Kelly Laudenslager
@kellylaudenslager.bsky.social
Wife to Eric. Mama to 3. Voracious reader, seminary student, part-time editor, passable knitter. 7w6.
My husband will sometimes (after the clean, folded laundry has been sitting in our room for days) just dump it out on the bed. So we can't go to sleep unless we put it away! So rude. Yet effective.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
My husband will sometimes (after the clean, folded laundry has been sitting in our room for days) just dump it out on the bed. So we can't go to sleep unless we put it away! So rude. Yet effective.
Yes, it drives me crazy when people I know defend the electoral college with the argument that otherwise, California and New York would decide everything. You mean, all of the *people* who live there would vote for things? And that's a structural problem somehow?
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yes, it drives me crazy when people I know defend the electoral college with the argument that otherwise, California and New York would decide everything. You mean, all of the *people* who live there would vote for things? And that's a structural problem somehow?
Love the cool auntie energy. (My youngest is going as a demon hunter. 😅)
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Love the cool auntie energy. (My youngest is going as a demon hunter. 😅)
Thank you! I had so much fun making it, and I'm kind of obsessed with the colorful yarn.
October 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Thank you! I had so much fun making it, and I'm kind of obsessed with the colorful yarn.
My girls are obsessed and I'm not mad!
October 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My girls are obsessed and I'm not mad!
Yes! That happened with my third! 😅 She has normal, thick hair now.
September 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Yes! That happened with my third! 😅 She has normal, thick hair now.
Especially by the time you're on a third kid and you're only taking care of the newborn! You're a pro now! Able to not freak out about all the minor newborn stuff because you've put in your time!
September 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Especially by the time you're on a third kid and you're only taking care of the newborn! You're a pro now! Able to not freak out about all the minor newborn stuff because you've put in your time!
That's an impressive transformation!
August 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
That's an impressive transformation!
I am EXTREMELY extroverted and I read more books in a year than almost anyone I know (other than online friends 😅). I just don't watch very much TV.
August 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I am EXTREMELY extroverted and I read more books in a year than almost anyone I know (other than online friends 😅). I just don't watch very much TV.
Right? Like, at the margins there are ways to save money, but FOR STARTERS it's actually not "free" for one parent to quit their job to provide full time childcare.
August 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Right? Like, at the margins there are ways to save money, but FOR STARTERS it's actually not "free" for one parent to quit their job to provide full time childcare.
Yes! I was just reminiscing the other day with my husband about the visualizations. We both spent many hours of our college careers absolutely mesmerized.
August 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Yes! I was just reminiscing the other day with my husband about the visualizations. We both spent many hours of our college careers absolutely mesmerized.
Ugh, that was our experience when my 5 month old had to take a course of steroids. Thankfully it was only for a few days!
August 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Ugh, that was our experience when my 5 month old had to take a course of steroids. Thankfully it was only for a few days!
There's a historic Shaker village near where I live and I've thought about how appealing a sexually abstinent society might have been for women (even mothers!) in a pre-birth control era. It's not surprising to me that they died out though. 😅
August 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
There's a historic Shaker village near where I live and I've thought about how appealing a sexually abstinent society might have been for women (even mothers!) in a pre-birth control era. It's not surprising to me that they died out though. 😅
Also? At 12 minutes a piece, 100 books is still 20 hours! I can't imagine how depressing it would be to spend that much time listening to shoddy summaries of books I wouldn't remember. Much better use of that time to read or listen to two or three good books that will stick with you.
August 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Also? At 12 minutes a piece, 100 books is still 20 hours! I can't imagine how depressing it would be to spend that much time listening to shoddy summaries of books I wouldn't remember. Much better use of that time to read or listen to two or three good books that will stick with you.
Not my family, but someone who went to our church called them "blessed eggs."
August 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Not my family, but someone who went to our church called them "blessed eggs."
There is so much going on. It's heavy.
August 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
There is so much going on. It's heavy.
My sometimes dad talks about how he gave up golf when I was born. He didn't give up fishing, but he realized he wouldn't have time for TWO time-intensive hobbies after having kids. Smart man.
August 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My sometimes dad talks about how he gave up golf when I was born. He didn't give up fishing, but he realized he wouldn't have time for TWO time-intensive hobbies after having kids. Smart man.
I made a brioche baby hat (my first attempt at brioche) and had trouble with the transition from one round to the next. There was always a missing or extra stitch or two.
But it was definitely squishy and delightful!
But it was definitely squishy and delightful!
August 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I made a brioche baby hat (my first attempt at brioche) and had trouble with the transition from one round to the next. There was always a missing or extra stitch or two.
But it was definitely squishy and delightful!
But it was definitely squishy and delightful!
Today my oldest started middle school and my youngest started first grade. I thought I wouldn't cry but...
August 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today my oldest started middle school and my youngest started first grade. I thought I wouldn't cry but...
I read so many Redwall books! He was still writing them when I was in high school so getting my hands on the newest one was always a treat.
August 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I read so many Redwall books! He was still writing them when I was in high school so getting my hands on the newest one was always a treat.
That sounds about right to me. I connected through South Africa on my way to Zambia but I never left the airport so I don't count it.
August 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
That sounds about right to me. I connected through South Africa on my way to Zambia but I never left the airport so I don't count it.