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Kim Fam Tricked-Out Van – Pt. 3: Mobile, Multi-Purpose Modularity

Aug 13, 2013 | Categories: Fun That Works, Humor, and Uncategorized.

In the first post of the series, I introduced a Summer Survival Strategy: Tricking out the family minivan. In the second post, I detailed a checklist of Must Have items, particularly helpful for ASD families, or anyone weathering (withering?) the summer. In this third and last post, I present a survey of multi-purpose uses for the minivan. It’s not just for getting to places....

Kim Fam Tricked-Out Van – Pt. 2: The Checklist

Aug 7, 2013 | Categories: Fun That Works, Humor, and Uncategorized. Tags: Fun that works, Minivan, and Summer Survival.

In my last post (before my July got hijacked by a sudden housing move), I introduced part one of Summer Survival: The Kim Fam Tricked-out Van. Today, I finally get around to Part Two, “The Checklist.” The Usual Suspects Most moms I know carry the standard minivan supplies: a beach mat/blanket, lawn or soccer mom chair, reusable shopping bags, and...

Summer Survival: The Kim Fam Tricked-Out Van

Jul 1, 2013 | Categories: Fun That Works, Humor, and Uncategorized. Tags: Fun that works, Minivan, and Summer Survival.

Hooray for summer vacation! Or, not so much? Yeah, I hear you. Extended breaks can be trying for any parent, especially with kids at home milling about, aimlessly. This is especially acute for special needs parents. Like many kids with autism, Jeremy does well with structure. He flourishes at school because of predictable routines, visual schedules that account for every minute,...

Joni Camp: The Best Week of the Year!

Jun 10, 2013 | Categories: Fun That Works, Joni and Friends, and Uncategorized. Tags: Family Retreat, JAF, Joni and Friends, and Joni Camp.

This afternoon, we roll into the Best Week Of The Year: Family Retreat, AKA, “Joni Camp.” Camp is often described as, “heaven on earth!” But come on… How fun could it be to hang out with a bunch of other tired special needs families, who are probably as strung out from 24 x 7 caregiving, just as we are? In 2011, I...

Swim-A-Thon: Let’s Go Team Jeremy!

May 29, 2013 | Categories: "How Can I Help?", Fun That Works, How to help, Inclusion, and Uncategorized. Tags: local resources.

As you can see, Jeremy LOVES the water. His current record is six hours in the swimming pool, coming out only for mandated potty breaks. But swimming lessons for a pre-verbal kid with autism who requires 1:1 instruction, can be prohibitively expensive. All the more reason I’m so grateful for SNAP. What is SNAP? Special Needs Aquatic Program (SNAP) is a...