Tag Archives: motherhood

Omne Trium Perfectum (everything that comes in threes is perfect)

Posted on September 3, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” – Jean de la Bruyere Quinn, you are three on the third! Happy golden birthday, or as we called it in my family growing up, happy magic birthday.  I wasn’t going to rehash the whole … Continue reading →

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Antepartum

Posted on August 30, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

Tonight, Quinn, you are snoring next to me, just shy of three, not quite ready for your birthday letter, but inspiring me all the same. Today is the anniversary of the day I was put on hospitalized bed rest.  The … Continue reading →

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My Extra Rib

Posted on August 30, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

I have been back at work for two days now, no students yet, just the overwhelming amount of things to take in and prepare and adjust to. Two days of charts and data and new faces (29 new staff in … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found

Posted on August 27, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

I got my first Birchbox in the mail today. This is such a good invention; little presents of samples delivered every month in the prettiest of boxes. I am thinking that I should have checked the box, though, that said, … Continue reading →

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Start. Go Ahead. Push the Button.

Posted on August 22, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

August. END of August. The middles are back in school. The pool is deflated. Summer, all but gone. Late, late at night, I stare at this computer screen, thinking of all the things I could be sharing with you about … Continue reading →

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A Dozen Years, Happy Birthday Sweet William

Posted on July 23, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

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Erring on the Side of Hope

Posted on July 20, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

I am trying to remind myself that back in the day, when I was a kid, going on a road trip, my parents were forced to search for hotels in a flimsy AAA travel magazine. I recall scrolling for at … Continue reading →

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Officially Untangled. Hello Summer.

Posted on June 29, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

School ended June 14th. I pulled out of the parking lot with a giant THANK THE LORD sigh and since then (I realize I haven’t written at all) I have been letting my head untangle the year, piece by piece, … Continue reading →

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Maria Montessori Did Not Use a Leash

Posted on June 16, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

Last week I finally emptied my iPhone of its photo contents, making more room for songs and videos. As I scroll through the photos I have taken in just the last five days, I am kind of stunned at the … Continue reading →

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When in Doubt, Moose

Posted on June 2, 2013 by kellyinrepeat

I got this tattoo in my mid-thirties when I thought I was done having children. It holds the zodiac signs for each of the kids, plus Sean’s and mine because, well, we made the kids. Clearly, I had no clue … Continue reading →

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