Joyce Holmes:  

o-day. My heros are people who persevere through adverse conditions and have moral leadership. Stand up for right. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Carla C., because we were really great friends years ago.. I have changed my landscaping around a little. Took a lot of grass out, added a rock patio, bushes and trees. The amazing ability of my children to love and support me and surprise me. If I won $100 million, I'd give part of it to help abused children, then spend the rest on my kids, friends and put in my rock patio. My current age is 62. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be decrepit. I was so completely wrong. Every year I would like this business to do better and better. Then we'll get a good manager and he'll send us a check so we can keep cruising. My best friend would tell you I'm smart, but people who don't know me very well would probably describe me as goofy. My one do over: As soon as I graduated high school I would leave earlier instead of hanging around for 5 years like I did. Better yet, run away from home and lie about my age, just so long as I wasn't "on the streets" just to get away from "family." In 10 years, I hope to be alive. I'm going to get there by breathing. Sandy Jones and I met in the army. She was a nurse and we shared a two-man room. She could make me laugh like no one else. She was so easy going and was a real friend to me. She had a crazy, adventurous side to her sense of humor. We'd think up something funny to do and then pull it off. She helped out a lot of people who needed some minor nursing when they didn't want to go to the hospital. I really admired her zest for life. What about you would surprise everyone at your high school reunion? Most people in high school didn't know me at all. My first job was at a golf course, where I got paid hardly anything to fix snacks and coffee for golfers.