Hey out there!
My title is in quotes because these are words of truth spoken by a fellow TeenCP’er herself, Allison Cardwell of San Diego, CA! Props to her though, for having to roll around in a wheel chair in the rain! I can’t imagine, the water is unavoidable, no doubt! I nearly fell down today trying to dodge a puddle at school. Haha,we hope to get together one of these days, if time permits us to have any FUN! Lately its been school and college apps for the both of us….and I am sure many of you out there as well. Tiresome, but it’ll all be worth it in the end. I just hope I’m not too burnt out when my decision letters finally come. :p I am trying to get all my apps done by mid- November so I can enjoy my Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks! I take the ACT this Saturday again…the last of my tests that account for college. Yay!
Anyway, back to this post’s title…RAIN, wow. I have never seen it rain this hard in Southern Cal! Thunder and lightening…a bit of hail, the real deal! I felt like I was back in Michigan listening to the thunder cracking out there. So crazy…so crazy indeed, that having CP seems pretty hazardous with all the rain that pours down. Slipping, falling, soaked feet… I’m sure some of you guys know the drill. I remember last year when I had my cast on for the ‘brace’ type effect…. I had to wear a mens size 13 rainboot! You can imagine someone like me trugging around school in those bad boys haha. More funny than embarrasing I’ll admit. Ohh, some of the things we must do for ourselves. :p Any funny/noteworthy stories about having CP and dealing with heavy rainfall/inclement weather??
Well I’m off to read up on some sleeping patterns for AP Psych! Lovin that class by the way. We are doing a sleep/dream study on ourselves for the next 30 days…I’m definitely not a solid sleeper, I tend to wake up at least 2 times a night. I guess I’ll figure out why soon enough!
Hope you all are doing well and staying healthy as we enter the winter months! Take care.
Halloween is creepin’ up 
-Katy
p.s. does anyone else agree that mom’s homemade pumkin walnut muffins sound warm and delicious in this imclement weather? Mmm tomorrow morning’s breakfast, (with scrambled eggs of course!) you are planned.
Last year, we had a particularly rainy day at school. I was trying to make it from class to class on time, as usual, and I got distracted. I tripped and fell in a mud puddle! There was a crowd of upper-classmen behind me and they all started laughing. It was so EMBARRASSING! I had to call my parents so I could change clothes and nurse my two busted knees.
You sound like a classic TCP’er! That is the worst, about your muddy clothes!
Your poor knees! I have so many little bruises and scars from taking spills that’s for sure. I know how you feel though…totally tripped over my own two feet once as a freshman in front of all my brother’s senior friends!
That’s so embarrassing! After a while of falling all of the time, you get used to it though and end up getting up, brushing it off, and laughing about it.
Haha definitely agreed!
glad to be official facebook friends too yayy haha
Katie you are so down to earth, have a wonderful sense of humor and are gorgeous! Don’t change. You are an inspiration to MANY!!! Hugs, Karin and Mia
Aw you are too sweet! Mia is lucky to have a loving mama like you.
Katy
Hi Katie,
I do check your site all the time! I am waiting more posts about Cp. I am interested in hearing your stories (of what you can remember) of when you were little. Age 4 and up? I am interested in hearing about all the therapies you tried, the obstacles you have overcome, if you ever wore an AFO, I have a zillion questions everyday that go through my mind about what its like to live with hemiplegia/hemiparesis…Post the good, the bad the ugly everything! I want to hear what has made you so positive and fun! I want to inspire my daughter to not let anything hold her back! I want so much for her and I am worried everyday. Seriously, you give me more hope than you can imagine! You have so much going for you. Thanks for giving me hope and being so real and honest enough to keep a blog like this. You are one strong girl!!!
Karin,
I’ll answer the questions you asked in a coming post! You seem like such a strong mama yourself, it makes me smile to know how much you take my words and experiences to heart.
I am so happy to hear some feedback as to what you’d like to read about!
Katy
hi katy add me on facebook plz contac me
I really don’t have a “rainy day” strory to tell, but I just think that the rainy/cloudy weather makes my knees hurt more because of my CP…
The cloudy weather and my knees don’t get along good.