Birthday Blues

  So  today is my 21st  b day.  I live in the US which  means that at 21  I could go to  a bar  and  get achole  and   maybe a little  tipsy

  But because I have no friends   it  makes  it  impossible   of course having Facebook  helps  a ton  people from  all over   wishing  me  happy  b day   yet    no one  is  coming later to celebrate  and at  21   family  just   doesn't cut  it.   Oh   Well.... 


 My dream for my  next b day is  having a group  of really  good friends to celebrate  with possibly  a  bf   but   i  think   that is  asking to much.

 Happy  b  Day to me  

today is CP Awainess day

     no it was not  the last post but it is today  March 25 2011.

  What  is it CP?   A disability that impacts movement   it is kinda like a stroke.   got any other questions  post them  here and  i will answer them    next week thanks  guys  happy  CP  Day,

  Me  C (in red ) and R February 2011

 

  mini me  2001 in Mexico

 ps  if  u could  keep  me in your thoughts tomorrow because i have surgery  (dental work   for cavistes  thanks   in advance will update u  tomorrow with hopefully good news :)

The I Phone family

 Our Family is now an official I phone  family.    Princess got the first  i phone  for Christmas a while back then  Dad ,  and Mom joined  in.   Book gal and laid back athlete  got theirs this past summer.  I had my first full day with it  today. It is sooo coool

My b day blog

Hi guys just a quick note to say that I turned 19 today and I am typing this
From my new ipAad cod was bad today but I hope I am at the bout will update soon.



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Happy Birthday Princess

 Today  Princess  is  16.    She will not be having a sweet 16  party  but   she  got a car. The  type  is a Subru. She will  take  AP  Us  history  this  fall   ( like  I did)  along with  her other  Junior  classes. I can not believe    she   is a  Junior.    It seems  like  yesterday  that I  was a  junior and she was  a Freshman  Happy b day   Princess

Happy Birthday Sarah

Most of you who read this blog also read Sara's blog. Sarah is a young women with Down Syndrome who is 21 as of today go by to her blog and wish her happy birthday


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Happy Anaveristy ADA

Here is how my area celebrated . I did not attend because I was at school and was not told what the significance of yesterday was . Ironic because it is all special needs classes or well. here is the link http://www.smdailyjournal.com/index.php

Thank you George Bush Senior for signing the The ADA . As we say goodbye to this critical landmark in American History remember that we still have a long way to go to ensuring that people with disabilities are involved in all aspects of society.

Happy b day bro

  I would not trade  my brother  he  is the best

 swimming  summer 2001

Me  LBA and  Princess  shortly after she was born

  Laid  Back  Athlete  is  26  today  I can  hardly believe it    happy b day bro

A tale of Two girls

  Two girls     are   big seven  year olds  today and   they  are both   kids  that i know  in  real  life .    

 C  my cousin       turned  seven today  happy  b day  cousin     I hope to see  you    this   weekend 

 A       is  seven   today and   she  has DS and  brain  cancer. i helped out  at a Special  Olympics  youth day and met her  parents     I  only have seen her once but fallow  her story online      so I want  to  say  happy b day   to her  as  well,

  

Happy  b day  girls

happy fathers day

my dad is working today which meant that we celebrated on Saturday we went to see Toy Story 3 in 3D and had dinner happy fathers day to all the dads in the world which Inculdes the best dad in the world My Dad

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Enjoying the sun on a sunday part two

A family of five go to mount tam ;however only two go up a father and the only disabled teen in the brunch, his daughter. ( The Irony)

top of mount tam dad and Me June 6 2010

After the play on the mountain my dad wanted to take us to the top of mount tam. He has been trying to do this forever but this was the first day it was good weather. Book gal and Princess had a different idea though.

I wanted to go to the top but little did I know there were 2 hikes . One going around the mountain and another going to the building. My whole family went around and I learned that Princess is afraid of stuff too( heights and wild animals). So my mom waited with her and book gal in the van while I went to the top with my dad.

The view was amazing up there I am taking a break climbing the mountain. I had to hold my dad's hand all of the time.

I am standing outside of a fire station on the top . There used to be a train that took you to the summit and they would have dances on the top.

The fact I went to the top is a significant because I am almost done much done with OCD it has been the hardest climb in my life. I wrote the flowing poem a year after getting OCD.

Going up the Mountain

by AZ Chapman

I was going up a mountain

yeah

oh I was going up a mountain

I was going up a mountain

going up so fast

I had friends all me

I thought that it would last

with new friends to make and sports to play

life was good

to good to last

The year of ninth grade

in the spring semester

things stared to become a pester

first the map then no sleep

then my family found out I had OCD

I am going down the mouton

i am falling fast

I just want to return to the past

the friends I tough I could trust

just left me in the dust

I know i can climb the mountain again

and I have started

but some days are harder then others you know

and now that spring semester is here once more

I am afraid that I will fall

further down the mountain

I hope that I can climb the mountain

and get back on top

if I got back up again I would shout hoary

I missed you summit

and i hope that I can

and hang out up top the mountain

and never fall

And then people like Ms P would be amazed

because I have beaten down a hard wall

was going up the mountain

yeah

it will take hard work

but I am determined to get back on top

Two and a half years later after the poem was written with OCD almost complete and a high school graduate

I am thankful for how far I have came over the past three years in regards to OCD, even though it is not over yet there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Happy Mothers day

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we had a fun day today we went to a restaurant worked on gardening and saw Iron Man 2


. One more thing from Ellen and max


1. Because we never thought that “doing it all” would mean doing this much. But we do it all, and then some.
2. Because we’ve discovered patience we never knew we had.
3. Because we are willing to do something 10 times, 100 times, 1,000 times if that’s what it takes for our kids to learn something new.
4. Because we have heard doctors tell us the worst, and we've refused to believe them. TAKE THAT, nay-saying doctors of the world.
5. Because we have bad days and breakdowns and bawl-fests, and then we pick ourselves up and keep right on going.
6. Because we gracefully handle the stares, the comments, the rude remarks. Well, mostly gracefully.
7. Because we manage to get ourselves together and get out the door looking pretty damn good. Heck, we even make sweatpants look good.
8. Because we are strong. Man, are we strong. Who knew we could be this strong?
9. Because we aren’t just moms, wives, cooks, cleaners, chauffeurs, women who work. We are moms, wives, cooks, cleaners, chauffeurs, women who work, physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, teachers, researchers, nurses, coaches, and cheerleaders. Whew.
10. Because we work overtime every single day.
11. Because we also worry overtime, but we work it through. Or we eat chocolate or Pirate's Booty or gourmet cheese, which aren't reimbursable by insurance as mental-health necessities but should be.
12. Because we are more selfless than other moms. Our kids need us more.
13. Because we give our kids with special needs endless love, and then we still have so much love left for our other kids, our husbands, our family. And our hairstylist, of course.
14. Because we inspire one another in this crazy blogosphere every single day.
15. Because we understand our kids better than anyone else—even if they can’t talk, even if they can’t gesture, even if they can't look us in the eye. We know. We just know.
16. Because we never stop pushing for our kids.
17. Because we never stop hoping for them, either.
18. Because just when it seems like things are going OK, they're suddenly not OK, but we deal. Somehow, we always deal, even when it seems like our heads or hearts might explode.
19. Because when we look at our kids we just see great kids. Not "kids with cerebral palsy/autism/Down syndrome/developmental delays/whatever label."
20. Because, well, you tell me.

az answer. Because You are always involved in IEP and advocating for us kids

happy birtdays

I say birthdays because there are two special men that are turning a year older (or celebrating it today

and Uncle L my uncle who is my mom youngest brother turns a year older today

Lm My friend with DS. His birthday was yesterday but his party is tonight at a local bowling ally

I wrote the fallowing a few years ago about LM.

Spending time with LM is like opening a Christmas present and being pleasantly surprised because it was not on your list, but you enjoy it all the same. L M is a year my junior. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. His name might be L but he prefers to be called Michael Jordan. Needless to say, he is a huge basketball fanatic. Surprisingly, L and I did not meet on a basketball court. We met at Judo class where he is now an orange belt. L an easy-going kid, but that does not mean to say he is always happy. He gets grumpy and angry and he doesn't like to admit his defeat. L lives near my school, but unfortunately for all the students and staff will merely be a name without a face. L will live through the stories and the essay I am about to tell you. But chances are, you will never meet the Michael Jordan of San Mateo. The reason being is that L has to go to our rival school because he has Down Syndrome and attends a special program there.

The summer before the eighth grade I was invited to the M's house to spend time with L. Although the intention of my visit was to have fun on a summer's day I learned a lot by going to his house. He gave me a quick tour of his house before leading me down to his room that he shared with his brother who is a year my senior. Stacked up along his wall were video boxes. The video boxes took me back to when I was young because there were Disney movies. L had a wide range of selection which ranged from Mulan to Aladin. It looked to me that he had all the collection. "Lets watch Mulan two." L said bring out the DVD box. I was not so sure about that . I mean I did not want to tell L that my personal collection was gathering dust because I had grown out of them. L did not want to take no for an answer so after playing outside L played the video. As the movie was playing L pointed to Mulan and said " That is my sister. " He proceed to do this and it hit me that L was using his imagination to put himself and his friends inside the movie. At the time I did not think much of the move. I do not remember much of it except Lu sat entranced by the story and sang along with the songs.

L has taught me that it's ok to do whatever it is that makes you happy. Even if it goes against the trends and thoughts of society. L has taught me that it's ok to be different and that everybody matures differently. Some people might mature faster than others but in the end they do. L has taught me that a childhood hobby can carry on into teenage years even if it is only for kids. The most important thing that L has taught me is to not assume that a person is incapable of doing anything.

L was thirteen at the time of our play date but yet he still loved watching Disney movies. Some people might just write him off as less capable but mankind can learn a thing or two from him. Mankind's favorite saying is the grass is greener on the other side, whether it is adulthood or a different job or classroom. Humans can learn to enjoy their side of the grass and if you happened to get on the other side it would merely by an unexpected Christmas gift instead of a dream. Adults are always telling little kids that " they are such a big kid" we should not say this because it's impression is that being little is not okay. Instead of growing up being like the 50 meter dash man should slow down to enjoy the sights and sounds of childhood. It is surprising what someone with an intellectual disability can teach you about life.

Milestone

that is what I did today I ran 2 times around a track at school. Not bad for someone who parents worried about if she be able to walk .

Today is Cerberal palsy awaness Day

Ten things I learned about living with CP
1 Buttons are overrated
2 Never tell me that life is tough
3 Ruler is a tough word to say,
4 Rulers are hard to use
5 Special Olympics is fun and challenging
6 Gum is imposable to chew and swallow
7 Not all people with CP are in wheelchairs and walkers
8 Table for twelve is a assume show.
9 Repeating things shuk
10 Inclusion is key

Happy B day laid back athlete

Special Olympics basketball 2007 [Me, laid back athlete, grandma and grandpa ( from my mom's side .)[

surfing in cabo summer 02




I love u so much

top ten memories of my bro and me

1 videogames thanks for all the time u used to let me play on the sega.

2 playing b ball y let me win as a good big brother dose

3 watching him graduate from high school

4 watching him graduate from collage

5 playing golf with GO and the rest of my school team

6 wrestling

7 playing in the playroom

8 hanging out

9 playing b ball with dad on his b day and wining

10 testing you sorry it is my job

AZ

Happy St.Patrick's Day

   hope   u  all were green today  or else   considered   yourself   pinched  by  yours  truly.

 A  shout out to   Aunt   M   who  turned  one year older today