Lisa

Short and sweet. 

Lisa is a mom I know whose sons were in Sam's classes in elementary school and middle school.  She told me about a respite weekend opportunity for kids with disabilities.  Those words, "for kids with disabilities," are code for "three times the cost of other kids."  Fortunately, Sam has funding available at the moment.  I went and checked it out.  Her boys happened to be there.  I called to ask her if they would be going on one of the two dates that I might send Sam.   She said she hadn't planned on it, but would send one of her boys if Sam needed a familiar face his first time at camp. 

If you have "typicals," that is all just normal yada-yada.  I know because that's just how it went when I sent Josey to camp.  When the camps are for kids with disabilities, getting the appropriate camp time, camp "friend," and funding  to intersect is like picking a winning lottery number.  Today's thank you goes to Lisa for telling me about the camp and offering up her son as a buddy.