The actor gets into character. While Jon’s been doing the trick-or-treating thing since he was two or three, we didn’t seriously start decking out both him and his entire wheelchair until about eight years ago. (We made up for the late start with some pretty decent costumes). But this year was the next big Halloween …
Category Archive: Jon
Aug
18
My great time at Camp Merrywood
(Jon wrote this post only a couple of days after he got back from Merrywood, but the camp forgot to pack his camera and had to mail it out! We just got it developed yesterday. —L) Aug. 10 2012 Doing arts & crafts This summer I had another great session at Camp Merrywood. I did …
Aug
13
Back from Camp
We haven’t even blogged about Jon’s fun at various day camps and already he’s back from his 10-day overnighter at Easter Seals Camp! Until we get that blogged—we’re still awaiting images (long story)—what we can say is he had a great time and it’s a well-deserving charity, folks. He was picked up looking scruffy and …
Jul
17
Jon’s Weather Fascination Continues
At Jon’s school, as he gained confidence, he told many of his comrades and teachers about his mash-ups of The Weather Network videos found on YouTube. This gave one of his Educational Assistants an idea, and the great folks at the Office approved it. Once a week, Jon was invited to do the weather forecast …
Jul
15
This Should Be A March-April post
I apologize for our lack of blogging. Things have been busy—not nearly busy as we’d like in the freelance world, but that means trying to come up with new projects and getting them going, while keeping all the other balls in the air. Anyway, to the blogging at hand. Here’s a little thing that developed …
Feb
16
Bracing Adventure
Jon’s braces began yesterday. What more to say? (Hint: I’ll find something) Post-orthodontic casting, Jon thinks he’s Bono! He wasn’t used to a lip protector, which held his mouth open abnormally wide. Aside from a couple of short bouts of quick-breathing—not quite to the point of hyperventilating—he stayed calm and got through it just reasonably …
Jan
19
First week at new school!
Well, we’re well into Jon’s first week at his new school and so far we like what we see. We were told mid-day last Thursday that Jon’s equipment would be moved to his new school the next day. Jon had a couple of orthodontic x-rays taken at Sick Kids on Friday morning; and as he …