tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82902676708538097952024-03-27T16:53:47.820-07:00Joyful ExpressionsDaily Posts of Joys, Sorrows, Blessings, Frustrations and Accomplishments with Fabric and ThreadJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.comBlogger933125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-63902898316211852322019-12-31T13:42:00.001-08:002019-12-31T13:44:06.353-08:00Join me On Youtube!Hi Everyone!<br />
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I've been away from here for a long time, but I had to give Amazon this "website" in order to become an affiliate.<br />
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I think all of you know that I am a Youtuber now, and I do not do much blogging. I'm going to insert my last few videos here so you can check them out if you haven't already seen them.<br />
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Those should keep you busy for awhile, lol.<br />
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Join us for the new JoyViv Challenge starting January 1st. Watch for a new video explaining it all on January 1st.<br />
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Sew along with me and Lauren as we make the Dondi Top. It may be a few weeks before we see Lauren's pretty face again, but she is ready to sew when we meet again.<br />
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God bless you all, and join me over on Youtube. Just search "Joy Bernhardt".<br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-77118303202484475912019-06-13T12:22:00.004-07:002019-06-17T05:46:25.435-07:00Joyful Zig Zag Quilt - THIS IS OVER!Hello Everybody!!!<br />
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The time has come to give away this funky quilt one of you named for me as the Joyful Zig Zag Quilt.<br />
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Remember: <b style="background-color: #9fc5e8;"> Put your NAME in the comment. I don't know who "unknown" is.</b><br />
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Remember: <span style="color: magenta;"> <b style="background-color: cyan;">It is QUEEN size.</b></span><br />
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Remember: <span style="color: #351c75;"><b style="background-color: lime;">You must live in the United States to be eligible to win it.</b></span><br />
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Here is a photo of it:<br />
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In the comments BELOW, please BEGIN your comment with:<br />
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for "Joyful Zig Zag Quilt". (Think of it as a pattern number.)<br />
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You can say whatever you want to after you type those letters in. Those letters will tell me you want to win this quilt, and you are not just leaving a comment.<br />
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THOSE are the ONLY comments I will count to choose a winner from. I will get a lot of comments from people who are not interested in winning this Queen size monster. I will not count those comments.<br />
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So, let the fun begin!<br />
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Who wants to win this quilt?<br />
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Click below on "Comments" (it may have a number in front of it), type the JZZQ first and then add whatever you would like to say.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">I WILL CHOOSE THE WINNER OF THIS QUILT ON MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019, SO NO MORE COMMENTS TO WIN AFTER 6-16-19.</span><br />
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Hugs, Joy<br />
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<br />Joyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com194tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-66336048878723048362019-06-08T06:24:00.006-07:002019-06-08T17:40:57.305-07:00WINNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR PATTERN AND FABRIC!I used the random number generator to choose the winner of the Simplicity pattern and fabric.<br />
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<b style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Brenda Prest</span></b></h2>
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Brenda:<br />
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Please leave a comment below to let me know your email so I can contact you for your address.<br />
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Congratulations!<br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-16542221508921994622019-06-03T12:42:00.002-07:002019-06-08T06:11:44.043-07:00For My VLOG Subscribers re: S8925 and Fav Websites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello my friends!<br />
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So glad you found me here at my BLOG. I haven't been here for a long time.<br />
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<strike>IF you watched my new video from 6-3-19, then you know what to do regarding S8925. Go to the comments below and click on "comments". (It may have a number and then "comments" or it may say "No Comments". Click on whatever is there with the word "comments" in it.) It will take you to the proper place to leave one.</strike><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><strike>Be sure to follow the instructions I gave you in my VLOG. (This will END 6-7-19.)</strike></span></b><br />
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For the lady that asked me to tell you WHO I watch on Youtube, I will give you a few of my favorites here listed by their Youtube name and not in any particular order:<br />
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Brittany J. Jones<br />
Melly Sews (100 Thousand Subscribers)<br />
SewToFit<br />
Paukshte Fashion Workshop (Translated into English but LOVELY Russian (I think) Lady<br />
Vivmom Sews<br />
Power Tools with Thread<br />
Michoumakes (She tells stories and is lots of fun.)<br />
Sew Very Easy (Very Popular and TONS of Tutorials)<br />
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Missouri Star Quilt Company<br />
Jordan Fabrics<br />
Power Tools with Thread<br />
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<u>Styling Your Garments</u>:<br />
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Fabulous50s<br />
Awesome over 50<br />
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<u>Exercise</u>:<br />
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Bodygroove<br />
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If any of you watch someone regarding sewing, quilting, styling or aging that I don't know about, I would love to have the Youtube name from you.<br />
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Here is my VLOG where I talk about this BLOG:<br />
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I better get back to organizing all the new fabric I received recently from my friend Mary and from Fabric Mart Fabrics. I'm a little ticked at FMF because they have sent several pieces with flaws lately. I emailed them about one, but I have not heard back.<br />
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Remember what to do below about S8925!<br />
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Hugs, Joy<br />
<br />Joyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com108tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-11669915964685959342019-01-28T19:26:00.002-08:002019-01-28T19:26:28.293-08:00Retiring, Laughing and Win a Surprise<br />
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<b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Oh my goodness!</b></div>
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I haven't posted a BLOG since September, 2018.<br />
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If I have any followers at all left here in Bloggerville, I hope you know that I make a lot of videos these days over at Youtube. I enjoy making the videos, but it takes one or more entire nights to upload them from my Kingston home. I actually have a 30 minute video I made yesterday. I uploaded it all night last night, and it made it to the 50% mark. Before we go to bed tonight, I will start it again.<br />
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I want to talk to you.<br />
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My hubby, Jerry, isn't much for talking when it is basketball season. He loves the OKC Thunder, and he never misses a game. We are both sitting on our elevating head and foot bed right now. He is watching a recorded Thunder game. Super boring to me, although I pretend to sort of be interested. They play SO MANY games! Ugh.<br />
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I, on the other hand, am sitting up with this laptop in my lap typing. I have already seen all the videos I am interested in, plus a lot I am not interested in. I have watched so many videos on how to cure Plantar Fasciitis that I am shocked it seems to be such a common malady. Even my friends Terry and Phylly have had it. Yay! They HAD it! That gives me hope for sure as I sit here on this bed with a splint on each of my feet turning my toes up at a 90 degree angle to my leg.<br />
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This is a VERY SPECIAL week in my life. This is the week I RETIRE! Yes! And the really awesome thing about it is my BFF, Phylly, retires the exact same day I do! What are the chances? We are very excited. We plan to get together at least once a month, and we will attempt to make videos. We may not teach you a lot, but we will keep you laughing. <br />
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See this video if you haven't already:<br />
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If THAT didn't make you laugh, I am sorry. It is so rejuvenating to laugh until you nearly pee your pants. Phylly and I both really needed a fun day. It was very refreshing even though neither one of us got much accomplished.<br />
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Good night my friends. I'll start my new video as soon as this basketball game ends, and maybe you can watch it tomorrow. There is a "game" to play at the end of it. You could win a surprise from me.<br />
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Hugs, Joy<br />
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<br />Joyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-7808198978897548552018-09-08T18:18:00.000-07:002018-09-08T18:18:35.365-07:00Babylock Solaris and Super Fun Tech PartyHey Everyone!!!<br />
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In case you are wondering why I hardly ever post here on my BLOG these days, it is because I prefer to make videos on my VLOG. SO, if you stop by and you see that "she hasn't posted anything in forever", just go over to Youtube and Search "Joy Bernhardt", and my videos will all come up.<br />
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Here is the last one I did:<br />
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I have some fun, fun news for you today and a few pictures I want to share with you.<br />
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If you have been following me for awhile, and some of you have been with me for years, then you know that I like both Bernina and Babylock machines. I like Berninas for sewing. I like Babylock embroidery machines and sergers.<br />
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Babylock has a brand new embroidery machine out called the Solaris. It does everything but make coffee and change sheets! It is really awesome. <br />
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So, the deal was, IF you paid $500 deposit down before the machine even came out, you were guaranteed to be one of the first people to actually receive one, and you got a bunch of "free" stuff with it. Now, anyone with half a pea brain (as my Mom used to say) knows none of it is really free, but they want you to think it is. The $500 was refundable, so you couldn't lose by letting them hold it for you.<br />
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So YESTERDAY was the big day for me. I was really thrilled that it was because I had the awesome, amazing Jan (B-Sew Inn, OKC Manager) all to myself. I LOVE to be treated like I'm the only person alive (who doesn't), and Jan sure can do it. She spent three hours with me helping me figure out what chairs, in what color, with what bases, and what Koala cabinet, and what height, and what attachments, etc. She was absolutely WONDERFUL to me!<br />
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Here is a picture of me with Jan as I saw my machine for the first time,<br />
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My Mom left her four kids a nice chunk of cash when she passed, and I used my share to buy this machine NOT KNOWING that the cases were going to be my Mom's favorite color in the whole wide world: Purple!<br />
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I looked up to Heaven and squealed, "Mom LOOK, the machine you bought me has cases that are purple!!!"<br />
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Here I am right after Jan and a helper lifted this monster to put it in the back of my car. It is SUPER heavy! My son-in-law, Len, very nicely offered to come help unload it. I told him two girls put it in my car, so I could carry one half of it. He looked at me like I had lost another screw, but he let me try. I could NOT do it! I don't know how all those ladies lift their machines!<br />
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Here is the pic:<br />
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So all of that was just yesterday. Today was the big Babylock yearly Tech Party. I had never been to one before. Totally free -- for real -- and it was done over-the-moon wonderful -- by Jan, I'm sure. Lots of drinks and frosted cookies with suns and shades and cute stuff. Didn't think to take a pic of those. Baked potatoes with all the stuffings for lunch. The staff was all there and dressed in their sunshine head bands. The service is just UNbeatable in this store. Everyone is so friendly and so helpful whether or not you buy a Solaris or a thimble. I am always impressed, and I am HARD to impress, especially, when it comes to service.</div>
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Here is Jan at the head of the class:</div>
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The place was packed with women and even one man:</div>
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My grandson called to see if I could keep Baby Boo this evening and all night, so I hurried out before a lot of the ladies to pay for my stuff (I'll show you another time) so I could be home in time. Turned out he didn't come tonight because Dad and Mom decided to stay home, BUT Baby Boo was at my house yesterday, and I snapped a pic of him in this playpen I bought for him. It is really nice. I can get in it with him!</div>
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Gotta get. Church tomorrow with Margaret, and I need to find something to wear. My nice clothes are all at the other house as I wasn't expecting to find a church I love while I am here. Baby Boo and his parents are even attending now, and that makes this Grandma's heart swell with happiness!</div>
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Joyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-63820659471772492092018-08-08T16:45:00.004-07:002018-08-08T16:45:55.039-07:00A Happy Birthday and UpdateHello Everyone!<br />
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I have not been blogging much because it is more fun to just make videos. My daughter, Tammy, has made a great blog post about my 68th birthday.<br />
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If you will click on the link below, you can read all about it and see lots of pictures. The #8 on my cake fell over just as Tammy snapped the picture.<br />
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https://achickthatknitz.com/2018/08/08/moms-birthday/<br />
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Tammy's camera takes such clear pictures. If it didn't take HOURS to go get a new phone, I would go get one like hers. Last time I went to the phone place the girl told me she would have to upload my phone to the cloud ALL NIGHT. How crazy. Isn't your stuff already on the cloud?<br />
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I had my second eye done yesterday, 8-7-18, and I could see clearly by this morning. My vision was 20/20 in my right eye and 20/25 in my left eye. My left eye was done two weeks ago. My vision is absolutely AMAZING! I am awe-struck at the whole procedure and outcome. It is shocking how horrible my vision was even with contacts in both eyes. Right now, I have only distance lenses from the surgeries, and I can see what I am typing to you perfectly. I went to my regular eye doctor today, and I think he is as surprised as I am.<br />
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If you watch my Youtube channel, you know we are selling our business, and I have been house hunting in Edmond for a larger house. Why? Because I want to be close to my daughter and grand kids and great grand kids when I am older, and I sure don't want to be looking for a house then.<br />
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House hunting has come to a halt because nothing is right, and we don't want to build. Been there, done that! Not fun.<br />
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I am thinking now of redecorating the house we already own here. I have never done anything to it because we were only supposed to live here two years. We have been here TEN years!<br />
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Really, I want to wait until the sale of our business is finalized. We should be signing papers August 23rd and receiving payment, but ....<br />
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We will see what actually happens. So much is involved.<br />
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I have lots of sewing projects, and I will make some more videos as soon as time and my eyes permit. I have to put eye drops in for another two weeks, and my right eye has a fresh wound.<br />
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I can't bend over or lift stuff. That limits one.<br />
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For now, I am going to watch Youtube videos of sewing, quilting, cooking or whatever happens to pop up that looks interesting. Old Johnny Carson videos are fun, and I like Dolly Parton. I LOVE Andre' Rieu, but I've watched his videos so many times, I know them by heart. Margaret gave me another one of his DVD's for my birthday. He is the nicest man and so majorly gifted.<br />
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If you don't know him, click the link below. He has many Youtube videos, but this is one of my favorites. I LOVE to waltz -- or try to -- and love this kind of music. As you will see, so do thousands of others. Margaret is going to a live concert in September in Chicago! She invited me, but I can't leave our business and Jerry to go with her. She gave me a DVD of the Maastricht concert last Christmas, and I was immediately hooked! I've played it a dozen times.<br />
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https://youtu.be/vWgcFjz0wzM<br />
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I better stop before I put you all to sleep. Check out my Youtube videos if you don't see me here.<br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-58076020304947274652018-07-11T17:25:00.001-07:002018-07-11T17:28:55.039-07:00Choice Home Warranty -- DON'T USE THEM!I am SO, SO mad that I was stupid enough to buy a home warranty from Choice Home Warranty. If you have a plan with them, would you please let me know how it is working for you?<br />
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My friend Terry and another friend have plans with another company, and they told me how wonderful they were.<br />
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Duh!<br />
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The first thing I should have done was to ask them WHICH company they used.<br />
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I don't know how I happened on Choice, but it was the WRONG CHOICE! They don't pay for anything without a huge fight with several people -- all of who take forever to answer the phone. They demand that the service tech calls them from your home, BUT they NEVER answer their phone when the techs are here. The techs today sat on the patio and waited THIRTY minutes for a person to answer the phone. I had a tech just hang up and leave a few days ago because he could not wait any longer.<br />
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The last time I needed repair -- which was on my dryer -- we waited for over 30 minutes to get a recording saying they were too busy and to call them back the next day.<br />
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I suppose I should have had the service guy just spend the night!<br />
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I just gave up on that claim and paid the guy. Actually, I have to pay all the repairmen, and wait 30 days to get my money -- IF there is any -- from Choice.<br />
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They NEVER have a repair company in our area. I wait days for them to finally tell me to just get my own person. Then, when I do, I can't get them on the phone to talk to my repair person. Then, Choice totally denies my claim because the tech didn't stay and wait indefinitely to get PERMISSION to fix the broken whatever. In this case, it is an air conditioner.<br />
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I paid thousands of dollars for this shocking disregard for our service needs. It should be illegal! Just want to warn all my friends out there in internet land to never use Choice Home Warranty. They are "choice" alright -- a BAD one!<br />
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Big news coming soon! Stay tuned.<br />
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Hugs, Joy<br />
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<br />Joyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-60722516512821029242018-07-09T19:36:00.001-07:002018-07-09T19:36:56.288-07:00Cataracts and LensesHello everyone!<br />
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I haven't been blogging much lately.<br />
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It is more fun to make videos 'cause I can just talk to you like you were right here with me.<br />
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I asked my Youtube followers to let me know their experiences with cataract removal and lens choices. Finally, after watching dozens of Youtube videos and reading reviews, including someone having their iris and their pupil cut out of their eye to REMOVE a lens, that I would just get the distance ones. I know several people who have those, and they are very happy. I appreciate all my Youtube follower comments as well. They were very helpful.<br />
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I will still have to wear glasses for close up, but that is okay.<br />
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At least things will be clear.<br />
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Nothing new.<br />
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Still sewing.<br />
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Still quilting.<br />
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Still working at our store.<br />
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Check my Youtube videos if you haven't been there for awhile. I have been making Jalie jeans. Great fit and they look so good I can't tell them from my RTW jeans in the closet. You should try them.<br />
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It is late. Time for bed.<br />
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Jerry worked super late tonight. He is upstairs waiting for me to watch TV with him. I bet anything he will be sound asleep when I get up there. Bless his heart. He works so hard.<br />
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Have a FABULOUS Friday.<br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-82759375631440586192018-05-02T09:40:00.002-07:002018-05-02T14:07:54.769-07:00Look at What My Daughter is Doing NowMy daughter, Tammy, has a fun website.<br />
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Can't imagine WHERE she got that from, lol!<br />
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If you knit, you will love her site.<br />
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I have lots to tell you, BUT I have to work today. Maybe I'll get a chance to show you some stuff I am working on tomorrow.<br />
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<br />Joyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-44105080285763146692018-04-23T16:25:00.001-07:002018-04-23T16:25:10.507-07:00Back to Work and My Quilt Needs a NameHello Everyone!<br />
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A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all of you sweet, caring people who sent thoughts, prayers and condolences after my mother passed. I can't believe a whole week has already gone by. I appreciate so very much all your prayers. Even though expected, it is hard to lose your mother. I was sitting upstairs watching TV with Jerry a few nights ago, and I actually started to get up and "go check on Mom". <br />
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I am back at my store trying to catch up. It seems every time I just get to the bottom of one stack, three more have formed around me. We are going to be audited soon, and there is so much we have to be prepared for. So many forms and documents and schedules! <br />
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It is a ROYAL PITA and we have to PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS for the torment. Oh, the joys of owning your own business.<br />
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So even though a lot of the stress in caring for my mother is gone, there seems to be plenty to replace it.<br />
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We had to let one employee go and another one starts on Wednesday. Something else that requires a lot of preparation and paperwork, but we are real excited about our new lady because she is the same lady that has cared for my Mom for the last year, Dorine. Isn't that awesome!<br />
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I want to start making garments again as I don't seem to be losing the 10 pounds I gained back while caring for Mom. I'll be getting more exercise now, so maybe that will help. I think I will start right now by going upstairs to walk -- or is it glide -- on the Elliptical. <br />
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And!!!! I almost forgot to show you. I finished the scrappy quilt top yesterday. Ready to put her on the longarm.<br />
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And while I was at it, I decided to get the binding ready for my Bargello. It turned out turquoise because I couldn't decide if I liked brown or turquoise better, and the turquoise was handier to cut. This picture makes me think brown would have looked better, but too late to change it now.<br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-9969560656758038442018-04-15T19:10:00.000-07:002018-04-15T19:10:13.156-07:00Celebrating Mom's New HomeI will be making a video soon, but right now I wanted to just let all of my dear internet friends know that my sweet mother is walking on streets of gold and visiting for the first time with her mother who died giving her birth 90 years ago.<br />
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Here she is with "her FAVORITE red head", Terry, after receiving the quilt Terry made just for her. We sent it with Mom today to be buried with her. She loved it so much!<br />
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I have been in agony for days that my siblings seemed to have no desire to come see her. I had prayed for the hugest miracle of all time, and God did not let me down. Two of my siblings showed up just hours before she passed, and my other sibling talked to her as I held my phone up to my mom's ear.<br />
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I am so sad to tell you that my mom fell this past Monday at the place I had moved her to, and her hip was broken. She had also fallen another time and had a cut on her elbow. I immediately went there, and I stayed with her all night to see why on earth my mom kept falling.<br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-40614170100376009922018-04-02T17:39:00.001-07:002018-04-02T17:39:31.493-07:00My Sweet Hubby and Something New to Cure the BluesHello my dear friends all over the world! <br />
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So many of you have sent such sweet comments to me, and I am so very thankful for each and every one of them. I am believing for the biggest miracle EVER, and that is that someday I will actually get a nice comment from one of my siblings. But until that miracle happens, I am so touched and blessed by all the nice comments that come from you.<br />
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The only consolation in my situation is that I am certainly not alone. No matter WHO I talk to, I hear the same stories over and over. One out of several siblings takes on the duty of caring for the aged parent, and the other siblings do nothing but complain and bad mouth the caretaker. I have only one daughter, so in my case, it will be her or nobody. <br />
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I cannot wait to get back to the Assisted Living Home my Mom is in to see her. Jerry has been there twice since I've been up here. First, her TV went out on Friday and nobody there could fix it. The Directv repairman could not come until Easter Sunday -- of all times -- and I knew Mom wouldn't let the guy into her room -- especially, if he looked like the one that came to hook it up! I knew Jerry could fix it, and he did. He went out Friday after working all day. He is really good to her.<br />
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It was so funny. I called Mom Friday when I heard her TV wasn't working. At first, she told me she hadn't been able to watch it for TWO DAYS. A little bit later, she said she hadn't been able to watch it for THREE DAYS. A few minutes later, she said she hadn't been able to watch it for FIVE DAYS! <br />
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Dorine found it leaned up against a wall because it wouldn't stand up on its own. We have NO IDEA what happened to it.<br />
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Anyway, Jerry was an angel, and he went out late last night and worked a long time fixing her lamp.<br />
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And, YES, I wanted to go home so badly but Jerry is coming up here for a doctor appointment this week, and he wants me here when he arrives.<br />
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Please God, do not let anything break while we are both gone!<br />
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So today came, and I have been very lonely the last few days. Didn't see a single person yesterday even though my family is here. It just didn't feel right since it was Easter. Haven't had Luke since last week. I texted Margaret to see if she was home. She was and she said, "Let's get together!"<br />
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We did our favorite thing. First a steak and a baked potato, and then we went to Von Maur to look at new purses.<br />
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Some of you may recall the year I bought the pretty purple purse when I was with Margaret, and she bought a blue one. Margaret has to get the brakes fixed on her car so she couldn't buy a new purse today, but she had fun helping me find one.<br />
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This is it! Isn't it pretty? The silver heart, the tassel and the color are what caught my eye. PLUS it has FOUR pockets on the outside.<br />
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I knew immediately it was the one I wanted.<br />
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When I got home, I tried it on my shoulder and took a picture for Phylly to see. She is a major Purse-a-holic! She has gorgeous purses in all sizes, shapes and colors. I have a lot, but not compared to Phylly.<br />
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Then Margaret said that I should tell Jerry how much money I SAVED because I didn't have to BUY a new blouse. I could just make one. So I went through my stash, and look what I found to make a new blouse out of.<br />
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I snapped this pic and then immediately cut it out.<br />
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Won't keep you. Time to get my jammies on. Jerry comes tomorrow! I haven't seen him for about 10 days. I miss him SO MUCH! He had a good vacation too though, and it has been super refreshing for both of us. I really miss Mom though.<br />
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Have a wonderful rest of the week.<br />
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Joyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-77742636775210061912018-03-28T17:33:00.001-07:002018-04-02T14:52:36.952-07:00Back At Last and Where I've BeenHey Everyone!<br />
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It is Wednesday evening here in Edmond, OK and I am enjoying the second week of my Vacation From Life.<br />
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It is a loooooooooooooooooong story as to what I have been up to, so if you have 30 minutes, you can listen to it here:<br />
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My mother is doing great and is happy. I miss her very much, and I am supposed to get to talk to her tonight on Dorine's phone. I don't know if Mom will be able to carry on a conversation -- or even want to try -- but I can, at least, hear her voice, and she can hear mine.<br />
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Other than that, I am making appointments galore and keeping Sweet Baby Luke as often as his parents will allow. He is SO adorable! I keep forgetting to ask his parents if I can post pics of him, so I won't do that until I do.<br />
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Jerry is at our other house working on very difficult wheelchair assignments.<br />
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One is for an over 600 pound person. (OMG! Have you ever watched that show about 600 pound people? It is the saddest thing. I just want to cry every time I watch it.) Jerry always takes the customers other companies turn down. He works more hours than he will ever get paid for either locating or making special attachments. He is really good at what he does!<br />
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The other patient is a woman who lives too far away -- but he took her anyway -- and she cannot make up her mind what she wants. He keeps making changes for her and driving to her house and back just to show her something he has done, only to have to figure out how to make some other change. I don't know HOW he stands it!<br />
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SOOOOOO, he isn't able to have a vacation WITH ME, is the point of all of that. He gets to go fishing on the weekends, and that keeps him going. He is catching gigantic fish now, and he really loves that he finally figured out how to do that. It takes a LOT MORE than a lake, a nice boat and lots of lures.<br />
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Won't keep you. I need to clean up this vacation spot! Unfortunately, it did not come with a housekeeper.<br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-51431409123653555452018-03-07T17:01:00.001-08:002018-03-07T17:01:52.277-08:00Hello on Wednesday NightHi everyone!<br />
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I'm sorry I don't have a new video for you. I actually made one for you two days ago, but I didn't have time to unscramble it. Mom has been more needful of my time lately, and I get really worn out some days.<br />
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She wakes us up very abruptly at night quite often, and Jerry and I both have trouble going back to sleep. I always jerk my head up because I'm shocked with the bright light and Mom demanding I get up and fix her shake, and I have a pain in my neck all the time. Ugh!<br />
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I get so upset with her until I've caught up on my sleep and my compassion cup is full again.<br />
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Jerry is gone a lot too, and that means I'm alone with her. When he is here, he helps with all the chores and helps me deal with her when she gets difficult. Thank God I have a wonderful husband who appreciates me taking care of my Mom, and he is always willing to help -- IF he isn't at work or fishing -- of course.<br />
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Then there is our store which requires more of my time lately. We have had an ad in the paper for a sales clerk for three weeks. Today, the 2nd applicant came in. She was only 19 years old. She seemed like a little girl to me. I told her if she came to work for us, she would have lots of Mothers -- more like Grandmothers! She was very quiet and shy. I'm not sure if she could handle all the responsibility, but I think she would be very sweet and easy to like. If they are teachable, it is nice to have a young one you can train. They don't complain that something was done differently somewhere else.<br />
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SOOOOOOOOOO, all of that to say, I haven't had much time lately for blogging and vlogging.<br />
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Right now, I must get up off this comfy bed to go outside to find our oldest, fattest cat, Bootsy. He decided he wasn't coming in at the usual time tonight, and Jerry isn't here to walk all over the place following him until he finally stops so Jerry can pick him up. If he doesn't come when I call him, it is just too bad! He can stay out all night in the cold! I will go call him one more time though.<br />
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Be back soon my friends. <br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-74328521267607757132018-03-01T16:37:00.000-08:002018-03-01T16:37:18.963-08:00My Final Choice for the Crumbs and Sad Doggie UpdateHi everyone!<br />
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I have actually sewn two whole rows together of my final choice of patterns for my crumb quilt. <br />
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Here is a picture of the quilt squares just stuck up on my flannel wall.<br />
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I really like it! I was surprised that I lost about five inches across when I sewed the pieces together.<br />
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I'll show it to you again when I get it all sewn together with the borders. <br />
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That will give me THREE quilts that need binding. I hope I get a binding urge pretty soon.<br />
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Thanks for all your comments on the turquoise/brown bindings. I think I may do a turquoise flange and brown binding. That should be real pretty on the bed.<br />
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And about the doggies: Sandy and Sasha<br />
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Remember the tossed-out puppies that came into our garage?<br />
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I brought home the 20 pound bag of puppy food and a large bag of treats. We fed the puppies twice as you can see in the picture above, and we left the treats for them. They never would come near us.<br />
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Well, the next two days it rained over two inches. I don't know if that had anything to do with it, but both puppies have not been seen since I snapped the picture. We have looked and looked and called and called.<br />
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Jerry goes out several times a day to look in their hiding place.<br />
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We pray that someone else has taken them in, but.... We live in the dangerous woods and the coyotes have been active. There are bob cats and owls and snakes and heaven-only-knows what else. I sure hope they are okay somewhere. We have plenty of food if they show up again.<br />
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Gotta get. Time to check on Mom, and Jerry will be home from fishing soon.<br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-34119672184637764902018-02-26T18:26:00.000-08:002018-02-26T18:26:25.575-08:00Help Needed for Crumbs!, Puppy Update, Big Catch and Newest Pattern from Saf-T-PocketsI am so excited to have half-square triangles of my crumb 10" squares! I believe the Layer Cake was called "In The Navy" from MSQC.<br />
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NOW, I don't know the best way to arrange them. They are basically only TWO colors, but you can do so many arrangements with them.<br />
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Tell me what you think, and what arrangement you like. Love to see any other patterns you know about.<br />
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Here is Arrangement #1: (I didn't have many pieces yet.)<br />
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Following is Arrangement #2: (I think this is my favorite because of the stars it makes.)<br />
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Following is Arrangement #3: (I like this one but it doesn't have any stars.)<br />
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Some of you asked me to keep you posted on the puppies who were thrown out onto our land by some mean person. We feel they must have been VERY mean because these puppies are terrified of people. We are trying very hard to get them to come to us.<br />
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I put food out for them, and when we LEAVE, they rush to the food and gobble down every bit of it. We put food into this bowl twice tonight.<br />
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I think they have been mothered by a deer because they act like deer. Very timid and watchful and jumpy. They won't be still long enough for me to snap a good picture.<br />
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My husband found where they have been living. They crawl under that long piece of metal on top of the leaves. This area is behind Jerry's barn, so we never saw them until they came up to the house looking for food.<br />
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And below is one of our three cats. His name is boots -- for obvious reasons -- and he is our oldest and fattest cat.<br />
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He was hilarious watching us try to get the puppies to come to us. He could see everything from his high perch there. He and Barney (our second oldest cat) have not been happy ever since we brought Button home when he was a kitten. He was a tossed out baby also, but he ran into our building in town to hide. He was so tiny and so skinny.<br />
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Boots and Barney ignore Button and treat him like some kind of space alien; and now they see these puppies, and I think they are at their wit's end. LOL! <br />
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And THEN there is my husband!<br />
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A few nights ago when I first saw the puppies, I told him how cute they were and told him we had to take care of them. He said, "NO WAY!!!!" "LISTEN TO ME, JOY!" "WE HAVE YOUR MOM -- OUR 3 CATS -- AND 3 STRAY CATS!" "WE JUST CANNOT TAKE THESE DOGS IN!!!!"<br />
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Now that I'm old and I have lived with Jerry for 43 years, I know that he ALWAYS says "NO!" first. Later, he always says "Yes". So, I just waited. <br />
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This morning when I went into the kitchen to make my breakfast, Jerry was trying to come up with a name for the dogs who still had not come near us. Of course, I knew his heart was softening, but I didn't let on. He said, "I think I'll name the black dog "Bart". (A "B" name like the 3 cats.)<br />
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I told him the dogs were girls and he could not name one "Bart". He agreed.<br />
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I suggested "Betty". He said he didn't like that at all. <br />
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I told him I wanted to name the light colored one "Sandy", but he said that didn't start with a "B".<br />
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So then I left and went to work. I wasn't at work very long when Terry called and we decided to take advantage of the one sunshiny day this week and go do our grocery shopping. While I was at Sam's buying groceries, I got a phone call from Jerry.<br />
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GUESS what he wanted????????????????????<br />
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He asked me to buy dog food and treats for the puppies. He really is a big softy when it comes to puppies and kittens.<br />
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I don't know what will actually happen, but I will keep you posted.<br />
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We have named them Sandy and Sasha. IF they ever come to us, we will take them to a Vet and later get them spayed. We don't need any more unwanted puppies. I told Jerry that our names didn't start with "B", so surely we could name these dogs something else. He agreed.<br />
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And, HEY!<br />
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You gotta see what Jerry caught yesterday when he went fishing with a new friend who happens to be a Guide. I was so happy for Jerry to get to go in someone else's boat and just enjoy fishing. He put the fish back in the lake.<br />
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And one last thing!<br />
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My latest new pattern. I hope to make it up real soon. I will let you know all about it -- of course.<br />
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Here is my latest VLOG if you haven't seen it, and if you care to:<br />
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Be back soon -- I hope.<br />
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<br />Joyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-3443761411896192062018-02-11T18:00:00.001-08:002018-02-11T18:04:20.195-08:00Animal Whimsy Quilt, Thanks for Mom's Mail and Happy Valentine's DayThis is the third quilt I've made for Luke and he is not three months old yet.<br />
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The boy is going to have to have a yard sale when he is a teenager to get rid of all the quilts his great granny made him!<br />
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It is a darling pattern called Animal Whimsy. Here is a pic of it.<br />
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I quilted it simply with some animal sounds and some animal names. Wish I had thought of it sooner so I could have planned it out better. I got all confused when I couldn't figure out what sound a rabbit makes, and I wasn't sure what horses say either. I thought it was "neigh" but that looked funny, and "nay" looked like "hay".</div>
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I should have made the rooster because I could have put "cock-a-doodle-doo", but what does the hen say? Maybe "cluck-cluck" -- or isn't that the duck. No, the duck says "quack". </div>
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Or the pig. I could have put "oink".</div>
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Or the sheep. I could have put "baa baa".</div>
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But for now, here is the quilt I made for his portable crib. It matches absolutely NOTHING in the room it is in, but I don't care. I hope he drags it all over the place and wears it out.</div>
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And thank you again so very much for those of you who send my Mom mail. She is always so excited that someone sent her something -- anything -- because it makes her feel remembered and cared about. She is to the point she can't understand what is written or why the card came, but she is always happy that something came to her in the mail, and we always make sure she reads the cards, or we read them to her.</div>
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We had to go to Best Buy to buy a new monitor for one of our employees. While there, I wandered around a little and something caught my eye. Fortunately, I could use Valentine's Day for an excuse, and Jerry was his usual generous, sweet self, and told me I could have it. </div>
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It is a lap desk that has a mouse pad and a place for my phone. I had to get a wireless mouse to go with it, of course. I am really enjoying it right now as Jerry lays beside me watching the Thunder play.</div>
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After that, we went to Red Lobster where I had a $32 lobster dinner. I told Jerry it was too expensive, and he said, "Get what you want!" So I did. Jerry had a $30 dinner with crab legs. So very good! Then we bought groceries until we were both worn out. It is always so good to be back home.</div>
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We are back in our Kingston home after a week at our Edmond home. It is SO GOOD to be back home. This is our REAL home. The other home is just because we have a business in Edmond and we got sick of staying in a hotel when we were there.<br />
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Only thing is, I really miss my sweet great grandson, Luke.<br />
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I spent most of yesterday and today on this, and it still needs a binding, BUT I want to show it to you anyway.<br />
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It is loosely hanging from the bar, so it isn't flat. You can see how nice it turned out though. <br />
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This quilt design is called Lucy's E2E (Edge to Edge) from My Creative Stitches. I paid $5 for it! WELL worth it. I really like it.<br />
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It is a Queen size quilt. It was a kit I purchased from Craftsy called Spring 2017 Quilt-Along Flower Basket Kit. I believe they are all sold out of it now.<br />
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As is true with most quilts, it is WAY PRETTIER in person. <br />
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I've got to square it up and put the binding on it. Give me a few days.<br />
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Jerry is watching the Super Bowl (yuk). I'd rather be quilting if I wasn't exhausted from finishing the baskets. Gotta work at our store tomorrow, but I'll try to get back soon for a new video.<br />
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Have you seen this one:<br />
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I have made SIX of those now. They are really wonderful. Gave one to Phylly. Made a tutorial for you, but it is such a mess, I couldn't get it edited to make sense. Too much time in between clips. Blame it on Luke. (-: </div>
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-9514539904153243522018-01-30T18:29:00.002-08:002018-01-30T18:29:22.457-08:00Total Cuteness from Grandma's HouseHi everyone!<br />
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I thought I would make LOTS of videos and have plenty of time for blogging on my one week away from home vacation, but I have managed to stay busier than ever. It is my great grandson's fault, actually, as I have been watching him every afternoon.<br />
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Of course, you want to see pictures, so let me upload a few.... (Please pardon strange lighting and shadows.)<br />
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His name is Luke, and he smiles a lot.<br />
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Here is Luke helping Papa work just like his daddy used to do.<br />
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Here he is being totally adorable while I try to snap selfies of us.<br />
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And his Papa had him as much as I did. You just can't not snuggle with this precious bundle!<br />
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Papa has him again. Luke likes to sit up and watch the TV or the computer. Papa, of course, had the Thunder on. Luke seemed to like it.<br />
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So now you know why I have been missing.<br />
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I intended to show you how to make the notion holder, but then Luke came over. Maybe I'll get a chance to do it tomorrow.<br />
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Don't hold your breath though. Luke's Daddy may bring him back tomorrow and the next day, and this doll trumps notion holder every time. (-:<br />
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This is a WONDERFUL vacation for Jerry and me, and we are in our home.<br />
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I better go in the other room and act interested in the Thunder basketball game now.<br />
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GOOD MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORNING!!!!<br />
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Isn't it a glorious day?<br />
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It is 16 degrees outside, and that means bugs are dying, and we won't have 50 trillion of them crawling and flying around when Spring comes! YAY!<br />
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It is, however, sunny outside, and sunshine ALWAYS makes me happy.<br />
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And look what I found at Rhonda's place. I love this because I have been hurt by so many people, as I'm sure you have been to. People can be so heartless and cruel. Some hurt you without even realizing what they are doing. This -- in my case -- refers to those who have hurt me ON PURPOSE by their ugly words or actions. But even then, God says to bless them. God is so loving, and He knows that blessing them sets us free. He can then deal with the offenders Himself!<br />
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And I promised you back on December 18th that I would EVENTUALLY show you pictures from Mom's 90th birthday. Here they are.<br />
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Mom received nearly 40 cards from all of you. Actually, a card still comes every few days.<br />
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Mom read EVERY SINGLE ONE, and she was so touched that people that don't even know her would be so kind.<br />
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I helped her read the parts she couldn't make out.<br />
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We had all of Mom's favorite foods: Grapes, Potato Salad, Chicken Salad Sandwiches and Purple Punch.<br />
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Notice the only sandwich below. That is because Mom eats only ONE KIND of bread, and she only eats ONE HALF of a sandwich. She didn't touch the cupcakes, because they are "bad for you", but she had lots of ice cream.<br />
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I went to the bakery and gave the decorator lady a drawing of a violet to use so she would know what a violet looked like. She was a wonderful young lady, and she did EXACTLY what I asked her to do. God bless her!<br />
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And here I am with Mom. Terry, a professional photographer, took all the pictures that day. She is so good to me. WAIT until you see the quilt she just made for me!!!!!!! (A later blog.)<br />
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The picture below was SUPPOSED to be a family picture with Mom and her four kids. Sadly, I am the only one that was here although all were invited. I am so thrilled to have this picture thanks to Terry.<br />
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This is Mom opening a fun card from my friend and neighbor Kathleen. Mom was so happy all day long. Her birthday could not have been more special.<br />
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Here, Mom just opened the warm fleece top I made for her. It looks really nice on her, and she has worn it several times.<br />
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And here is Mother's most favorite preacher in the whole wide world. This is Pastor Leon. He visits her EVERY week, and he always wears a PURPLE shirt. What a sweetheart!<br />
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And this lady is Dorine. She is a nurse, and she has another full time job. She leaves our house at 3:00 and goes to her other job. Unbelievable! She comes four or five days every week to care for Mom because she loves Mom, and we all love her! She is like a part of this family now. Notice that she also wore purple for Mom's birthday. Mom is wearing an outfit I made for her, and it is her favorite. Hence she is not wearing purple. Mom will tell you many times a day that she is VERY BLESSED to have so much loving care here.<br />
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Joyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-90218172843312075582018-01-03T18:11:00.003-08:002018-01-03T18:11:36.746-08:00Thank You for 2017 - Happy 2018 - My ResolutionsIt is about 8 PM on January 3rd, and my lightning fast mind just realized I haven't posted any pictures from my Mom's birthday yet. Terry brought me a CD of the ones she took, and I took several myself. The thing is, when your birthday is on December 18th, it is immediately overridden by Christmas preparations. Right after Mom's birthday was my granddaughter's birthday on the 20th and an employee was the day after that, and then it was suddenly Christmas Day!<br />
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I don't have any pictures in this laptop, so you will still have to wait awhile for birthday pics. I'll get around to it -- I promise. And, no, I can't put the CD in here because this laptop does not have a CD player.<br />
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Mother received over 30 cards from you very loving and kind internet friends of mine. She was so blessed by them and so was I. The people who were here for her little party were amazed at the cards she had received. She has them all in her room so she can look at them whenever she wants to.<br />
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I did make a VLOG for you about her birthday. If you haven't seen it, here it is:<br />
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Part of the following VLOG was made on Christmas morning, and Mom talks to you in it. I am showing you a cookie that was sent to Mom by Shari Marie. Purple butterflies! Mom loved them.<br />
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So what about those New Year's resolutions.<br />
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I don't really have any, other than the ones I have every day, all my life: Love God, love people and try to be the best ME I can be.<br />
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I thank all of you who took time to listen to me and talk back to me with your kind, helpful comments this past year. And thank you all SO VERY MUCH for being so kind to my Mother and giving me your helpful advice and tips from your own experiences with loved ones. I know I will cherish you all the more as her illness progresses. Nothing heals a hurting heart like loving friends who truly care and have been through what you are going through.<br />
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I'll be back soon my friends.<br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-12327908991490274062017-12-12T18:12:00.000-08:002017-12-12T18:12:37.500-08:00Office Christmas Parties 2017Several of you have asked me to post pics of our Christmas lunches.<br />
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For those of you who don't know, Jerry and I own a medical equipment company called Family Medical Supply. We have two locations: Oklahoma City and Kingston, OK.<br />
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Our lunch for OKC was last week, and we just had our lunch for the Kingston location today. The weather was lovely, and we had great food (except for one dessert -- see below) and great fun.<br />
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FIRST, here is a picture of Jerry and me and all of our Oklahoma City employees from last week. I will list their names because our employees at one store only know names from the other store.<br />
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In the back from left to right:<br />
Tim, Mark, Bill, Lu, John, Sharon and Kathy (Sorry Kathy is kind of squished in there.)<br />
In the front from left to right:<br />
Paula, Kodi, Misty, Sheila, Phylly, Carol and Diane<br />
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Do you see Phylly, the one who resigned a few month ago?<br />
And right next to her in the red jacket and scarf is Carol. She has resigned several times.<br />
They both still come to work, and we couldn't be happier about it!<br />
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Some of the employees above have been with us over TEN YEARS. Jerry and I don't work at that location, so I don't even know what the girls do anymore. Lu -- the tall lady in the back -- is the Store Manager, and she has so much work to do, I don't know how she stands it. She does the hiring, the training, the job descriptions, the reviews, prepares for accreditation and does a ton of computer input and paperwork and she knows everyone else's job. I'll ask Jerry about something, and he will say, "Ask Lu like I do. She knows everything." I honestly don't know HOW she does it, but we sure do love her for it.<br />
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I'm pretty sure that Paula has been with us the longest. She has quit before too. Thank God she came back. She drives a very long way every day to and from work, and we are so very thankful for her dedication. <br />
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Next to Paula is Kodi. She has been with us over 11 years, and I think the next longest time. We hired her part time to clean. She kept offering to do other stuff, and now she is a super salesgirl on the showroom floor. Everybody adores Kodi. People that quit years ago still call her.<br />
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John is our ATP (like Jerry). Bill is the Service Manager over the other two guys: Mark and Tim.<br />
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You all probably recall that Phylly and I are quilting/sewing/fitting friends and actually the reason I started this BLOG. The other girls were all hired by Lu, and I don't know them very well. I know they all get along great, and they all love Lu.<br />
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I'm sure you are all terribly interested in our food, so I had to snap some pics for you.<br />
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This is an AWESOME appetizer we always order at Zio's. I have no idea what is in it, but we all love it. I know it has bacon and cheese.<br />
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And THIS is why I like to go to Zio's. Their apple pie is DELISHUS!!! and it comes with ice cream on top and a hot brandy sauce. Thank God I don't know how to make it! Phylly and I always share, so only ate half.<br />
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The Kingston lunch was at Roma's. Also an Italian restaurant. It is in Durant, OK. We had a great set of tables for our group and a very good waitress.<br />
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Here we are.<br />
In the back from left to right are Tim, Ronny, John, Lu Ann, Pat and Peggy<br />
Behind me and Jerry from left to right are: Maurissa, JJ and Larece<br />
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Tim is Service Manager and Ronny works for him.<br />
John is the ATP we hired from Nevada.<br />
Lu Ann works on the sales floor with JJ.<br />
Pat is our Advantage Specialist who makes sure all our customers receive the right product on the right day. She resigned many years ago, but still keeps coming to work. <br />
JJ does all the billing for what Pat does.<br />
Peggy is "Jane of All Trades", and she does whatever any of us need her to do INCLUDING watching my Mom for me if I need her to.<br />
Maurissa is my Administrative Assistant and you'll read more about her below.<br />
Larece works for Jerry and John and you'll read more about her below.<br />
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And, of course, I had to take some pics of our food. Only desserts though.<br />
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Pat took the first bite of her cheesecake and just squealed with delight at how yummy it was. I asked her to please pose so I could take a pic, and she did.<br />
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And this is cheesecake again with a different topping. Maurissa is posing for this one.<br />
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I ordered the same thing as Maurissa is holding up here, but I complained that mine didn't have much sauce on top. The guy who brought it just walked off like I had not spoken. I thought it was just as well since there are still about two million calories there! A few minutes later though, the guy showed up with the sauce bottle and he squirt it all over my cheesecake. Now THAT is service!<br />
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The next picture is of Larece. Larece is Jerry's "right arm". She gets all the ducks in a row -- and there are a LOT of ducks -- so we can get paid for what we do. She is holding up her "wooden" Cannoli. She ate the stuffing out of it and then tried to eat the pastry. We saw her KNOCKING on it with her knife, and we all cracked up laughing. She didn't even try to bite into it. What a shame. All the other desserts were SO GOOD!<br />
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The following picture is of me and the most precious lady that God put into Family Medical Supply before I ever came back to work there. Someone else hired her. She worked out front at first, on the sales floor. I would see her when I went into the store, but she was always very quiet, and she acted like she was terrified of me. I think she was at that time.<br />
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When I did go back to work due to the former office manager quitting without notice after a long sick leave, I HAD to have help. Everyone was so very busy, including Maurissa, that I hated to ask anyone for help. But whenever I had a question, or I needed assistance, or I needed someone to take on an extra duty, there she was asking if there was anything she could do to help me. She has been a wonderful blessing to me, and she has become my personal assistant. She is a super fast learner, and she will do anything I ask her to do, and a bunch of stuff I didn't even ask her to do.<br />
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Maurissa told me one time that I was NOTHING like she thought I was going to be. And she meant it in a good way. Jerry and I thank God daily for all of our employees, but I am especially thankful for Maurissa because she and I work fabulously together.<br />
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So that is all of our employees. They are really an extended family to us, and we love them all. <br />
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Hugs, JoyJoyreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390642536034678604noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290267670853809795.post-21178003311723407282017-12-10T09:06:00.002-08:002017-12-11T00:35:25.004-08:00Mom's 90th Birthday is December 18thHi everyone.<br />
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<strike>I hope this is not inappropriate, but I was wondering if any of you lovely people would want to send my Mom a birthday card.</strike> Corrected at 2 AM. Decided to just buy her several cards myself -- one from Jerry, one from me, one from her cat, etc. Since I am awake, I went in to check on Mom. Her lamp was on and she was sitting on the side of her bed putting her watch on. She also had her glasses on. I removed her glasses, but I left her watch on, and I helped her back into bed.<br />
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Mom has taken a turn for the worse. Her memory isn't even seconds long. She has forgotten so many more things. She even forgets to eat while sitting in front of her dinner. We have to prod her. Thank God, she has not forgotten me!<br />
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HOWEVER, the one thing she does remember is that it is near her birthday, and that she is going to be 90.<br />
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Whenever I take Mom with me anywhere, such as my doctor appointment a few weeks ago, she always does the same thing. She will notice a new person in the room -- doctor, hairdresser, friend -- and she will turn to me and say:<br />
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<b><span style="color: lime;">"Joy, did you tell her that I am going to have a birthday soon?"</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime;">"And did you tell her that I am going to be 90!"</span></b><br />
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It is so cute. Just like a young child. She asked me yesterday if I was going to do anything for her birthday. So I KNOW she hasn't forgotten that her birthday is December 18, and she is going to be 90.<br />
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As you know if you watch my videos, my Mother has three other children. None of them will come to see her for her birthday or any other occasion. One says it is "too far" (3-hour drive). One says he is "too busy". One says she has disowned me, and she is no longer my sister, so I guess Mom is no longer her Mother either. I have no way of contacting her directly. She does know where Mom is, and she does know that Mom's kids are welcome here because I had my brother tell her.<br />
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Thank God there are people here who love her and will come see her for her birthday, including two friends who will gladly make the 3-hour drive.<br />
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It is Sunday afternoon, and I am going to start wrapping the many new sweatshirts I bought for her. THANK YOU so much to the ladies who told me about Younker's and Bergman's. Weird names, but they had the perfect shirts for her. I think I bought 7 of them.<br />
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Have a blessed Sunday and a wonderful week ahead.</div>
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Hugs, Joy</div>
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