The Joyful Johnsons

Julie has created a blog. Please check it out-- Julie's Journal .

To find out what in the world I am doing, please read the post called Race Day and More below.

Yesterday morning we left the house at 5:20 a.m. to travel to Memphis for the UPS Ultimate 5K and 10K Race. I had stayed up till 11:00 the n...

Friday was one of those days, you know the kind where things don't go exactly how you planned them......I had last Friday perfectly plan...

Yesterday we went to the Catfish Hotel to eat supper with Jimmy's parents and his sister and her family (Jenny, Jeff, Will, Seth, and Gr...

I wanted to write a little something about my super husband on our actual anniversary, but I just never had the time. I updated the post wi...

Leah and Sam playing at Ballard Park Last week Olivia, Julie, and Clay began running with the Tupelo High School cross country team--not th...

What a wonderful 17 years! I married the most fabulous man! Our years together have truly been wonderful. When we married I had just graduat...

Jimmy and Clay went on a canoe trip to Bear Creek today with some people that Jimmy works with. They were gone most of the day and had a gre...

Today Olivia and Julie had their friends, Dixie and Candy to spend the night. They made lemon ice box pie for our dessert. The recipe is f...

Leah's favorite breakfast is Sausage & Cheese Muffins. This morning she helped me make them by grating the cheese, pouring in the i...

Making time for exercise is a daily challenge for me. I love how exercise makes me feel during and after, but the logistics of getting all o...

Not much exciting has been going on around here, just the typical summer activities.....since we break from school for 2 months, our routine...

Check out my sister-in-law's blog for a super article, "Beauty--Inside and Out".

I updated the children's ChorePacks tonight. I have my children begin doing chores at around age 4. Before using ChorePacks, I listed...

Before I dispense advice on general house cleaning, let me make one disclaimer.....I have a fabulous housekeeper, Mrs. Barnes. I am so bles...

Pop (Jimmy's daddy) and Will, my nephew, came by for a surprise visit tonight while we were rollerblading. Jimmy and me taking a rest---...

We celebrated Father's Day with Jimmy tonight. He is on call tomorrow which means that he will go to work early tomorrow morning and wil...

Here is a video of the children crossing the finish line. First is Julie, then Olivia, then Clay. Enjoy!

Today Olivia, Julie and Clay ran in the Frog Level 5K. They did super! Olivia won 1st place in her age division, Julie won 2nd place overa...

Jimmy put this together for me. Thanks Jimmy!

As I mentioned in my last post, I have a permanent file for my children's art work. With 5 children, if I kept every piece of paper tha...

I have two items that I alphabetize--my spices and my files. Whether you keep your spices in your pantry, a cabinet, a drawer or on a shelf,...

It all started Saturday night. Leah woke up in the middle of the night with a fever. Fortunately, she took ibuprofen and went back to slee...

After the race Saturday we spent a couple of hours preparing the boat, packing a picnic and gathering supplies for our first boat outing of ...

Saturday, Jimmy, Olivia, Julie, and Clay ran the Elvis Presley 5K Race. My parents came to visit and watch the race. Olivia won 1st place ...

I listen to my iPod while exercising. I really enjoy listening to the words of the songs I have downloaded, and some of them are quite enco...

Here are Clay (1), Olivia (5), and Julie (3) in September, 2000. I was looking at old pictures last night and thought this one was just too...

I buy groceries once a week at a grocery store, and I shop at Wal-Mart once a month for all of my non-food supplies. I keep a typed list of...