deal with it for another day; which is what it will take to finish.  They’re doing a nice job; and they are really nice guys that always do their best and I feel are fair.  One thing I have always trusted all my life…married or single….is my feeling for people…my intuition; and Rich and his son are really good people.  Very hard-working, down-to-earth…’what-you-see is what-you-get.’

 

So, it looks like I’ll be adding a little more $$$ to the Homeowner’s Loan my husband and I took out a few years before he passed away….the one I’ve been trying to pay off…and not add any more to; but I guess that’s what it’s there for.  God knows I’m not about to go through any more leaky ceiling days.  Been there…and done that.  Thank You.  I'm sure the siding on the rest of the house won't look quite as nice as the new stuff by comparison; but you know...somehow I think I can live with that for now.  I think it's called 'priorities';  something I'm becoming quite good at...especially with this old house.   ~Joy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PET PEEVES THAT DOGS HAVE ABOUT HUMANS

'1'

Blaming your farts on me.....not funny... not funny at all !!! 

   

 

 

 

 

'2' 
Yelling at me for barking. I'M A FRIGGIN' DOG 

 

 

 

 

'3' 
Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out.  Exactly whose walk is this anyway? 

 

 

 

 

'4' 
Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose.  Stop it! 

 

 

 

 

'5' 
The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. 
You fooled a dog!  Whoooo Hoooooooo what 
a proud moment for the top of the food chain. 

 

 

 

 

 

'6' 
Taking me to the vet for 'the big snip,' then acting surprised when I freak out every time we go back! 

   

 

 

 

'7’ 
Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests.   Sorry, but I haven't quite mastered that handshake thing yet.

 

 

 

 

 

'8' 
Dog sweaters.  Hello ??? 
Haven't you noticed the fur? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'9' 
How you act disgusted when I lick myself. 
Look, we both know the truth.  You're just jealous. 

 

 

 

 

 

Now lay off me on some of these things.  We both know who's boss here! 
You don't see me picking up your poop do you? 
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY.  A DOG ALWAYS OFFERS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.  CATS HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT! 

Origami Art

I 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 cutting the paper, and using only one piece of paper.  I posted some Origami art a while back in one of my posts.

Won Park is the master of Origami.  He is also called the "money folder,” a practitioner of origami whose canvas is the United States One Dollar Bill.
 
Bending, twisting, and folding, he creates life-like shapes in AMAZING detail. (Click on photo to enlarge)

One Dollar - Fish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Dollar – Butterfly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Dollar – Camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Dollars - Battle Tank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Dollars - Chinese Dragon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Dollar – Crab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Dollars – Jacket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Dollars – Spider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Dollar – Scorpion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Dollar – Bat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Dollar - Toilet Bowl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Dollar – Penguin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Dollar – Shark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Dollar – Jet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Update....I have deleted the pictures of the renovated garbage truck after finding out through a friend of Won Park's that he does not live there.  Apparently it is some kind of rumor and those pictures are not where Won lives. One of those things that happens on the internet; but nothing I want to keep generating. Thank you Joseph for this information. I appreciate it.  ~Joy

Halloween Cakes and Pumpkin Pups

I 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 bit lighter.....

Look at this amazing art...with these Pups and their Pumpkins.....

 

Have a Happy Halloween everyone..... Love, Joy 

Christmas Shopping….Check - √

I’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 the culprit who gets the ‘Christmas Shopping’ fires burning; and once they’re ignited we’re on a mission until we’re done.  It feels good to have that part over with.  Of course now it all has to be wrapped and a good portion of it shipped; and believe me that will be no small task.  But I’ll cross that bridge…..

 

The fun part of all of this was talking on the phone to Bella and Bastian to see what they were asking Santa for.  Good God!  Bella’s list was as long as my arm….my good one.  She had a lot of arts and crafts stuff on it and Pokemon cards and dolls and a game for her DS and Brat dolls and this thing to make a giant cupcake and stuff to make science projects and things with  beads and quite a bit more…..

 

 

While Bastian just kept saying a lot of Thomas the Train stuff, like Cranky the Crane…and oh yes, Superman and Spiderman stuff.  I told them both that Aunt Jenna and I may have to take some ideas off of their Santa lists when we went shopping if that was okay with them.  No objections there.

 

 

So Aunt Jenna, Uncle Joe and I have quite a nice stash of things to be wrapped and shipped to those two little ones when the time comes.  Jen and I will be going to Julie’s for Christmas this year (Uncle Joe can’t go, he’s working at the Police Dept.) so I won’t even really be decorating the house this year….which will be very strange.  I’m still thinking about at least putting the tree up; but even that is so much work with all the ornaments and stuff that I have, and we won’t even be here.  Still, it feels too weird not having anything up at all in this house that normally looks like a Hallmark store. 

 

 

Jenna’s in the same boat with her place.  She takes after me.  You should see her place right now.  She decided to put all of her decorations out for Halloween; which she just loves.  OH MY GOD!!!  That’s really all I can say.  There are no words.  I knew she had a LOT of things…cripes I got her a lot of them; but my mouth literally fell open when I walked in there the other day and she had EVERYTHING up and lit and displayed.  Now THAT was like walking into HALLMARK.  I blame myself….but what fun!!!!  Everyone loves to go to Jen’s….for the experience.  I wish I would have thought to tell Jen to take some pictures of her place so I could have posted them to show you.

 

 

I don’t know if being organized this year had anything to do with me going a little ‘overboard’ again in the $$$ department on gifts…but I did.  I always tell myself to keep it down and to not get crazy…especially when it comes to the babes.  I just don’t always listen to that little voice in my head.  I swear, sometimes I’m hopeless….and again, Jenna’s right behind me.  Hey, you never know the situation Santa may be in this year….we are in a recession; maybe he could use a little help.

 

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Ponderisms

 

I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.

 

Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

 

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.

 

Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

 

Life is sexually transmitted.

 

Have you noticed since everyone has a phone camera these days no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?

 

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

 

In the 60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

 

How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

 

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

 

Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there? I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta its butt.

 

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?

 

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

 

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

 

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

 

Never take life seriously Nobody gets out alive anyway.

 

 

 
  

Are you ready for Halloween everyone?  I’ve got my candy…way too much again.  I do it every year; but I’m always afraid of running out.  Then I have so much left over; and who do you think munches on it?  Sad, isn’t it?  I just never learn.  Love to you all….BOO!  ~Joy