Super Place Camp is one of our favorite weeks of the
summer. It is a day camp for children
with special needs. Each camper is
paired up with 1 or 2 buddies that hang out with him for the whole week. John began attending when he was 4, so this
was our 4th year to be a part of it.
There are 6 churches, all within the same part of town, that sponsor
this camp and each year, it is held at a different church. This year was special because it was at our
church.
I was a little worried whether or
not he would be able to attend because just the week before, he spent 3 nights
in the hospital. We were so happy that
he bounced back so quickly and was well enough to attend. He loves his time there. This year’s buddy was great with John. She was so sweet and so good with him. Every day when I picked him up, he seemed to
be having a great time with her.
This year was also special because
his new buddy from horse therapy got to go too.
One of his friends from his old school was also there. It was nice for him to be able to see those
friends each day, and it was nice for mommy to be able to spend time during the
week with the other mommies.
While John is in camp, I don’t like
to drive all the way back home. So I
just hang out in the area for a few hours until it’s time to pick him up. There is a nice shopping center nearby, so
that’s usually where I spend my time. I
spent time at Starbucks almost everyday.
Free WiFi makes it a convenient place to hang out for a while. I also spent a little time at Barnes and
Noble. They have the same kind of café
and free WiFi set up. Plus they have
plenty to read. I did a little shopping
while I was there, and I got to have lunch a few times with the other
mommies. It was a nice break for me,
although being away from home all morning gave me no time to do anything in my
house.
The highlight of the week for Tommy
and I, actually wasn’t something that happened during that week. In fact, it didn’t even happen this
year. It was something from Super Place
Camp 2011. The director of our Special
Needs class at Tallowood, sent me a video that she was just shown. The video was taken in 2011 at Super Place
Camp. It was compiled of pictures of the
campers and the activities they participated in during the week. But the best part for us was the beginning
and the end. I’ll include the video
below, so you can see what we liked so much about it.
Super Place Camp 2011
Now we have a week and a half left
of summer before school starts. Summer
was such a blur, that I feel like we didn’t do much that was fun. Most years I am more than ready for him to go
back to school. But this year, I don’t
feel ready. I feel like we didn’t get
time to really enjoy our summer. Between
my surgery, John’s therapy, John’s sickness and camp, there wasn’t much time to
do fun stuff. Next week will be a more
relaxed week, free of appointments. So
we will try to make the most of our last week before school. 3rd grade, here he comes. :’(
Super Place Camp 2013
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