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The Last IEP Meeting

It hit me like a ton of bricks this week when the school counselor remarked, “This is the last IEP meeting for David.” I looked at my son sitting next to me. How did the time fly by so fast? He was a little toddler when Joe and I sat in on...

Published Sat, Nov 20 2010 7:05 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Raising Deaf/HH Kids, hard of hearing, deaf, Advocacy efforts, school, IEP, mainstream, iep meetings, students, advocacy

Decide That You Want It More Than You Fear It

How many times have you held back because you feared something? I’ve been pondering “fears” lately. Recently, I received a comment from a reader who is hard of hearing and struggling with anxiety– “Social groups are almost...

Published Sun, Nov 28 2010 12:21 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, hard of hearing, deaf, keith st. onge, world barefoot center, fear, david small, social bluffing, face your fears, social situations

Inspiration from Zig Ziglar

I love quotes from Zig Ziglar and recently finished his autobiography. I wanted to share this inspirational short video: It’s an affiliate link, but one that’s well worth it. Bookmark me! More » Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 11:21 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, Inspirational Stuff, inspirational quotes, quotes, zig ziglar

Lipreading Strangers at the Door

The short woman at the door was of Asian descent. A teenager stood by her side, I assumed it was her son. “Oh you’re here for the dog cage!” I said. “Come on in!” The woman shook her head and … Continue reading →...

Published Mon, Dec 06 2010 4:26 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: It's All About Me, hard of hearing, deaf, lipreading

Getting Into a Wetsuit

From: Your SENIOR Magazine: Overheard at the doctor’s office: “I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor’s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising.I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors...

Published Tue, Dec 14 2010 5:58 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: It's All About Me, judy myers, barefooting, keith st. onge, karen putz, barefoot water skiing, kso wetsuits, wetsuit

The “Second” That Lasts a Lifetime

I came across the tweet on Twitter: “Thought Of The Day: It only takes a second to make someone feel special, but that second may last a lifetime in their mind. The tweet was produced by Steve Harper, a guy who specializes in teaching The Ripple...

Published Sat, Dec 18 2010 9:02 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, Inspirational Stuff

Losing Weight — A Work in Progress

At the beginning of this year, I joined Loser Moms in an attempt to lose weight for barefoot water skiing. I was heading down to the World Barefoot Center in March and I wanted to lose a few pounds before getting on the water. Part of the requirement...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 4:40 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: It's All About Me, weight loss, losing weight, judy myers, barefooting, keith st. onge, barefoot, karen putz, barefoot water skiing, world barefoot center, joann oconnor, healthy lifestyle, getting healthy

Dad’s Cancer Journey

Cancer is a crappy disease. Just saying. My latest TribLocal article is a story about meeting Pat Becker this summer. Pat is the sister of Joann O’Connor, the gal that I barefooted with in Wisconsin this summer. Pat and Joann are tough gals. Joann...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 8:33 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Christie Lake, Inspirational Stuff, cancer, barefooting, advocacy

Working at ZVRS

Before I begin, let me give full, complete disclosure– I work for ZVRS and this post is about my job and what I’ve encountered lately. Some could say that I “sell videophones” for a living. My job at ZVRS goes way beyond that....

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 1:52 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: zvrs, deaf, CSDVRS, VCO, video relay, VRS, Z, communication

Chicago Tribune TribLocal and Chicago Now Posts

I’ve been writing for the Chicago Tribune TribLocal and the Chicago Now blog since fall of 2010. It has been fun seeing my stuff in print and online. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to interview Kristi McNaron and Laura Ball from The Dave Ramsey...

Published Sat, Jan 29 2011 7:57 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: It's All About Me, hard of hearing, deaf, inspiration, People You Should Know, karen putz

Life is… Full.

Life has ramped up to the point where every day is incredibly full and time spins by in a flash. ZVRS has taken off with the Z4 now on the iPod Touch and the iPhone4. It was really neat to be able to call my mother-in-law on the iPod Touch. I also used...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 9:38 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, It's All About Me, barefooting, karen putz, world barefoot center, the passion test, debra poneman, yes to success, janet attwood

A Size Six? You Gotta Be Kidding

Over on AOL That’s Fit, I shared my story of losing weight and taking up barefoot water skiing again. Here’s the link: Karen Rediscovered Her Passion The story was posted earlier in the week and was featured on the front of the AOL website...

Published Sat, Feb 12 2011 1:12 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: zvrs, It's All About Me, weight loss, inspiration, karen putz, that's fit, aol

Women’s Barefoot Week Featured in Waterski Magazine

Back in November, 2010, I spent a week barefooting with gals from all over the U.S. We gathered at the World Barefoot Center for a week of fun skimming on the water. Waterski magazine joined us for a morning and took a snapshot of all of us barefooting...

Published Mon, Feb 21 2011 1:49 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, It's All About Me, judy myers, barefooting, keith st. onge, karen putz, barefoot water skiing, world barefoot center, david small, women's barefoot week

Karen and Judy’s Story: Growing Bolder on PBS

Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Shafer from the TV show, Growing Bolder, which is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Bill, and cameraman, Jason Morrow, were on hand at the World Barefoot Center to capture the story of how I met Judy...

Published Sun, Feb 27 2011 6:23 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: It's All About Me, judy myers, barefooting, keith st. onge, inspiration, karen putz, barefoot water skiing, world barefoot center

Karen Putz Interview –The Pearls

On June 4th, I will be heading to LA to join 19 other deaf woman for the The Pearls event. It is a wonderful honor to be included with such an amazing group of deaf women and I look forward to meeting them all. The event is modeled after Oprah’s...

Published Sat, Mar 05 2011 5:59 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: It's All About Me, barefooting, karen putz, the m projects, the pearls

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