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BIKE THE DRIVE By Jamie P. We had great day at Bike the Drive. It was beautiful there. I love
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riding with my partner Allison. She is the best person I know. I felt amazing. Good air makes me feel good. Chris was asking me,
The Ultimate Shag Show
"Jamie, what's your favorite song?" I told Chris to help me think. He said, "Rock song." It's cool with me. Make me speed the bike
White Sox DD Night
fast. I felt awesome and after we had great day at Bike the Drive. We left early. I was impressed by myself. I enjoy my life,
The Current Group
spending time with these people as group Envision. We had a good lunch and a lot of people to share with. It was Hannah's
Charles' Entertainment Review
first time riding a bike at Bike the Drive. I'm really happy apparently. Enjoy your day spending time with each other.
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RIDING THE BIKE By Walter G. It's cool. Me and Jimmy ride together. I like it. I like to bike real nice. I enjoyed riding with me and Jimmy. I liked it very much. We got tired out there. Out in the open it's real nice with him. I didn't act up or nothing. I'm happy. There's nice people out there. I got a couple friends. I bumped elbows to him. I enjoyed myself with them and talked with them.
David's nice, helped me out. We ride the bike together in the parking lot. He's a nice person and stuff. I hope to see him again. I hope to see them again before it gets too cold. I'd like to play a softball or basketball game. I like the blue t-shirt. I wash it out, fold it up and stuff. I appreciate it. I hope I can go again.
I appreciate you - thank you very much for asking me to ride the bike with them. I appreciate it. Thank you very much for helping me out.
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FOOD HANDLERS By Jamie P. Today I was helping out with Marta to do the chocolate chip cookies. We did the ingredients. It's too easy to make cookies. Ruth likes to use her knuckle with her fist to get the cinnamon in the bowl. Rosa was too busy to work hard on the cookies after that. We made small dough balls to make cookies after that. Hannah helped out by doing the cookies in the oven to make sure the cookie is right. Hannah took a good pictures of me and Ruth and Rosa together.
WESTTOWN ENVISION BIKE THE DRIVE By Lucy P. That was nice. I got in one of them bikes, the Duet Bike. You get up on there, and he strap you down. You get a helmet on. We went down the street and back. It felt good. I'm glad I met David. He took me to meet other people and we walked. He took a picture of me with my mask off. He said Thursday we might go on the 606. I hope I'll be the one selected for the bike ride, Bike the Drive. I hope I can get on the 606.
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I MISS YOU By Jamie P.
My niece Kailani was touring around her college. Her dorm room is really nice. After that we went to get a shirt that says "Bradley". I love spending time with her. She spent time sleeping over at the hotel. We had an amazing breakfast. We went to take good pictures together as a family and we went to the hotel to get stuff ready to go home on Sunday October 3, 2021. We were tired. My sister took me and my mom to eat dinner at the Mothers Day restaurant. It was really good and after that my sister Stephanie took me and my mom Carmen home to rest and get some peace and quiet. I thank my sister Stephanie for spending time to see my niece Kailani. I love my sister Stephanie and my niece Kailani and my mom Carmen this much. We are family. Yeah team Bradley!
MONTROSE FISH By Ruth M. We went to Montrose fishing. Hannah went, Jimmy went, Lucy went, and Kevin went. We ate hamburgers and hotdogs. We got chips and pop. We went walking to the bathroom. We had fun!
THE NIGHT By Larry B. It was nice. I put the green in the rugs. Meet some friends, say hi to me. Shake my hand. Go out to eat. Cup of Coke. French fries and chicken tenders. Jamie, Janet, Vahid, Hannah, Monika.
BEAUTIFUL DAY, MY DAY By Jamie P. I am so happy to be there at the Shag Unlimited Rug! I see people I know Whitney (Rose Center), Z (the guy with the camera), and Monika. She's so happy to see me and she told everybody "Jamie's a star!" Janet was tired walking around. After that, Hannah was talking to her friend Whitney about the rugs and letters. After that, we leave early and went back to Westtown. Janet said, "Put your seatbelt on!" She told the car to slow down. I was upset with myself because we can't find my sweater. I love hanging out with Vahid. We had a good time.
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GUARANTEED RATE FIELD By Charles/Rocky We were getting ready to drive down there. We went in separate cars. Some went with Jimmy, some went with Hannah, some went with Marta, and some went with Janet. Hannah couldn't catch up to the other cars because she didn't know where they were.
We walked through the detectors. We had to put our stuff down and pick it up after we came out. We went all the way up to the stadium at Guaranteed Rate Field. The park is more different than the original park. It looks better. One of the soldiers was there on the big screen. We sang the National Anthem. Gigi from Gigi's Playhouse sang the National Anthem. She sang very good. They put The Rock's theme music on the screen.
We went to the souvenier store to get souvenirs. I got a baseball. I like that the lady in the store recognized me. We got food. We had to order with the gift cards. I got pizza. It was good! All I got was water, not pop. A guy asked me if there was a line to the men's bathroom.
There was a lot of people there. We saw Marty, her husband Mike (he looked nice), her dad, Donna, and Whitehill CILA. There were a lot of fans. They were clapping too. We were dancing up there to the music in the stadium. I like when they played the organ. They interviewed that girl who won that money.
I like the pictures on the wall and the statue. I like the flag up there. I like the fireworks when they have the home run. I wish the White Sox won, but they tried their best.
My home staff called Hannah after the game to pick me up, where to meet him. On the phone he kept on laughing. Hannah met Pete/Fred. I introduced Hannah to him. Thank you for picking me up. He's nice.
Thank you Donna for buying the tickets for us.
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Lori Teaches Us So Much By William C.
First, Lori told us about her getting to know her. We got the chance to know Lori other than just her name. We wrote about what hobbies we like to do, and Lori got to know us. As soon as she got to know us and we got to know her, we started to brainstorm. We used our brains to think of activities we like to do.
Clonita likes to cook and to shop. Jamie likes to write poetry in her blank book. Lucy likes to go to school and wants to learn about math. And I like to read books and exercise and watch Music Choice on television. Lori wants us to write down how you do an activity. Break it down step by step. Like say if you were going to the store, how would you get there? You gotta take the bus, you gotta take the train. I would like to take the train myself because PACE zig-zagging me around, I can't take that no more.
We have to do our own thing of what we like to do because everybody is different. No two people are alike, even identical twins. Lots of these activities can help you make friends if you do them with other people. If we like to do an activity, how was your activity? Did you have fun? Friends to the end!
ARETHA FRANKLIN Aretha was raised by her parents. She learned to sing in her father's church choir. She had 4 kids. She's a talented woman. She recorded in a music studio. She plays good piano. Aretha performed in the first Wrestlemania in 1987. She performed "America the Beautiful." I was proud when she sung it. I liked her outfit in the performance. I like her dresses. She was also in Blues Brothers with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. She played the waitress. Her most famous song is "RESPECT". There's a movie coming out about her called Respect. She's played by Jennifer Hudson. Marlon Wayans plays Ted White, Aretha's manager and husband. The movie is a tribute to her. I hope the movie gets an Emmy. She was a great legend. The fans will say goodbye to her. I want to say "Happy Halloween" to her family. I want to tell Jennifer Hudson I say "Hi." I give Aretha Franklin because 5 stars because she'll be in the Hall of Fame. She is a great and talented woman.
CHARLES' ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW MEET THE AUTHOR: CHARLES "JUNIOR" My name is Charles "Junior." I like doing "Charles' Entertainment Review" because it came from my heart. I like watching TV shows and movies because they're funny to me and make me laugh. I've been watching them since I was a kid. I'm grown up now. My favorite movies are Transformers, Lion King, GI Joe, and Xena: Warrior Princess. I've interviewed David (I was nervous!), and Hannah interviewed me. I like showing the wrestlers to other members on the TV screen on Zoom: Andre the Giant, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, and Sting. ("Ahhhh!")
I'm a nice guy. I live in a CILA now, but I might move. I'll miss all of them. I like doing Special Olympics events, like running and the 50 meter dash. I got a plaque for the Olympics Hall of Fame. It's in my room. I like to go on outings, like fishing, Big Marsh, and Old St. Pat's. I want to go to All State Arena and see a good concert. I want my articles to be in a magazine.