My Curved Journey

When I was eight months old I was diagnosed with congenital scoliosis. When I started sitting up my parents noticed that I kept leaning to the right. My mom kept trying to sit me up straight but I kept tilting (my dad thought I was still learning to sit up properly but he was in denial). That is when my parents decided to bring me to the doctor to get my back checked out. The doctor examined me, took an X-Ray and discovered that five of my vertebrae were connected on one side. That was the beginning of my curved journey - my scoliosis journey - which includes my first surgery when I was 16 months old and my recent VEPTR surgeries.

Scoliosis is when your spine curves abnormally. Instead of your spine going down in a line it looks more like a "C" or an "S." Some kids get scoliosis when they are 12 or 13 but I was born with it, which is why it is called congenital scoliosis. Congenital means to be born with something. Congenital scoliosis is tough to deal with because for the kids who have it, they have many years to grow, which is why it is a curved journey.

After I was diagnosed the doctor kept an eye on my curve for a few months. When the curve got worse, it was time for my first surgery. When I was 16 months old I had a partial spinal fusion, which means that the doctor stuck together 5 vertebrae that were causing my spine to curve. Even though I don't remember it, my parents say I was strong and I recovered quickly.

My spine remained steady for a few years but by the time I reached first grade the curve was back and worse than ever!! This time the doctor put metal rods in my back called VEPTR. VEPTR stands for Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib. These rods have to be expanded every six months as I grow. Even though it is not easy, I am thankful that this surgery exists to help me and other kids. One of my dreams is to grow up and become an inventor and create the "No Back Surgery" injection to cure congenital scoliosis with one shot.

Although I have been through a lot, I live a normal life with lots of friends, lots of fun and a loving family. I know I can do anything because my past experiences have made me the strong person I am today! 

Trash Pack Quiz

This post is going to be a quiz for all my Trash Pack experts out there!!!!!!! Below are pictures of ten different Trashies and each one of the Trashies will have its own question. To participate in this quiz you have to look at the pictures carefully, read the questions and then post a comment where you answer the questions. Please number your responses in the comment section. Who knows - maybe the person with the most right answers will win a prize but you have to be in it if you want to win it!

1. What type of Trashie is this: Bin Critter or Bin Monster? 

2. How rare is this Trashie: Ultra Rare or Special Edition?

3. What 3 colors does Bin Bros come in? 

4. What type of object is this Trashie?

5. What series is this Trashie from? Series 1, 2 or 3? 

6. Does this Trashie have a Trading Card? 

7. What type of monster is this Trashie? Ooze Cyclopes or an Alien?  

8. What type of food is this Trashie? 

9. What type of animal is this? A duck or a goose?

10. What type of gun is this? Ray gun or pistol?

This is all for now my fellow Trash Pack lovers. If you think you are up to the challenge - try and answer these 10 questions by leaving a comment in the comment section on my blog. There may be a special prize waiting for the person that does this the soonest and most correctly!

Thanks again for reading my latest post... I hope to be posting again soon about a different passion of mine!

Ultimate Trash Pack Collection

Check out my latest video where I share my whole Trash Pack collection- I'm so excited to share! As you know, not all information has to come in writing - here I chose a video to communicate nonfiction information- enjoy...

http://youtu.be/xer-n8hAFXY

Trash Pack Playsets

I want to start by thanking everyone who has taken the time to read my blog - I really appreciate the support and all the awesome comments! I hope that reading this blog has helped you learn a lot about Trashies because I hope each of you can become an expert on the world of The Trash Pack, just like me! I really like creating this blog so I can practice my nonfiction writing and this is just like the "All About" books I have written during Writing Workshop in school. I consider myself an author and I like writing!

Ok - now on to the important stuff! For this post, I will be writing about all the different Trash Pack playsets that I have because I really like playing with them. Check them out and let me know what you think...

# 1 -  The Garbage Truck - this playset is fun because it takes the trash to the dump. It opens up so you can display your Trashies. You can also put two Trashies in the front seat so they can drive it. Finally it has its own dumpster so you can play with it like a real garbage truck. Check it out...

#2 - The Scum Drum - this playset is pretty fun because you can line up your Trashies at the top and if you aim and hit the panels with other Trashies, the ones that were lined up will fall into the "sewer pipes." You can also aim Trashies at the crossbones and if you hit it, the cage will open up and the caged Trashies will be free - this is fun to do!

# 3 - The Street Sweeper - this playset is great because it could sweep up the Trashies and is known as the Trashies greatest enemy because it sweeps them up and makes Trash Town clean - the Trashies don't like when their town is clean! Luckily, if the Street Sweeper crashes, the back opens up and the Trashies are freed!

# 4 - The Dunkin' Dumpster - this playset is a dumpster where you can dunk your Trashies for fun! There isn't much more to say because that is basically all it does. Check out the two pictures - one is a closed shot and the other is an open one...

OPEN VERSION

CLOSED VERSION

# 5 - Check out this awesome video where I am featuring the Atomic Drum Ooze Chamber...

I hope you enjoyed my latest post as much as I loved writing it!   

Types of Trashies

There are many types of Trashies from the different Trash Pack series (there are 3 series so far). There are 12 types of Trashies but I only have 9 types of Trashies. Today I will show you examples of the 9 types of Trashies I have in my collection.

Type #1: The Grubz! Check out this pic of Boggy Bagel and Caky Cake...

Caky Cake (L) and Boggy Bagel (R)

Type #2: Hard Rubbish! Check out this pic of Kruddy Kennel and Sudz...

Kruddy Kennel (L) and Sudz (R)

Type #3: Bin-sects! Check out this pic of Skweevil and Icky Stinger...

Icky Stinger (L) and Skweevil (R)

Type #4: Bin Critters! Check out this pic of Cruddy Crow and Yuck Duck...

Cruddy Crow (L) and Yuck Duck (L)

Type #5: Bin Monster! Check out this pic of the scary monsters Poop Monster and Junkosaur (half robot half dinosaur)...

Poop Monster (L) and Junkosaur (L)

Type #6: Moldy Trash! Check out this pic of Burny and Sore Berry - these guys are really special because they feel "moldy" when you touch them and they are special edition...

Burny (L) and Sore Berry (R)

Type #7: Astro Trash! Check out this pic of the Ultra Rare (super hard to get and find) Galacto Garbo and Trashteroid...

Galacto Garbo (L) and Trasheroid (R)

Type #8: Changing Color Trash! Check out this pic of Ooze Ogre and Giddy Squid who are super cool because they change colors when you squeeze them for 10 seconds or more...

Giddy Squid (L) and Ooze Ogre (R)

Type #9: Wall Crawler Icky Sticky Movie Trash (cool, huh??)! Check out this pic of Burpy Slurpy, who is special because if you clean him with warm water and throw him against the wall he will stick and start crawling down the wall...

Burpy Slurpy (Center)

I hope you like this post about the different types of Trashies. Stay tuned for the next post and please feel free to leave a comment with any questions you have about the Trashies and I will get back to you with an answer!