Philip's Writing

Forklift Adventures

2011-12-21T10:43:00.000-08:00

Transportation at warehouse Van behind Yukon. Nicole is flying, saying it looks like traffic come. Backed up ramp talking. Slow down signs out far behind. Take shopping keys wheelchair.

backhoe forklift will be working up metal collection forward up in a dump truck in front of at warehouse. Dad ran out slow down metal.

What route did you take? 42.

My Family's Adventure in North Georgia

2011-11-02T13:26:00.000-07:00

Saturday Mom Philip Dad ride blue ridge scenic railroad in north georgia. It was okay. There was scenery pointy mountains sunshine. Have you seen transportation wheelchair lift? We like worker out beside train tracks. It is sunny. Stranger Man and woman ( I don't know name)come hotel, knock walk turn, try take care of the air conditioner, because Dad Mom kill air conditioner freaked out.

Tomorrows visitor

2011-10-06T12:41:00.000-07:00

Meet wheelchair repairman Rick drive get slow down traffic. Tomorrow afternoon 12:30 2:00 come deliver comfortable wheelchair seat. Use g.p.s. ramp traffic. Wheelchair lift will be better and bigger.

Riding Henry County Transit

2011-07-28T11:51:00.000-07:00

Mom and I try chilling Henry County transit bus. Show coupon in door up on wheelchair lift very cool transportation hours last week. Henry County Transit bus driver cashier use GPS. He wear red round hat. Get ride shop. Nicole get rescue drop off come drive tow. Car short ugly back reflecting different bizarre

New Seat Cushion

2011-04-14T10:39:00.000-07:00

Man, wheelchair repairman Rick, park, deliver seat. Late serious. Cut seat backward, messed up, old, ugly stinky. Wheelchair repairman Rick butt-dialed coworkers, tell back up seat cushion. He has messy ugly transportation, gps, backup beeper, seat, gas/ Open front ugly van.

This Week's Excitement

2011-03-21T13:34:00.000-07:00

Dad, Mom, Philip - we cut, stretch building materials; watch Dad call his brother. Dad set gloves, glasses pocket, laugh; set, experiment footing, spend morning hours 12:30-1:00. Philip check on route. Ordered cement truck man on yellow pages. Friday after out school, cement truck transportation backup beeper ( beep beep) ride back up driveway, drop off cement.

Philip's latest Tarheel Reader

2011-03-21T11:14:00.000-07:00

I am handsome creator beautiful Tarheel Reader because make Mom happy smile.

Claire Philip download puppy dog pictures.

The Latest Yard Project

2011-03-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

Dad Philip Mom ride, running errands, take Yukon transportation, trailer, leave van; I am right in our vehicle seat. Shop, pay, rent a boxer trencher.

The END of Charlotte's Web - the Last Two Chapters

2011-02-22T12:41:00.000-08:00

How crazy stinky alone Wilbur feel. Order Rat rescue her babies. Is figure, imagine, look forward to Charlotte her baby. Name baby girl.

GPS installation adventure

2011-02-21T08:23:00.000-08:00

We want install GPS. Is like smaller. Frustrated, happy, frustrated project problem. Speaker no dynavox. Troubleshoot very frustrated. Technical support figure, wonder, know, concentrate, expect, help.

Chapter 19 - Charlotte's Web

2011-01-31T12:28:00.000-08:00

Templeton was drink, pig-out meat, burp, go, slow down.

Charlotte's Web Chapter 18

2011-01-24T12:26:00.000-08:00

Fern Charlotte Mr Zuckerman Lurvy Wilbur had spooky fun the fair. Templeton see, smell, smile. Use smell, sit newspaper, make cut, have Charlotte make.

Chapter 17 - Charlotte's Web

2011-01-17T11:01:00.000-08:00

Charlotte was like silver brown white, is hear, tell, find, meet neighbor pig, talk, backup.

Chapter 16- Charlotte's Web

2011-01-12T08:12:00.000-08:00

The goose, Charlotte, Templeton, menagerie were seeing Wilbur have milk bath.

This morning

2011-01-04T09:23:00.000-08:00

Grandma was riding our transportation. Claire, Philip, Nicole, Abby, Peter take Grandma at Stockbridge dentist.

New Years Eve

2011-01-03T08:37:00.000-08:00

Philip, Mom, Dad park airport, ride MARTA transportation Underground Atlanta.

Charlotte's Web Chapter 12 Summary

2010-12-20T11:58:00.000-08:00

Pig, bird, menagerie, hear spider talk. Read bigger, better, happy, proud message. Spider save pig Wilbur Mr Zuckerman.

Rescuing Amy

2010-12-14T13:16:00.000-08:00

Last week sometime, Amy be frustrated, call Nicole. I hear traffic, Amy in ditch McDonough, gas tank ran out gas. Nicole drive in Gas station, find gas pump, take gas can. Police car slow down, find, park. Knock car, turn, dump, close up, leave about time our van. A lot traffic, hard, scary, stinky, slow. Beep beep, transportation, ramp. Nicole Philip rescue Amy alone, old car, late afternoon.

New Physical Therapist

2010-12-07T12:45:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I did not work with Philip but when I came to his house today, I found something that he had written while I was gone. He has a new physical therapist named Daniel that came to do a session with him. This is what he wrote:

Daniel come work on me. Work on legs, arms, back, hands, feet. Not funny hold back fall. He laugh yes. Matt, Nicole watch. I laugh drool accident. When will come again

I thought he did such a great job with this!

Charlotte's Web Chapter 6 Summary

2010-11-23T12:10:00.000-08:00

Recently, we have been reading "Charlotte's Web" together. Today we read Chapter 6 "Summer Days" where the goslings arrive. I had Philip write a summarizing sentence. Here it is:

Charlotte Wilbur Fern were seeing baby share cut pop egg wrap.

Fixing the wheelchair

2010-11-15T13:27:00.000-08:00

Wheelchair repairman Rick ride get drive knock. I read a list parts. Work the seat. I was chilling, laugh crazy new free fun. Before 3:00 wheelchair flat, broken, pointy. After in seat comfortable.

Monday, November 1st

2010-11-01T12:25:00.000-07:00

Today morning and afternoon I was up in kitchen. Dad take me and drive the van Loganville Dad's office. Dad and Philip ride at gas station, forward, backward beside gas pump. Leave drive find count deposit at bank parking lot. Dad drive new crazy easy offroad tractor forklift.

Last Weekend

2010-10-12T11:49:00.000-07:00

10/10/10 was Grandma's birthday.

I work vacuum use Max smell clean.

Mom drive Kroger. Give cashier card pay spend order buy birthday cake.

Dad kill spider. Pop! I Laugh.

Dad Mom wrap enchiladas, cook green beans; pig out, burp drink.

Spirit Week: Miss April

2010-10-04T13:14:00.000-07:00

This week, Philip has Spirit Week at his school. This is what he wrote about today's events:

Miss April set ugly hillbilly front messy teeth mouth. We see she has use glasses, overalls bumpy flowers.

Aunt Melories Car Problems

2010-09-16T12:20:00.000-07:00

Wednesday Melorie car broken figure call scream send text tell Philip. Nicole drive ride van rescue meet Melorie. Tow truck driver ride take get move tow car leave. Melorie get take bumpy pointy furry parts. Matt Melorie find plugged in jumper cables in vehicle. Beep beep! Transportation GPS. Battery zap Matt. Melorie sit seat, light round. Wait train tow truck van traffic.

TarHeel Reader

2010-08-24T13:19:00.000-07:00

Philip has just completed and published a TarHeel Reader online book, complete with pictures from his recent vacation. It is entitled "My Maryland Vacation." Check it out here.

Pizza Delivery Man Runs out of Gas at Philip's House

2010-08-17T13:06:00.000-07:00

Mom order pizza. Delivery man car gas tank empty, surprise accident. Transportation awful frustrated ugly delivery man. It was small ugly messy furry bumpy long hair. Dressed up ugly. Front car open messy ugly. Dad talk call, back up Jeep, deposit gas can Kroger gas station, easy slow boring crazy transportation. Man was embarrassed awful mad mean. Surprise Dad rescue go take drive. Man was thankful tired happy.

Vacation!

2010-07-22T12:34:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow Mom, Dad, Philip we go to Maryland. Road Maryland ride van. Work use brakes lights wipers. Make McDonough road open slow. I want to go have pants, shorts, shirt, shoes, sandals, socks. Use GPS. We are to see family – Grandma Phyllis. Mom Dad Philip ride to see beach . Forward far from home 70 Mph.
The End.

Natalie Dancing

2010-07-21T09:43:00.000-07:00

Natalie say "I can throw dance." Use butt, ear, foot, hair, hand, leg, brain, teeth, butt. Hear, see music video. The End.

The Great Flat Tire Adventure

2010-07-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

We see Van back tire forward ugly open flat bumpy smooth flat. Dad, Claire, Philip at outside garage in parking lot. Van inside garage. Get out of my face! See use man work ( name I don't know) van forward up. In down back Tire, nail plugged in. Man make work have.

The Great Golf Cart Escapade

2010-06-24T12:02:00.000-07:00

Nicole was drive golf cart outside yard. The golfcart drive, slow down, stop. It was bumpy, flat, broken. Quality, blue, red, black, white. Nicole turn off golfcart from out find charger. Very funny crazy. Old stinky hard charger, battery. Nicole cut nails, think, call Dad. Abby so silly. I imagine concentrate know like figure plan fix oil tools carve.

The weather according to Philip

2010-06-14T11:19:00.000-07:00

Here is our latest madlib which we did online:

Hello, all you horses and yard sales. I'm Nicole Koehler with the latest weather forecast.

Today a(n) pretty front will be massaging in from Dijibooty and rapping over the northern part of Alabama causing high winds and falling airplanes. ugly clouds will paint the region south of McDonough. Look out for a few pimply showers. If you're planning on going out this evening, be sure to take along a sturdy deodorant . Tonight the skies will pop and temperatures will set.

Tomorrow will be pointy. Temperatures could reach a record Seven billion degrees by noon.

2010-06-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

Cement truck 12:30 5:30. 2:00 front ugly small side yard, driveway outside. Yard outside uncomfortable bumpy. Cement truck, expect dump truck. Decide think dumptruck better. Cement set. Dad plan; driver control backup beeper, chute.

Tomorrow's News

2010-04-27T13:17:00.000-07:00

Miss Judy Upchurch, Miss Lynn, Miss April, Philip, classmates ride leave bus wicked transportation wheelchair lift. Noon Wednesday April.

Chapter 16 from The Sign of the Beaver

2010-04-13T13:02:00.000-07:00

Here is Philip's report of the events in the chapter.

Matt sat laugh meet stay friend. Matt is ugly, mess. Friend has beautiful jewelry.

Reading more out of "The Sign of the Beaver."

2010-04-12T12:46:00.000-07:00

From Chapter 15 - Matt friend boy teenager walk, slow down forest. Figure was hear bear.

The Gravel Song

2010-04-12T11:42:00.000-07:00

Last week, Philip was on Spring Break. One day, I brought my guitar with me, and we wrote another song together. It's to the tune of "In My Life" by the Beatles:

Last week Dad ordered gravel
To be delivered in our backyard
He wants to make a pathway
From the driveway down to the shed
The dump truck showed up in our driveway
And backed up to dump its load
I heard him put on the backup beeper
I was so excited I thought I might explode

Now we have a mound of gravel
Sitting out there in our backyard
And I keep on asking Dad
To rent a machine to move it around
I really want him to rent a bobcat
Or backhoe or tractor
or something that we can ride together
Whatever it is, it will be fun.

First Day of Spring Break; Flagger Training

2010-04-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

I was at Loganville Dad's office. Friday Dad figure I like flagger training. Wear handsome neon reflecting beautiful vest, hat. Like hang out with Dad coworkers.

Monday, March 1

2010-03-01T12:43:00.000-08:00

Today Philip and I read more in "The Sign of the Beaver." In chapter 3, Matt has a visitor. Here is what Philip wrote about it:

Man sat, laugh, hang out, leave, steal gun.

Philip also wanted to write about something that happened when we got home today:

We see mailtruck right forward ride turn around.

Our New Book

2010-02-23T12:37:00.000-08:00

We have started reading "The Sign of the Beaver" by Elizabeth George Speare. Here is what Philip has written about the book:

"It looks like it is about boy Matt. It looks like he is happy alone."

More reports to come in the future!

Garage

2009-10-20T13:12:00.000-07:00

Dad sit build entertainment center. Work tools make plan. Lowes building materials we need.

Grandma Phyllis comes to visit!

2009-10-20T13:02:00.001-07:00

This week, Philip has a special guest staying at his house. This is what he wrote yesterday:

Grandma Phyllis go airplane ride. Philip Dad freeze go ride tell use van airport noon yesterday. She has luggage. I see I get happy.

It was cold, more less 60.

"If I Were A Digger" Chapter 3

2009-10-06T13:41:00.001-07:00

Excavator excitement!

2009-10-06T12:50:00.000-07:00

Today, we found a video on You-Tube about an excavator. This is what Philip wrote about it:

I see backhoe. Backup beeper I hear. Get unload dirt. Driver sit ride excavator 3 miles per hour slow. Work fast crazy weird pointy junk deaf loud. stop to see. expensive rent use come. Red purple black silver multicolored big color. Hate front pointy stinky rude. Hard easy. Big, some thin, some little, fat.

A Work in Progress...

2009-09-22T12:59:00.001-07:00

Today, Philip and I have been working on polishing up some of what he wrote yesterday about his van and his wheelchair ramp. (We focused on his van and let the writing about the other van go for now.) I thought it would be interesting to see how he has edited and improved his writing.

This is what he wrote yesterday:

Van forward in in out out beside wheelchair ramp up down. Battery

This is today's version:

Philip Van: remote forward in in out out front open close door. wheelchair ramp loud hard easy expensive. Same remote wheelchair ramp up down on side. Remote work Battery.

An exercise in comparing and contrasting

2009-09-21T13:06:00.000-07:00

Philip sometimes likes to watch You-Tube videos of different kinds of wheelchair ramps. Today while we were taking a break from reading 'Treasure Island' we were watching some videos and got the idea to take a video of his own wheelchair ramp in his van. We decided to compare and contrast his van with another van. This is his video. The post below is the second video we found online. The first paragraph he wrote below is about his van; the second paragraph is about the one we found online. (You will hear me in his video talking to "rampy" ( my pet name for the ramp) because it got stuck partway up.)

Van forward in in out out beside wheelchair ramp up down. Battery

Out near backward. Weird, pointy, back, junk, deaf, gross, loud, hard, expensive, expensive, different.

Passenger Loading in a Rear Entry Wheelchair Van

2009-09-21T13:05:00.001-07:00

My Van Ride Home

2009-08-20T12:14:00.000-07:00

Nicole Grandpa ride get pick up stop park in beside Union Grove highschool. They were van ride send home. Nicole vacation Panama City, Florida, sunburn sick Halloween Santa birthday. Driver Nicole's Grandpa said wrap bubble wrap around Nicole.

Philips new job

2009-08-17T12:30:00.000-07:00

Coffee shop Union Grove highschool. Burp. Crazy beautiful crazy weird nice funny. I like tell remind customer price. Work make eat cup plate spoon can. Lunch bread, chocolate milk, juice, tea. Coach Man buy coffee swipe Visa/Mastercard Dynavox.

Pool Construction

2009-07-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

First of all, I apologize that some of the pictures are slightly out of order. Here is what Philip wrote:

Philip Dad backhoe tractor ride get go take dump find drop off move

Dad deposit borrow hire save. We have save money Dad work.

Work work work work work. Make clean. Eavesdrop use rest smile. Work work work. Make ramp.

Today's Madlibs

2009-07-07T08:38:00.000-07:00

Today, Philip and I did some Madlibs. Here's what we came up with:

Captain Zoom

Captain Zoom is a superhero who wears a blue cape and a red suit of longunderwear. He has his own yellow and purple rocket ship which takes him all over the universe. His ship is fueled by orange juice mixed with Halloween candy and can go 20 miles an hour.

Video Games

I love to hear video games. I can play them day and 12:30 noon. My mom and gas station are not too happy with my deleting so much time in front of the television barber shop. So we compromised: After dinner I can play 98 hours of video games, provided I help clear the TV show and wash the baseball.

Ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Before and After

2009-06-15T07:59:00.000-07:00

Cement truck get deliver find visit come drop off mess concrete.

Grandma sick hospital hear.

Congratulations, Philip!

2009-06-08T07:46:00.000-07:00

School graduation hear read name Philip. sit graduation slideshow party. Family uncles friends Melorie Justin.

Cement truck

2009-05-11T13:02:00.000-07:00

Afternoon Wednesday cement truck set unload come park visit. Dad use make pool.

For those of you not on Myspace...

2009-05-05T13:37:00.000-07:00

Today, Philip updated his Myspace status to say that he is "excited because cement truck come park tomorrow." Great sentence, huh?

More info on the cement truck and the project it's working on to come in the near future...

Philips Fabulous Four

2009-04-21T13:53:00.001-07:00

Today, Philip wrote four excellent sentences. We talked about how the order of words is important. For instance, you wouldn't say The pretzel ate Philip. You would say instead, Philip ate the pretzel. Here are Philip's Fabulous Four Sentences: ( I thought the one about me borrowing his hygiene products was hilarious)...

Melorie rides pickup truck.

Sandra unloads car.

Claire borrow Deodorant toothbrush toothpaste shampoo

Dad ride pickup truck, come home, go Kroger.

Madlib and Philip's news

2009-04-07T09:06:00.000-07:00

Today, Philip and I did a madlib where he gave me all the words to fill in the story. We got some good laughs out of it and thought we would share it. Here it is:

Now that Saudi Arabia and gas stations and all those other weird Arab countries have raised the price of gasoline, millions of patriotic tech support people are trying to economize. Americans are riding bicycles and slow small cars. Many people have turned in their old, gas guzzling passwords and ride to work in a salad. Scientists are working on funny substitutes for gas. One is called shampoo. It is made by mixing regular gasoline with coke. Other people are depending on electric deodorant. These are very round. But there is a problem. You have to stop every 40 miles to have your email recharged.

Here is some news that Philip wanted to share:

Monday Dynavox freeze. text Dad, call We need tech support.

Backhoe

2009-03-30T11:30:00.000-07:00

When I came in today, I asked Philip if anything special had happened over the weekend. He said, "Backhoe." After looking for cool videos of backhoes on You-Tube, Philip wrote the following:

I see backhoe outside driveway yard. use ride throw dirt. Dad get backward in forward. He is rent Home Depot. work build pool.

Here comes the flood!!

2009-03-30T11:28:00.000-07:00

Philip wants to share this video of a excavator/backhoe. that we found on You-Tube. It's pretty cool, huh?

Philips Ambulance Adventure

2009-03-23T10:06:00.000-07:00

I was in school sick. I was recover from physical therapy after operation. I need Medicine. 2 paramedic ride come school. They had slow crazy front gurney. Ambulance ride take I go to the hospital.

Philips Surgery

2009-03-09T08:54:00.000-07:00

Philip had back surgery at the end of last month. This is what he wrote:

Philip I see hospital Atlanta. I have I am fifteen years old.

Where Philip Likes to Shop

2009-02-17T08:58:00.000-08:00

I like cake card birthday, anniversary at Rite Aid.

Philips new button

2009-02-09T13:03:00.000-08:00

Recently, Philip and I made a page on his Dynavox with a digital picture as the background. The picture was of Philip and Dad working under the pickup truck. Philip wanted to make a new button for the page. I asked him what he wanted to say on this button. Here is what he said:

You get apron shorts glasses before clean trailer.

I thought it was so thoughtful of him to make sure that Dad changes and wears grundgy work clothes before he cleans out the trailer.

Power Chair

2009-01-15T12:19:00.000-08:00

In this entry, Philip is describing the video of him using the powerchair:

Dad Philip Mom We go to the garage. Dad pay buy transportation vehicle back tire tire for power chair. Dad have rest workwork work clean Garage. smile cook burp. I have battery. I don't ride gas station.

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2009-01-08T19:34:00.001-08:00

My Adventures over New Years' - as told by Philip

2009-01-06T13:21:00.000-08:00

Last week, Aiden and I went to Michigan to visit my sister's family. While I was there, I got a little sick and when I told Philip about it, he thought it was HILARIOUS! This is his version of the story:

Claire ride car street airport. find pick up pick up slow down! fly in airplane out down Far with Boy Baby.

visit Girl.

smell sit smile Tuesday Thursday. eat give throw up throw up throw upthrow upthrow up throw up throw up throw up. Toilet Toilet Toilet Toilet Toilet Dumpster Mess Mess Bathroom.

(Yes- I did throw up, sad to say. But not as many times as Philip suggests!)

Rudolph gets a makeover

2008-12-22T13:35:00.000-08:00

Today, Philip and I rewrote "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer." We kind of made it into a madlib...Read on and see how Philip chose to re-write this Christmas classic.

Rudolph the purple Nosed ducky
Had a very thin nose
And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows
All of the other ducks used to laugh and call him names
They never let awesome Rudolph join in any ducky games

Then one rushed Christmas Eve Santa came to say, Rudolph with your nose so sad, won’t you ride my sleigh tomorrow noon? Then all the reindeer loved him and they shouted out with glee: Rudolph the purple nosed ducky, you’ll go down in history!

Vehicle Saga

2008-12-15T13:23:00.001-08:00

Today, Philip started telling me a story. This is what he said:

Grandma pay bus transportation. awesome FamilyFamily Mom Do you figure decide wonder borrow pay pay pay pay borrow save borrow vehicle vehicle vehicle vehicle vehicle Gas Ford Taurus Jeep Jeep Jeep Jeep it was Broken Broken Round Broken Broken Round weird Rude Deaf spooky spooky calltext hear text Dad FamilyDad I see Loud Hard spooky flat flat openGross Loud CleanCleanCleanCleanspookyflat funny Broken lonely Pickup truck yes dictionary snackscrackers Did youyou know

2008-12-02T13:19:00.000-08:00

day off suprise noon Tuesday. Sterlan sick he is. I hear Family Mom Family Mom yes yes no yes 7:00 noon today 6:00 1:30

Philips Thanksgiving List

2008-12-01T13:16:00.001-08:00

Last week, before Thanksgiving, Philip and I talked about a tradition that I have every year. When Thanksgiving rolls around, I like to make a list of the things and people that I am thankful for. So even though Thanksgiving is over, we are still talking about what and who we are thankful for... Here is what Philip wrote:

I am spooky funny love weird loud clean thankful. I go to the corner Stockbridge street drycleaners. ride running errands hang out dad.

Phil and Will!

2008-11-24T12:46:00.000-08:00

This is Will. Say cheese! ride Forklift hang out slow down! he is fast

Philip's Birthday!!!

2008-11-18T13:40:00.000-08:00

My birthday is November 13. I am fifteen years old. I go to the Stockbridge gas station bank carwash Saturday. I have card cake. They were cool.

I miss you, Dad. Dad ride airport in pickup truck.

( Today, Philip was writing about his birthday weekend and about Dad's trip. Unfortunately, we had a problem where we lost EVERYTHING that he wrote! OH NO! So I have tried to reconstruct the basic message that he had. We've lost some of the finer points, but these are pretty much the main points. )

New work truck

2008-11-11T12:06:00.000-08:00

I like Dad Multi colored little black white open New love Loud Clean Easy Beautiful Chevrolet transportation Chevrolet. Do you? I can ride with Family Dad. use work.

The Truck Next Door

2008-10-27T12:58:00.000-07:00

Philip's neighbor has a friend who drives a truck. It makes Philip very happy to see the truck parked out on the street. This is what Philip wrote about it:

Beep beep seat. Are you want to ride delivery truck. Take deliver deliver deliver deliver deliverdeliverring pick up deliver drop off drop off slow down!stop ride get go drop off slow down! stop I see neighbor neighbor driver friend. he has delivery truck. get send drop off park hang outhang ou t deliver slow down! pick up ride getdrop offslow down! park street. yes yes delivery truck red green purple blackblack black white Multi colored little awesome.

Philip's Field Trip

2008-10-21T13:38:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, Philip is going on a field trip. He is VERY excited about it and it was all he could talk about today. He is most excited about riding the bus. We talked about the driver and here is what he said:

Ride slow down! stop driver slow crazy loud Front Front Front Front. I like take Front Front seat Bus. wheelchair wheelchair wheelchair wheelchair lift wheelchair wheelchair wheelchair seat seat. I go to the ride ride ride take drop off pick up drop off slow down! Stop. Driver play surprise radio radio radio radio. Driver should not talk to Cell phone because accident.

I think Philip's advice about cell phones is right on! Didn't he do an amazing job!?

2008-09-25T12:20:00.000-07:00

Mom she has accident. suprisesuprise ride tow rescue drop off drop off drop off. I see Jeep Tow truck. FamilyMom call ManManMan. I like rideride find drop off drop off drop offdrop offdrop off ride get sellsellsell borrow Tow truck transportation transportation transportation transportation transportation transportation

Family Dad wear clean pants socks figure pushpushpushpushpush beside beside beside right in in down backward in forward backward down There beside Bike Bike Bike transportation transportation

Pickup truck creeper

2008-09-22T12:17:00.000-07:00

pickup truck

Philip Dad noon before yesterday. 12 1:30 3:00

ride get rescue ride come running errands CarpetCarpetCarpet.

We need tools. DoorCarpetWe need We go to the auto parts store. I want creeper. Pickup truck creepcreepercreepercreeper creepercreeper auto parts store airport Airplane Pickup truck Pickup truck creeper ride rescue find findfindfind ringriring

What's been going on

2008-09-02T12:51:00.000-07:00

I think its time to back up my device.Can you back it up please.noonnoonnoon

FamilyMom Family philip We like Email camera Cell phone

InternetbugsTWhere did you go? Dad

BirthdayCandleBirthdayChristmasWe seeFireworks

How was your day? What's been going oHow was your weekend? MomMom you are really prettyMom

Exciting News!

2008-08-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

Van deliver ride deliver slow crazy noon Thursday. I see slow Beautiful crazy slow Beautiful Beautiful funny crazy comfortable wheelchair. 301001001030 I like wheelchair.

I'm done.

Banana Bread: Will you explain that to me in more detail?

2008-08-05T13:29:00.000-07:00

Get flour, add eggs mixer mix banana bread. it’s good. sit use oven. break smell hang out eavesdrop smile fat less big a lot. Do you eat? Eavesdrop like figure like think figure Claire mom. Tell hear beep beep. Find kitchen. Are we finished yet? Oven. Are we finished yet?

U.P.S. Guy

2008-07-30T09:31:00.000-07:00

We hear doorbell ding dong. Doorbell ding dong. Melia Get Door. We hear ride deliver rescue get ride ride deliver Package Map Picture Family U.P.S guy deliver ride.

mail lady

2008-07-28T09:10:00.000-07:00

We are wait mail lady. he will sorry irritatedConfusedConfusedhappycold. deliver deliver Dumpster mail. Mailbox Outside Driveway Mailbox. deliver Jeep rescue ride deliver. get deliver ride post office. post office Do you Online video Online video.

Philip gets cool stuff from U.P.S.

2008-07-22T07:31:00.000-07:00

Happy noon yesterday later noon. I like Melia's GPS. Mom Grandma Melia go rescue Mom. Tow truck Jeep Jeep not cool! Where are we going? suprise suprise U.P.S. store. Lets go to mcdonalds. Melia's GPS. U.P.S. guy U p s guy deliver deliver hang out send hat shirt.

Melia

2008-07-21T07:14:00.000-07:00

I like melia. I love you! I love you! I love you! happy I love you! she has Beautiful Beautiful love Beautiful Nice Beautiful crazy Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful. I like eavesdrop eavesdrop eavesdrop eavesdrop hang out share eavesdrop hang out eavesdrop stretch deliver deliver lunch.

Delivering Holiday Packages

2008-07-15T08:10:00.001-07:00

how much you know U.P.S truck? Find out. Are you wonder UPS guy deliver work deliver. He is forward out. I like smile when he is U.P.S truck my address. Beep beep. I play online video.

Happiness

2008-07-09T09:40:00.000-07:00

Today, Philip, Melia and I made lists of things that make us happy.

Here is Philips':

It makes me happy when…

Claire Lets check email

You have smile

Hang out Dad

wonder Smell

Say How was your day? What’s been going on?

Read Read Read book book

I love you!

Tow Jeep

I see U. P. S. Truck Tow U. P. S. Truck

I see U.P.S. truck online video fast beautiful new

Would you like to hear a joke? What do you call tingling fingers after a Chinese meal? Pins and noodles

Knock, Knock? Who’s there? Fans. Fans who? Fancy meeting you here.

I love you!

Here is Melias':

It makes me happy when...

I'm Spending time with Philip
Philip tells me he loves me
Philip says my name
I'm Spending time with my husband
I'm Spending time with my animals
I get a new purse

Here is Claires:

It makes me happy when...

Aiden smiles at me
I go swimming at night
I see fireflies
I smell and eat a fresh peach
Brad brings home Ben and Jerry's icecream
I go to the beach and see the ocean
I get a new book from the library
my roses bloom
my family makes gingerbread houses at Christmas

World's Longest Hair

2008-07-07T08:02:00.000-07:00

This morning Philip, Melia and Claire made a MadLib together from the Guiness World Records MadLib book. Here it is:

The Longest Hair.

The worlds longest documented hair belonged to Billy Crystal a farmer from France. On Nov. 21, 1997, his hair was unraveled and it was officially measured at 16 feet, 11 in. long. He stopped smelling his hair in 1929 at the age of 12. As a tribal medicine man, he believed his long peanut butter held the key to his dirty powers. He said he once fell sick after smelling his hair and vowed never to cut it again. Following in his footsteps, his brother, Brad Pitt, also grew his hair reaching a length of 16 feet 2 in. The brothers would wash their hair annually with Kool-Aid and wear it wound up on top of their eyes. Isn't that dry?

New Dynavox

2008-06-30T08:23:00.000-07:00

I don't know Use Sit wonder Sit Package wonder U. P. S. Truck. I wonder Tuesday see noon cold I go to the Outside Garage House House DrivewayDrivewayShed Mailbox

fat fat little less awesome Nice Beautiful Beautiful Nice cool shorts. slow slow Broken Dynavox. bugs bugs. UPS truck ride wait call call. wonder get. Use call sit use vicki. UPS guy Sit U. P. S. Truck Use Wait get Work box DynaVox slow Beautiful slow slowcrazy Nice slow Nicefunnycrazy New.

Would you like my business card? It has my blog address on it?

One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure

2008-06-24T07:09:00.000-07:00

We have yardsale Yardsale yardsale Family mom Grandma Uncles mom Family Dad Melia.

Friday

Mom don't like call sell bookbook book read.

Family Mellorie

Mom sick of Wait up! Stop It! Dad he was Sell like Smell

Philip's Favorite Day of the Week

2008-06-23T07:18:00.000-07:00

I see noon Tuesday Work. dad call text. trash guys. Hear Trash truck. i like you know Waitwait get text. hear Beep beep Trash truck Beep beep beep beep.

Philip's Lowe's Essay

2008-06-23T07:09:00.000-07:00

For the last few weeks, Philip has been working on writing an essay for a writing contest for AAC users, sponsored by Dynavox. He was having a hard time deciding what to write about, so I suggested Lowe's.

( Surprise!) Philip worked really hard on this essay and did a great job. The words in bold are his - I filled in a few things here and there and my words are in regular font. Didn't he do an AWESOME job?!

( We took a copy of it to Lowe's last week and one of his employee friends posted it in the break-room. Now, Philip is more famous than ever at Lowe's. )

I like going to Lowe’s. It is Cool. I go to the store with Claire. When we come in the store, we have a routine. First, I hear beep beep. I see forklift.

Do you know people at Lowe’s? I see friends at Lowe’s.

I want see gift mom happy mothers day! Love you mom.

I want to be a Forklift spotter. I see forklift right in up beside backward.

Chris and Gyah and Michael work on the forklift beep beep. Chris works in the Garden Center. I go to the Building materials. It is Gyah. He has Forklift. I like Michael. He works in flooring. I don’t like waiting to see Michael.

Lowe’s is my favorite place.

Dad's Trip

2008-06-03T08:49:00.000-07:00

outside garage shed deck outside mailbox Dad. I hear we like Sunday Monday Monday Tuesday Friday Sunday. Last night I like he was use phone call. Hear call cell phone internet cell phone I hear. Hey What's happening? Get back I don't I see face I get hand. Airplane left today.

Philip's latest toy

2008-04-28T12:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday noon Sunday monday today Monday Monday Monday I see Golf cart. I see I like Windy maybe momMom come here! mommom how was your day. I go to the dog MomMom you are really pretty grandma has a new house. She now lives near me. I have golf cart. I'm done.
Golf cart
golf cart

golf cart, pickup truck, van

use like trash truck

I finished all my G A A work Yippee golf cart

Philip had some very exciting news to tell me. ( His mom had told me that he got a golf cart) I was trying to get him to tell me what it was and he said, " We have I see trash truck." I said, " You got something to take the trash out to the curb?" He said, 'yes.' He was with his mom and grammy when he got it. They got it at the same place that Grammy got her dog last time.

Philip's Physical Therapist

2008-04-23T13:27:00.000-07:00

Venneisa I love you! thin fat Workout mat Physical therapy

Philip's Calendar

2008-04-09T13:07:00.000-07:00

blue purple brownColor blue Color red purple green Color Color Calendar I love you! I see U p s guyHey whats up! You are the man. MailtruckPickup truck

Yesterday we went to Wolf Camera and made a calendar of some of Philip's favorite pictures. We had a lot of fun, especially when Philip got after me to stop eating candy! ( I kept helping myself to their free candy dish... until Philip yelled at me.) It was a great day...the sun was shining, we got a good parking space, we saw the UPS man, and went to Lowe's afterwards, where we watched forklifts...

Getting gas for all the vehicles...

2008-04-07T13:28:00.000-07:00

I asked Philip to tell me something that happened over the weekend. And this is what he said:

Mom running errands We see gas van pickuptruck jeep tractor. Some slow beautiful rude.

I asked him where he went to get gas and he gave me directions to the gas station!!:

Left right forward in out far left right forward down forward backward in out beside beside up down far down there.

Easter

2008-04-01T12:58:00.000-07:00

Today Philip told me about his Easter weekend...

I see Favorite I love you grammy deaf slow beautiful I can't how much i love you! fatfatbig I have happy easter

My favorite part was when he said that he couldn't tell his Grammy how much he loved her... because it was so much...( that's the fat fat big part)

The high price of gas...

2008-03-24T13:05:00.000-07:00

Philip and I were just chillin' watching You-Tube videos of trash trucks etc. and he kept saying,
" gas. gas. gas." all the time and I was like, "Philip, I've tried to find videos of vehicles getting gas and I cant' find any..." and he was frustrated b/c I wasn't getting the point...Finally he made this sentence: "I have going to how much gas" and I said, " You have to get gas for one of your vehicles and you want to find out how much the gas costs?" and he smiiiiiiled really big and said, "Yes!" Sooooo... we went on to this cool website that shows you the highest and lowest gas prices around Atlanta. I thought that was excellent- especially considering he's not feeling great today...

For Sale...

2008-03-03T13:10:00.001-08:00

Since Philip has a nice clean gold couch now, I asked him what was going to happen to the old one... He said, " sell." SO.... I had him write an ad for the couch. If you want to buy it, leave a comment... ( well, leave one anyway, even if you DON'T want to buy it.) Philip set the price a little steep, but trust me, it 's a good couch.

We have Couch New house Money you get 28,113 quarter

we have don’t like Smell ReadSitHearSmell don’t like like smell purple