The Christianville Spirit: The Georgia Roadgeek

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The other day I was on my computer doing cyber traveling and researching things in Atlanta, GA. I looked at everything from area TV stations like Peachtree TV (which is stemmed from Turner Broadcasting) and WSB-TV to You Tube Videos of driving in Atlanta. And, along with watching You Tube Videos of that I came across a person that calls himself “The Georgia Road geek”. He has a video series on his website and on You Tube called “ROADGEEK-CAM!!” and what it is, is a video of the road and signs from a video camera on his dashboard. And, he talks about the signs and where he is. Not only does he do videos but, he also has a Radio Show on his blog site. I thought he is a really cool and interesting guy. If you would like see his video series or listen to his Radio Show, Go to www.georgiaroadgeek.com. All in all, The Georgia Road Geek is an awesome guy.

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The Christianville Spirit: Cherishing Your Life

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You know what’s sad? These days, People take advantage of the things that they have. They think what they have will never go away. But, the truth is it does. Here are a couple of questions to see how grateful you are. If a Family Member or Friend died tomorrow, what would you feel? And what was the most recent and last thing you said to the person? Were you in a fight? Cuss at them? Tell them you love them? See, I guess it’s a trend and I’m not talking Clothing Trends. The Trend is in the last moment at the funeral where you actually TELL THEM that you love them or they were greatest family member or friend to walk the earth. And, then there’s a trend to when YOUR on your death bed and saying like “Why now, I didn’t do all the things I did in my life.” now, I bet you thinking or already asking me, “Christian, How should we end these trends?” well, I’m going to tell you. For Trend #1, tell your family member that you love them VERY MUCH and that you would be DEVASTATED if anything happened to them. Now, about Friends you can tell them you love them; maybe not like you love your family. But, like your secondary Brother or Sister. Trend # 2 is harder that it looks. This one actually requires work and thought. It starts with Questions; like what do you want out of your life? What things (which must be important things) do you want to accomplish before you pass? And, course the life-ending question which should be moved to earlier in life and that is “What did you do with your life? Did you accomplish what you wanted to do? The all in all point here is to cherish your life, family members, friends, above all the thing you have!

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The Christianville Spirit: My Brother Moves Out

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This past Saturday, My Little Brother who is 19 Years Old decided to move out to a new apartment. He has decided that he doesn’t want to live at home anymore so, he moved out. The night that he moved out My Mom and I brought him some food for dinner; And, I got to see his apartment which did make me feel a little better because I knew where it was and what it looked like; His Apartment looks pretty good. A good thing is that, he’s not living alone in his own apartment. He’s living with his friend; Zack which is help when it’s comes to paying rent and stuff.
All in all, I’m going to miss him being here at home.

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The Christianville Spirit: Happy New Year 2008

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Hi everyone and Welcome Back to another exciting year of touching articles and readings of The Christianville Spirit. First off, Happy New Year and Welcome to 2008; This Year will quite an awesome year for everyone. So, to kick off 2008; I’m going to write about something I saw on a TV Show called “Wife Swap”. One family, where they say Popular People rule and the other family where feminist woman rule. So, the feminist family; that’s fine; But, I wasn’t ok about the popular family. You see, they have a 16 Year Old Daughter named Alicia who is a pageant queen and her parents do everything for her. And, even do her homework. Also, her parents think Popular People Rule the World and that non-popular won’t get anywhere, you have to have “Sparkle” as they call it. So, here’s a question. What is Popularity and why in the world is it soo Important?!? Popularity in my eyes is just a label to bully and push people around and a way to stand higher than the average person. Parents, if you’re reading this. Popularity was not as big when you went to High School. But, today in public school it’s pretty big. Popular People these days look at other people who aren’t popular from the outside and think of them as nerds or bookworms. So, here’s my look at Popularity. Sometimes, it’s good to be Popular to the point of at least people knowing who you are. But, you want to show people who you truly are, not the fake you. And, that’s where the not-so-good popular comes in. they show people the fake side of themselves because they’re afraid that if they show the real them, no one will want to get to know them. But, the secret of it that people don’t get is that some of us might not be popular to the other kids or adults. But, we are Popular in our own special way and in our circle of friends. So, the point of this is not to let people like Alicia or her families intimidate you because you are popular and special in your own way.

Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. Have a Happy AWESOME New Year in 2008!

The Christianville Spirit: Christian's Year in Review 2007

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OK. Christianville and Everyone, You know what time it is. It’s getting close to New Year’s Eve, Watching the ball drop, and The New Year of 2008 to come. BUT, WAIT! What about memories of 2007. Well, many people would say “Forget 2007, I want to push forward to 2008!” sure, that’s ok. But, before we watch the ball drop and party like no tomorrow, let’s go back over The Year 2007 in my life before I hit 2008. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Last issue of The Christianville Spirit of 2007; since this is a year in review let’s start from January. So, here we go. January 8, 2007: The first day of 2nd Semester of my Senior Year at Plano Senior High School. I was really excited now. Since Graduation was only 5 Months away and I couldn’t wait until Graduation. Later on in January, My Brother and I got our Graduation caps and gowns. To me, that meant we were only a short time away from Graduation later in May. On February 11, 2007 was the end of a weather event that in my mind will top all the weather events of 2007. I called it “The Lake Effect Snow Machine of 2007” What makes this event stand out from any other Lake Effect storm and blizzard was the amount of snow and the length of it that makes it stand out in 2007. This storm hit Central New York State near the Syracuse area; it happened for an entire week and in the end dumped in an area of 95-128 Inches of Snow, Causing huge mountains of Snow. This storm amazed me because I’ve never seen pictures of that much snow before. Also, later on in winter of 2006-2007 the low temperature in International Falls, Minnesota was Negative 50{-50}. In March of 2007 was The Christianville Spirit’s biggest and first reaction to the article called “The Christianville Spirit: Julie Smith Edition” and that started writing about all of my family and friends. And, I even wrote a newsletter about myself. That one got some reaction and some amazement. In Early March (the 7th or 8th),  my Special Needs was named. It was named after two doctors at the Baylor College of Medicine it is called Potocki-Lupski Syndrome. I was so excited when My Mom told me while driving home from school. May, though was an awesome month because it was the month of Graduation; the finale of 12 Years of School. After a long dry spell the clouds opened up and it rained all May long, enough to cause many area lakes to flood. Then, the day finally came, Graduation Day on early Tuesday Morning on May 29, 2007. A lot of family from both My Mom’s and My Dad’s side came to town to see us and finally I walked across the stage and got my diploma ending my High School Career and 12 Years of school, K-12. In June, we took our annual trip down to Gulf Shores, AL from our beach trip and that was a lot of fun. It was nice to see family and swim in the Gulf of Mexico.
July was a very sad month because on the weekend of the 4th of July, My Brother’s Friend’s Dad and Brother died while jumping off a cliff at Lake Texoma. In August, I turned 20 Years Old and also went on the annual Rangers Game Trip with the people from my work at the Frisco Roughriders. In September, My Brother started College and I felt left out because everyone was going to college and I wasn’t going to go to college because the classes were too hard for me. On September 16, 2007 My Mom took me to a new church called Celebration Covenant Church and it turned out to be an awesome church. When you walked into the worship center it felt like walking into rock concert. On September 19, 2007 I visited Traffic.com and met John McCarty. Then, I got to see the studio where they do the Traffic Reports for the Dallas Area. Also John McCarty offered to let me go up in one of the traffic helicopter. On October 3, 2007, My Mom and I went up in the traffic helicopter like John McCarty promised. And, that was like a ride of a lifetime because My Mom or I had never ridden in a helicopter before. On October 8, I decided to put The Christianville Spirit online on a site called blogger.com. Just in case, you’ve forgotten where it is, it’s at www.thechristianvillespirit.blogspot.com on November 1-2, 2007 My Mom and I drove down to Houston for a conference where a former fashion photographer named Rick had his exhibit at the Texas Children’s Hospital. And, My Mom and I got to sit on a panel at the Baylor College of Medicine discussing Special Needs. After that, he took pictures of me and other kids with my special needs. On November 16-20 was the 3rd annual Christian’s Best Friends Festival where I have days and events that honor friends. For Thanksgiving, My Mom and I drove to Atlanta, GA to visit family. And, finally in December; the final month of 2007 comes The Holiday Season. On Christmas Day, I called Popi (My Grandpa) to hank him for the present he gave to me and after the thank yous and your welcomes he told me that he put my holiday newsletter on his tree for all to see. And, Finally I wrap up my 2007 year in review with one of the best Christmas Presents I’ve ever gotten. My Mom got me a Street Sign she got from a Road Sign Store that said “Christian Pkwy.”(A famous street in Christianville) and a shirt that advertises my newsletter; All in all, 2007 has been a pretty good year for me. But, I believe 2008 will an even greater year.
(For the last time in 2007)
Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. I hope you had a good 2007 and I’ll see you back here in 2008!

The Christianville Spirit: My Love for The Holiday Season

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As everyone knows what time of year it is, it is The Holiday Season. Which of course covers Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Kwanza, Christmas, and New Years? But, it’s different for many people. Well, at least the Christmas side (Hanukah and Kwanza are another story). People react to The Holiday Season in different ways. Some dread it, some hate it, and some love it like no other. When you mention Christmas to someone, they would likely tell you about presents, Santa Claus, and Jesus’ birth. I know many people dread Christmas because malls/shopping, spending time with in-laws/family, and of course the favorite, brought to you by a song “The 12 Pains of Christmas.” In the song it mentions 5 MONTHS OF BILLS. Why? Well, because people have a mountain of Christmas Presents under the tree. Me, I absolutely love Christmas and not because of presents or Santa Claus. But, because of Christmas Lights, songs, and just the happiness of people during this time: Like I’ve said many times before, I feel what other people are feeling. And, I know a lot of people are happy during The Holiday Season. According to My Mom, I never got excited about opening presents when I was a kid. She says I got more excited watching people opening their presents. Now, that’s not to say I don’t want anything for Christmas but, maybe I’d want just a few things. Another reason why I Love Christmas is the pretty Christmas Lights and Christmas Music. The Christmas Lights are even cooler now-a-days because the lights of many houses are in sync with music on a Local Radio Station and they are computer generated. I like it looks awesome that the lights match up with the music and it makes you follow the beat. I really like singing along with Christmas Songs I know. I also enjoy the fact Christmas is in winter and the weather of snow is awesome. I dream that one day I will spend Christmas or live up in Maine to see a White Christmas. Because I have never seen a White Christmas before; Also I love the Christmas Stories that they have at my church because how they setup the stage is really awesome and unique. All in all, I love Christmas and The Holidays more than any other time of the year.

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The Christianville Spirit: Thanksgiving in Atlanta

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This Past Thanksgiving My Mom and I drove to Atlanta to visit some of The Smith Family. And, it was a lot of fun. We spent a lot of time with family which was good. My Brother, Michael didn’t come because he had to work. There were many cool parts but, one of them was something My Uncle Bruce has and did. Over the past several months he has been working hard at getting his Pilot’s License and a month or two ago he got it. So, one day he took My Cousin Gram and me up in his little Cessna Plane that the Flight School provided. So, we flew over a mountain that was called Stone Mountain and over Lake Lanier to see how dry it was. And, it was pretty dry, In fact I saw a whole boat ramp dried up and I’ve never seen a lake so dry that a whole boat ramp wasn’t covered in water. Another thing that was really cool was also was we saw the beautiful fall foliage. I got to wake up to it every morning in my Grandma Honey’s House; there were many colors like Orange, Red, and Yellow. Before we left, we had a wonderful opportunity to meet The Pulley Family which has a little girl named Ava that has the same special needs as I do and we met them at My Grandma Honey’s House, I was very nice meeting them. We hope to see them again and meet other families as well. All in all, being in Atlanta was a lot of fun.

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The Christianville Spirit: Christian's Best Friends' Festival 2007

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In my made up City Of Christianville from now until the 20th of November is what is called Christians’ Best Friends Festival. The Best Friends Festival is a couple in which I honor certain friends with days and events on those days pertaining to that friend. Most of The Best Friends’ Festival in Downtown Christianville on a street called Friends St. (except for one day which is Brooke Day, on Nov. 17 in a city north of Christianville called Brooke.) On the first day of The Best Friends’ Festival which is called Michael Day the festival kicks off with The City of Christianville Band and introducing of the US, Tennessee, and City of Christianville Flag. After The National Anthem is The Presentation of Friends (New and Old) that I had made this year; This Year in particular in 2007 was special because they introduced the doctors for whom My Special Needs was named after, Dr. Potocki and Dr. Lupski. When they were introduced everyone clapped and cheered. One person in the crowd who the broadcaster for one of Christianville’s radio station, 97.9 KMKI heard a mother named Kelly who lives The History District of Christianville says “Dr. Potocki and Dr. Lupski, God Bless You!!” Tomorrow will be a day called Brooke Day in The City of Brooke and on that day is a fair called The Christian Smith and Brooke H. Fair. On Meredith Day which is on Nov. 18 is in Downtown Christianville and it’s about the same fair style only it’s on Friends St. On Whitney Day which is on Nov. 19 and on that day they close off all the streets of Downtown Christianville for people to walk around and see the streets. On the final day named Steven Day which is named for Christianville Best Friend Steven V. has a Tigger Parade to end the festival because Steven really loves Tigger. Also, on that day is a made-up holiday called Steven Day for the same best friend. All in all, The Best Friends’ Festival is whole lot of fun!

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The Christianville Spirit: The Possible Chance

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What I’m about to tell you is probably not going to surprise you since we knew something like it would come. My Aunt Kathy’s client in her and my mom’s massage business, asked her about how I was doing and it turns out that Kathy’s client actually knows a reporter on Channel 8(which is the local ABC Station here in Dallas). So, the other day My Mom told me that Kathy’s in going to talk to a reporter named Shelly Slater and see if they wants to do a story on what happened with us in Houston. So, in other words, We COULD be on TV. My Mom and I will update you if anything happens.

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The Christianville Spirit: The 2 Days of Life Changing(Day 2)

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How exciting! And, this is was only The FIRST Day. Now, it’s time for the 2nd day. This one was on Friday, November 2, 2007. The first part of the day was The Presentation of Rick’s Photography at The Baylor College of Medicine and He calls his photography “Positive Exposure“. If you would like more information check out www.positiveexposure.org. It will show you how beautiful, as he says Special Needs kids and adults are. Seeing all the pictures of those kids made me realize that I am not as severe as some the other kids and adults are. After the presentation, Dr. Potocki announced that we were going to have a panel and invited people to stay to ask questions or just watch the panel. When, the panel started I was unsure if I wanted to go up there because I had never done a panel before and I thought we would be standing in front of a Podium and I was kind of nervous and then, I got the nerve to go up there and be a part of it. How we spoke was by a small microphone that we passed around. Well, for each question or discussion I got to voice my opinion. They did talk about something I specialized in and that was how I see people with Special Needs and I told them” I see in the inside not the outside” and I decided to ask the audience who saw people on the inside and I saw a couple hands and after that sympathized with the people that see the same as I do. One person asked about testing of Genetics before their children are born and I said that It was the parents decision whether they wanted it or not. After the panel, they told The Medical Students and Doctors that if they wanted to talk to one of us that they could. And, Guess What? SEVERAL Students came to talk to me and even ask me questions. Many of them where like “You were such an Inspiration to me” and according to My Mom .again, I made people cry because my inspiration was so good Dr. Potocki later on told My Mom and me that we were inspiring to a lot of people and that so many people want to meet us. My Mom was surprised that The Medical Students even came up and talked to me. The Presentation and Panel were BY FAR the biggest change in our life. My Mom realized during the Presentation that she was meant to be raising awareness about it. Rick, the Photographer told us that He did the photography but, didn’t have anyone to TEACH. And THAT was My Mom does best. So, I believe she is meant to teach people about My Special Needs and Special Needs in general. After that, was the photo shoot and He didn’t just take 3 or 4 Pictures of me. He took several pictures of me and other kids as well. Later, near the end of it all we thought of him as the Ty Pennington of Special Photography. (By the way, Ty Pennington is the exciting host ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover) So, that My Friends was the past 2 days. Like I told Dr. Potocki, “It’s amazing how your life can change in 2 Days”. All in all, It’s was awesome.

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The Christianville Spirit: The 2 Days of Life Changing(Day 1)

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Readers of the Real World and The Christianville Metro Area, Nothing will prepare you for what I am about to tell you happened to me over 2 DAYS of Thursday and Friday, November 1&2, 2007. Now, I do assure you this is a very awesome thing. What: SOMETHING to do with Potocki-Lubski Syndrome (PTLS) which is what special needs I have When: already said. And, finally, where: Houston, Texas. So, here’s what happened that was so great. It started a couple weeks ago when Dr. Potocki emailed My Mom and said that there was going to be a convention in Houston on the first of November and she was going to be on a panel. When we pulled out of our neighborhood I told my mom “Mom, This trip may change our lives” and she replied with “This trip is going change our lives some way, I don’t know exactly how high of degree” and I said that only because we were meeting with someone from The New York Times I knew what happened to people got their story in The New York Times. Well, anyway when we got down there we met with Diane who was helping organize The Reception for the photographer who going to be taking pictures to be taking pictures of me and other people with my Special Needs. See, this guy named Rick from New York who was a Fashion Photographer one day decided to instead photograph people with Special Needs and he takes pictures of people ranging from Albino to Chromosome 18. Anyway, at the reception My Inspiration made Dr. Potocki cry because I told her something I learned from Church about changes in Seasons and how god takes us through Seasons and I told her, “Dr. Potocki, Today you started a new season”. After the reception, My Mom and I went to dinner with a lady named Amy from The New York Times. We went to this really good Modern American restaurant and the food I had was really good and Amy amazed us because she was looking at us while her fingers where typing on the computer. And, she talked and asked to us about a lot of things and it was good to talk to her about My Special Needs and life with it. And, that was only the first day…..
To be Continued….

The Christianville Spirit: How People look at Me

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Normally, In My Newsletters I talk about I view Other People and The things I love and all that good stuff. But, I rarely talk about how other people look at and see me. Knowing that I have Special Needs I know and have a feeling about how people see me. People knowing I Have Special Needs, some people see it as one special person who can do whatever his or her heart wants. Then, there are people who feel uncomfortable around them and think that they can’t do anything and they’re not smart. Well, the truth is Special Needs People are smarter then you think. In Fact, a lot of people have trouble showing their smart because they people will make fun of them or not believe them because they have Special Needs. Well, I’m here to tell you that just because people have Special Needs doesn’t mean their not smart. When it comes to Jobs; sadly, a lot of people don’t hire people with Special Needs because they think they are going to be high-maintenance or not do the job the way THEY want. Special Needs People can do the job just as good as Normal People. The only difference is we need extra supervision to make sure we are doing the job right, the way you might want. For me, I don’t really let people judging me bother me. I am aware of it. But, it doesn’t bother me. All in all, I believe Special Needs can do whatever they’re good at.

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The Christianville Spirit: C. Metro Helper Section

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Today, instead of telling people about my life. I am to give people advice because I'm very smart about giving people advice because i feel like i'm in their shoes. So, the Christianville Metro Advice Section.

Today's discussion is about People who don't feel at their peak.

Why do people not feel at their peak? Well, their are many reasons why?

Maybe because they don't go "The 2nd Mile". Maybe beause they're doing something their not meant to be doing. or maybe your just not at your peak it's too hard to get there and be as rich as Paris Hilton or Bill Gates. So, what to do you do. well, first off if your not at your peak work wise then, think about what your meant to be doing. now, who or what you should listen to more likely YOUR HEART then, anything. Because Your Heart knows whats good for you. Not as much Your Conscious. Now, reaching your peak in getting somewhere You just have to NOT WORRY ABOUT TIME IT TAKES. It's best to take it slowly and step by step. after all, You can't a big family meal in one siting. you have to eat it in helpings. So, get to your goal in helpings NOT THE WHOLE MEAL. The Final Segment for Today is for Parents. Do you feel like Your Child is a Failure because of You? Well, sadly it's partly true becuase your the mother or father of the family so, what you reflects on Your Kids. BUT, it's entirely you. it's also Your Child as well. why? Because it was YOUR CHILD'S decision on what He or She wants to do. So, that's my advice for now.

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The Christianville Spirit:The Next Opportunity

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Well, Everyone I’m headed for the 3rd opportunity in My Opportunity Streak. So, This Friday I get to go to the Dallas Area Radio Station, 99.5 The Wolf to go to see their Traffic Reporter, Justin Frazell. Actually, emailing him was how all these opportunities got started. And, again how the opportunity begun from My Mom emailing him; Then, led to meeting John McCarty, Ben Martin, and going up in a Helicopter Ride. Believe it or not I have not met Justin Frazell and that is why I’m going to the Radio Station on Friday. I believe that it will be very awesome.

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The Christianville Spirit: A Ride of a Lifetime

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Well, it finally happened. I got to ride in a helicopter like John McCarty promised. BUT, the thing is I didn’t go alone like I thought I would. My Mom went with me. So, here’s how it went. My Wicked Awesome Mom called John McCarty last week and he didn’t answer. She assumed that he has either busy or out of town. But, anyway THIS WEEK she called again and asked when we could do it. He told her This Week then, he called yesterday and asked if we were ready to go up and she said yes. He also said that My Mom could come up as well. And, according to her; She was shocked that she was going to be able go up in the helicopter with me. He gave My Mom directions to where we had to which was at Dallas’ airport named Dallas Love Field. A few minutes after we arrived at where we were told to go, we saw the helicopter (which was the color of a zebra) land and get fueled up. Then, we met the guy that we were going up with was named was Ken Montgomery. The traffic helicopters don’t fly at a very high altitude. We flew at the perfect altitude to where we could see the highway signs and street signs. As we passed some of the major highways I said which highways we were going over. John said that he was impressed by me knowing where I was. They said I was like a Moving GPS. We also got to fly over Dr. Pepper Ballpark, where I Work. After words they said that I could come back and ride again. So, the next time I go up I’m going to take My Brother, Michael. I think my brother will really like it. All in all, I thought flying in a Helicopter was Really Awesome.

Thanks for the reading The Christianville Spirit. Our World is full of opportunity; you just have to take it.

The Chistianville Spirit: My Awesome Opportunities

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In Most Families in our world, few have an Awesome Mom as much as I do. Now, we all know that My Mom is Awesome but, what’s been happening over the past week makes that statement A LOT Higher. So, here’s how it went. My Mom thought about the old Head Person of the Special Ed, Mrs. Frazell at Jasper High School several years later and remembered that she was related to Justin Frazell, a traffic reporter for 99.5 The Wolf, a country station here in Dallas and My Mom decided to email him about me, my special needs, and how I love maps and stuff. And, she asked him if He would let me meet him and see what he does. He responded quickly which was a shocked to My Mom. He invited us to go see him and gave us the name of his friend, John McCarty who works at a place called Traffic.com. So, My Mom called him and set up an appointment for yesterday at 3. Well, we went there and it was AWESOME! Because, he talked to me about my love for maps and also he showed the studio where they broadcast to many Dallas Area TV and Radio Stations. Not only that. But, I Met a guy named Ben Martin who does traffic for another Dallas Radio Station, WBAP and TV Stations, News 8 and CBS 11. They also offered me the opportunity to ride in a helicopter while they report the traffic and also the opportunity to visit the News 8 Studios later on Next Week. Stay Tuned to My Newsletter for details. Also, this is surprise to you all also but, a person from The New York Times wants to talk to My Mom about My Special Needs. And, finally, My Mom and I in November are going to Houston so, a photographer can take pictures of me and will later post them all over Texas Children’s Hospital and later around the country. All in all, here are MANY Reasons that I Am Blessed and Touched by God Himself.

Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. We are all blessed to be alive, Don’t Waste It!

The Christianville Spirit: My Love for Cyber Traveling

For most people, when they get on the internet they search for Dating Sites, Games, Places to go on vacation, or sometimes if need necessary advice. But, for me when I get on online I look at Road Signs. Often now I call what I do Cyber Traveling. My definition of Cyber Traveling is getting on one the websites I like to get on like www.AARoads.com or www.okroads.com and start on a highway in a State and travel on it looking at Road Signs on the way to wherever I feel like Cyber Traveling to. Like maybe I’ll start on I-95 in Maine and Cyber Travel to Atlanta. One thing I like about it is that I get to see all the different styles of Road Signs and their Welcome Signs as well. You can also search for places and cities to learn about life or culture at the place your at. In fact, one time I heard a story on ABC’s Nightline about a family who sold their house and got an RV and had their life on the road. This family had kids and their kids the parents say, were home schooled on the road. However, they weren’t home schooled like normal. They were home schooled by the road. They learned from what they saw on the road. Believe it or not, there are a lot of things you learn from being on the road. Like for example those mile makers can turn into math problems or museums can teach History and some Geography. The signs, of course can teach Reading and Geography. If u write down the signs or things you saw then, you have Writing. And, finally, taking care of the RV’s plumbing, pumping gas, helping with directions brings Responsibility. So, who says you can’t learn or be schooled on the road. Well, it sounds like a good idea to me! Now, as far as a job goes; you would either have to have an At-Home Job or have a “Business on Wheels”. So, anyway it’s pretty fun to me to Real Travel or Cyber Travel. All in al, Cyber Traveling to me is a lot of fun.

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The Christianville Spirit: Christian's Love for Geography

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Geography and Why Christian loves it so much: Christian always loved Geography. We don’t know why though but, He just loves it. It must be stemmed from his love for road signs and travel since travel DOES deal with what else but, Geography? Now, how can we tell that he loves it. Well, let’s just say that he has a lot of maps and of course he likes to get or read a lot of maps. That’s probably how he can tell you to get places. He’s so good at geography that he’ll provide several ways to get there. Which I’ll admit can be helpful but, there are often sometimes that we just need the most direct route to that place. Every now and then he’ll think of a place to go and grab a map that run his finger on the roads to get there. And, on his trip he of course goes to a road website and looks at the signs along the way there. Finally, when he gets to the destination he’ll research things there. Anything from TV Stations, Fun Places, and Road Signs there. He tells us that he finds it amusing to watch the local news in a new or already visited city to see what’s happening, the station logo, and maybe local commercials. Though the commercials of the local area aren’t really THAT important. It’s just what’s going on, the station logo, and where he is that amuses him the most. The most unique part of his love for geography is when he makes his own maps for himself or other people of cities that are he made up for them. He bases them on their name, family members, friends, and things they like. His vision is that every person’s body is a state. Where the heart always is what he calls The State Capitol. His rule about the Person’s State Capitol is the city MUST have the person’s name in it. For example: his Dream Girl’s name would be Carol and her State Capitol would be Carolville or Carol City. His friend, Madison’s State Capitol would be Madisonville. And, so on. Another rule he would he have would be that Family Member States are to the north and south, friends are to the west, and the lover is to east of the east. So far, above all he believes the best maps he’s made were for The City Of Christianville. Christianville in his mind is not like the rest of the cities and states he’s made. Christianville, he says is a made-up city in the State of Tennessee. Why, Tennessee? People would probably ask. Well, because it’s beautiful and it has a lot of trees. All in all, Christian loves Geography a lot and one things for sure, he certainly doesn’t hide it.

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The Christianville Spirit: A Look Though My Eyes

The Christianville Spirit

The Spirit of Christianville

Roads and Travel, A look though Christian Smith’s Eyes:
Christian Smith has always loved Road Signs and Travel. But, why? People will say or think. What about Travel does Christian like? Well, I’m here to tell you. Ever since Elementary School when living in San Antonio he had loved Road Signs and the whole idea of traveling.
It started by his mom, Julie Smith who decided that it would be great having Christian ride the School Bus to and from. She set it up to where HIS stop would be the first going to school and last going home. That way he wouldn’t get confused on when to get off and he would get to see where everyone lived and of course, the Road Signs and sights along the way. Ever since then he’s been in love with the idea of traveling, road trips, and more…
Christian pays close attention to things along the road that we obviously wouldn’t. Like for example, he likes to look at the front and back the Big Green Highway Signs or he’ll see a difference in a city’s street signs, traffic lights, or even pavements. Here’s an observation that he makes when crossing a State or County Line. The pavement changes, here’s an example picture:
This is at the Mississippi-Alabama border on I-10 looking East into Alabama. Notice how the Pavement changes at the State Line. That kind of stuff is what Christian notices all the time.
Believe it or not, there are people take these pictures for fun and as a hobby. There are even websites on the internet in which have many pictures of Road Signs across the country and Christian loves go to those websites. If you would like to see for yourself, go to the following websites; http://www.aaroads.com/, http://www.state-ends.com/, and http://www.okroads.com/. The people take these pictures are called Roadgeeks, Even though their called that, he would rather call them Roadlovers because he believes that the word “geek” is offensive to them even though they may or may not care.
Christian loves road signs and traveling so much that every now and then, he’ll ask this mom to take him on a short road trip or drive to go see a city’s style of road signs. Some cities may have their street signs more or less green or other colors than others. Here would be example. The City of Frisco, TX has greener street signs than the City of Plano, TX does. That is one of many observations Christian can make.
All in all, Christian can make a lot of observations that we often can’t and THAT my friends, is what Christian Smith so special.


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The Christianville Spirit-Day 5

Metro Tour- Day 5; The New England Cities(Northchester/Maplebury/Waterbury/Blizzard} Welcome to the 5th day of our Metro Tour. I hope y'all enjoy The Christianville Tour. that was the funnest tour of The Christianville Metro Area. Now, we're going to tour what people of The Christianville Area call "The New England Cities", a series of close-knit villages that are very much like Mapleton on the east end of Christianville. however, The New England Cities are northwest and west of The City of Christianville. The New England Cities' houses and places are very much like Vermont and New Hampshire. while Mapleton, east of Christianville is alot like Maine. The New England Cities are made up of the villages of{starting from near Brooke to Tennessee River} Northchester, Maplebury, Waterbury, and Blizzard. all these villiages are named from New England type names.Maplebury has something unique that most out-of-city Tennesseans are surprised by, Maple Trees. Tennessee doen't normally house Maple Trees but, Maplebury, Tennessee in the Christianville Metro Area has them. like Mapleton. The New England Cities has another airport. only this airport isn't as much owned or watched by The City Of Christianville or The Christianville Metro Transportation Authority. why? because Christianville has it's own airport, GCI. this airport, C/NC Intl' Airport is shared by The Cities of Christianville and New Christianville, which is Christianville's now unofficial twin city. C/NC Intl' Airport, before GCI was Christianville Mtero's only airport. C/NC Airport stands for Christianville/New Christianville Intl' Airport. since C/NC Airport is near by The New England Cities, they have the same sound shield that GCI has around Mapleton. one major parkway runs through The New England Cities, Brooke, and Mapleton. also some parts of The City of Christianville and it is called Great North Pkwy. which guess where that probably came from. most likely the Northerly inspired New England Cities and Christian himself. Well, that's the tour of The Christianville Metro Area, Thanks for tuning in to see and hear what The Christianville Metro Area is all about. and, finally some people of The Christianville Metro Area would like to wish you thanks for listening to their stories of THEIR Christianville Metro Area.

" Dude, Now you know about our merto area, Christianville Rocks!" - Mark, student of Christianville HS

"We're soo happy here living together in Waterbury"- Bryan and Holly

"Thanks for listening to our stories and culture. this is not just our metro area, it's everyone's
Christianville Metro Area!"- Madison, of Steven

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