Tag Archives: motherhood

Grey is My Favorite Color

Posted on July 22, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

I got totally distracted sitting here at this old computer, searching for the perfect photo to include with your birthday letter. Originally, I was searching for this one of me, holding your new five pound self with your one year … Continue reading →

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43 Forever

Posted on July 9, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

Note to self: Remember that when buying underwear, Victoria’s Secret runs large and Gap Body runs small. Mixed those up this week and when I gambled at Potowatomi, my underwear fell to my knees. I won $400 and now those … Continue reading →

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Nominated is a Heavy Word

Posted on June 24, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

I guess it dates me, but I just cannot hear the words nomination and award without thinking of Sally Field. “You like me. You really, really like me.” When I was little people always told me that I looked like … Continue reading →

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Both Sides of Perfection

Posted on June 9, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

I’m not so sure the universe is as mysterious as it is playful. It is Sunday night and finally, after hitting the ground running with Lizzie’s eighth grade graduation and then mazing through two days of tournaments and two graduation … Continue reading →

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Fourteen Years and I Love You

Posted on May 17, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

  Aw, Lizzie Girl. Happy Birthday, my blue eyed girl. It is one in the morning and the house is just settling down. I wonder how you will remember your early teenage years and the energy of this house. I … Continue reading →

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On Mother’s Day, Anne Lamott, You are Mistaken

Posted on May 11, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

1971. My parents bring me home from the hospital. 3 months before her first mother’s day. My momma is small. My dad has hair. My dad looks like Luke. This week three things happened that got me thinking about Mother’s … Continue reading →

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Lopsided Firecracker

Posted on May 2, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

Some weeks are shitty and this one has not ended yet. When I went to sleep last Monday night (a Monday that was supposed to be my one and only, much coveted personal day, but was instead wasted with a … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Adulthood

Posted on April 28, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

Happy Eighteen, Luke. I am only twenty-five in this picture, holding your two pound self. I was eighteen when I met your dad. That is incredible to me. How can that be? You have been a bit apprehensive about turning … Continue reading →

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#parentfail

Posted on April 17, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

If you are wondering how explicit Wolf on Wallstreet really is and accidentally hit the “play” button in front of your middle school aged children, you will want to punch yourself in the throat in the 15 seconds it takes to … Continue reading →

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I See Your Florida and I Raise you a Game of Nerf Catch

Posted on April 17, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

It’s the hump day of my spring break, which is really turning out to not be a break (got the freelance job) and I am sitting at my filthy dining room table with Lizzie’s Lush face mask on my nose, … Continue reading →

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