Tag Archives: parenthood

A Time to Dance, A Time to Mourn

Posted on May 23, 2015 by kellyinrepeat

I skipped both birthday letters for my Spring babies. That is a first. Ever. I am either a horrible mother or I am paralyzed, still, with the waiting that comes prior to my eldest child leaving home. It’s like a … Continue reading →

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Boy to Man

Posted on March 13, 2015 by kellyinrepeat

“Oh the power to be strong And the wisdom to be wise All these things will come to you in time On this journey that you’re making There’ll be answers that you’ll seek And it’s you who’ll climb the mountain … Continue reading →

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Over the River and Through the Woods

Posted on November 20, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

Recently, I was contacted by Patience Brewster to see if perhaps I might want to chime in the holiday season by writing about my favorite holiday memory. I am seriously one of those people that flips back and forth between the … Continue reading →

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Good to You

Posted on October 29, 2014 by kellyinrepeat

“We were together. I forget the rest.” -Walt Whitman  We have been in school for two months now and it feels like a year already. Two months without drawing or writing or baking. Two months of chasing in a city that … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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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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