Summer Progam

I've mentioned a few times in my blog about a program that I do in the summer time with my friend Patti. This program is for people with diaabilities to spend a few hours a week with a support worker, working on lifeskills and preparingfor adult years. It is good for me because, again, my parents both work so it is nice for me to get out and do something once a week with a friend. Patti and I have worked together since I was four years old. We have been working together every year since then. We think that is pretty amazing. We have just found out that we will get to continue working together into my adulthod whitch is awesome. I love spending time with Patti. We will always be life long friends. We always have fun together abd she always makes me laugh. Anyway, this program is to improve the skills of disabled individuals. It is run out of a town near by, cranbrook. The lady who runs it out there gives Patti and I eight hours a week to spend time together. At the end of every summer I have to write a letter to her summerize what we did and if my goals were met. It is a busy job but it is always nice to reflect on what Patti and I have done. This is a great program that I look forward to every year. On Tuesday we met with a lady named siri to go over what my goals are and what we can do. Siri kind of runs this orogram for Invermere. Patti is able to drive this summer. She didnt used to be able to because of what the laws say in Cranbrook, but this year they have been changed. I am very excited about this. This opens up our world together and means we can go a lot more places and it gives us a lot more things to do. Anyway, today was our first day of the summer together this year. We were very busy. We had some meetings to go to. Then we went to the local bakary for lunch. I paid for my own snack. This is something that we were working on last summer and I am getting better at. We did some shopping. We went to the bank and I bought my first debit card! The guy in the bank showed me how to set it up and everything. I'm excited about that. Now I can go downtown and spend money on my own! Watch out mom and dad! haha. We went to our seniors home in town and asked if I could get a volunteer job helping with the seniors. My mom and I used to go every Saturday to deliver a movie and I have done a bit more work with them in the past. I love that I could potentially have a volunteer job helping with crafts and stuff. Helping others makes me feel really good and I like that I can get out in the work field or volunteer field. The lady at the seniors home took me really seriously whitch I liked beause I felt grown up. The job sounds promising! For the rest of our day, Patti and I came back to my house and read a book. I am pratising my speeech by reading outloud to Patti. We enjoy the reading. It was a good first day. We have planned a few fun activities to do together this year like going swimming, and lots of learning along the way too. This summer has been great so far. I have been getting out myself without Patti or my mom and keeping busy so that is great! I love the times Patti and I spend together in the summer and am thrilled that we get to do it when I get older as well. Our friendship seems to be getting stronger and stronger as well as my independence. We both look forward to this every year. Thankyou Patti and Siri for giving me the chance to spend time with Patti. I look forward to the new adventures we get to conquer every week, together.