Resting up, after my first day on the mountain this season

My Saturday morning began this day at 9:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. Being the first day after my first day skiing for the season, I was a little more tired then usual, so I had taken my time getting up. Once I had sat down at the kitchen table, I then enjoied my fruit and hot cocao, While my mother had made pancakes with a blueberry sause to poor over them. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom at 9:37 to brush my teeth. I then sat down to refill my pill containers for the week. At 10:05 I then preceded to make my bed, before starting in with my stretching. Still feeling a little tired from yesturday, I had layed off the weight workout. At 10:35 I then took my shower. After doing so, I was planning on going to the gym to do some walking, but soon lost energy and had to go oback to bed. Still feeling tired from skiing yesturday. I had slept from 11:00-2:00 before getting up to eat lunch. After a half of a sandwich, I then wiped some clean dish's and put them away. At 2:45 I then chopped some pills so as to take a half twice per day. At 3:00 I then called my grandmother, we spoke briefly, I then played word trick until 5:00. I then sat down to blog before dinner.

First day skiing for the season at Lost Valley, Yeh!!!

My Friday morning began this day at 8:00 am. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocao and eat my plate of fruit. After doing so I had a bowl of cereal with a bananna along witih a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating my breakfast, I then returned to my bedroom At 8:15 to shave and brush my teeth. At 8:33 I then made my bed before putting my clean laundry away. At 8:40 I then stretch. Holding back on my weight exercises today so as to save my energy for skiing later on today. At 9:00 my mother had called from work. I then started a load of laundry. At 10:00 I then put it in the dryer. After doing so, I then called my grandmother. At 10:30 I then took a shower. After doing so, I had gone out into the kitchen at 11:00 to eat the sandwhich my mother had made for me before going to work. At 12:20 I then folded the laundry in the dryer, thus putting it away. I then got ready to go skiing. Putting on my ski pants, turtle neck, and sweater. At 11:30 Larry had arriving a little early catching me off gurad. I did not have to be at Lost Valley until 2:00. It is a good thing Larry arrived a little earlier, because Matt was at Loast Valley waiting for me when I arrived at 1:00. This gave us an extra hour of skiing until 4:00. Being able to ski a little beter this year do to being stronger in a years time, I had run into some problems. Every time I turned to my right side I would fall do to the weekness still in my right leg. Mat had mentioned next week trying and outrigger while skiing. Well will just have to see how it goes. We had gone back into the lodge at 3:20 to get ready to go and rest. Matt had bought some fries for us to eat. United soon arrived to take me home. I was so tired, I had slept all the way home. I arrived home at 5:20, took my shower, ate dinner, then called my grandmother at 6:15 before sitting down to blog. 

Off to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned

I began my Thursday morning at 7:50 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa ad eat some fruit. After doing so, I had fixed myself a bowl of cereal with bananna and toasted an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I had picked up the kitchen before starting the dishwasher. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom at 8:30 to take the sheeets off my bed. I then brought my laundry to the laundry room. While in the laundry room, I then started a load of laundry. I then returned to my bedroom to put clean sheets on my bed. At 9:00 I then began to stretch. After doing so, I then continued my workout with my upper weight exercises. At 9:25 I then hung the laundry to dry. I then began another load of laundry before returning to my bedroom at 9:50. I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to work my legs. At 10:00 I then shaved before sitting down to make my move in word trick, against my opponents. At 10:25 I then hung the laundry to dry. After taking a shower, I then started yet another load of laundry at 11:00. After doing, I had returned to the kitchen to empty the dishwasher, thus putting the dish's away. At 11:30 I then sat down to eat an avacado and a blueberry yogurt for lunch. After doing, I then brushed my teeth before returning to the laundry room at noon to hang yet another load of laundry. At 12:30 I then called my neurologist, so as to refill my prescription. After doing so, I then packed my ski bag to go skiing tomorrow at Lost Valley. At 1:00 my mothe arrived home from work to take me to a dentist appointment to get my teeth cleaned. After doing so, we had to make a couple of stops on the way home. We had arrived home at 4:20. I then put something comfortable on before sitting down to eat breakfast. Oops, dinner. Although I had Bacon, eggs, toast and tomato for dinner. I then reurned to my bedroom to blog, before calling it a day. 

Discussing how the presentation went

My Wednesday morning began this day at 6:00 a.m. I had gone out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit before having a bowl of hot cereal and toast. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave before taking my shower. After doing so, I had packed my knapsack, then grabbed my lunch and out the door I went. I had arrived at WestSide at 9:15, giving myself just enought to bring my things to my locker. I then had met with Maria for my counseling session. I had showed the speech I had read yesturday in front of the kids at the Cascade Brook School. We then talked about the presentation itself. At 10:00 I had then made my way to the gym for my P.T. session with Matt. Matt first had me walking on the tredmill for twenty minutes raising and lowereing the incline as I did so. We then went to the conference room where the t.v. was so as to do wii bowling. As I we were bowling we stood on the erix pad to challange our ballance as we did so. After two games, I then stayed in the conference for Brain Injury Education Group. Today we first reviewed with Deb and Michelle how the presentation had gone yesturday at the Cascade Brook Middle School. We then discussed doing a presentation to new staff and clients at WestSide. We also talked about going to the Goodwill Store. At 12:00 I had gone to the dining area to eat my lunch. After doing so, I had made my way to the conference room for support group. We first talked about how the presentation had gone yesturday, before opening up to share thoughts about our week. At 2:00 United Wheelchair had taken me home. I had arrived home at 3:30, thus sleeping all the way. I then went strait to bed at 3:30 upon my arrival home. I had slept until 5:30 before getting up to eat dinner. I then returned to my bedroom to blog. 

Presentation at the cascade Brook School

I began my Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. by making my bed. I then started in with my stretching. After doing so, I had gone out into the kitchen to eat breakfast. Once I had finished eating some french toast, I had gone back to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:00 I then continued with my stretching. After doing so I then preceded with my lower then upper weight exercises. At 10:30 I then sat down to fill my pill containers for the week. At 10:45 I then called the pharmacy to refill my prescriptions. At 10:50 I then layed down to rest. I had slept ntil 1:00 before getting up. After taking a shower, I called my grandmother to see how her day was going and to let her what I would be doing later today. At 2:40 My father had brought me to the Cascade Brook Middle School. I had arrived there as kids were being let out of school. I had sat and watched as there bus numbers were being called. The teacher then brought me to the room the kids were in, so that I could get the presentation going while waiting for the rest of the group. I had told my story, thus getting the kids interest. The rest of the group had arrived with Deb and Michelle as I was reading my story. The other two clients then told the group their story's following mine. Once we had finished our story's the kids were prepared with questions ask us. Well thought out questions indeed. We then had the kids do some activities to wrap up the presentation. We then handed out our packet of hand outs before sitting down to a snack of cookies and grancrackers with a fruit drink. After our snack the teacher ask us if we would not mind being in a group picture with the kids. After the group picture, the teachers had thanked me personally for getting this initiating this presentation. At 4:45 my father had picked me up at the school. We had arrived home at 5:18. I then got myself comfortable before sitting down to eat dinner. At 6:10 I then went to my bedroom to call my granndmother to let her know how the presentation went. I then pulled up my blog and began to type. 

Playing paper telephone during social group.

I began my Monday morning at 5:00 a.m. by getting out of bed to stretch. After doing so, I then preceded to do my upper weight exercsies. After doing I then preceded to get ready for the day. Once I had taken my shower, I had made my way out into the kitchen at 6:00 to eat my breakfast. Once I had drinken my hot cocoa and had some fruit, I then preceded to have a bowl of hot cereal and a toasted muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then preceded to to brush my teeth. I then grabbed my knapsack and my lunch. United Wheelchair then took me to WestSide. Upon my arrival fro 9:00 a.m. I had put my lunch in my locker. I then went to the conference room for academic skills group with Tobie. We had trouble getting sound on the videa we were watching, so we sat and had a discussion. At 10:00 I had stayed in the conference room tai chi group with Joe. Joe had us moving and working on balance. As we were doing so, Joe noticed my fit bit, so he showed me his that he just recently bought. At 11:00 I then went to the kitchen/dining area for baking basics group. Today the group had made cup cakes. Once I had mixed the batter, I then helped Casey empty the dishwasher and put the dish's away. After doing so, I then wiped down the cupboards. We then sat down to eat lunch. At 1:00 I had met Piper in the room I usually meet Deb in. Piper was covering. We had first worked on my email, I then showed her my story. At 2:00 during my break, I had taken a shower then sat down to relax. At 3:00 I had gone to the dining area for social group. During social group today we played paper telephone with Casey and Alex. This is where you write a sentence, the next person has to draw a picture to descibe the sentence and so on. At then end you see what the last sentence end up being. At 4:00 United then took me home. Upon my arrival home, I had put on something comfortable before eating dinner. I then went to my bedroom to blog. 

Getting my ears lowered

I began my Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. I had made my way to the kitchen once I was out of bed. After some fruit and hot cocoa, I had a couple of muffins. At 10:40 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. After doing so, I had looked for my glasses which I had missplaced in a coat pocket I had worn last week. Once I had brushed my teeth and shaved, I then began to stretch. At 11:30 I then preceded to do my upper weight exercises. At 11:45 I then took my shower thus getting ready for the day. At 12:00 I had gone with my father to the shop so that he could give me a haircut. We had arrived back home at 12:55. I had layed down to rest at 1:00 and slept until 5:00. Once I was up, I had gone out into the kitchen to eat dinner. After doing so I had returned to my bedroom to blog.