Spring 2025 Black Belt Cycle

Candidate Journals

King Tiger Tae Kwon Do Black Belt candidates blog daily about their journey: their thoughts and feelings, their struggles and successes; their pain and their encouragement. Follow along on their journey; words of encouragement are always welcome!

today I di...

today I did one essay because I forgot to do it but it took me 30 minutes so I was happy

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Today has ...

Today has been a busy day. After school work I had to put our summer clothes in the attic. I like going in the attic but it can get really hot up there. Tonight I get to go watch my dad umpire a baseball game. It should be fun. I always like going with him to his games. He does basketball, soccer and baseball so he stays busy.

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Today we'r...

Today we're staying home so nothing really exciting is happening except a lady is coming to helps us pick out colors of paint for our new house that's being built.

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Test Prep

For the past couple of days I have been prepping for the test.  I think I'm going to be fine, but I still need to practice the written test.

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This week ...

This week at school is spirit week, so today my friend and I dressed up as minions from Despicable Me, because it was character day! It was really fun as well as making ht float we had to make today, too, for the float parade tomorrow after school in honor of homecoming! Other than that, I went to PMAA class and it was fun learning about knife attacks and then reviewing stick cinawalis!

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Marcus Hendricks

Got a lot of sparring rounds in for today.   We had a kickboxing class today and we were on the bag for about 30 minutes.   It was a really good workout. 

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Spending today complaining about yesterday won't make tomorrow any better. -unknown

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Feeling go...

Feeling good today. I was hoping to get some miles in , but had a lot to do today. Should beable to get some in tomorrow.

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Still winless

This is our seventh game yet we are still winless although I did get to pitch and I did well so I'm happy

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Today I he...

Today I helped out with the family class. As well as did a mentee session with Rachel. :-)

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Today got ...

Today got a couple essays done. I also got a lot of credits done. Today was an average day for me. Coming close to testing!!!

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"The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elect it, for the greatness was there already." ~John Buchan

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Martial fi...

Martial fit class helped me with my requirements today. Otherwise, they may not have gotten done. Short staffed, so that keeps me off the mat and in the back with the after school kiddos. Love em.....but they keep ya hopping! Worrying about some of the candidates getting finished with their requirements. Most are doing so well, but some are close to not finishing on time! Only 18 more days!

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today I di...

today I did my last metee meeting and it was cool because I worked on kicks

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I went to ...

I went to school today and had PE as my special. I scraped my knee playing football. I had hyper tonight and completed some requirements for testing. I studied for the written test.

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Today Gram...

Today Grammy left. So sad. She went back to St Louis!Reviewed my kicks and written test today! So close to the end

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Today was ...

Today was a long day. I had school then I went straight to tae kwon do and did 2 classes. I am exhausted. I am going to finish my homework and then go to bed.

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Life in general

Today at school, I forgot my iPad at home. It kind of was terrible because you need your iPad for EVERY class. It had been about a month since they gave a paper copy of anything.

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I got homw...

I got homw from school and im havinga snack because im starving and i want to fall asleep. :(

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I got homw...

I got homw from school and im havinga snack because im staring and i want to fall asleep. :(

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Crud

Stick a fork in me I am done! Three days in bed with this crud and I am about to go nuts. Sunday never left house, Monday went to office for a couple hours before doctor and pharmacy then today only have been out for fur ball to piddle. I have had enough of being sick! ! ! Make this go away please - - - - .

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Today I go...

Today I go to the gym to train legs :( but if you have good upper body and no lower then it'll just look weird trust me i know

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I am all f...

I am all finished with my physical requirements! YAY!!! No more physical! And today as long as nothing happens i'm going to finish off all my other requirements except 1 leadership 1 credit!

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I know, i ...

I know, i know, this is everyday but... I was again tired from the lack of sleep I had gotten. I thought i had somewhat made it up over the weekend...but i guess not! Ii started to feel drowsy at school( and it didn't help that it was Pajama day so i was feeling comfy and ready to pass out) but as soon as school got over I had no energy whats so ever especially at class today! It was so bad that I reached TKD at 6 and I accidentally fell asleep in my car and was a couple minutes late to my leadership 1 class at 6:15!! Other than that class was good! I'm going to try and end the day little earlier than usual..if i can!

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Today I ra...

Today I ran a mile, wrote an essay, and did a lot of random acts of kindness.

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Test.......

Today I got 2 essays done. Now I have to study for my Social Studies Test. So much tests to study for. It's a lot.

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Awesome da...

Awesome day. Started off with a 2 mile walk , then training on new maintenance log books at work and miss 1 question on my test. Should have slow down a little. But still felt good about it. And finish the day by teaching a class tonight.

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Marcus Hendricks

Had some good practice on my poomsaes again. Saw wang ho 5 for the first time today, no bueno. Although it did feel very strange I should have that down by next week.

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Today I am...

Today I am not feeling the greatest. I drank some vitamin c drink. I hope it will work and help me be ready for my physical.

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Today I wa...

Today I was really tired and the class that I helped with/took at the same time, and also the class that I just took did not help at all.

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project

I had to start a new project today so I was really stressed out with it. It was in my math class. It is about graphing and making pictures. I need to get this finished!!!!!!

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Got back f...

Got back from class. Eating and chilling with my family, and my dog!

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Today I we...

Today I went to school and then went to take class. Only five days from Written/Physical test eek!!!!!

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today i ra...

today i ran a mile and it is getting easier so I feel good for the phiskal test

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I went to ...

I went to school today and had art as my special. I was able to go to two classes today. I finished my workout and homework. I am now getting ready to leave for scouts.

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Today I ha...

Today I had a field trip. It was fun. Still working on pull ups! Not much improvement, but I'm trying

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Today I ha...

Today I had a field trip. It was fun. Still working on pull ups! Not much improvement, but I'm trying

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Today was ...

Today was a boring day. We had to change out our summer clothes with our fall and winter clothes. I don't like doing that because it takes forever. At least I have scouts tonight and that is always fun.

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8 miles

Did 8 miles on Sunday. Only 1 month left until the half marathon in Savannah. I am still running sooooooo slowly. Did a consistent 13 minute miles for the first 7 miles, then ended up stopping to talk to a neighbor....so the last mile was even slower, and I was so ready to be home! It was a beautiful day though! Getting excited about testing....soooo close!

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Im panicki...

Im panicking right now because I have a social studies test tomorrow.

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snack and work

im eating snack, thata I prepared for my self, and yes, thier is a friut down in thier. Well actually, the fruit takes up, 1/5 of the snack. so thats good enogh. I am planning to be done editing and putting my essays in the drop box, but I still got alot a work to do.

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"Everyone ...

"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated and passionate about what they do." ~anonymous

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Today was ...

Today was a great day. Right now my family and I are now watching transformers 4. It is such a good movie. After the movie I am going to finish my physical requirements.

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Today I we...

Today I went to church. After church I went to sell more boy scout popcorn.

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The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday. -unknown

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Today I we...

Today I went mute. It was super hard. I really wanted to talk. I can't wait till I get to talk tommrow.

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I couldnt ...

I couldnt talk all day as apart of my requirement for disability and I got really frustrated not being able to speak

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today I we...

today I went silent and it was hard because I want to say some thing so bad

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Got My Tree

Today I went to church in the morning. Then later I went and got my costume for Halloween. Then later after that I went and got my bush.

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Marcus Hendricks

Was very tired today.  My aunt and uncle left today so the house is a lot more quiet.  I practiced my higher level poomsaes to go over tomorrow.

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"Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can." ~ John Wesley

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"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader." ~ John Quincy Adams

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Today I wa...

Today I watched movies most the day with my parents and rode my bike, and I flew a kite with my friend catherine. I had a little bit of fun today being able to hang out with my family and friends.

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I sang in ...

I sang in church this morning and went to choir practice tonight. I was able to get my workout in today and had a little extra time to watch football.

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Can you sa...

Can you say cool. Had to brake out my hoodie and lite jacket and my beanie for work today. Even my early morning walk was a little tough today. The cold weather was getting to my joints.

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Today i wr...

Today i wrote a ton of essays so i only have two left: Who is Your Role Model and Why?, and my Community Service essay. I also ran 1.25 miles so that puts me down to 2.75 miles left. YAY!!

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APPLES

Today I went apple picking in the mountains.  Together we picked 77 lbs. of apples.  We also got fudge and 2 dozen doughnuts.

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Bussy week...

Bussy weekend this week we had 1 show on friday and our show got canceled on saturday so that was my first free saturday in a long time went to the mall and got some new cloths which was nice thats about it

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Today I di...

Today I did an essay for the black belt cycle. We are almost to the physical test. Done soon

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Today I di...

Today I did an essay for the black belt cycle. We are almost to the physical test. Done soon

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Sorry Sunday

Down for the count - -it's not the change in the weather - -in bed all day today with whatever this crud is. Not good - - -Sunday's are my productive day where the domestic duties get caught up and at least a few hours of requirements. Got up before 6:00 to get his tailgate food ready then it was straight back to bed, never left the house all day. Just got enough ambition to put a load of laundry in but think that will be the extent of it. Maybe will feel better tonight and can at least get some stretching/meditation done. What a wasted day- - -not a happy camper.

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It's sunda...

It's sunday!!! My favorite show comes on tonight and I am so excited. Today I got to hang out with my grandma. We played rumicube, watched tv, and played on my iPad. It was a lot of fun.

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I was fina...

I was finally able to catch up on my sleep from the past couple of days, since I slept relatively early last night! But I got up around 10 and then started my homework, which is basically what my day consists of, and working out!

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im on work...

im on work overload!!!! i have sooooooooooooooo much homework! :(

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written test and pizza and hero essay and requirments

my mom, sister and I are filling in our written test, some are fairly easy, and some you have to think about. We are almost done though. Its lunch, so we are eating leftover pizza from last night. Its still pizza. We are also doing forms and requirments at intervals. My mom called her parents(they live in france, its a thing she does every sunday) I talked to my grandma about her childhood, because I chose to do her as my living hero. My sisters doing our grandpa. My grandma has an interesting childhood too. She spent it in Africa and Europe....Im almost done with my fourth essay....

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Today is f...

Today is football Sunday and I have a lot of free time so i did two essays and depending on how today goes I may do my final one besides the community service.

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Marcus Hendricks

Had a nice run in the morning. After that i was able to take class and have Master Evins tweak my poomsaes. Getting ready for this weekend this week.

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Ughh!

I'm really stressed. Not only do I still have a few essays to do, and my community service, and my poomsaes. I decided to really work hard on my poomsaes, so I tried to do ten of each poomsae,but I only reached like number five once Chang, before going to bed. Life is sooooooo depressing. And same with this journal entry......

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to day I r...

to day I ran a mile and it was easy and that is great for next week

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This Morni...

This Morning We Got Up Really Early For Our Church Yard Sale Where I Sold My Cub Scout Popcorn. After The Yard Sale I Went To Black Belt Class And Then Went To Harris Teeter In Mint Hill To Sell More Popcorn. I Hope I Sell Over $1000 Again Like I Did Last Year.

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Today I we...

Today I went to my brothers soccer game. His team won. I went to black belt class after the game. I have practiced a lot today and studied my flash cards a lot today.

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Today I ha...

Today I had a mentee session and this time I didn't miss my mentee :-) as well as a hyper pro, Saturday BBC, and sparing class.

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I went to ...

I went to Halloween express today and got a creepy mask just because

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I went to ...

I went to the saturday black belt class in charrlotte for the last weekend black belt class and it was fun and I learned theres not going to be a lock in. plus the self-defence is from walking stance instead of a front stance.

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October 4, 2014

Today I did not get much TKD done. I did a lot of chores though. The dry air of the fall is making my throat hurt.

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October 4, 2014

Today I did not get much TKD done. I did a lot of chores though. The dry air of the fall is making my throat hurt.

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Today I di...

Today I did not get much TKD done. I did a lot of chores though. The dry air of the fall is making my throat hurt.

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Another Game Another Loss

In our 5 games this season for baseball our team has not won a game yet

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It was a b...

It was a big struggle waking up this morning due to the fact I got no sleep last night! Last night, with my friends I brought along and parents, I had gone to an indian dancing event called Dandiya! It was really fun and I go every year. We were there very late last night and didn't get home till 2 am, and we were one the few who left early! After that night, I was very tired today but I was still able to go to black belt class and my two hour volunteer shift at CMC and then end the day with a relaxing night! I'm going to bed early tonight!!

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Today was ...

Today was BBC it was lots of fun. Later we saw the new Left Behind movie. After that we went home and I mowed the lawn.

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Today it i...

Today it is saturday. Today I am going to go to BBC I wander what I will learn.

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It's been ...

It's been a long morning. I had to finish some homework that I had and I had to get ready for Tae kwon do. We are on our way to black belt class right now.

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It's been ...

It's been a long morning. I had to finish some homework that I had and I had to get ready for Tae kwon do. We are on our way to black belt class right now.

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hello

I just finished writing an essay and Im gonna get ready for the bbc. im happy because i fineally get a weekend that i can sleep in. :)

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Sensei Wars

Today on my kindle I got a new game called sensei wars.  I am already on level 4, it is my new favorite game.  

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Today i wi...

Today i will be going to black belt class at Master Evans and probably finishing all my physical requirements.

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TGIF

Was very happy to end this week - -it was a long one. Had my lesson with Master Chin yesterday afternoon which I am always thankful for. Held off on the new Hapkido form but will start on that next week. Still feeling a little under the weather and did not want to pass it along. I truly just think it's the change in the weather - -well at least I hope it is just that. Chest still sore, worse in the morning, scratchy throat and fatigue. Had our neighborhood social last night and that was very nice. Took the "ladies of Leeds" with us and that is always a blast - - -if I make it to my 80's that is exactly how I would like to be - -they are a hoot. Looking forward to the tournament today then special birthday party tonight for Sian - - -another big...

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Learning is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher.-unknown

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today I di...

today I did a sparring class and it was very tiring because I did sparring with a injed nee

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Marcus Hendricks

Got braces off today! Also i had my aunt and uncle come over for my birday. In class today we practiced my wang hos and my staff/stick forms.

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today i di...

today i did plenty of jumprope rounds. i also jumped on the trampoline with my sister and we did hopkido while jumping on a trampoline. everyone should try it. including making up your own dance and trying to jumprope on a trampoline. it is.... different

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tday i rea...

tday i realized how much i disliked fridays. after school i go emediatly to piano for an hour then i barely make it for ln bbc then im already late be thirty minutes to two hours of swimming. so i get home at about eight. tomorrow is a brand new day.

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My sisters ipad

I had a problem with the internet on my ipad, so I'm using my sisters ipad right now. Today, was again on of those boring days were nothing happens thats 'so' special...

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Today I ha...

Today I had a sparing class. It was nice and VERY tiring: -)

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pipas

today I went to a restaurant called pipas and it was very good. I had a turkey sandwich and I also had chips with melted cheese and bacon.

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At home ch...

At home chilling with Luke. Cannot wait to hang out with my dad this weekend.

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Friday!!! ...

Friday!!! So happy is it the sort of the weekend! Today was fun because at school they have certian classes that let you have a free time at the end or do something really fun like a game or something with a friend for the whole class.awesome!!

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“It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” ― Mother Teresa

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Today I we...

Today I went mute and it wasn't very hard but it put me in a whole new world and I talk a lot so it was a blessing for everyone at KTA Lake Norman.

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today I ru...

today I run errands with my mom and dad. We also picked up the popcorn to sale to raise money for my cub scout troop

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