Friends & Family Birthday Celebration

I went to The Canadian Brewhouse and celebrated by birthday with friends. The Canadian Brewhouse is fun but it is very hard for me to got there. The tables are all high or there is a step to get up into another level. There are only 2 tables I can sit at. The parking is very hard sometimes. The one handicapped parking spot isn’t wide enough for a side ramp, so we had to park in the Sobeys parking lot (in the rain). But I still had fun!

On Sunday my Mom took me too the Paint Pottery. There is a step into the building so we had to use my manual chair. The table was too high to get my knees all the way under and the bathroom isn’t wheelchair accessible. We did have fun though. I painted a birdhouse (with some help from my Mom). I liked to paint the top of my bird house because I could do it by myself! It was hard to do the front of the house because there was little places like flowers to paint. My Mom had to help me a lot.

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We had a family supper and for dessert we had homemade chocolate/peanut butter cheesecake that my Mom made. It was very good.

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My Mom made me moccasin boots for winter but it took to long so I got them for my birthday! I love them and can’t wait to wear them. They are my favorite color red and have my favorite butterfly on them. I also got an iPad cover it is blue with butterflies!

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After cake and gifts we played Yahtzee. Yahtzee is my favorite game…. and I WON!

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My 22nd Birthday Dean Brody Concert & A Trip to Banff

My parent’s took me to the Dean Brody Concert on Friday May 26th. It was so awesome! I loved it. You could see him so close.

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Dean Brody

On Monday June 5th my roommate Kat, my staff Jodhi and I went to Banff. The first day we went to downtown Banff and I went shopping. I bought my Mom a candle and my Dad chocolates. I bought gifts for my roommates; Janelle a stuffed animal,  Theresa a mug and Craig a shirt. I also bought myself a sweater! It was a good day.

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On Tuesday June 6th in the morning we went to Johnston’s Canyon and hiked the canyon and saw the waterfall. It was hard for me because there was rock in the middle of the path and I couldn’t make it all of the way in my wheelchair. I loved seeing the waterfall.

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In the afternoon we went to the Red Earth Spa. I got a facial and it was so nice! I got to wear a bath robe  and sandals. I layed on a bed and they put a hot cloth on my face. They massaged my feet and my head and it felt awesome! We went to a pool in the spa and went swimming. It was really nice and warm. I would recommend this to anyone! This was my favorite day!

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We went to a cafe and I had a piece of cake for my birthday it was good.

When we were driving we saw Mountain Sheep on the side of the road. It was cool to see them!

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Wednesday June 7th MY BIRTHDAY!!!! We went to the Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail. We saw bears and tigers. It was easy for me to get around.

I got a picture with a Beaver named Gus, Gus!

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When we were driving the view was so pretty. I love the mountains. It looked like a picture.

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My 22nd Birthday was pretty awesome!

 

 

Bocce Ball Thursday’s!

Every week on Thursday I go to the field behind CAFCL and I play Bocce Ball. My aide Johdi holds my ball and my hand so I can throw it. You have a little white ball on the field and you try to throw your ball closest to the white ball. They have set up individual lanes and you move to the next lane when you have completed one.

Here is me playing yesterday!
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Where Have I Been?

When I Travel I sit in an airplane seat just like everyone else. I like to sit in the window seat so I can look down when we land.

I can’t bring my power chair on the plane so I have to bring a normal wheelchair. It goes where the normal luggage goes on a plane.

Without my power chair this means I don’t have control… I have to wait for my parents to push me everywhere!

When we went to Sedona, Arizona & Branson, Missouri we went on hikes but it was very hard for my Dad to push me.

It is very hard to go on sand with a wheelchair, but in Florida they had a sand wheelchair that we used and it sure helped my parents!

I can go on rides in Disney World but my Dad had to take me out of my wheelchair to go on the rides.

But in Disneyland they had a wheelchair accessible ride so it made it easier for my Dad!

Here are some pictures from my trips…

California – Disneyland

Disneyland

Florida – Disney World

Disneyworld

Sedona, Arizona

Arizona

Branson Missouri – This is a guy! Not a statue!

Branson Photo

California – LegoLand

Lego Land

San Diego – Wild Animal Park

San Diego Wild Animal Park

San Diego Zoo

San Diego Zoo

California – SEALIFE Aquarium

Sealife Aquarium

This Weekend….

Friday night just hanging out at home

Saturday I am going to South Edmonton Common shopping at Ikea &  Bath & Body Works

I am going to watch Boss Baby in 3D at Cineplex Odeon in South Common

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We are going for supper after.

Sunday I am going to My Mom & Dad’s like I do every Sunday!

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A Typical Friday….

9:00 or 9:30 I get up… this is my day to sleep in!

9:30 Eat breakfast

10:00 Check our Facebook

10:30 Do Laundry

10:45 Colored, Listen to CMT

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12:00 Eat Lunch

1:30 Meet with Cherilyn to work on my School Presentation and Blog

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2:30 Have a Snack, finish laundry

Laundry

3:00 Go on my Ipad

3:30 Visit with my roommates

5:30 Eat Supper

6:00 Go Mini Golfing and for Ice Cream at Dairy Queen

 

A Typical Thursday…

Thursday

7:30 Got ready for Centra Cam

8:30 I went on the Handi- van

9:00 I  got to Centra Cam

9:30 to 10:30 I made game pieces out of clay! I’m making two games they will be like the game of life! One will be called “How well do you know your co- worker” and the other “How well do you know your friend”

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10 :30 to 10 :45  is coffee beak

11:00 to 11:36 I went into my walker I did five laps

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11:45 to 12:00 I played cards

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12:00 I had my lunch

1:00 to 2:15  We did Zumba and I ate my snack

3:00 We go swimming

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4:00 Head home

5:30 Eat Super

6:00 Watch TV, Check Facebook, Emails

9:30 Go to BED!

 

Cool Opportunity

This Saturday I got to meet Shaun Johnson he is the actor in Heartland that plays ” Jack” Amy and Lou’s Grampa in the show! He was at the trade show on Saturday at the CRE here in Camrose! I got a picture that he signed and he asked some questions!!  Last year I got to meet his granddaughter ” Amy” Amber Marshall that is also on the show!  I watch Heartland with my Mom and my Dad every second Sunday!  Also this Saturday we all went out for lunch with the whole group home!!  On Friday I went to the Boston Pizza it was a fundraiser for Special Olympics so, I got some ice cream with brownies and chocolate sauce and Carmel sauce on the side!!    Yummy in my stomach!! I also got a free bear!  Kelsey and Grampa Jack from Heartland

A Typical Tuesday….

7: 30  – Get ready for my day for Centra cam. McHale helps me brush my teeth.
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8:30 – I get on the Handi – van to go to Centra cam
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9:30 to 10 :30 – I do printing and work in my spelling book
10:30- Coffee break and we sit in the lunch room and the others have something in lunch kit!
10:45 to 12:30 is second block! I get to go into my walker and walk around the hallways! Then I get to do something fun like play a game. I have my lunch at 12:00 and the others have their lunch at 12:30 to 1:00 pm
1:00 to 2:15 I do math on the iPad! I play a game ( Yahtzee) at 2 until 2:15  
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2:15 to 2:35 is coffee break 
2:35 to 3:40 I do some poster work for our learning board so I colored some horses pictures! I have a project that I’m working on I’m making present for my grade one teacher! It will be for her birthday! I have finished painting the canvas. I’m do a painting of a laptop and a picture of me and her on the screen, because we email each other and  I am putting presents around us because she sends me presents for every holiday! On the back of the canvas there will be a note about our friendship!
4:00  – I get home at 4:00
5:30 I eat and after supper I go shower 
I PVR Sister Wives so catch up as I go to see my mom and dad when it is on it’s on Sunday’s!  Then I cheek on my Face Book  to  see what is happening and I cheek if I have emails or not! I pick out my clothes and go to bed about 9:30 every night! I like to listen to my cd until I fall asleep!
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A Typical Wednesday…

Wednesday
7:30 I got up and got ready for my day for Centra cam
8:30 I went on the Handi- van and got to Centra cam around 9:00 am
9:30 to 10:30 I went on the NUSTEP it’s a bike that counts your steps and work load goes up to 5! I use five and I have a knee brace on my knee so my knee stays where it should be without hitting my other leg!
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10:30 to 10:45 is coffee break and everyone have a snack from their lunch kit!
10:45 to 12:30 is Movement class and Singing class  we danced to the chicken dance
I have my lunch at 12:00 
On Wednesday  at 12:30:1:00 we have a hot lunch and today I got Cheesecake!
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 1:00 to 2:15 I did speech in my book and played cards!
2:15 to 2:35 is coffee break 
2:35 to 3:45 I did some math work and I painted mother of pearl on my blue canvas
3:00 I had my snack
4:30 to 5:30 I went bowling
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6:00 I had supper and went on Facebook for a while
7:00 to 7:30 I had a shower and got ready for bed
8:00 to 9:15 I watched CMT
9:15 to 9:30 went on Facebook and got my clothes ready for the next day
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9:30 Put my cd on and went to bed