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post #31 of 63
1/18/12 at 6:16am

I find little things here and there with my kids. Something funny they say or my teen's newest facination with blurting out random words. I will admit that true joy has escaped me the last few years. This is largely due to money issues. Thankfully I have renewed hope and vision for the future.

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post #32 of 63
1/1/13 at 10:52am
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When I think of the LOL moments, it's usually when we're with friends.  I think we need to entertain more often.  That's one of my goals for 2013:  To have friend over at least once a month.

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post #33 of 63
1/1/13 at 11:05am

I was just reading this thread and thinking "too bad it's old" then saw that it got bumped on the last page!

 

I'm fortunate to work with some amazing, and incredibly funny, guys.  Just yesterday they had me laughing until I was in tears.  It's a rare day where I don't laugh, and at least once a week someone has me laughing so hard I can't breathe, or my sides hurt, or my face is streaming with tears.

 

I can't think of the last specific "joy" moment, but times for me are when I get to see my son do something he thought he couldn't (he is very hard on himself, but very talented and could take on the world if he'd just set aside some of that self-doubt.  It's something we work on all the time, but he's getting better).

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post #34 of 63
1/1/13 at 11:12am
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Originally Posted by melsb View Post

Last, I came home from a very long day, I was up at 4 am and didn't stop until 9:30 last night. In was beat.
Anyway, one of the boys had had some drama and though I had talked with him and new everything was OK, most likely, I didn't know for sure. Anyway, I came home to a relatively clean house and group of happy people. I also got one of the funniest comments from the boy that had the drama last night.
And my happiest moments, they are the times that my husband and I can sit back and watch our daughter and son happily playing together. They really love each other and I feel very complete when I see them actively displaying that love.

I have no clue what I was talking about up there and I must have been tired with all the typos.

I am so happy watching my birds, the chickens and ducks. I love creating, my knitting, my furniture painting. I am finding my spot in life.
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post #35 of 63
1/2/13 at 10:37am
I feel joy when I am playing or doing something with my girls. Board games, crafts, driving around, swimming at the gym. We have fun and laugh often. Being with them shows me how blessed I am.

True laughter and belly-laughs happen often with the three of us. We also had a lot of fun playing Mexican Train Dominoes with my family at Thanksgiving.

I work in an elementary cafeteria and I get laughs daily...those kids come up with the funniest things.
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post #36 of 63
1/2/13 at 11:18am

New Years Eve was the last time I laughed really hard. We were with a group of friends and everyone had a great time. As for being joyful I have those moments with my kids where I feel so blessed and happy to have them in my life.

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post #37 of 63
1/2/13 at 11:38am

new years eve at my neighbors playing board games, we had soo much fun.

 

feeling so overly blessed and truly happy is when dd4 was born , having her healthy and in my arms just gave me overwhelming joy and goosebump happiness , she still at 5 months calms me even when she is crying! 


Edited by Kellyandgirls - 1/2/13 at 11:41am
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post #38 of 63
1/2/13 at 12:48pm
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Originally Posted by swishina View Post

I'm sure most of the times I've laughed recently have been at something one of my kids did or said.  Some of the "pure joy" moments that come to mind have been when we were in the car... one of the kids did something hilarious... and my husband and I look over at each other with that secret smile.

My answer is the same. My kids bring me more joy than anything.

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post #39 of 63
1/2/13 at 1:24pm

It was a week ago we were all feeling sick and my middle son put on a dance performance it was so funny the entire family was in tears laughing.
 

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post #40 of 63
1/2/13 at 5:32pm

I had planned to have people over for New Year's dinner - the first time I have felt like hosting a gathering since M'ija's birthday last March.

I was so excited about people coming over that I was actually SINGING while cooking and cleaning. 

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