I wanted to start off by apologizing, it’s been a little while since I posted last. I’ve just been busy dealing with life and my daughter started volleyball again for the fourth year in a row. She’s killing it! Next weekend, we are celebrating my daughters 15th birthday. I can’t believe that she’s only three…More
I got very lucky! It’s so important that you take the positive things from all the negative things that happen.
I broke my neck 11 years ago and I’ve been cruising around in a power a wheelchair for 11 years so I know what I’m doing. In the last 2 days I fell out of my chair onto the concrete face first and saw Stars. I am so very very thankful my 500 lb power…More
We are very lucky
What do you love about where you live? We live in a very safe nice well maintained neighborhood where all the neighbors look out for each other and nobody speaks your kids are safe on bikes with no concern of being hit by cars no robberies no break-ins and we are no more than a…More
A couple things
What motivates you? My children for sure, and going out of my way to help somebody else even if it means putting myself last. It’s extremely motivating to me because I feel like a good person and I know I helped make somebody else’s day easier even if it’s just a little bit easier.More
At the end of the day all I have is my word.
As a quadriplegic I can’t turn a wrench I can’t pick up a heavy object to help somebody but what I can do is tell somebody I will do something and I make damn sure that no matter how long it takes, if I gave them my word I would make something happen I don’t…More
There is one thing that comes before my children.
If you would have asked me 2 weeks ago if there was anything that came first in my life and what was it? I would have told you my children hands down no matter what. But then I realized, you can’t put your children first, you can’t be a good parent, you can’t be responsible,…More
I saved my home! Thank you universe, I am blessed!
To those of you that have been following along, you will be happy to know that things worked out and I was able to come up with a solution to my problems. At this point we do not have to sell my home any longer in order to pay for my cares as a quadriplegic.…More
Being proud and feeling grateful
What positive emotion do you feel most often? I’m constantly forced to feel proud because people are always telling me I am such a good parent. They do it without me even asking I don’t even have to ask I know. On top of that I enjoy sitting back and observing my children even sometimes…More
What a Donkey did for work before the accident…
Before I broke my neck, when I was 15… My first real job was in construction as a concrete Mason. After that I briefly did asphalt, paving parking lots and such. It was such a hard physical dirty job. I hated it. Then I did landscape work and sprinkler tech for a while. After that…More
Uncle Donkey almost drowned
About 4 years after the car accident, I purchased a track chair. If you don’t know what that is it’s a power wheelchair with tracks all day like an army tank instead of tires. I was out cruising it at my local wildlife sanctuary. I was going down a hill when suddenly it broke. It…More
How Uncle donkey manages his finances and how you can learn from my mistakes.
I get paid monthly, not bi-weekly or weekly. I feel like it’s much easier to manage your finances without completely living from paycheck to paycheck when you’re being paid weekly or r bi-weekly. When you get paid monthly it’s much more difficult to make that money stretch. First of all just so you can understand…More
What you didn’t know about gas mileage…
Your vehicle is designed to get it’s best gas mileage at 55mph. At just 65mph you lose 8% fuel efficiency and at 80mph you lose a woping 28%. This means that if your vehicle is supposed to get 28mpg highway (at 55mph) and you have a 20 gallon tank, you should get about 560 miles…More
My kiddos are such angels
I have the best kids in the world, they are so honest so upfront so open about everything. They don’t mind helping Dad here and there and they treat others with respect. My mom always told me I hope you have kids that or half as bad as you Guess what, they are way more…More
Some more facts about Uncle donkey
I had a pretty rough childhood and I moved out at age 15 and lived on my own ever since. When I was 23 years old was when I broke my neck so I barely even got to live as an adult and experience things that most adults can. It wasn’t a very good environment…More
Offloading every 2 hours at least
As a quadriplegic your caregiver is supposed to come in every 2 hours and rotate you throughout the night. I’ve got a really good mattress still I don’t need to do it every 2 hours I push it a little bit. But if you’re trying to avoid stores or heal a sore you need to…More
Uncle Donkeys Tales 