I need your help.

I know I haven't been able to post in a while. Senior year is rough. (yes I said Senior year. Hard to believe)

Something that been going on. Scott loves being around our dog Penny and is really comfortable with her.

Scott has been up to see me at school a couple of times to see me play hockey. Before the last game he saw I asked him if I would score a goal that night against the University of Maryland. Scott looked at me and said, "Yes you will score. One goal."Then guess what happened. I SCORED! My second goal of the season.
The next day I asked him the same question and he said, " 3 goals." then did a little laugh. It didn't work that day..

I'm so glad that my family is coming to see most of my games and my dad all of them.

I do have a favor to my followers. I am trying to do a Panel. The panel would consist of people who have sibling with disabilities. We would meet once (maybe twice) at a library (starting in loudoun county) to whoever wanted come to learn more about having a sibling with a disability. All ages are welcomed. I am just starting to set this up and I would need people to be on the panel and people who could get the word out. If you would like to help me out in any way. Please let me know. I am also open to ideas to make it better.

If I didn't go to a panel when I was little I wouldn't have learned about having a sibling with a disability. So I want to give back. My goal one day is to have this going around the United States (any maybe other countries) but you have to start somewhere.

Thanks everyone! I hope everyone had a great Holidays!

Doing Big Things In Small Places.

This is your warning that you might need some tissues for this post.

One thing I love doing is telling people my experiences with my brother and how he's really grown from when he used to be a runner to now being so friendly to everyone. I was recently talking to a friend about my brother and how he has Autism. The one thing we said was "I'm sorry." I was really confused on why he would say that. Probably because he doesn't know the experiences we've been through and what life is like living with a person with a disability.

Looking back. A lot of things have happened with my brother. At the beginning I didn't want to go out with him because he would just scream but that would his way of communicating. I never understood why he did the things that he did. I told my friend that it was an experience that I'm really glad that I've had a chance to have. To be honest I don't know who I would be or what I would be doing with my life if I didn't have my little brother. We've been through every thing and every where. I've met so many people who I wouldn't have the chance to if I wasn't involved in Special Olympics and Special Hockey.

I do always wonder what my brother is thinking. How he can know every little detail that you and I can't see. It's amazing. He can even tell you what car is coming from them coming opposite way and in the pitch dark. I do miss those days where my brother was on the bench saying "do not let them score!" It still plays in my mind every time I put on my jersey.

I love hearing my brother over the phone. Whenever I'm having a day just hearing about his day even if he only talks to me for a couple seconds I love it. He always says, "Gotta go. Love you too. Bye." then hands the phone to whoever before I can even say it back.

My friend also asked me what my brother would be doing after high school. That will be a new experience that we will have to see. It's another curve in life that I truly don't have the answer to. Only time will tell what will happen.. Scott keeps telling everyone that he is going to marry a girl named Michelle and have three kids (he has names for them but they keep changing.) and when he's 65 he's going to move to Tampa, Florida near his best friend John. I really hope that one day it will happen.

One experience I think I would have never had without having my brother is being the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) Special Hockey Liaison. What that means is I'm the middle man for the teams and the special hockey teams. It's a great way to get the players out in the community and I'm really excited to get to do this my senior year of college. A lot of the girls are really excited to do it.

Our first Special Hockey/DVCHC partnership will be a meet-n-greet before the Slippery Rock at The Naval Academy. More details will come soon. :) I can't wait to see my Cool Cats if some of them come.

So watch out world, Scott and I are taking it by storm.

Slippery Rock.

Hey guys.
I wish I could update this so much more but life & school has gotten in the way, but I decided to update today for something I did that has to do with my brother & I have some Scott Quotes that will brighten your day or here in Slippery Rock... Snow.
In my Intro to Adaptive Physical Activity class we had to read an article about disabled people doing exercise. I picked an article on our friends from the north (MD) the Baltimore Saints. In the article I kinda got off track and talked about my brother. My teacher asked me to share some stories about my brother. I talked about when he was little and he would scream all the time, how he started talking and of course hockey. It was really cool talking to the class about my brother. Next week we are talking about Special Olympics, the deaf games and amputee games. Which I hope to get something about hockey in. (:
I talked to my brother yesterday which was great, but these quotes are the best yet. ( I think).
Thanks to my mom & sister for posting these on facebook.

Scott: Mom, what happened to Boudreau?
Mom: He got fired.
Scott: With a fire extinguisher?

So every game that the Caps are losing, Scott will ask if Boudreau is happy! Now he keeps asking "what happened to Boudreau?" he has only asked about 20 times now!! I guess he will have to wait and see them play and not see Boudreau.

Oh Scott. Three more weeks & I'll be home. Home sweet Home.
Let it snow let it snow.
Peace & Love,
Amanda & Scott.