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The in the Middle Mama

just another mama doing her thing

ABOUT ME

About Me

 

Hey there! I’m Kate, an everyday Corporate America participant who started this blog as a creative outlet from my daily 9-5. Follow along to watch how I attempt to navigate motherhood in the Windy City, while being pulled in all directions!

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mama to 4 | wife to one | big fan of live music; even bigger fan of 🟰 rights

how did we get worse at this picture?!? 🫠 how did we get worse at this picture?!? 🫠
¡ella es una perrita muy buena! (p.s. if she can l ¡ella es una perrita muy buena! (p.s. if she can learn Spanish, so can you.)
the dress drama was real, but my girl(s) had the b the dress drama was real, but my girl(s) had the best time at the daddy-daughter dance last night!
nearly forgot who i was there for another year … 2 nearly forgot who i was there for another year … 2026 me uses her PTO - like didn’t even bring the work phone on this trip! (also, after the last video i posted, i feel compelled to note that was my only fall of the trip 😆)
crashed the boys trip … then just crashed 😬 18 yea crashed the boys trip … then just crashed 😬 18 years since i’d been on a mountain with my dad - more than that since i was on one with my brother. not a lot of snow, but there was sun! 💛
a pair of 25-year-old bindings were lost to the ma a pair of 25-year-old bindings were lost to the making of this image. (my dad did get to tell the woman who took it that he was 72, so … money well spent.)
kedzie ryan is eight 🦋 kedzie ryan is eight 🦋
she just chooses not to follow instructions - like she just chooses not to follow instructions - like all my other kids. 🥴
Santa: jolly. Kids: feral. Mom + Dad: stressed AF. Santa: jolly. Kids: feral. Mom + Dad: stressed AF.
resting reindeer face 🦌 resting reindeer face 🦌
back to the basics 😉 back to the basics 😉
sending this to the next person who asks me if AI sending this to the next person who asks me if AI can do my job …
4:00, wallow in self-pity. 4:30, stare into the ab 4:00, wallow in self-pity.
4:30, stare into the abyss.
5:00, solve world hunger. Tell no one.
5:30, Jazzercise.
6:30, dinner with me. I can’t cancel that again.
7:00, wrestle with my self-loathing. I’m booked.
🤎 S I X ! 🤎 🤎 S I X ! 🤎
warning: christmas spam loading 🎞️ warning: christmas spam loading 🎞️
a couple weeks ago, shawn + i ran around “our” cit a couple weeks ago, shawn + i ran around “our” city. we saw football (@ wrigley), walked 14 miles on saturday alone, played darts at our favorite dive, made an appearance at the zebra lounge, and did a bunch of other stuff that i failed to document. Chicago will always be part home. ❤️🤍🩵
two weeks to post one Halloween pic of my kids dre two weeks to post one Halloween pic of my kids dressed as characters from a movie I’m yet to watch. slaying the mom game, y’all. 🇰🇷🥤😈🗡️
september dump (since we’re now in november 😲) : c september dump (since we’re now in november 😲) : concert season wrap up (quinn xcii, lawrence, lainey, and ZB) | parkinson’s walk | failed theft attempts - we’ll get that christi’s sign at some point | s’mores nights | bus stop mornings | photo op with my bestie @konzerpatsy | gabby cats galore
progress in the pool 🚨 We are so proud of tenny progress in the pool 🚨 

We are so proud of tenny and love seeing her become more confident with every lesson at @goldfishswim_clarkston.

From learning to float on her back to practicing her pulls and kicks, she’s developing the skills that keep her safe (and allow for fun) in the water! Seeing her progress each week reminds us how important it is to start lessons early.

Thank you, Goldfish, for helping her grow and making water safety such a positive experience!

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covid babies have entered elementary 😬 honestly, k covid babies have entered elementary 😬 honestly, kindergarten teachers everywhere should be getting a raise.
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