On September 29, 2008, we visited Anne's mama in Smithfield, Virginia. It was her 92nd birthday. We presented her with a shawl that was knitted by one of the Prayerful Knitters. They are a group of ladies in Sun City Carolina Lakes who knit shawls and throws for senior citizens.

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The article bellow was first posted on April 24, 2008 on "Hmm, I don't know what to tell ya!"

"Going to the gym is becoming routine. I leave the house by 8:30 am, stop and buy a newspaper for later, and check in at the Lake House. My regimen is this. I walk a little over a mile on the treadmill and then move on to the weight machines. The final third of my workout is walking the indoor track

While walking on the track, I was having trouble keeping count of my laps. I would finish a lap and think "was that 4 or 5?" Therefore, I decided that I needed a better way of measuring how far I had gone. Since 24 laps made a mile, I decided walk 26 and give each one a name using an alphabetical list of special words. The special words I chose are attributes or attitudes that need improvement in my life. At the start of each lap, I say the word to myself and then ponder it as I walk. As prompts for better motivation, I have decided to begin a series of postings highlighting each word. I am not sure how often I will write, but my goal is to be finished by my sixty-fifth birthday on June 1."

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