New Year’s Eve December 31st I went shopping for new games I bought Sorry & Trouble. I also bought some ice cream.

New Year’s Eve we had a roommate party. We watched a  movie called New Year’s Eve, ordered pizza and played some games. The games were very fun we played Sorry & Trouble with Tara, Theresa & Jodi. We tried to play Apples to Apples but it wasn’t that fun for us. We stayed up until MIDNIGHT! We watched the countdown on TV and it was fun to celebrate New Year’s!

I also got a new winter coat over the holidays. It is my favorite color!

On December 20th  at Centra Cam we had our last day before the holidays and a Christmas Party. In the morning I went to the Field house and we played games. You can see me here playing basketball and I played catch with my friend  Jody and Joanne. In the afternoon we had our Christmas Party I was an elf and I handed out the gifts. I also played the piano and it went very well.

Friday, December 22nd I had Christmas with my roommates. We buy gifts for each other and exchange them before we head to our Families house for Christmas. We also watch Elf the movie.

Merry Christmas every one!!
This year on Christmas Eve I went to my grandma Sharon’s in Lloydminster who we hardly see!! I saw my uncle Wayne and my auntie Gail, two cousins Eric and Ian!! This was at the senior’s home where my grandma lives.  There is a pool table and a piano!! When we got there my cousins were playing poker dice and we got food ready!! I brought some home made chocolate chip banana muffins and peanut butter cookies!!! We ate  and then we took family pictures in front of the Christmas tree and just visited!! I gave my grandma a homemade card that I made at Centra cam and we gave her some David’s tea!!! It was nice to see everyone since we hardly see family!!! Then when we were leaving my grandma Sharon gave everyone a hug goodbye and it was cold outside!! When we got home we watched some family videos from when we were children!!!

On Christmas Day my brother Joel and my mom made breakfast!! They had French toast, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon on toast!!! Then we open Christmas presents!! After we open our Christmas presents from our family!! My brother Joel and I wrote in my day planner that was one of the presents I got!!!

I got a house coat, facial at Rio’s spa, CD Country Hits, hot water bottle ( just to keep me warm) blue day planner, fur scarf, pajamas (Mickey Mouse of course) I got a White housecoat, pants, sweater, fuzzy cat socks, two word find books, Scarf holder and hair color spray! Miss C got me earrings!

 

Boxing Day my family and I played games all day. I had a facial. I went home in the evening. I had a really good Christmas but it always good to go home and see everyone again.

I caught a cold last week so my Blog is a week behind! I hope you didn’t miss me too much!

On Saturday the 2nd we had our Special Olympics Christmas Party at Centra Cam. Every year Jackie from Centra Cam makes a Christmas meal and Santa comes.

 

On Sunday the 3rd I dyed my hair again. This time RED and permanent. I was nervous what everyone would think. Everyone really likes it! What do you think?

 

In the afternoon we had Karli & Alex’s baby shower. We played games and I almost won the baby bump game. On Wednesday night I had a dream she was having a baby girl and it came on her due date January 15th! We are really excited for them!

After the baby shower I went to my Mom and Dad’s house and I helped Mom do Christmas Gifts for my roommates, my bus driver, my aide Colleen and my BFF Miss C.

On Thursday I decided to make ornaments. I put the clay in the mold and you have to push it down. After it hardens you paint it. I also colored a stocking with bears and gifts while I ate lunch!

I am learning how to play the piano. I’m going to play Jingle Bells on Wednesday for our Centra Cam Christmas party. I am really excited. My Mom and Dad are coming to watch and my old aide Kennedy will be there!

At Centra Cam we decorate all of the doors as Christmas Presents. Instead of my Movement class I helped someone decorate this door! We started practicing Christmas songs for the Christmas Party. Our movement class is in charge of music for the party!

My roommate Theresa and I finished a blueberry cheesecake! It’s always good! I also had bread pudding this week!

 

At Centra Cam one of my projects is to research a disability and provide information so I can help teach others and learn myself about the disability.

The reason I do this is I want to help people understand it is ok to be different and also to understand different disabilities and not be scared of our differences.

The most recent project I did was Visual Impairment. Here are some picture to help you understand Visual Impairment. I will be posting my previous projects as well. It doesn’t hurt to learn new things! I hope this helps you feel the same 🙂

 

 

Friday afternoon I went to the festival of trees with my Mom and her friend Roxanne. I got all my girlfriends bubble bath from Avon for Christmas. I got Craig a hockey picture ornament of a player he likes. I got Miss C something too… but don’t want her to find out so I am not writing it here!

 

Saturday was the Rose Club Christmas party at the Norsemen Inn. In the afternoon we had a practice for our play. The play was very fun and went smoothly. We do a Chinese gift exchange I got a box of chocolates and a Christmas Light Pattern Blanket. We watched a slideshow that Rebecca made of all of the activities we did throughout the year. It was very fun to see pictures from the year. We did a lot of things! I had pudding for dessert it was good.

 

There was a dance and Derek & Barry provided the music and later on there was a band. Here is me dancing with Marissa!

Sunday I stayed home because Mom and Dad were at a Super Bowl Party! So I decorated the house and the Christmas Tree. We had some Christmas Music playing in the background.

 

Saturday during the day we went shopping for Christmas gifts for the Rose Club Christmas Party. I paid all by myself with no help at all. I was so excited I couldn’t get my wallet back in my purse!

Saturday Night we had Rose Club Craft Night we made Snow Globes out of little jars. We had to use hot glue guns. I told my staff Melissa where I wanted to put the ornaments and she glued them for me.

After we talked about our Muppets Christmas Carol  that we are doing for the Rose Club Christmas Party. I am playing Tiny Tim. Stay tuned for pictures next week!

On Sunday Mom and I went to a craft sale at the Norsemen.  We had trouble finding a spot to park because someone was parked in the middle of the three handicapped parking spots, making the other ones too narrow for the ramp to come down.  We ended up parking on the end of a row, but when we came out someone was parked right beside us so Mom had to pull ahead to load me while I waited.  It was pretty warm on Sunday so the snow really stuck to my tires – they looked like snow balls.

 

Thursday evening we wrapped our gifts for the Rose Club Christmas Party. I held the paper and taped it with some help from Marisa. We printed a card off the computer that we made and then I colored and folded it. I am looking forward to the party!

Saturday morning I got up hung out. My staff Marissa came in at 11:00. Miss C gave me blue hair dye last weekend. I stayed in my jammies and sat in the shower chair to dye my hair. Marissa put lots of towels around me so I wouldn’t get dye on my clothes! We had 2 colors of blue a dark blue and greeny blue. So we put the dye on and I had to wait for an hour! While I waited I went on Facebook and posted that I was dying my hair today. I had lunch while I waited. Finally I had a shower and washed the dye out. I really like it… What do you think?!

 

 

Saturday afternoon we went to Walmart and did some errands. We had some ice cream at McDonalds in Walmart.

Monday evening Nancy my staff got a surprise for me. It was a white box that hooks up to the TV and we can watch music videos, this is very nice. I can use my iPad to watch YouTube on the TV and I control it with an app on my iPad.We used to watch CMT but they never have music videos anymore and there are no commercials!

I went bowling with Special O on Wednesday.

Yesterday I finished the typing for my Vision Impairment Project I am working on.

 

Saturday morning I decorated a cake for the Rose Club Birthday Bash. We made a chocolate cake and decorated with fresh strawberries. I even had a piece at the Birthday Bash!

On Saturday the 4th my Grade 1 Teacher Miss Cherniak (Miss C) and her Mom came from Wetaskiwin to spend the day with me and my Mom. We gave her a tour of my house and she met some of my roommates. I taught her how to play Yahtzee and she won! We decided to go to Starbuck’s and ended up talking for an hour and a half! I haven’t seen her in 3 years so we had a lot of catching to do. It was so nice to finally see her again. She came with gifts and gave me blue hair dye, earrings, necklace & rings! Since Grade 1 we talk almost everyday. She is very special to me.

On Monday I priced tea cups at my job at Centra Cam Outlet Store. I really like my new job. It is very fun and easy to do. Centra Cam does a Christmas Tree for the Festival of Trees. All of the ornaments are homemade by the Centra Cam Clients. It is very fun to be part of.

Tuesday morning I worked on my Visual Impairment Project. I research a different topic every month.  We look up questions and make notes from the intranet.The topic is usually disability related. I put together a bulletin board with information regarding the topic. I wanted to do this to help people not be afraid of their differences so everyone can be more included! I also wanted to understand different disabilities. I was scared to ask questions and didn’t want to hurt peoples feelings.

We have a tree in the hallway at Centra Cam. Everyone brought a baby picture and we stuck them on the tree. We have to figure out who’s baby picture is who. It’s fun.

Wednesday’s I do Movement Class I have been doing it for 3 years. I can now cross my leg overtop my other leg!

 

 

Rose Club carved Pumpkins on Friday, October 20th. I really liked digging out the inside of the pumpkin. Becca and I did hand over hand cutting of the face. I made 2 faces on my pumpkin and a design.

On Saturday the 21st my staff, roommates and I went out to pick out Halloween Costumes and decorations. We also went for walk around Mirror Lake. I had a gift card for A&W since last year so I had a chocolate milkshake it was really good!

Every October Camrose Association For Community Living (CAFCL) has a Charity Auction. This year it was on Thursday, October 26th. I donated a scarf I made. I was featured as a Client Showcase Person.  Which made my scarf a Live Auction item. Esther the CEO of CAFCL had me on stage and asked me questions so the crowd got to know me. Then they auctioned off my scarf. The Mayor Norm Mayer bought my scarf for $1500 and then he gave it back to me!! I was honoured to be included. My Mom was there as well. The Charity Auction was really fun! I bought a mirror and sign for my house. I can’t wait for next year!

Saturday October 28th Rose Club had a Halloween and Birthday Bash. I made cheesecake brownies with orange and black icing. I dressed as Alice In Wonderland for the party. My Mom made a hole in my costume so I could still eat!

This week at my job I learned how to stamp prices. I really like what I am doing.

On Thursday November 2nd Cherilyn and I did a presentation at Our Lady of Mount Pleasant (OLMP) School to 450 students and the staff! It was amazing. You can really tell when kids are listening because they ask questions! We talked about Cerebral Palsy (CP)and how it affects everyone differently. My roommate is a student at OLMP and she has CP so I talked about her and myself. I felt really good after the presentation that I made a difference.

 

 

 

On Friday the 13th Rose Club did a Bake Sale at the Camrose Kodiak’s Game. I made Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins and labels for the bags with my roommate Theresa and my staff Marissa. Rose Club made $180.30 at the Bake Sale. Everyone had lots of fun and it was nice to see people and that they appreciated our baking. The money we raised will help with the cost of future Rose Club events.

This is me doing quality control to make sure the muffins were good enough to sell!

Wheelchair Parking Gone Wrong!

We purposefully chose a parking spot equipped with a wheelchair sign and pared off to the side so that we would have lots of room to put the ramp out so that we could get my wheelchair in and out of the vehicle. When we came back out, this is what we found.

Someone, with a wheelchair sign in their window parked in between our vehicle and the next vehicle, completely blocking our ability to fold down the ramp. This was very frustrating! What you think when you see this?

I started my new job on Tuesday. I had to sign some papers, watch a safety video and we toured around. They have to make a ramp at the back door so that I can get out safely if there is a fire. My first day went pretty ok. I am starting on Monday’s and I look forward to it!