Kelsey Petersen
Had ourselves a merry little Christmas
I 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
If I had written a Christmas letter, this is what it’d say
Family, Friends, Friendly Family, and Family-ish Friends, Merry Christmas and Cheers to 2022! We have had very good times, very sad...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Nov 15, 2020
- 6 min
Steer into the Skid
The 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Oct 17, 2020
- 10 min
Lila’s Birth Story
I 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Apr 29, 2020
- 5 min
Lessons learned in the dark
Last night, two things of seemingly little consequence occurred. 1.) My new 800 thread count king-sized sheets finally arrived, and 2.)...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Dec 1, 2019
- 3 min
Stop telling everyone how to do Christmas
Like 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Nov 15, 2019
- 3 min
The voice in the night
Ellie 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Sep 2, 2019
- 4 min
Apples and Oranges
One 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Apr 6, 2019
- 5 min
See Mom Try: Whole30 Edition
Michael is kind of this super-handsome annoyingly-fit sort of guy. Like, he can just decide to go run a half-marathon without training...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Jan 9, 2019
- 3 min
My only resolution
I’ve already confessed that I’m pretty good at throwing myself some pretty epic pity-parties. Seriously, button me up in some too-tight...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Dec 11, 2018
- 6 min
A Christmas Story
After 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Nov 11, 2018
- 3 min
Slowing Down
Today 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Oct 26, 2018
- 2 min
Six years with my best friend
We had already said "I love you," a few weeks before Michael told me, fingers intertwined, that I was his best friend. I remember...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Oct 4, 2018
- 3 min
Today was hard, but it was special
There 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Aug 23, 2018
- 3 min
You Are Someone's Everything
In 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Aug 1, 2018
- 4 min
Five Awesome "At Home" Dates
Michael’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! ...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Jul 24, 2018
- 3 min
But 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...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Jul 19, 2018
- 4 min
Getting out the door with two under two
There I was with a rotund eight-month pregnant belly, over-stuffed diaper bag falling off one shoulder, car keys and cell phone in one...
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Kelsey Petersen
- Jul 13, 2018
- 3 min
It's all Poop
I 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....
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Kelsey Petersen
- Jul 5, 2018
- 3 min
Salt 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...
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