casey coombs

the one about my face. again.

If you’re new here or just need a refresher, I barf so much, so often and so violently when I am pregnant that the capillaries in my face rupture. POP! Whee! I just got done being pregnant for the second time about 6 months ago and spent much of my pregnancy learning to love myContinue reading “the one about my face. again.”

{big babble} So You Don’t Celebrate Halloween.

I know you’re out there. I learned of your existence when I wrote about Halloween on my blog two years ago. Who are you? You’re the families that don’t participate in Halloween activities. Truth be told you are probably one of the most misunderstood group of non celebrators there are. Continue reading on Babble… AlsoContinue reading “{big babble} So You Don’t Celebrate Halloween.”

wonderfully disgusting.

Want to know something really disgusting? I really am this happy. And it’s pretty much all this baby’s fault. (Who is also really is this happy.) She is my whole soul.

{big babble} The One Time I Spanked My Kid.

She was five. She was in this weird naughty phase where threats and punishments weren’t working. We’d take away privileges and she’d respond with “I don’t care.” She’d lose treasured possessions and claim “I have another.” I have always prided myself on following through and being consistent in my discipline. Continue reading on Babble… AlsoContinue reading “{big babble} The One Time I Spanked My Kid.”

fancy light, sweet nancy.

“There is something magical that happens to the light after sunset, when the sky becomes a giant sheet of soft, directional illumination, when the shadows soften and the colors deepen and the temperatures begin to slide into a cooler, kinder place . . . when one’s pupils begin to widen their aperture, and thus giveContinue reading “fancy light, sweet nancy.”

{baby babble} Stop. Just Stop It.

Hi. Baby? YOU’RE BIG ENOUGH FOR YOUR NEEDS AT THE MOMENT. Stop growing. No. Don’t you smile at me. There’s no need for you to go getting so big so fast. Seriously, NO NEED. Your sister was 10 months old when she weighed as much as you do at nearly 6 months. It’s ridiculous. ContinueContinue reading “{baby babble} Stop. Just Stop It.”

{big babble} Style Sense and Silliness.

Have you ever noticed that your child has a gift for piecing together outfits with the most mismatched articles of clothing they own? Back in the day I would only buy clothes for Addie in browns and pinks, that way everything went with everything else and she never ended up looking too ridiculous… Continue readingContinue reading “{big babble} Style Sense and Silliness.”

squashy parts.

“Your belly is still squashy.” *poke poke poke* “That’s because it carried two babies. The more babies it carries the more babies I have to snuggle, the softer my belly needs to be. Would you want to snuggle with a hard mom?” “Nope. So that’s why your chest is squashy and your bum is squashyContinue reading “squashy parts.”

a perfect storm.

I haven’t seen the sun for five days. It is currently rainy and cold, my dishwasher is broken and my house is in total upheaval from my recent return from Canada. My baby is sick, the bigger one is getting sick and I have a canker the size of Siberia. I am very busy withContinue reading “a perfect storm.”

{big babble} Oh, the $%*& School Bus.

Seems that the greatest source of learning in grade school comes from the school bus. Sadly they’re not learning about quantum physics or Einstein’s theory of relativity. They’re talking about poop, pee, farts, swear words, their limited knowledge of sex and the ever present middle finger. It gets better. Addie’s bus only carries grades K-3.Continue reading “{big babble} Oh, the $%*& School Bus.”