I'm Down's Syndrome. But I know how to Type!
A friend Joy, and my Mom has helped me do my page, with the use of a webpage maker. My Mom puts in the updates as I get older and make life changes. Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you will sign my guestbook. Thanks - Karen
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I know I love my sister Brenda and my niece Ashlee and my brother-in-law
John. I graduated from Bella Vista High School on June 6,1997. I love to
watch Videos, and play Super Nintendo, Do Art Work, Sing Songs, Type on my
Typewriter and Computer. My Dad just got me a brand new Imac. My Mom and
Dad do help me with my webpage, and they try to keep it up-to-date. I love
to Swim, in the summer. I am on a bowling league called the BLUE BIRDS. I
am also in a Square Dancing Group called, "GUYS and DOLLS". I have fun dancing
with some the boys, like Scott & Chad, and the Caller-Jerry.(go to my
link page, to the square dancing link,You can see a picture of him) I have
many pets, that I have learned to take care of. They are a Poodle Dog named
"Sandy King", a kitten that is named Cleopatra and I call her "Cleo". I have
a rabbit named "Peter" (I had another one named Moppet, but he died) I love
all my pets. We have five chickens that are fun to feed and pet. They give
us a lot of good eggs. Three are red and one white. I wish that you could
see them. I have fun on the Computer, and I love to get mail. If you would
like to see pictures of my family please go to my Mom's page, she has lots
of them.
"Karen's UPDATE on June 16, 1998," I started working at a place called, Pride Industry. I am learning some new things. Its fun,and I get my own Pay Check. I have problems with counting money, so I can't work in a store. It would be nice to work for JC Penney's like my sister Brenda used to do. Today January 21, 1999 I started to go to an Adult School for two days a week, close to where I live. I think I will have lots of fun there. Some of the classes that they have are Sewing, Computer Classes, Reading Classes, Music, and lots of other fun things to do, like Arts and Crafts.You can go to my school's webpage from my Link page too. In September, I plan on going to Orange Grove Adult School everyday, and not go to Pride. I like Pride, but at School I can do more special things that I Like.Write me and tell me about your school and job. I would like to hear from you. It may take some time to write back, but I will try.
"Karen's UPDATE on - Aug.31,1999" I just started this year as full time attending Orange Grove Adult School. I Love It. They offer me so many new classes. I even have a 2 hour sewing class, and I am learning to sew on an electric sewing machine. I am taking Reading, Math, Drama and Choir, and lots of other classes. I still go bowling and Square dancing.
I had a fun trip to the dentist. check here to find out what happened and see my picture.
I hope that you will check the next link to see me as a Dental
Assistant
Karen The Dental
Assistant in 1999
"Karen's UPDATE on - Dec.4, 2000" I
am still attending Orange Grove Adult School. I now take Quilting,
and many other classes. I like anything new and fun. I am taking a
class of Woodworking. I was elected to be the School Treasure in the
Orange Grove School Government. Good thing I know how to use a calculator.
I am also in a class for making a video year book of our school and all the
students that go to the Orange Grove School. It is a learning year
for me since I haven't done anything like this before.
"Karen's UPDATE on - Sept. 4, 2001" Last week I started another
year at Orange Grove Adult School,I have many new and good classes this year.
I am taking Basic Education class, a new P.E. class called Tia Chi that I
think I will like, since my mom says I need to get some excersize. I had
a very slow summer, and gained some extra weight. I am taking general science
again. I love that class. The first thing we are studying is the brain. Another
class I am taking is Basic Computer skills, I have taken that class for a
couple of years now, but I love computers. I can really find all my favorite
video actors webpages, and movie actors, and have learned all about them.
I print out pages of information about them. I do this all by my self. It
is so much fun. Two other classes that I am taking is Choir that I took a
couple of years. I love to sing, but my dad says I get off key sometimes.
Taking Choir helps me learn to stay on tune, they say. My last class of the
day is a class on Ceramics. I love to make things using the pottery wheel,
and make things by hand. As you can see I have a pretty good schedule this
year. At lunch I eat with some of my special friends, we call ourselves the
Weight Winners. Every Tuesday we meet at a special time, and the Teacher
helps us weigh ourselves and keep records if we gain or lose weight. We talk
about the kind of foods that we should eat, good and bad. I still love ice
cream and mom is trying to get me to eat frozen yogurt. I need to get more
excersize, yesterday my square dance club, "The Guys and Dolls of Sacramento"
danced at the State Fair. It was allot of fun, but I was nerves. It was in
front of 400 to 500 people that watched us. My dad took some pictures of
us on the stage dancing. I thought you might like to look at. On thursday
I will be going bowling, I took a break for a year so I will be starting
that again this year. I hope that I can get my score back up over 100 again.
During the summer on Aug. 14, my little dog "Sandy King" died.That made us
all very sad. He had been feeling bad for a while, he is in doggie heaven
now. I still have my rabbit Peter and my kitty Cleo. I love them so much.
As you can see I have a very busy schedule this year.
At The State Fair, With My Square Dance Group " The Guys and Dolls of Sacramento "
Karen's UPDATE on - April 17, 2002 - I am having a good time, this year. I am going full time in Orange Grove School. As I said in the above update, I am very busy this year. I spend lots of time, when I get home from school, doing things I like to do. I worked for a week, making me a daily schedule on my computer. When I do this, I have my afternoon broken down into every 30 minutes. When I make a schedule, I can do the things that I like to do, at the time that " I like to do them." I try to set aside a special time for me to do my exercise, working out on my dad's gym equipment, and walking on our treadmill for at least 30 minutes. We have a nice exercise room that has a TV, so I can watch different things on the TV while I exercise. It makes it easier for me to do.
Last month my White Rabbit, "Peter" died. He was about 13 years old. He was a very good rabbit. I enjoyed having him as my pet.
Last month I won first place in a art show at school. This is a picture that my Mom took, of me with my art project, and blue ribbon. "The Sacramento Kings," are my favorite basketball team so I made a clay basketball, painted in their colors. Just click the link below, and here I am with my prize ribbon that I got
Karen and her First Place Prize Blue Ribbon from Orange Grove 2002 Art Show
Over the years that I have attended School, I have worked on many different things. In school, I have done Woodworking, Sewing, and Ceramics Here are some pictures of things I have made.
( Most of my cooking has been at home. I have cooked many different things with help from my Mom, Dad, and one of my friends Karen.)
Karen's UPDATE on - Feburary, 2003 -
I began to go to Easter Seals Program. I love it alot. Eric Stewart helps me with many things that I do there. I am working many places. I volunteer and work at a Zoo not very far from my home. I also work at a place where they have horses. It is so much fun. I earn money from working delivering a Sacramento newspaper to some businesses. Each day, and week is very different. I get to choose what activities I want to do on Tuesday and Thursday. I have a birthday coming up in December. I will be 25 years old. I am very excited about that. I will keep you posted. Thanks for checking in.
Karen's UPDATE on - November, 2005 - I am still working at Easter Seals. I love the program that they have. I am still working for the Sacramento News and Review. We have started practicing our Christmas Music programs, for the Holidays that are coming.
I have something that I would like to tell you about. Three years ago, I was getting very over weight. I weighed 180 pounds and I am only 4 feet 11 inches tall. None of my clothes would fit me. This is a picture of me when I was very heavy. It doesn't even really look like me now. My Mom and Dad were also getting very heavy too. It was the way that we were eating, I guess. We wern't getting enough excersize. Seem like every month we were each getting heavier. My Mom said, wow, Karen we are going to have to start on a diet or something. We stopped eating out for dinners, eat lots of fish, chicken and salads. My Mom says I am really doing good, I now weigh 134 pounds. My Dad has lost 80 pounds, and my Mom has lost 26. I am still square dancing, and bowling every week. I feel much better now that I have lost 46 pounds. This has been a slow loss, and I hope never to get fat again. I weigh myself every morning, so I keep my weight down.
I enjoying going to the movies and dances with my close friend Scott McKern. I have known Scott since I was 3 or 4 years old. We have lots of fun together. I have added some pictures of me and my friends. I hope that you will check them out. I am having such a happy busy life. I am now 26 years old and just after Christmas I will be 27.
"Karen's UPDATE on - June 13,2007" In May 2007 I began a new and interesting path in my life. I am making some new changes in my lifestyle. I am attending a new program called "Aim Higher" that is located not very far from where we live. I love the new things in my life, and I have also started going to a program called "Studio 700". It is a Center for the Arts. Since I am new there, I am going slow in the program. Beginning in the Painting. I am busy working on painting nice tote bags with flowers and leaves. I will be able to enjoying some of the Arts that I Love like, Drama, Clay, Crafts and Puppetry, Drawing and Painting. I hope to attend there two days,and go three days to Aim Higher. This will make my days very interesting. Now that I am accepted in the program, I will keep you posted. I am 28 years old now, and still enjoy my Square Dancing, and My Bowling. My highest score this year, in bowling was a big 179. I hope to keep improving in every thing that I do.
I am a thin 125 pounds and I'm really keeping off that extra weight that I had on my body 3 years ago. I have lost 55 pounds, and my body feel so good. I gave all my big clothes away and have many new outfits. I love to look down and be able to see my feet, without having to push my stomach in with my hands, just to see my feet. It has been almost 3 years since I had all that extra weight on me. I am very excited about all the new things that I am doing in my life. Who knows what my future holds for me.
These are some of my latest pictures ! I hope that you will take a look. Thanks
2006 and 2007 Pictures Me and My Friends
Here is a picture of when I was over weight ! Wow It doesn't look like me now
Karen Links Page
Pictures of Me and My Family
You should look at my sister Brenda's home page. I like the music she has
on her web site.
It is also nice to look at. You can get there by Clicking here
We had problems with Karen's first Website on Geocities, we were unable to get access to her first website, the password would not work,on Heartland Hills/7835.To visit her guest book to that website, please visit the old guest book.
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