Kelsey PetersenJan 54 minHad ourselves a merry little ChristmasI am a little Christmas-obsessed. I mean, I am my mother’s daughter and she has been dubbed The Queen of Christmas...so I’m not bragging...
Kelsey PetersenDec 14, 20213 minIf I had written a Christmas letter, this is what it’d sayFamily, Friends, Friendly Family, and Family-ish Friends, Merry Christmas and Cheers to 2022! We have had very good times, very sad...
Kelsey PetersenNov 15, 20206 minSteer into the SkidThe scariest part of living in Idaho was learning to drive in the snow. Keep in mind—Idaho roads were probably much more scared of me...
Kelsey PetersenOct 17, 202010 minLila’s Birth StoryI never imagined that I would be giving birth while the world was on fire. I got my positive pregnancy test on February 3, 2020 and...
Kelsey PetersenApr 29, 20205 minLessons learned in the darkLast night, two things of seemingly little consequence occurred. 1.) My new 800 thread count king-sized sheets finally arrived, and 2.)...
Kelsey PetersenDec 2, 20193 minStop telling everyone how to do ChristmasLike most of you, I love this time of year. I love watching Christmas lights pop up around my neighborhood. I love the messy stack of...
Kelsey PetersenNov 15, 20193 minThe voice in the nightEllie was a great sleeper from the start. At three weeks old she was sleeping through the night. By the time she was one, she was...
Kelsey PetersenSep 2, 20194 minApples and OrangesOne day, long before we were parents, I made Michael lasagna. I know it’s kind of difficult to mess up mozzarella-y, beefy, noodle-y...
Kelsey PetersenApr 6, 20195 minSee Mom Try: Whole30 EditionMichael is kind of this super-handsome annoyingly-fit sort of guy. Like, he can just decide to go run a half-marathon without training...
Kelsey PetersenJan 9, 20193 minMy only resolutionI’ve already confessed that I’m pretty good at throwing myself some pretty epic pity-parties. Seriously, button me up in some too-tight...
Kelsey PetersenDec 11, 20186 minA Christmas StoryAfter a couple of weeks of playing pass the sickness, everyone in my family is finally on the up and up. When I realized that it is...
Kelsey PetersenNov 11, 20183 minSlowing DownToday while I was cooking dinner, you scooted a chair up next to me and climbed up. You told me, “I wanna help you, Mommy.” I was...
Kelsey PetersenOct 26, 20182 minSix years with my best friendWe had already said "I love you," a few weeks before Michael told me, fingers intertwined, that I was his best friend. I remember...
Kelsey PetersenOct 5, 20183 minToday was hard, but it was specialThere is just something lonely about a Monday morning. It started off early, as most days do, and I felt the weight of the week in front...
Kelsey PetersenAug 24, 20183 minYou Are Someone's EverythingIn middle-school, it was a look. I wasn't unpopular and I wasn't bullied. But man--- grades six through eight are not for the faint of...
Kelsey PetersenAug 2, 20184 minFive Awesome "At Home" DatesMichael’s and my favorite thing to do is to spend time with our girls…but our next favorite thing to do is to spend time without them! ...
Kelsey PetersenJul 24, 20183 minBut really, What Would Jesus Do?Five seconds after a desperate prayer for patience spoken out loud, I let go of the steering wheel just long enough to smack my hands...
Kelsey PetersenJul 20, 20184 minGetting out the door with two under twoThere I was with a rotund eight-month pregnant belly, over-stuffed diaper bag falling off one shoulder, car keys and cell phone in one...
Kelsey PetersenJul 13, 20183 minIt's all PoopI squinted the sweat out of my eyes to look at the stop watch counting down on my phone’s screen. Ten more seconds in plank position....
Kelsey PetersenJul 6, 20183 minSalt in the Wound My inadequacies as a wife are extensive. For some reason though, I was able to evade this humbling truth for exactly 12 months and 29...