casey coombs

bamboozled.

Ding dong the bamboo’s done. (And the lighting and the paint.) 6 months. 1 trip to Ikea. 17 breakdowns. 842 sq. feet of cootie free bamboo flooring. At least 20 gallons of paint. My furniture isn’t pretty enough to live here. Heck, I’m barely pretty enough to live here.

Big Three (Five) by Cody.

You, Moosh, turn Big Three today! My little girl is growing younger today. No kindergarten next year. No learning to ride your bike without training wheels this year. No learning to play the piano this year. You are turning Big Three today and going to preschool again next year. Thank goodness you decided to growContinue reading “Big Three (Five) by Cody.”

ladybug ladybug, fly away and die somewhere else.

Whoops. You move into a new house and time just flies right by doesn’t it? It may be that I’m drowning in boxes. Or that my downstairs ceiling is leaking upstairs toilet water. It may be that I am completely consumed with the fact that I have five light switches that control nothing. Perhaps it’sContinue reading “ladybug ladybug, fly away and die somewhere else.”

the ugly lupron truth.

For the last several months I have undergone Lupron therapy as a followup to a a laparoscopy I had back in June for infertility/endometriosis. Knowing what I know now I would have never agreed to the Lupron therapy. I knew that there was a definite possibility of emotional/mental side effects which is why I choseContinue reading “the ugly lupron truth.”

our! first! house! (during. part III.)

I was told to ‘CHILL’ in all caps tonight from my contractor. I can see why the moosh is so smitten kitten with him. (Truth be told she’s moved onto Keith, the do everything and anything man that works for Gene, he has a charming Midwestern drawl.) I can also see why home renovations canContinue reading “our! first! house! (during. part III.)”

the jcpenney cyber monday fail. (turned success!)

***UPDATED BELOW*** (AGAIN!) I’m not one to get all up in arms about this sort of thing. But after my experience tonight JCPenney has got me thinking. I went into their store looking for a specific curtain rod. It was on sale online but not in the store. This was the first hiccup. However theContinue reading “the jcpenney cyber monday fail. (turned success!)”

mushy dinner, brains and fingers. otherwise known as an update? maybe?

I would like you all to know that my Thanksgiving plate was perfectly divided into sixths with nothing overlapping. I do not like my foods to touch. Syrup and eggs on the same plate? I’d rather wear ill fitting skinny jeans everyday for a month in August. While pregnant. Cody on the other hand pilesContinue reading “mushy dinner, brains and fingers. otherwise known as an update? maybe?”

for those about to baste…

As many of you may know I went to Butterball University and was glazed in turkey wisdom. All I learned and all you should know is yonder…at the Butterball Blog. Here’s the thing. (And I’m not saying this because they paid me to.) The turkey talk line is like real life google for turkeys onlyContinue reading “for those about to baste…”

dear baby gage,

Dear Gage, Happy birthday little man, today was a good day to be born. And not just because you were one cheese stick away from weighing nine pounds. No, today was sunny and warm for November. Also? 2009 has been kind of a crappy year for a lot of us who were already here soContinue reading “dear baby gage,”

our! first! house! (during. part II)

the moosh has a crush on the guy doing the work on our house. She says his name all drawn out and flirty. She draws him pictures and asks him “whatchadooin?” Really? Can’t blame her. Because as of today my bathroom went from looking like this: To this: This utterly weird built in desk hasContinue reading “our! first! house! (during. part II)”