Hi Everyone!
This is a very EXCITING time for me but very DIFFERNT! I'm am going too start a life for myself! I'm going too be in my new apartment hopefully this weekend sometime! My new cell phone that my Dad bought me will be here in a few days!
Sure I'm a little bit nervous, but mostly I'm excited! ALL of you should think about moving out on your OWN as well someday! You will find MUCH joy and happiness! It ALL depends on YOU! YOU are the ONLY person that can decide how YOU want your life too be! I choose too be as independent as I can, make MANY new friends, and live the life I've ALWAYS dreamed of!
Things will be very difficult for me to do, but I make things easier like using a walker with a seat and a basket too carry things around! If I get tried of standing I can sit down on the walker and rest for a few minutes!
I NEVER like too depend on other people for help, but sometimes I have no choice! If you need assitance from other people, try too remember to be as polite as possible! People DON'T want too help people that are rude! If you are polite too people then people will want too help and be with more than if your NOT! People DON'T have too help you, it's a choice that they make!
Make your family and friends proud of you, also PROVE too them that ALL of their help is MUCH apprecaited! When you see them, tell them, send them thank you cards! Every once in awhile it's nice for someone you care about knows that what ALL they do to help you isn't done in vein!
I tell my family and friends thank you "ALL THE TIME" so they know that I appreicate everything that they do for me!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
TODAY I WROTE MY FIRST RENT CHECK FOR MY NEW APARTMENT!
Hi Everyone!
Today was a very exciting day for me! Today I wrote my first rent check for my new apartment! I can honestly say that I have a place that I can call my OWN to live in! I NEVER thought that my dream would become a reality! I owe MOST of the credit too my Dad "John" and my late Mom "Vicky" because they are the ones that made me who I am today, and taught me to be responsible. I also want to thank Bobbie Jo for all her help and support in helping to make all this happen too!
I have to give myself "SOME" credit as well for being brave enough to give it a try.
I wish my Mom could see how much I have accomplished in becoming independent and self- sufficient! She would be SO proud that I'm starting a life for myself! Making new friends, and keeping in touch with old friends as well!
This is a HUGE step and change in my life, but I'm up for the challenges! You'll soon find out that you can do MORE things on your own than you thought you could. All you have too do is NEVER be afraid to try NEW things! You NEVER know if you can do something if you NEVER try!
I'm very excited about moving into my new apartment and starting a life for myself. I hope ALL of you in the near future will find the time to come and visit!
You CAN'T depend on other people your WHOLE life, you have learn to depend on yourself and make your own decisions. Hopefully you'll always make the right ones!
I hope you and your families have a safe and Happy Easter!
Today was a very exciting day for me! Today I wrote my first rent check for my new apartment! I can honestly say that I have a place that I can call my OWN to live in! I NEVER thought that my dream would become a reality! I owe MOST of the credit too my Dad "John" and my late Mom "Vicky" because they are the ones that made me who I am today, and taught me to be responsible. I also want to thank Bobbie Jo for all her help and support in helping to make all this happen too!
I have to give myself "SOME" credit as well for being brave enough to give it a try.
I wish my Mom could see how much I have accomplished in becoming independent and self- sufficient! She would be SO proud that I'm starting a life for myself! Making new friends, and keeping in touch with old friends as well!
This is a HUGE step and change in my life, but I'm up for the challenges! You'll soon find out that you can do MORE things on your own than you thought you could. All you have too do is NEVER be afraid to try NEW things! You NEVER know if you can do something if you NEVER try!
I'm very excited about moving into my new apartment and starting a life for myself. I hope ALL of you in the near future will find the time to come and visit!
You CAN'T depend on other people your WHOLE life, you have learn to depend on yourself and make your own decisions. Hopefully you'll always make the right ones!
I hope you and your families have a safe and Happy Easter!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
MEMORIES THAT WE'LL CHERISH FOR A LIFETIME!
Hi Everyone!
Today is a day that I hold very dear too my heart! Today is the fourth anniversary of my Uncle John's passing! Let my tell you a little bit about my Uncle John! He was a very generous and loving man! He had a GREAT work ethic, he loved living on the farm! He also loved his wife,children, grand children, nieces, and nephews with ALL of his heart!
He was the kind of man that would help you in ANY time of need! Day or night! He also could be strict when he had too! He would be SO proud of me, that I'm starting a life for myself and living on my own!
Today is a day that I hold very dear too my heart! Today is the fourth anniversary of my Uncle John's passing! Let my tell you a little bit about my Uncle John! He was a very generous and loving man! He had a GREAT work ethic, he loved living on the farm! He also loved his wife,children, grand children, nieces, and nephews with ALL of his heart!
He was the kind of man that would help you in ANY time of need! Day or night! He also could be strict when he had too! He would be SO proud of me, that I'm starting a life for myself and living on my own!
I'm trying too do the best I can too show my Mom and my Uncle how independent I've become! It's a shame that they WON'T be here in enjoy my NEW experiences in becoming a young independent adult! I just have too remember the WONDERFUL times I had with them and also remember and DO what they taught me!
Remember to always cherish and remember the special people in your life because you NEVER know when your last day will come! Be PROUD that you have come this far, those special people in your life helped you get to where are but YOU did ALL the work! Also be THANKFUL that the special person or people in your are willing to help you become independent! Please remember that people do NOT have too help you, it's a choice they make! People help you because they want too!
I'm sure both my Mom Vicky and my Uncle John are looking down on me and saying "WAY TO GO, WE KNEW YOU COULD DO IT"!
Remember to always cherish and remember the special people in your life because you NEVER know when your last day will come! Be PROUD that you have come this far, those special people in your life helped you get to where are but YOU did ALL the work! Also be THANKFUL that the special person or people in your are willing to help you become independent! Please remember that people do NOT have too help you, it's a choice they make! People help you because they want too!
I'm sure both my Mom Vicky and my Uncle John are looking down on me and saying "WAY TO GO, WE KNEW YOU COULD DO IT"!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
TODAY WAS A VERY SPECIAL DAY AND A NEW ADVENTURE!
Hi Everyone!
Today is a very SPECIAL day for me! Today I received my keys too my new apartment! I'm very happy and excited about that! It's been a LONG road up until now but I have proven too my Dad and "late" Mom that I can be independent, self-sufficient, and be able too live on my own! I'm very excited and nervous but mostly excited because now I can start a life for myself!
I will still need help cleaning, cooking, and doing laundry but I'm also looking forward too meeting new people and doing new things! I'll be able too try things that I've NEVER tried before! In the long run I'll be able too prove to family, friends, but most of ALL prove too myself that I achieved my goal in becoming a young independent adult!
NEVER be afraid too follow your heart and dreams! Usually your heart tells you what the right thing is for YOU too do!
Be CAREFUL of the decision's you make! ALWAYS think about them BEFORE you make them, because if you make the WRONG decision it can effect you for the REST of your life!
I hope I'll meet some nice new friends and we can do things together!
This is a HUGE life change for me but I'm up for the challenges that I will face!
My "late" Mom would be SO proud of me! Who knows maybe she had something too do with this! I can now start a life for myself, I NEVER imagined this day would come but I guessed wrong! I guess some dreams and miracles really do come true!
Today is a very SPECIAL day for me! Today I received my keys too my new apartment! I'm very happy and excited about that! It's been a LONG road up until now but I have proven too my Dad and "late" Mom that I can be independent, self-sufficient, and be able too live on my own! I'm very excited and nervous but mostly excited because now I can start a life for myself!
I will still need help cleaning, cooking, and doing laundry but I'm also looking forward too meeting new people and doing new things! I'll be able too try things that I've NEVER tried before! In the long run I'll be able too prove to family, friends, but most of ALL prove too myself that I achieved my goal in becoming a young independent adult!
NEVER be afraid too follow your heart and dreams! Usually your heart tells you what the right thing is for YOU too do!
Be CAREFUL of the decision's you make! ALWAYS think about them BEFORE you make them, because if you make the WRONG decision it can effect you for the REST of your life!
I hope I'll meet some nice new friends and we can do things together!
This is a HUGE life change for me but I'm up for the challenges that I will face!
My "late" Mom would be SO proud of me! Who knows maybe she had something too do with this! I can now start a life for myself, I NEVER imagined this day would come but I guessed wrong! I guess some dreams and miracles really do come true!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
GETTING PREPARED TO MOVE INTO MY NEW APARTMENT!
Hi Everyone!
Well, the time has finally come for me too leave the nest, "if I must say so"! My Dad and I put a application for me too live at a disabled apartment for young adults with disabilities! I'm actually looking forward to it! Sure it'll be scary at first, but after awhile it'll feel like it is home too me!
We take a tour of the apartment when the manger calls us! If I like it as much as I think I will, then in a few weeks I can pack my things and move into the apartment and start a new life for myself! The apartment complex is only about ten minutes away from home so I'll see my family a lot!
This is HUGE step in my life and know that my Mom would be VERY proud of me! This will be the ONLY way that I can prove to her, that everything she taught me how too do for myself, paid off! It's a shame that she WON'T be here too see my new home and enjoy the experiences that I'll face! But I'm able too be as independent as I am because of the two WONDERFUL parents that I have! This will show my Mom and Dad that ALL of their hard work wasn't done in vein! I'm very proud for all of the work that I have accomplished and I NEVER plan on quiting!
If you quit on your goals and DON'T achieve what you too achieve, you'll NEVER succeed if life! You also have too keep a positive attitude! Sure things may NOT work as you had planned but that doesn't mean that you STOP and throw in the tow ell just because things are scary or difficult for you too do! If you need help DON'T be afraid too ask family and friends!
It will be nice for me too invite family and friends over for dinner, coffee, and dessert at MY home instead me always being a guest in their homes! If family come from out of town they can stay with me instead of paying for a hotel room!
So all in all this will be a WONDERFUL and exciting experience for us all! Wish me luck!
Well, the time has finally come for me too leave the nest, "if I must say so"! My Dad and I put a application for me too live at a disabled apartment for young adults with disabilities! I'm actually looking forward to it! Sure it'll be scary at first, but after awhile it'll feel like it is home too me!
We take a tour of the apartment when the manger calls us! If I like it as much as I think I will, then in a few weeks I can pack my things and move into the apartment and start a new life for myself! The apartment complex is only about ten minutes away from home so I'll see my family a lot!
This is HUGE step in my life and know that my Mom would be VERY proud of me! This will be the ONLY way that I can prove to her, that everything she taught me how too do for myself, paid off! It's a shame that she WON'T be here too see my new home and enjoy the experiences that I'll face! But I'm able too be as independent as I am because of the two WONDERFUL parents that I have! This will show my Mom and Dad that ALL of their hard work wasn't done in vein! I'm very proud for all of the work that I have accomplished and I NEVER plan on quiting!
If you quit on your goals and DON'T achieve what you too achieve, you'll NEVER succeed if life! You also have too keep a positive attitude! Sure things may NOT work as you had planned but that doesn't mean that you STOP and throw in the tow ell just because things are scary or difficult for you too do! If you need help DON'T be afraid too ask family and friends!
It will be nice for me too invite family and friends over for dinner, coffee, and dessert at MY home instead me always being a guest in their homes! If family come from out of town they can stay with me instead of paying for a hotel room!
So all in all this will be a WONDERFUL and exciting experience for us all! Wish me luck!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Hi Everyone!
I hope you and your families had a very safe and wonderful New Year! My family and I sure did! My Dad "John" and I went too visit my Mom "Vicky's" grave on Christmas Eve! Then on Christmas Day we went too my Aunt Marcia and her new husband Gordy's house too celebrate Christmas Day with family and friends! We had Lasagna, Garlic Bread, and Cookies! Then we all sat in the living room around the Christmas Tree and opened gifts! Christmas was EXTRA special this year because we had the pleasure of my Dad's new wife "Bobbie Jo" who sang Christmas duets as my cousin's and I played them on the piano! Bobbie Jo has a "BEAUTIFUL" Soprano voice!
A few family friends came over later that night!
I'm very lucky too have the close relationship I have with my family, plus they accept me for who I am and NOT my disability! Most people with Cerebral Palsy are left OUT of things because their families and other people DON'T understand how too help them or when they try too help them they DON'T know what too do! So in return you just have too sit there! But I'm VERY lucky that my family and friends accept for who I am and WANT too help me the BEST they can!
I'm planning too be in my OWN place in a couple of years! I know I'll be just fine because of ALL the years of my Mom teaching me how too be independent and how too TAKE CARE OF MYSELF! I owe my Dad a LOT of credit as well! He tries his hardest to help me continue too be independent and on the path, where my Mom left off!
My Dad and I have looked into apartments for young disabled adults! We have a application in, we are going too take a tour of the apartments when the mangers call us! I'm already on the list in a few apartment complexes! It's very scary but very exciting! I finally get too live in my OWN place! I think that's pretty remarkable!
When you have C.P. or any other disability, you tend to be afraid of the unknown! You're NOT sure if you'll be able to handle everything yourself, living alone is scary, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry ext! But you know what? Living alone is scary for EVERYONE at first, but is a WONDERFUL experience! Sometimes I even think to myself, how am I going too handle this or I need help! But the more things you TRY BY YOURSELF, the safer you'll feel about being independent and living on your own!
My "late" Mom Vicky was a WONDERFUL woman! She taught me everything I need to know about living on my own and being as "INDEPENDENT" as possible! She used too tell me, "NO one is going to be there too do everything for you, YOU have to learn how too TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF! Sure I was furious when she made do things that I couldn't do very well by myself, but I thank her in long run because I CAN do MOST things myself because of she made me do them even when I didn't want too! That's a very precious memory that I will hold very dear in my heart!
Please everyone take my advice we didn't deserve to have Cerebral Palsy but the more we try things BY OURSELVES the more independent and braver we'll become!
I hope you and your families had a very safe and wonderful New Year! My family and I sure did! My Dad "John" and I went too visit my Mom "Vicky's" grave on Christmas Eve! Then on Christmas Day we went too my Aunt Marcia and her new husband Gordy's house too celebrate Christmas Day with family and friends! We had Lasagna, Garlic Bread, and Cookies! Then we all sat in the living room around the Christmas Tree and opened gifts! Christmas was EXTRA special this year because we had the pleasure of my Dad's new wife "Bobbie Jo" who sang Christmas duets as my cousin's and I played them on the piano! Bobbie Jo has a "BEAUTIFUL" Soprano voice!
A few family friends came over later that night!
I'm very lucky too have the close relationship I have with my family, plus they accept me for who I am and NOT my disability! Most people with Cerebral Palsy are left OUT of things because their families and other people DON'T understand how too help them or when they try too help them they DON'T know what too do! So in return you just have too sit there! But I'm VERY lucky that my family and friends accept for who I am and WANT too help me the BEST they can!
I'm planning too be in my OWN place in a couple of years! I know I'll be just fine because of ALL the years of my Mom teaching me how too be independent and how too TAKE CARE OF MYSELF! I owe my Dad a LOT of credit as well! He tries his hardest to help me continue too be independent and on the path, where my Mom left off!
My Dad and I have looked into apartments for young disabled adults! We have a application in, we are going too take a tour of the apartments when the mangers call us! I'm already on the list in a few apartment complexes! It's very scary but very exciting! I finally get too live in my OWN place! I think that's pretty remarkable!
When you have C.P. or any other disability, you tend to be afraid of the unknown! You're NOT sure if you'll be able to handle everything yourself, living alone is scary, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry ext! But you know what? Living alone is scary for EVERYONE at first, but is a WONDERFUL experience! Sometimes I even think to myself, how am I going too handle this or I need help! But the more things you TRY BY YOURSELF, the safer you'll feel about being independent and living on your own!
My "late" Mom Vicky was a WONDERFUL woman! She taught me everything I need to know about living on my own and being as "INDEPENDENT" as possible! She used too tell me, "NO one is going to be there too do everything for you, YOU have to learn how too TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF! Sure I was furious when she made do things that I couldn't do very well by myself, but I thank her in long run because I CAN do MOST things myself because of she made me do them even when I didn't want too! That's a very precious memory that I will hold very dear in my heart!
Please everyone take my advice we didn't deserve to have Cerebral Palsy but the more we try things BY OURSELVES the more independent and braver we'll become!
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