The biggest challenge Aaron and I face regarding dates is that we don't know babysitters. We're not from this area and have no family here. People that we know are usually either busy, or don't have teen kids that would be able to babysit.
Alas, that is where we will receive a HUGE benefit from the local developmental disabilities board. We are financially sound and never dreamed that we would qualify for funds for babysitters (called respite). But families who have kids with developmental disabilities (like Asperger's), can qualify. Yes, I'm excited that we'll be getting money in support of babysitting services. But what I'm MORE excited about is having access to the list of registered care givers, many of them with experience with rough behaviors associated with developmental disabilities. That is worth WAY more than the funds, in my opinion.
So what are we going to do with this money and access to registered babysitters? To start, I think we'll just have a few simple dates. This will allow us to meet some of the care givers and maybe select 1 or 2 favorites. And then later, we'll be able to have longer dates. Aaron has always dreamed about taking long motorcycle rides. I'm hoping that by late summer or fall this year that we'll be able to go for a day ride. We've also been wanting to enjoy more of the local concerts. We had a blast at the No Doubt concert a year or so ago. It is difficult to plan these things because of the lack of babysitters.
Oooo - I'm very excited about this!
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