BEEN THINKING OF WHAT KIND OF THINGS I AM CAPABLE OF DOING THAT OTHERS MIGHT BE UNAWARE OF:

• WRITING/DRAWING
• OPEN CD CASES & PUTTING THEM IN MY COMP.
• RETRIEVING K,EENEX FROM OUT OF A CASE
• RETRIEVIN STUFF FROM MY WHEELCHAI POCKET
• VOICE—I SAY "UH-HUH" ALL THE TIME & OFTEN WORDS I SIGN, I CAN VOCALIZE VOWE;S (LIKE "I O U" 4 "I LOVE U"
• WALK W/HELP IN SWIM THERAPY (BUT NOT ON DRY LAND)
• RETRIEVIN THINGS LIKE REMOTES IF I GET IT ON MY RT. SIDE & IT'S ON A TABLE, IN A DRAWER, OR ON SHEETS ON A BED, SO I CAN PULL THE SHEETS 2 ME
• OPEN/CLOSE R FRONT DOOR BY THE HANDLE
• TURN ON/OFF A LIGHT SWITCH
• PLAY PIANO, GUITAR & AUTOHARP W/HELP.
• GET ON MY COMP. ALONE (NO TRAY—FREE-STANDING DESK)
• ALTERNATE 2 STRAIGHTEN LEGS
• TEACH A SCRAP. CLASS
• ITCH FACE
• WHEN LAYING, RAISE ARM STRAIGHT UP
• LEAN FORWARD & LEAN 2 THE RT.
• USIMG MY ARM SUPPORT, FEED MYSELF

THE KIDS WOULD ADD: "SUPER JUMPY." IN FACT, SUN., 9/18, THE KIDS HAD A BOOTH OF STUFF THEY WERE SELLING, TITLED: "THINGS 2 SCARE MOM." I JUMP GOOD.

REMEMBER THIS:
ALL THE KIDS DELIGHT IN MY FEAR OF SPIDERS. (SOMETIMES, I SWEAR IT'S ARACHNAPHOBIA.) I CAN KNOW A SPIDER IS FAKE & STILL FREAK OUT, JUMP, & MY HEART RACES, IF I TOUCH IT. (BUT IT HAS 2 BE A SPIDER &, SO MY VISION IS NOT A FACTOR, I TOSS THEM UNLESS THEY'RE ODDLY COLORED OR HUGE.) DO IT 2 MUCH & I FEEL I'M HAVING A HEART ATTACK. BUT I LAUGH—MY REACTION IS FUNNY & HEARING FAM. LAUGH, THANKS 2 PBA, IT TRIGGERS A LAUGH RESPONSE THAT I CAN MAKE A BIGGER LAUGH.