Rise and Fall (Not in That Order)
Keri Horon2018-07-20T17:13:16-07:00I was searching for a luggage cart in a quiet hotel corridor at 11:00 on a Saturday night. It was a long, hot drive, and the last task of the day was to transport the [...]
Wouldn’t Give a Penny for Those Thoughts
Keri Horon2018-06-07T21:32:39-07:00Nothing boils my blood faster than hearing derogatory comments uttered by people about other people with special needs. I once heard two store employees talking as one described someone else as a retard. I yelled [...]
Staring (From my Sacramento4Kids.com blog)
Keri Horon2018-08-04T23:02:35-07:00Staring HOW TO DEAL WITH STARING May 21, 2018 Staring. We all seem to do it at some point, for some reason. We’ve all been stared at by someone else too. Staring at people is [...]
The Beacon
Keri Horon2018-05-11T22:57:48-07:00(A poem for Mother’s Day) Flutters of life which flit in the womb The buying of onesies & preparing the room Dreams of the moment the infant is born Announcements & photos you’ll surely adorn [...]
The Plane Truth
Keri Horon2018-05-29T13:29:17-07:00That’s it. I’m done. No more. Not good at it? Not true. I’ve spent a long time telling myself and other people that I’m not a good flyer. Am I scared of putting myself in [...]
Seldom Celebrating
Keri Horon2018-04-27T17:00:26-07:00At the beginning of April I set out to write about Autism Awareness Month and my less-than-enthusiastic feelings which accompanied it. My focus was on the fact that awareness goes only so far, and that [...]
Awareness Gives Me the Blues
Keri Horon2018-04-04T14:40:45-07:00Autism Awareness Month. I’m personally sick of Autism Awareness Month. Blue lights, blue shirts, blue ties. Blue Blue Blue. Well, actually, the color does match my mood this month. That’s right. I’m blue about autism [...]
LOOK at it BOTH WAYS
Keri Horon2018-03-29T11:36:47-07:00Afternoon sun was warming the porch. October in California can feel like mid summer, and so I decided to sit on the toasty steps of the porch and wait for Zach’s school bus. Being in [...]
HELLP. Me.
Keri Horon2018-02-27T17:38:12-08:00My slippered feet slowly shuffled across the carpet. The pencil in my right hand rapidly beat a tiny invisible drum in the air. Sunlight streamed in the window, and I waddled over to adjust the [...]
Handcuffed to Home
Keri Horon2018-02-24T13:52:42-08:00(Recent post on www.Sacramento4Kids.com) Staying home can be a comfort. Staying home rather than going out with a child with autism can be confining. The definition of housebound is unable to leave one’s house typically [...]