Rise and Fall (Not in That Order)
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:31:54-08:00I 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 Horon2022-12-31T18:31:15-08:00Nothing 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 [...]
The Plane Truth
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:46:09-08:00That’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 [...]
Handcuffed to Home
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:52:58-08:00(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 [...]
Covered in Kindness
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:55:11-08:00Going through airport security with my family is not on my top ten list of good things to do in life. I start off calm (in the general sense of that word) and collected, knowing [...]
Special Needs Trick-or-Treating Tips
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:06:31-08:00Credit: foter.com Here is my latest blog for Sacramento4Kids.com. Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls: it’s almost Halloween time again and that means trick-or-treating is around the corner! For special needs kids, trick-or-treating can [...]
What Kind of Person?
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:09:11-08:00Gripping granite with my fingertips and toes a thousand feet off the ground is not my idea of fun. With feet firmly planted in the Merced River’s sand banks, I peered through binoculars to locate [...]
Sacramento4Kids: Articles on Autism
Keri Horon2022-12-31T18:02:57-08:00Sacramento4Kids is where I got my start in blogging. Sacramento4Kids is a terrific online resource guide for families in the Sacramento region. It houses a vast online directory with things to do, child care resources, [...]
The First One
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:43:49-08:00The first one. The first blog post on my new website, kerimehome.com. It has to be perfect. It has to impress. Has to be a home run. As a dozen topics swirled in my head, [...]
The Tricycle
Keri Horon2022-12-31T17:40:40-08:00The fog was pillowy and the air chilly when I dropped my son off at school. His Adaptive P.E. teacher must have seen my car pull up to the red curb and was heading toward [...]