casey coombs

Indillmissokansoradowyomah.

Leaving Indianapolis, 1:00 am. Crossing the Mississippi (4 am maybe? It’s all kind of hazy.) A random hallway in Hallmark headquarters, Kansas City. (10 am.)Kaleidoscope in Kansas City. (10:30 am) Sarah, Addie and Molly…our Hallmark lovelies. (12:00 pm)Hot dinner in Kansas. (5:37 pm)Kansas was boring, but the clouds were dreamy. (7 pm)Cheryl saying hi. (hopefullyContinue reading “Indillmissokansoradowyomah.”

conflicted.

I wasn’t quite ready to enter the world of obituary writing. It’s not very much fun. (But I still rocked it IMO.) And recently I’ve just kind of been stuck in a weird place. I mean, Cheryl’s gone. But she’s not. Aunt Cheryl and I were kindred spirits. I feel closer to her now thanContinue reading “conflicted.”

goodbye aunt cheryl.

I sat in a parking lot on the phone tonight and listened to my favorite aunt die. There wasn’t much to hear, my family and cousins surrounding her bed, my uncle offering a prayer of which I could only hear the word “smile.” My cousin gave me the play by play, my sister was holdingContinue reading “goodbye aunt cheryl.”

why cooking is important to me.

Today I chose to cook instead of nap after church. It’s stormy outside and something about my kitchen called to me. I’m not sure who or what planted the craving for candied nuts in my brain today, but when we came home I set out to produce the perfectly sugared pecan. If I were toContinue reading “why cooking is important to me.”

candied pecans that may heal society. a recipe.

In a large lidded container combine: 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon freshly ground nutmeg (optional) Cover the container and shake until well mixed. In a large bowl beat one egg white and a teaspoon of vanilla until frothy. Pour in a pound of halved pecans andContinue reading “candied pecans that may heal society. a recipe.”

to blogher dear bunny, a poem.

BlogHer sweet BlogHer, only three weeks away. When Energizer came and said “No sponsor you say?” Why no little bunny, no sponsor in sight, but boy howdy I’d like one if to just pay for the flight. “Well tell me dear blogger, tell me about you, tell me why you’re here and about our batteriesContinue reading “to blogher dear bunny, a poem.”

mooshisms 5.5 edition.

Addie has recently added the word “awkward” to her vocabulary. Unfortunately she has no idea how to use the word correctly. “Mom, are we stuck in traffic?” “Yes.” “Whew, that’s awkward.” ******* “This is probably the best bowl of cereal ever, it’s so awkward.” ****** **** I am also pleased to inform you that sheContinue reading “mooshisms 5.5 edition.”

brillance elsewhere.

You guys! That blog I started with my friend Daniel? We are tickled the prettiest shade of pink with it. (Just to refresh, the whole premise is we take turns posting a picture, we both write our own interpretation of the picture and post them together without seeing each others posts first.) The one aboutContinue reading “brillance elsewhere.”

God is a mom’s biggest fan.

http://www.lds.org/Static%20Files/Flash/ldsUniversalPlayer.swf Yes. It’s churchy. But I don’t care, because I’m churchy. And this? This is lovely. Please, at least make it to 2:48 seconds. Because what he says? It’s totally true. And how he says it? I dare you to not believe him. Some of you may not believe it right now, but it’s soContinue reading “God is a mom’s biggest fan.”

cyclic vomiting syndrome. or “my kid vomits out of nowhere syndrome”

Let’s discuss strange illnesses shall we? Addie has one, its official name is cyclic vomiting syndrome, or CVS. And it’s exactly what it sounds like, she vomits, in cycles. She was sick today. And since I’m just sure there’s another mom out there that has a kid that vomits out of nowhere and isn’t sureContinue reading “cyclic vomiting syndrome. or “my kid vomits out of nowhere syndrome””