Joan's Birthday Today---86!

Hello everyone,
As many of you know from my web site, my Mom is Joan James who writes Joan's Thoughts on my home page. My Mom is 86 years young today! She walks around Ragle Park almost every day, she volunteers at Hospice on Fridays, go to church on Sundays and always has home-baked cookies in the cookie jar on her kitchen table. Because of her good health, she is the envy of all of her friends. Partly it's flat out good genes, but also, and probably mainly, it's getting regular exercise and eating well while limiting your bad habits. I grew up on home-cooked meals, nothing fancy, but home-made; pot roast with lots of veggies type-thing. She still cooks for herself everyday. Mum will make a pot of chicken soup and freeze it for days when she doesn't feel like cooking. She also takes care of her spiritual health, something many of us do not.
If you know Mum, as many of you do, as she lives in the same building at my school and is my welcoming committee, then please send your well-wishes and I'll pass them along.
In good health!
Patty