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I have had problems with my shoe/boot laces becoming untied. And I just discovered why. All these years, I have been using a "granny/slip" knot! I finally learned how to properly tie my shoes. I never realised that you have to tie the lace one way first and then the opposite direction to finish it off. It feels weird for me at first but it should not take too long for me to get used to it.

During my last hockey game, one of my laces came undone where it attaches my goalie pad to the toe of my skate. I kept slipping on it with my blade and couldn't get a good footing on the ice. The ends of that lace were cut to pieces. This was the second time it had happened so I wanted to find out why even my double knots were slipping loose. And this was the result of my research. Life is good. ;)

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I had a horrible dream last night. It was something that I always dreaded. I dreamed that my mom had passed away. In my dream, my sister called me to tell me the bad news. And I eventually went to view her body. However, for some reason, she was actually unconscious/sleeping and woke up. But it was still a horrible dream.

The dream might have occured because I went over for dinner last night with my mom before bringing my brother over to hang out. Ihile i was spending time with her, I was admiring how sweet and generous she was towards me. And I also noticed that she was moving somewhat slower these days. She is just over 60 now but she actually doesn't look it. Her hair is even still all black with no grey. I am glad to know that my sister and her family is taking my mom on a cruise with them at the beginning of next month. My mom has done a lot and worked hard to bring all five of her kids up. And we try our best to show her our appreciation.