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Remembering Dottie

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            I had purchased a package of "Strap Perfect" as it was on clearance.   Jenna and I both seem to lack in the shoulder area.   I thought we could each have three, only three had already been removed from the package.   Perhaps that is why it was on clearance.   I recall Jenna breaking one trying to get her bra off.   I kept one for my swimsuit in the event that I ever misplaced my swim shirt which I did the entire month of August.               After Jenna started going to the pool with me last year, she had a suit that didn't fit quite right.   I don't remember what it even looked like or what was wrong with it.   Dottie had brought us a suit that she used to wear and had given it to Jenna.   Dottie was always thoughtful of others.             It was in ...

Baby Duck

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        Nobody calls me baby duck,         but that is how I feel for the most part when I am in the pool with my class.           I   seem to lag behind.   Either I am all over the pool (that would be when we're supposed to stay in place) or don't move at all (that would be when we are going to or returning from         the deep end)         Yesterday was overcast until about 2:00.   The pool was warm, but the air was not.   About 56 degrees.   Possibly warmer.   But there was a breeze that seemed to make it feel colder.         The lifeguards wore sweatshirts and         jackets.   They often do.   Our regular instructor was out a...