casey coombs

(big babble) Ruby Red Slippers and Sparkly Shoes

Addie has had wide feet from the womb. She has always needed shoes that are a little harder to come by, ones that fit her high arches and wide toes. The wrong pair of shoes will leave her with blisters, sores and the whines. She also happens to be the fanciest little girl I know,Continue reading “(big babble) Ruby Red Slippers and Sparkly Shoes”

how cats are good for your inner thighs and bad for your rear.

For some reason these cats think that right behind our feet is the place to be. Especially when we’re in the kitchen. Wink gets a 50% pass with the whole one eye thing, but Percy…Percy’s sneaky and fits right in my blind spot. I nearly tripped on the darn cat twice, which caused me toContinue reading “how cats are good for your inner thighs and bad for your rear.”

the baking post I can blame pins and doughboys for.

I like to bake. I’m pretty good at it. I’ve posted a few recipes here and there, but I am certainly not a foodie or food blogger. However…with the weather outside turning frightful I’ve turned to making things delightful in the kitchen and I’ve seriously enjoyed it. The series is sponsored by Pillsbury and IContinue reading “the baking post I can blame pins and doughboys for.”

a tisket, a tablet.

Does one really need a tablet? I begged and begged for one as a birthday/mother’s day/ push present (seeing as they were all within two weeks of each other I didn’t feel bad asking) and when Cody actually obliged? I suddenly felt guilty. I really only wanted the thing to play Angry Birds bigger thanContinue reading “a tisket, a tablet.”

disappointing motherhood.

There are times when I am absolutely exhausted just from looking at you. You are capable of going a hundred and seventeen miles per hour for eleven hours straight and I just don’t know how to keep up with that. You are way too smart for your own good and you have your dad’s courtroomContinue reading “disappointing motherhood.”

does infertility hurt less later?

Yes and no. But mostly yes, for me at least. After almost five years of an ugly struggle with infertility, I came to peace with it in late 2009. Nothing could have gotten me there sooner, it was something that had to resolve itself in its own time. I wrote this the day before IContinue reading “does infertility hurt less later?”

ornamental memories.

Nothing Christmas-y is allowed in my house until the day after Thanksgiving, there isn’t any huge great reason behind this aside from the fact that I feel bad that Thanksgiving gets the cold shoulder each year. Thanksgiving always gives us 4 day weekends. Christmas is on Sunday this year which means, well, nothing. The ChristmasContinue reading “ornamental memories.”

smart phone shopping.

Well, not shopping for a smart phone, but shop with a smart phone, as in shop smartly with a smart phone. It has been a two months since owning my first smart phone (and two months since I documented said life step with taking a picture of baby barf on my shirt) I hate toContinue reading “smart phone shopping.”

just like THAT.

Does anything go faster? I think not.

{baby babble} Wait, that is NOT Your Baby.

Several people have admired the pewter tree on my mantle with it’s tiny “leaf” frames. Inside each frame is an adorable photo of an aunt, an uncle, the family dog, grandparents, siblings and parents. I honestly get compliments on it all the time. “What a great family! What a great frame! What a great idea!”Continue reading “{baby babble} Wait, that is NOT Your Baby.”