Re: Re: it's starting already...

[Guest guest]

Jeez ,

Isn't camp supposed to be fun for everyone. This one seems like more of a

headache than anything..............

sorry you went through all that..............next year................

Di, mom to Jake(17,nda) and 3 (DS)

Pennsylvania

Re: it's starting already...

Urgh!!!! I spend the morning in a panic. 's summer camp program has

been awful..we keep him home on Monday and Tuesdays and Fridays. Today,

figuring they may have a field trip, I dropped him off earlier than I usually

do. I stopped by 7-11 and picked up another gatorade b/c the heat index was

to hit 100. This has been the hottest week of the summer and I was all

prepared to remind them that can not tolerate heat..keep him inside

after 10:00, etc. Instead I got hit with a " suprise " fieldtrip to Redskins

Park (a big deal here) and that he could not take his lunch, gatorade or

bookbag (with change of clothes)..and the snotty teenage twit told me that

there was no cover/shade.

I know I could have just grabbed him, took him back home and taken

leave...but I don't have daycare for him for the next 2 weeks and have little

leave time left. So I asked the stt to give me the number for Redskin

Park..she told me she didn't have it handy and to call information like she

did. I knew could handle the morning...but not afternoon. I also

worried about him not being allowed to take his stuff in. Oh, oh..on top of

that, she said, do you have his stroller...duh....so they go and get an adult

wheelchair for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I go off to work..fuming, suppose to meet with the director of my agency

at 9:00 and had little time to iron stuff out. First, called 411 to get the

phone number to Redskin Park and got " due to the work stoppage, there are no

operators available " . Called Parks and Rec and left a message on someones

answering service. My asst. director stopped by and asked what was going

on..she gave me the name of someone else to call. Meanwhile, I also call

nonemergency sheriff's dept to get the number. Also called Tim to tell him

one of us will have to get him later on. Finally got ahold of Redskin Park

and found out that they DID have air conditioned tents and that could

take in his bookbag. Also, that they would supply him with liquids should he

overheat. They also said it was inadvisable to bring small children to the

camp today. Starting to feel better now......called the asst director of

parks and rec....told her that the daycare should have called me Monday or

Tuesday and I would have made alternative arrangements..plus told her that

the woman I talked to at Redskin Park said due to the heat expected, it was

not advisable to have small children there. She promised that they will make

sure things would be ok and that the staff would buy drinks if need be.

Turns out they sent the direct supervisor of the camp program out to check on

things. was in the tent along with another child from the program.

The children then returned to their regular facility around noon. Jeesh.....

Oh yea, the asst director also told me " Did they not offer to let him stay at

the camp? " Tim said all along that they should have that option. There were

staff members there. Honestly, I want included but I think that next

summer I may send him to the MR program just so he can have educated adults

provide care to him.

The rest of the day I was completely frazzled.............tomorrow is his

last day at camp......and his afterschool worker IS COMING BACK..YIPPEEEE!!!

Di...all I can say is always be prepared!!! This whole morning could have

been avoided if they called me.

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