And so it begins....

I remember the day I was told when I was conceived. What a treasure box of knowledge!!It is something I really didnt need to know to survive. My mom told me that it was February 14th and it happened on the couch! OMG! Yeah it is great that such a lovey, dovey, ooey, gooey treasured holiday was honored and celebratedby my conception. I really didnt need to know this. Now I know why she named me Joy. LOL, just kidding! That was not the reason.

I was born on November 9th, 1967. Other than the greatest day for me it was a great day for "Rolling Stone" Magazine too. It had it's first publishing apparently.Awesome! Anyways, I was born and of all ways to be born I came out in an extraordinary fashion. I came out cracking a great big SMILE!! Yes, I was breach, not legs first , but, butt first! I had problems with the soft spots in my head too. The doctors came and told my dad before I was born that I would either be born dead or retarded. I am sure that it wasnt as harsh back then as I just said it and we all know how "dramatically" stories grow thru the years. But that is how it was passed down to me. My mom gave birth to me and didnt see me for several days. My dad did though.I wish I knew which parent held me first. Were they looking for signs of retardation? Or were they looking back to February 14th, My day of conception and wondering if maybe they had too much fun? LOL, just kidding.

Well, if you know me you know that God had a plan. I am not dead! I am not retarded! My parents named me Joy Kay. What a name! My mom always said that she got the name from a girl she went to school with. She couldnt stand the girl but she loved the name. Wow, what a way to begin life! To sum it up here is the lowdown...

I was conceived on the couch on February 14th, Born with the words hanging over my destiny that I would be born dead or retarded. Then I was lacking soft spots in my skull at birth and I was born butt first. Oh, and finally, I was given the name of someone that my mom hated in school.

I am so glad that life is truly what you make it.
Today, I am a hard-headed, Joyful, Rejoicer that makes people laugh. No complaints!