Joann Foley » Friends & Relatives

What’s for Breakfast?

Joann — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:27:01 +0000

In spite of my mother’s every good intention to start us kids off every day with a hot breakfast, I do not like breakfast. I am not hungry when I first wake up and I don’t want to eat anything. All I want is a cup of coffee and I’m OK for a couple of hours. Then, around 10:00, I get really hungry. Of course, by then I am at work and getting a full breakfast is impossible. But on weekends – that’s the time to go to Shoney’s or Golden Corral and get some breakfast buffet.

Remembering Our Servicemen and Servicewomen

Joann — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:49:12 +0000

Today is Memorial Day. My dad served our country during the Korean War in the Navy as a Seabee. That meant that he was doing construction for the Navy. That worked out well, because he learned how to be a carpenter, plumber and electrician while working on Navy bases and buildings. Then when he got out, he had a skilled trade.

My dad died from cancer back in the 1980’s, when I was just in my 20’s. I feel cheated out of having a dad as an adult. I loved him so much and I’m so proud of him for having served in the Navy.

My Christmas Card Design

Joann — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:45:26 +0000

This is the Christmas card design that I chose this year. I like the idea of a white Christmas. And I have always loved eagles. This card is perfect for me to share with the people I love. I hope they look at it and realize how much this illustrates my feelings and my heart.

Thrill Rides

Joann — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:09:09 +0000

Friends want to go to Six Flags for the day next Saturday. I’ve never been. Six Flags sounds like fun, but I’ve never been on many thrill rides.And it is very expensive for just one half day of “fun.”

There used to be a little carnival that would come around to the mall parking lots. And the state fair always has some. But I feel stupid admitting that the biggest ride I’ve been on was the big ferris wheel at the state fair a few years ago. So this should be an adventure if I go.

Banking Stress

Joann — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:55:34 +0000

A friend of mine was in a spot and needed to borrow a few dollars. I felt the need to help her out, so I wrote a check for her to take to her bank. I assumed she would deposit my check and write a couple checks from her account to pay the bills. But it turns out that she does not have a bank account and needed to cash the check at my bank so she could buy money orders to pay her bills. Well, that didn’t turn out so good, as there are no local branches of my bank anywhere around where she lives. She had to give me back my uncashed check and just borrow money from a neighbor who had cash in hand.

That’s very frustrating – you would think that in today’s world there would be a better system of making places available to take care of your money matters.

Papasan Kitty Trap

Joann — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:19:47 +0000

This made me laugh because my dad and stepmom had a big papasan chair exactly like this one. Even the orange cushion was the same. We used to love that chair. Once you get in it, the chair and cushion is so comfortable you don’t want to get up out of it.

Movie Night Out

Joann — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:24:06 +0000

Tonight I want to go to the movies. I just found a theater that has dropped their ticket prices to just $1.50 – yes, that just a buck fifty! They have a movie I really want to watch, starring Clint Eastwood. The movie is called Gran Torino. My dad used to have a 1971 orange Gran Torino and he looked a lot like Clint Eastwood, except taller and my Dad’s hair was much darker. So I want to see this movie.

I can’t tell a joke to save my soul

Joann — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:36:51 +0000

I have a good friend that I work with that just has the best sense of humor, she keeps us on our toes at work most of the time and is all and all a very good hearted woman. She loves telling jokes and is always looking for more material and I always try to remember the good jokes that I hear outside of work in order to tell her on the next scheduled work day. It really sucks but I can’t remember a joke, no matter what, I probably have less than 5 jokes that are stored in my brain, and there is no more room in there what so ever.

If I do manage do remember the words to the joke, my presentation is always off and the jokes just doesn’t sound as funny as when I had heard it, that can be not only embarrassing, but intimidating at the same time. So I have learned to just sit back and give the joke the attention that it deserves and enjoy it, rather than trying to remember the lines and losing focus!

Dentists

Joann — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:26:29 +0000

I’m not a fan of Dentistry and it really sucks because I know that I have a cavity, but I begin to get so uptight when ever I have a scheduled appointment with my dentist. He is a great guy, been going to him forever and a day, his prices are as reasonable as the next guy, and is easy on the eyes, but . . .

I have dental insurance so the cost isn’t a major issue, although co-pays can add up by the end of the year for all the medical issues that I have been facing lately. But I just don’t like someone in my mouth and even thinking about needles and drills going on just creeps me out so very badly.

I know I need to call, the holidays are now upon us and a lot of people are going out of town, it would really suck to start having a toothache during all of the festivities that are in the makings for this years celebration on the anniversary of the birth date of our Lord Jesus.

Maybe I need to tell me Mother about the issue, I know that she will nag me until I get off of it and call and the darn thing taken care of and done with it all. She is good at such things, gotta love her.

Hello world!

Joann — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:58:19 +0000

First of all, welcome to my new blog.

Second, I owe a great big THANK YOU to my friend, Cory, who showed me how to do all this technical stuff.

My plans are to write something every few days about what’s going on in my world and share my thoughts on how to solve the World’s problems. If you have some good ideas, I’d love to hear them as well.