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Posted on May 19th, 2010 by DeafMom

Life has been on spin cycle lately, but it’s spinning in a great direction. I’m counting the days until I can head up to Christie Lake and work from there. And of course, I’m itching to get my feet back on the water. In the process, I plan to drag some of the guys back on the water with me. Christie Lake has not seen any barefooting in years, this summer is going to change that. My goal is to finally learn to barefoot on one foot and do a tumble turn.

Meanwhile, here’s some summer reading for you:

Chicago Moms Blog: Life on Spin Cycle

Deaf Mom featured in Real Mommies, Real Challenges

Irked Magazine: Deaf Mom Talks About Fashionable Hearing Aids

Someday Syndrome: Learning to Ask for Help

Some of you have been asking for an update on the Loser Mom challenge. I didn’t win, in fact, I struggled with the pounds for weeks and nothing budged! I’m now at the twenty pound mark and hoping that the rest of it goes by the end of summer. My friend, Sharon, joined the same gym so we work out together and that’s been a great motivator! I used a trainer for two session (one more to go) and have learned a lot. When you don’t know what you’re doing, find someone who does!

Here’s to an amazing summer ahead– I hope you’ve got some exciting things planned! To get you started with some excitement, here’s a zipline race between me and David (I think he cheated and stepped off early!):