Rooting for Zach
Keri Horon2021-07-29T15:02:19-07:00“Look at that,” she said. “It’s bad. It probably needs to come out.” My stomach lurched. Out? Needing to remain calm for him, I anchored my feet and took a deep breath. Zach was [...]
Elsa
Keri Horon2021-04-15T23:21:52-07:00When Walt Disney Pictures released their 53rd animated feature film, Frozen, in 2013, we pretty much ignored it. I was intrigued by the connection to Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen," but not [...]
Don’t Give Me the Finger!
Keri Horon2021-03-09T12:18:43-08:00As I raised the blinds in my son’s bedroom the other morning, I noticed his arm stretch out from beneath the blanket. His sleepy eyes looked at me – rather, at my clothes – and [...]
Zipping Through Milestones
Keri Horon2021-03-08T15:12:43-08:00Milestones. One might say these are roadside markers measuring distance. Another might think of significant events in life: a graduation, the start of a new job. And still others may define milestones in the context [...]
No More Taters, Tot!
Keri Horon2021-02-20T13:38:13-08:00Going to the grocery store became a highly preferred activity for my son when he was younger. It was surprising, because he experienced difficulties in places that were too bright, too loud, too chaotic. We [...]
If At First You Don’t Succeed…
Keri Horon2021-02-20T13:19:35-08:00(First appeared on VestLife blog) The other day, my son and I were in a store, and he was helping the cashier by putting our items in a bag. One slipped. The clerk said, “Ooops! [...]
Sequins and Sharks
Keri Horon2021-02-06T12:15:44-08:00(Originally appeared on the VestLife blog) It feels like yesterday, but it wasn’t. My son and I were doing some browsing around at a San Francisco shopping plaza. It looked like rain was coming, so [...]
Sharing Some Sun on Groundhog Day
Keri Horon2021-02-02T20:49:37-08:00“Then put your little hand in mine…there ain’t no hill or mountain we can’t climb…Babe, I got you babe…I got you babe…” As the black alarm clock on the white doily flipped to 6:00 A.M., [...]
How an Apple Changed the IEP
Keri Horon2021-01-30T23:51:14-08:00It can take the strength of a weightlifter to haul documents, books, and a laptop from one’s car to an IEP meeting. That particular Individualized Educational Plan meeting for my then 10-year-old son was pivotal [...]
Cookies, Crayons, and Cookbooks
Keri Horon2021-01-25T13:27:27-08:00As a special needs parent, you just want to get it right. You won’t hit it out of the park all the time. But when you do, it sure feels good. When you go from [...]