When I was a kid, me and my whole family got together at my grandma and grandpa’s condo. It was in their commons room which felt nice and cozy. School got out December 23rd. The get together was that night so my paraprofessional, Mary, asked me “What are you doing for Christmas vacation?” Excitedly, I…

Around Christmas time, me and one of my PCA’s, JoAnne go to a Christmas play. We went to “The Santa Diaries” in 2014. We went to “Elf” in 2015. We go to the Paradise Center for the Arts. We get all dressed up. We usually go the second Sunday in December. JoAnne comes early and…

When I was a teenager, my Mom worked for a computer company, Sovran and it had an annual Christmas party. My Mom and Dad stayed overnight at the location of the party, Treasure Island, that way they could stay as long as they wanted. Me, my brother and my respite person would order pizza from…

When my Grandma and Grandpa Peterson were alive, they had a cabin up north. Me and my family loved going up there when me and my brother were little. I loved watching the waves on the lake. I loved looking at the lake in the winter. One time me and my Dad went to watch…

I went to technology and college preview camp when I was 14. At this technology camp, I learned about like how to apply for colleges and general computer skills. Like 2012 and 2013, I had a class every morning. The people that taught the class showed me and my cabin some websites that we could…

When I was 19 and 20, I went to AAC camp for people that were between the ages of 18 and 30. At this camp, me and my cabin had communication class every morning. On the first night, we had an ice cream social where each one of us had to order with our communication…

When I was 16 and 17, I went to teen AAC camp. It was an absolute blast! Me and my cabin mates put on a play on the last night for our parents. The first year we did “The Wizard of Oz. ” The second year we did “Cinderella. ” We had play practice every…

I wrote a recipe book for kids that have special needs. You see, all my meals must be pureed in a blender. My book is full of my favorite recipes. I added some games and jokes to make it fun for kids. I just encourage kids not to be afraid to try anything new. When…

I went to Wolf Ridge when I was in 5th Grade with some of my class. The other part of my class stayed back and went on individual field trips like to the science museum. My OT at the time, Greg, went along with me and my Dad as a chaperon. I went on the…

I went shopping with my class in school. We shopped for groceries that my teacher, Mrs. Magnuson needed, the FACS class, the Rock House, my classroom and ourselves. Mrs. Magnuson gave us a budget. Me and my classmates were assigned 2 items each. We needed to get those 2 items. After we got our items…