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Show Morning Friendship Cont. from Page 12 tend children. How know anyone stimulation when am I going to get to ceive some mental I’m spending al! my Some days when the shower: or the body just didn't would forget the exerc for donuts and he time with two-year-olds? Help arrived a few days later Midge Nielsen, an old friend from college days, cameto visit. When she found out about my new calling, she wisely refrained from saying ‘blessings will come. Instead she said, ‘] know just how you're feeling. I worked in the nursery last year. Why don’t you getupearlyin the morning and come down to BYU and run around the track with me?It’s my way of getting out during the day without infringing on my family I decided to giveit a try. 5:15 seemed like an unearthly hourto be getting out of bed, but Midge was counting on me. I got up, threw some clothes on, and turned on the porchlight. While I was waiting, it seemed like a good idea to throw a load of washing into the machine and empty the dishwasher. Robinson - Cook Wedding Diann Shepherd, John Capel rationalized well-rour helped! We also spent several mornings ex ploring houses under constru deciding which features should b cluded in our eventual dre One day we decided to get cu' attend an early-bird lecture on( Feeling extremely righteous, | heard the sound of Midge’s old volkswagon in the drive and opened the door to my new adventure. Arriving at the Richards PE Building, we checked out blue shirts and shorts. This definitely was a new adventure. I hadn't worn shorts for ten fen As we approached the track, idge explained thatit was a good idea to take things easy at first. ‘You'll probably only want to run a mile or so today,’” she cautioned. “You're probably right,” I croaked. Wedid somestretching exercises and then joined the procession of runners. I felt fine running the first lap; the second lap mychest seemed little tight; the third lap a pain developed in my side; the fourth I gasped, ‘Could we walk for a few minutes?” But I did the library. We also managed to a a temple session once a We learned of a strawberry fie al was being dug up for new housing and we were able to get enough plants to provide groundcover for two yards A favorite stopover on the way home Wash.. and from our activities was the 24-hour ing in the grocerystore. This was an ideal time to ick up a few needed items without roveHigh Schoo! LDS Sem nary A reception will honor whe faving to haul all of the children. One the couple that evening spring morning whenall the marigolds at the Payson Stake and bedding plantsin front of the store Center, 780 W. 500 S had been knocked over during a wind- from 7:30 to 9:30 pm storm, we decided to play good Theevent is open to all samaritan and pick them up. The friends and relatives T were week rainy down LDS Seminary where he was active in sports, cap: tain of the football and Tina Smith - Robert Cutler SOLID SECURITY| Tina Danette Smith the road when the car blewa tire. By daughter of Mr. and Mrs. unlucky coincidence, the spare tire was Earl Smith. Gresham. being fixed and wasn’t in the trunk. We Ore.. will wed Robert ran a very wet two miles home on a Paul Cutler. son of busy highway. Beverly R. Cutler A few days later the same car spun Provo, and the late out on an icy patch on the freeway. Robert G. Cutler, on ending up in a precarious position on Saturdayin the Salt Lake the side of the hill. Shook up, but unin- LDS Temple. A wedding jured, we got out of the car and in- breakfast will follow spected the damage. The wheel rim A reception will honor was bent. manage to last out a mile, take a I don’t know whether Midge was the couple that evening shower, and get back homein time to more upset about the car or the fact at the Cutler residence. hear ‘What's for breakfast?” and that she was wearing bedroomslippers, An open house in “Where's my sack lunch?” grubbies, and had wet hair; while I was Gresham will be on July During those first few weeks it was ready for Relief Society in a dress. 18 hard to believe that I was voluntarily nylons and heels, and freshly blowThe bride-to-be atsubmitting to such torture. By 8:30 at dried hair. night I was ready to drop from exhaus“Why do you have to look so good?” tended BYU and tion. The 10 o’clock news and Johnny she wailed. As we marched upthehill received an associate Carson became nothing but fond to find a phone, we noticed two police degree in nursing. She is memories. cars with flashinglights going down the working at Mountain Gradually, however, my body began hill. Soon one of the cars pulled up ViewHospital to adjust to the new regimen. I found beside us. Mr. Cutler graduated myself running more, walking less, and “Don’t you know that you aren't supeven managing to carry on a conversa- posed to leave the scene of an ac- with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering tion without gaspingforair. In fact, the cident?” asked the policeman. from BYU conversation became one of the best “Sorry,’’ Midge replied, as she patreasons for this morning madness. ted her wettresses andtried to hide her It's amazing how manysubjects can slippers under herpants. That was the be covered in eightor ten laps around a day we arrived homein a police car. track or while swimming lengths in a Tt has been two years since Midge pool. Midge and I would discuss and I began our adventure. People coneverything from politics to parenting. stantiy ask, ‘‘Areyoustill doing that?” Sometimes we would just tell jokes or The answeris yes. funny things that had happened the day Their second question is, ‘How can before. We received a lot of strange you get up thatearly every morning?” looks as we laughed around the track. The answer: “‘It still isn’t easy, but Our husbands teased about mouths knowing that someone else is waiting that moved faster thanfeet, but those for you makes a big difference and early morning discussions were a lot knowing that you are going to have a less expensive than fifty dollarvisit good time adds impetus.” Who knows whatthe future mayhold, to an analyst and just as beneficial! I often went homefeeling much better but I have a feeling that fifty years aboutlife, just knowing that someone from now twolittle old ladies will be else was undergoing similar frustra- seenstriding briskly aroundthetrack, their mouths moving a mile a minute, tions and challenges. ite, all the exercise, we didn’t their laughs ringing out, still enjoying turn into physical fitness fanatics. their 5:30 a.m.friendship. AIG E. Grove High School and grateful manager rewarded each of us with free flowers These early morning forays not without their hazards. One was especially disastrous. On a day in February we were driving berof the Pep Club Her fiance is also a graduate of Pleasant DIANN SHEPHERD JOHN CAPEL wrestling teams. and of ficer in the Letterman Club COOK VIC KE Y LYNNE ROBINSON Chery br Jolene Brucker, N te Miller and Kasey Attending the bride will be her sisters, Blackburn Flower girls will be Carrie Cook and Laurie Houston and Jeannifer Robinson £ Houston Keetch: De Shelley Keetch. sisters of the bridegroom, Cindy Serving as best men will be s Cook. t Seri Hullinger =BRIGHAMYOUNG UNIVERSITY: EVENING CLASSES ROBERT PAUL CUTLER TINA DANETTE SMITH Clegg Open House Tuesday E. 100 S., Provo The event is open to friends and relatives from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Special Needs By JUDITH RASBAND 19§1 has been named the International Year of Disabled Persons. Because ofaccident,illness or simply old age, thereis the likelihood that we will all experience some kind of handicap, either temporary or permanent, at some point in our lives or at least within our families. Having participated in workshops for the disabled, I am painfully aware of the problems andfrustrations they experience with dressing and grooming. You may consider dressing a fairly trivial matter. But you quickly discoverit is not an easy task, particularly whenthe process is complicated by braces, crutches, casts, a wheelchair, limited arm movementorlimited hand use. from others also contributes to psychological wellbeing and social acceptance Clothing and grooming aids can be used as an effective tool in the rehabilitation process. They can lessen the hardship of being handicapped. Joan Robinson, cancer victim and subject of a TV special, ‘One Woman's, Story,” recounts the discouragement of facing how herproblem affected her clothing and appearance Joan discovered that she, as well as other disabled persons, needed clothing which would minimize or obscure the physical handicap and that would also suit the particular type of disability. Her clothing needed to be economical, comfortable, lightweight, durable, attractive but simpleinstyle, and suited to her. It also needed to be as ‘‘normal”’ and “in style’ as possible and practical, appropriate to her age, equipped with For you and your money. This summer State Savings offers you double security For you. A Tear Gas Defense Canister free when you deposit $500 or morein any State Savings Account. Or you can choose another aoe gift for saving For your money. Like every summer since 1883, State offers you high interest plus solid security for your money: each account is insured up to $100,000 by the FSLIC. State Savings is the safe place for your hard earned money WITH DEPOSIT OF ITEM 1. Tear Gas Canister 2. Wilson SoccerBall 3. Colortul Beach Towel 4, Bentwood 10” Mirror 5. Hi PowerLight 6. Gott Cooler Chest 7. Fluorescent CampingLight 8, Wearever 8” & 10" Fry pans 9. Mirro CanningSet 10. G.E. Portable Radio 11. 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In desperation, hefinally pulled to get the shirt open, safety and self-help features in the and of course the buttons always pop- design, and madeofnon-irritating and ped off easy-care fabric In such a case, it may seem easier Finding or creating clothing that for family and friends to ‘do’ for the disabled person, rather than suffer meets all of these special needs in a world which relies on mass production watching the struggle throughout the and standardizationis a verydifficult process of dressing. But it may be actually kinder to provide self-help and frustrating challenge. Yet it can clothing which will aid adjustmentto a be done, and help is available. world in which the person must learn I would direct you to home to live as independently as possible. economics teachers, state extension The boy's mother was advised to offices, and possibly fabric stores. select shirts with front openings and to Here you will find trained profespermanentlyattach the buttons on the sionals who know aboutfibers, fabrics outside of the clothing. Velcro nylon design, construction, and howclothing tape fasteners were switched to the in- can affect personal development and side of the closure, just behind the but- morale ton positions. And for your own use, if necessary, The task was not difficult or time the following references contain good consuming for Mom, the appearanceof information about clothing for the disthe shirt was not changed, and, best of abled: Clothing Designs for the Hanall, the fastener was quick and easyfor dicapped, by Anne Kernalequen, The the child to pull open. Hefelt a sense of University of Alberta Press, 1978 a satisfaction at being able to ac- complish the task himself — and with buttons intact! When attractive and well-fitted clothing is worn, persunal appearance is enhanced andself-confidence can be increased. The favorable reactions which a pleasing appearance elicits Independent Living for the Handicap- ped and the Elderly. by May/Waggoner /Hotte, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1974; and Clothing for Handicapped People, an annotated bibliography and resource list compiled by Reich/Otten/Carver, University of Arizona» Solid. Since 1883 ASSETS OVER ee ae DOLLARS. 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