moosh in indy.

i’m first? yay for me…

and your best? the one that made me think all day long? most definitely the overdose post.

I’ve made myself known in the past but I do have to say that you definitely have worked hard enough to deserve a congratulations for a NaBloPoMo well done. Bravo!

I’ve been the one reading, and reading, and reading your blog. You’re such a great writer, and what you and your family gets up to is mostly funny but sometimes very informative. Would you mind if I linked?

M.A.B.

Yes, you do deserve it. Your blog makes me smile. I like how brutally honest you are about everything… your past, mormonism, your family. It is refreshing. Thanks!

I have been reading you for awhile. I found you through Skye. I LOVE YOUR BLOG!
Sorry I never comment. But, Hey! How are ya?

Don’t remember how I came across your blog but I visit everyday now.

All right. all right…. I read your blog. I think Moosh is my daughters twin, same blonde curls, blue eyes, sassy attitude… she’s 4 though. And we’re almost neighbors! We’re just up north of Chicago about an hour. Love your blog…

This isn’t really delurking for me but I wanted you to get lots and lots of comments for this post.

I really enjoy your honesty and your real life posts. I thought the post about the overdose was the most profound. It hit me especially hard because I more recently came out of denial about my depression and sought treatment. Getting a glimpse of what you have gone through to become the strong, beautiful woman, strong enough to share with the masses, gives me hope that I don’t always have to have everything figured out to make an impact.

Anyway, your stories about the Moosh make me laugh, she will definitely keep you young.

Thank you for sharing and God Bless!

not that I’m a lurker, but I think the faking it for drs post is worthy of the best of

I nevah lurk here, I comment a lot, so I’m patting myself on the back about that.

Best of? It’s really hard to choose to be honest. Your just a whole big “best blog” in my opinion. I love the bungee cord/jealous childless couple one and the faking it for the doctor one.

And the one about depression is not only good it a public service (I just typed “pubic” service – funny huh? Glad I caught it). Lots of people need to read that.

You are an awesome writer and you and the moosh are two of the most adorable beings evah!

Ok, so I’ve been lurking, I found your blog through like 2 other blog links, and I have to say, I love visiting it. You are seriously freaking hilarious. And I did make your best damn brownies ever last night, and I have to say….I AGREE!! I am NEVER going back to the evil of the boxed mix again. Keep up the good type, and if I become more ambitious, I will post the blog that sounds excellent when I write it theoretically in my head.

I started reading a couple of months ago and I have no idea whether I’ve commented before or not, but I’m guessing not. I think the overdose post really should go in the best of. It was the one that touched me the most.

Overdose most profound but the story of how you met Cody was the most enteraining. However, the bungee cord one just made me laugh. Great job, this month.

I appreciate the honesty. And you’re entertaining/informative at the same time. We have a lot more in common than you may realize… fertility issues, depression, feelings towards Utah Mormons, husbands being in law school, the whole bit. Thanks for being a friend whom I can relate to on a whole bunch of issues.

Hee, hee! How did you know I was lurking!? I love oyur blog. It always gives me a reason to smile and laugh and sometimes just think. Which doesn’t hurt (usually.)

I hope you get tons and tons of delurker comments on here! As for the best???? Um, could you just include all of them? My faves were the ones about your pregnancy. But really, you should just include them all! You deserve it!

Yo!

I am de-lurking, just for you!

I looked forward to your posts every morning, and I’ll be sad when there’s not a new one everyday. Boohoohoo for me.

And your header? I LOVE those knees!

OK you got me … I’m mostly a lurker but will comment because you asked SO nicely! I’ve liked all your pregnancy posts so far … mostly because they’re so well written, could have been written about me, and bring back so many good (well, and bad) memories of my own pregnancy.

Hello! You have an adorable girl and I thoroughly enjoy all of y6our wonderful posts! Thank you for sticking to it!

ME: Another utah disliking mormon also married to Cody!

I’m no lurker, yo.

Sweet banner, too!

xoxoxo

Love the new colors and banner – Im Cody’s cousin – total lurker, but eh I email Casey from time to time and read this blog daily (at least in November – do the daily post stop now?).

Here is my partner my dog and me: http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1126494069

Hows that for de-lurking?

Found you during NaBloPoMo, and fell in love.

Go Moosh team!

Shash

my pick for best of is definately literary birth control.

yup. definately.

tho all your stuff it amazing.

I can’t remember if I have delurked here or not, but anyway, here I am!!

i’ve delurked for you already, woman! but if there is some sort of ideal ratio of reading to posting, i’m sure i’m way behind my quota.

as for best of posts, i truly love the punk shoes post. but from your most recent stuff, i’m always a sucker for how we met stories.

hey i loved how you explained our religion i tink that should be “best of” because its a huge part of you and then no one has q’s about it, or if they do, you can clear them up instead of all the gossip that goes with it. Oh and honestly i loved reading your blog everyday, i honestly was a tuned in reader, i had to read it, it was like crack for me, i would check it like 6 times a day to see a new post…… i swear i am not a stalker

Thanks for making me laugh…. i enjoy reading about your life, even though i don’t know you.. keep it up… there have been many a day when you helped it not suck so bad.
THANKS

I really loved the post about you falling in love with Cody – so sweet.

Good job on NaBloPoMo.

you definetley deserve to be delurked!

k, I’ll delurk. I found your blog awhile ago through sk*rt and have been reading it ever since, loved NaBloPoMo because it meant there was a post everyday, so sad its over. And my favorite post is definitely the one about the hot doctor.

Is today another delurking day? WHY IS EVERYONE MAKING ME COMMENT?

Zoe would say “HERE I AM!!!!!”

I love hte new header…those knees are sooooo chunky and cute. Anyway I liked the ones where you bore your soul and shared the way crazy scary stuff like trying to kill yourself, the weight gain and loss and some of the pictures. Good job this month!

Well, I think I officially de-lurked yesterday, but this is my official shout out. I’ve only been reading for a few weeks, so I haven’t had a chance to read all of the posts you mentioned, but I really enjoyed the one that went into depth about LDS. And, of course, the hot doctor one goes without saying!

yo!

I’ve started reading your blog this month, and I really enjoy it! Thanks for being so transparent. Also, moosh is a cutie!!

Now *that* is impressive… not only do you have a ton of comments within a short time of posting, but some of them are even coming from the future!

How’d you do that?

I would have to vote for the awesome baker post. Any post that can make me think of the blogger when I’m grocery shopping deserves to be included in a Best Of list.

How can I choose just one favorite? I love it all- tiny grandma, mooshcapades, baking exploits, soul-baring… and even the sometimes teasing ones about yucky, childless newlyweds.

Hey, I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months now. I don’t have one of my own, I just found it through some other links. I think your posts are always really interesting, honest, and often funny. I enjoyed your post about how you met your husband the best.

I have thoroughly enjoyed your blog during the month of NaBlo!! I’m so glad I found it!! I can’t help you pick a best of because I’ve enjoyed so many of the posts!! Although I have to admit my most recent favorite was the post about the moosh waking you at 3:30AM…and then end result of the bungee cords!!

You had me at “treadmill orgasm.”

You totally rocked my November!

okay, okay… i’m a lurker. ta da!

i have LOVED reading your blog… your honesty is so refreshing. i admire your bravery for putting it all out there… it’s been such an encouragement for me. thank you for that.

Yo – loved them all. Related to lots. Learned lots
Good work.

I’ve been reading since the end of the summer and I think I’ve commented once or twice before. You’re one of my favorite bloggers and the Moosh is freakin’ adorable! Keep it up!

Officially delurking. Though, maybe I’ve commented before? Who knows. I’m not gonna check…who’s got that kind of time?? Came over from a link at Kerflop. Stayed because, well, you’re hilarious. And I LOVE Indiana as much as you (I’m in the northern part of this lovely lovely state).

Yo, baby, yo!

Also, look at you, changing your style sheet and blog header. You’re a pro!

Hi Casey!
I’m a confessed lurker, though I think I have commented once before.
The funny thing is, I was just telling my husband yesterday that I feel like I know you. I read your posts every day – love all of them, hard to pick a favortie – and can relate to so much that you say. I am an Indy girl as well (sort of – Noblesville), and my husband is apart from us right now, too. He accepted a job in Fort Wayne this past September. My two girls and I are here until we can get the house sold. Anyways, I just feel like you’re one of my best girlfriends. I always appreciate your and wit and candor, but I’m too shy to comment. *read: I don’t feel worthy!* Keep up the great work!!

I loved your serial of meeting Cody and moving over to the “dark side” of Mormonism.

Congrats on NaBloPoMo. Dude, that rocks.

I know I’ve delurked before, but since you’re so insistent….

I like them all – that’s why I keep coming back! But, I really love your honesty about your depression. My blog is a “family” blog (written to keep the fam up to date since we live so far away) so I can’t be honest about things like that, but I had some VERY bad post-partum depression, bordering on psychosis, so I really felt your pain.

You have to keep this up…
I seriously think I checked your blog almost everyday. Oh goodness now I feel like a stalker

I comment pretty regularly…..We corresponded by email a couple of times about Oxyclean, the miracle of the gods…..

Love your blog!

Fran

Ok, I confess that I am a lurker too. I found your site from another blog I read. I live on the southside of Indy and have an awesome 3 year old. My favorite blog entry was the one with the treadmill. I think I almost died laughing from that!

Hello Offspring. As your mother, I can only say, I hoped every day of your young life, that you would be safe and happy. That has never changed. I love you.

Call me morbid, but I think “the one about the overdose” deserves a slot in the “Best Of”. It’s like you reached through the computer screeen and sqeeeeeezed my heart until tears came out of my eyes.

I should totally write poetry.

I second the other commentor – you rocked my November! Any chance you’ll add ads to this site and start blogging daily like Dooce? Methinks you are that good.

I try to comment regularly, but I’m de-lurking just the same!

Obviously the post about you overdosing should be included in best-of because it was heart-wrenching. Annnnd the ones about how you met Cody ’cause they were funny.

You’ve worked plenty hard and although I’m not a lurker, I’m happy to comment and how about I go ahead and be consistent and say that you and Whoorl have the best hair on the Internet. Yo.

hi casey!! im not a lurker. you know my ass is reading this entertaining shiiiiiat!

all your posts are great! how can i pick just one!? i kind of like the one about becoming fat because… well it makes you seem more human and less perfect!!

happy holidays.
hil

I found you this month through Hola, Isabel and I’m hooked – my husband is an attorney also, and so I feel your pain. Although I must warn you, it only gets worse once they are out of school! Those first few years of work are brutal. I feel like a single mom a lot.

I loved all the posts, so I can’t really pick a favorite!

I took off my lurking cloak a while ago…
I have to say though, love the new bannner!! Hard to pick a best post, but the bungee cord one made me laugh to hardest. I actually brought it up in conversation today!

NO! November can’t be over already?! What am I going to read every day? The paper? Ha! That’s funny!

Well, you do deserve a big congratulations on making it through the month. Especially with traveling thrown in.

I still want to her how the Moosh got her name…

Delurking….I’ll add my voice to the crowd about the overdose post. Definitely should be best of.
I loved so many of them, though. You were one of the only bloggers whose NaBloPoMo posts I read. To be honest, I thought the whole NaBloPoMo thing was lame. I clicked “mark all read” on my feedreader quite a bit……but not here. Loved the story about how you met Cody. Great job this month.

Hi, just wanted to say I love reading your blog and I ALSO
want to know how the moosh got her name! I liked your post
about how you met Cody best out of all the good ones last month.

Hi…I’m de-lurking. You and the moosh = kickass.

Thanks for being so open! Loved hearing how you met Cody.

I’ve been reading for a while but I’ve particularly enjoyed your nablopomo posts. Thank you.

I only started lurking a few days ago, after finding you through Loralee’s blog. But I like it here. I think you and your daughter are adorable, and you make me laugh, which I appreciate.

Im delurking as well. I mostly read you at work which has one huge disadvantage, none of your pictures will show up for me. Often times I end up going home and taking another look to see all the pictures!

Well I have commented a couple of times, but I definitely have a tendency to lurk. So. I found you through a link on Isabel’s blog. I loved your saga of how you fell for Cody and became a Mormon. Hi-LAR-ious.

Good luck with Cody being in law school. My husband is in grad school part time and working full time and sometimes I want to rip all my hair out. And his too.

Yo.

I loved the posts about how you met Cody. That was some of the best stuff I read this last month PERIOD. And I read a lot of good stuff.

Hey there… thanks for sharing this past month.

De-lurking complete…

You and Cody’s journey for sure! love you and the moosh to pieces!

It’s been so interesting and entertaining learning the details of your life. You are quite a woman Casey!!

OK, OK…You seem so insistent that I delurk: here I am! A reader, who enjoys everything you write, all the way from California.

I don’t know what you should include in your “best of”, because like I said above I enjoy whatever you write. Sorry!

Melissa

YO! Or rather, “JA”, as I’m hoping to be your first delurking German reader – does that mean you’ve gone international? How glamorous is that?!
Am smitten with the moosh and your blog – thanks!

I loved reading about you and Cody. It was also pretty cool to learn a little more about LDS.

Howdy – first time poster, long time reader here!

Have been really fascinated with your blog – I really love the mormon aspect you share – I live in Australia and our mormon population is relatively small so I have not had much exposure to this religion, I often had very sterotypical views of your faith, and I am grateful for you teaching me that it is really quite similar to my own faith. That said, I must admit that I still love Big Love the TV show, even if it doesn’t really resemble your ‘average; mormon family!

Thanks anyone for sharing your life

I love how brutally honest you were with the “overdose post”. Unfortunately I’ve been there too, only you had the courage to tell the world. from one Indy to another….

Oh, and my husband just finished school….it’s so nice to have him back, you will get there too my friend.

Casey, loved all your posts this month. I vote for the overdose post and the one with the link to the pictures your friend took. You and the Moosh are beautiful.

Plus, I am hoping you miss Indy like crazy and will eventually change your mind about living here!

I’m not a lurker- I think I could described as a habitual commenter. I think ALL the post this month have been ace. Really I’ve been reading you since I started my own blog back in Aug 06 so I feel like I’ve been here from the beginning. You’ve grown sooo damn much as a writer, I’m in awe of your blog! So I’d put up the entire NoBloPoMo 07 on the best of list. The Cody series was awesome. The pregnancy series was awesome. BUT if I was pushed I would say the overdose one was the most profound most raw and open post. So OK I vote for that one.

I think I found you through Kerflop as well. I’m officially delurked.

yo

Wow, a lot of lurkers. I’m the husband, and a lurker.

Hi! I actually read your blog for the first time yesterday. I’m friends with Becky Kump and I used to know your sis. I’ve even met you once, but it was a long time ago. Love your blog!

Hi! I learned so much about you this month. In October I was a lurker to see what life was like as a perfect Stepford wife and mother. Turns out you are a real live person with real live experiences and I’ve gone from being a bit more than a little jealous to loving you to pieces.

I was once a law school wife too, and I love when you talk about that. I didn’t have a child then, and I can’t imagine what you are going thru. It was hard enough with my cats and a law student husband.

Big East Coast love to you and the family.

I only came across your blog a few days ago and spent a good deal of time here catching up with what I missed. I enjoy all your posts and can’t say which is my fav because they are all so good. Congrats on finishing NaBloPoMo! Look forward to reading more.

Ho.

I mean yo.

tehehe.

Look at you with your 90 comments. What, do you think you are OTJ’s or Bossy or something?

Good job making it all 30 days! Woot!

Just because you asked nice….Hi, my name is Melissa, I live in SLC and I am addicted to reading your blog!! I just want you to know that your blog is the most genuine blog I have ever read and for that you have all my respect. As for my favorite….ALL OF THEM!! Thank you for sharing, you’ve helped in so many ways!

I don’t generally lurk, but I can’t resist listening to your bossy self, so I’ll say HI.

delurkin’ and lovin’ your blog. (i’ve commented before…)

I’m Kristin. I live in WI. We did live in Northern UT for two years, 1.5 years ago. Not LDS by any stretch, just “planted” there for a couple years. Also lived in Indiana for a bit too.

I think I may go into withdrawal now that you have stopped posting everyday. I found yours of another person blog that I started reading now that I am a stay at home mom. I loved your blog and appreciate how you say things how they are. My favorite posts were the overdosing one and how you met your husband. Oh.. I’m seeing that people are telling about theselves. I live in Alberta, Canada, LDS, married and mom of one.

Wow! I’m #96.

I love all your stuff, the history of you and Cody’s relationship was very cute, and I can sympathize with your dark times as well.

You even inspired me to jump on the NaBloPoMo train next year…

love the new header!!

Holy cow, I’m the 98th commenter? People really are de-lurking. That’s wonderful!

I love the new colors and images on your site! Cool!

I saw add the posts you talked about meeting Cody, your pregnancy, and becoming a Mormon to your “best of”. Or is that too much to ask? I loved reading your stories this month..even if I didn’t comment on them all.

yo!

yo!!

I started reading your fantastic blog after I found it through Skye’s blog site. (She was the Mormon missionary who taught me!) I like the majority of your posts, but your recent one about the infertility was funny and insightful. I liked your self-confidence and learning about your cooking skillz too. Thanks for sharing!

Casey-
You Must put the dr visit in your best of. I sent it to my cousin who is finishing med school (a girl) and she loved it.
I love your meeting Cody one. That was great too. Oh, and the one with your friends all looking at each other like we must make a baby, and the one where you talk about your depression, and the one about infertility and the one with the pics your bpotp took. You’ve been on a roll…
oh, but, y’know, no pressure or anything to continue to be hilarious.

Okay, you caught me! I’ve been lurking for a couple weeks now, and loving every minute of it. I kept seeing “Moosh in Indy” comments on the blogs I read, so I thought I should see what it’s all about…and I was hooked from the first word. Now that I’ve “broken the ice” I’ll comment regularly. ) I love your realism and your humor!

I love you so Casey, I think you should keep blogging every day in December too and more pictures, I love the Moosh!

wait…does it count as delurking if i already comment??!!

um, yeah, nothing beats “the treadmill” – and that’s already on there….so i have no answers for you my dear…

Lilylivered lurker here! Yo!

yo…

I love them all and I already know the Treadmill one will make it. I also love the one when the robber left his shoes bahahaha!

Isabel directed me your way and I heart her for it.
I think the posts about your struggles with fetility, pregnancy and post-partum are so raw, honest and beautiful!
Also, you’re so lucky to have such an awesome photographer friend!

Funny Blog!!!!!!

Thanks for letting me know I am not a lone yoga farter, you little yoga queefer,you!

Look at you, all 110 comments!

Yay you!

Your blog keeps me from going completely crazy! I’m home all day all alone with a new baby; your writing makes me laugh out loud!! I’m “delurking” to say thanks so much for writing!

Holy crap, Casey. 112 comments previous.

But, I loved your blog the best this November–not to play favorites or nothing. But seriously, I think you really embraced the spirit of NaBloPoMo and really went for it. And I love (and appreciate) your honesty–you should be so very proud of yourself, Casey.

Thanks for sharing your life with the Internetz!

That’s a lot of comments.
I think you know which post is my favorite…

I was hooked on checking your site daily all through NaBloPoMo. I really respect your honesty and I think it’s incredibly important not to sugar coat things because otherwise, people have an askew view of what life is like and may think there is something wrong with themselves for thinking this or feeling that. I thought you were incredibly brave in opening up the way that you did and I thank you for doing that!

My favorite post? It would have to be the one where you talk about how you and Casey hit it off even with your very different backgrounds. LOVED IT! Because you were all ** and he was all **!

Oh, Lord. I just read my comment and didn’t even catch that I had called your husband Casey till now.

HI! I’m an ASS!! How you doing?

Sorry!

Holy smokes, look at everyone here!

I loved the story of how you met Cody. I’m considering posting about how I met my husband now, only it’s not as G-rated.

I’ve really enjoyed reading your posts this month. You really did put it all out there.

Yo!

Holy Smokes that is a lot of comments. You so deserve them all. You are a riot. You are honest. You are such a terrific read every day. Thanks for inviting us into your family.

Congrats on finishing. So glad it is over. Yes?

I am. Have a great weekend. Love the banner.

holy freakin’ lurkers.

i’m impressed.

you should make money doing this.

and even the cody commented.

i am so, so impressed.

your best post – that’s hard. i think it has to be the overdose one. i wept.

Delurking and posting for the first time. I started reading your blog at the beginning of the month and was hooked.

I click on your link first when I see there’s something new in Bloglines. (shhh…don’t tell the others…we don’t want them to be jealous or anything.)

The Moosh is too adorable and you write from the heart.

Thanks for sharing!

i found you through moon cookie’s link. I’m in Dallas. Your blog is so, so entertaining! Have a son about the same age as your daughter. Thanks!

Yo. I’m not a lurker, just a Pittsburgher jealous of your Indy zip code. You know, that one that you’re not currently in. Guess there’s nothing to be jealous of at the moment.

Carry on.

Hey Casey- I officially delurked a few posts back. With each and every post I like you more and more. We are similiar in many ways. Thanks for making me laugh each day and feel less alone when I have a hard day with the kids.

I smile every time I read your posts. It may be because you write some damn funny things or because I relate. It helps to know someone else has similar experiences to mine.

I loved the post about the newlyweds & bungee cords along with faking it. Also, the overdose was very memorable.

Hey there.

Love the blog.

Thanks for being so honest. It’s inspiring. I vote for the Mormon Pride. I’m Catholic and not proud. I appreciate your pride!

So I’ve commented before, but I’m one of those admitted lurkers. I think some of my favorites really have to deal with the pregnancy. I spent my entire pregnancy on Zofran, as well. As I read your story, I remembered literally falling into my husband’s arms screaming and crying, “I can’t do this anymore. I can’t.” And once I got a few breaths in, I ran to throw up again. I felt the same way…that people were thinking that I just needed to suck it up and deal with “being pregnant”. It seemed that only I (and luckily, my FABULOUS OB) knew that what I was going through wasn’t just ‘normal’ pregnancy stuff. Thanks for helping to raise awareness. So many people have no clue that this really exists.

P.S. I absolutely love your pics (and the green sweater/white vest combo is awesome….mind if I ask where they’re from?)

p.p.s. Thanks for all the hard work blogging and giving me something to read at work!

Hey Moosh Mama,
I de-lurked awhile back. Found you through a mutual friend – yes I’m another one of those crazy Canadians. I have been thoroughly enjoying NaBloPoMo as I have had a little something to look forward to reading every!single!day!
My favorite ones are definitely the “sordid past” ones. So hilarious!
You now have 129 comments – very impressive. Clearly, you’re doing something right

dooood… you are BOSSY!

Hey Casey,

Congrats on finishing NaBloPoMo! I found your blog through some random links when I was searching for LDS blogs about a month ago. Keep up the funny posts!

lurk sometimes, come clean others…

I vote the sordid past post for your “Best Of” collection.

Found you earlier in November from a link of a link…

Thanks for providing some awesome reading material – you are fantastic!

will be visiting regularly from now on.

yo!

Wow! 133? Go Casey!!!

Sorry, I read your blog every day. I’m just really lame at commenting! Blah!

Hi, I would like to introduce myself…you know the BFF…Seriously…135, c’mon people…I know she gets 1000 a day…keep ‘em coming!

Hi!

I don’t lurk dahling!

Loved following your posts this month. As someone who suffered from postpartum, I think your posts about pregnancy are not to be missed for those who have been there. We gals need to stick together so we don’t feel so alone when no one in “real life” gets it.

this is my first time to delurk…ever…anywhere. I read every day. You make me laugh, cry, smile, feel all cozy inside, wish i had kids, wish i didn’t have kids. keep it up. the moosh is one lucky kid, if you ask me.

oops* I mean: make me glad i don’t have kids…
sorry about that

Delurking to say that I really enjoy your blog! Congratulations on NaBloPoMo. My favorite posts are the ones where you wrote about how you met and fell in love with Cody.

Thank you for making me laugh when my world is falling apart.

Yo!
Okay, I’m not really a lurker, I’ve commented. but I’m trying to drive up your dazzlement numbers!

hi!

Starting reading your posts during NaBloPoMo and really enjoyed them.

I found you on my friend Erika’s blog. You are hilarious.

So, Hi! Found through a series of blog rolls. Love your honesty and the belly laughs I get from reading!

I am a lurker! I happened upon your blog from another blog from a girl at our church here in Dallas… Captivating writing and the moosh’s great clothes keep me checking back, I suppose! I will admit to making a run to baby Gap to find some pinky striped stuff for my little girl after seeing all those photos!

Hello, i am delurking! I stumbled upon your blog a few months ago and check just about everyday. The moosh is just too cute, and you dress her exactly how i would dress my little girl if i had one. Actually at times it makes me want to have one just to play dress up but then i realize that is the wrong reason to have a child

How you met Cody, The overdose, Faking it for the hot doctors are worthy of best of.

Keep up the great work, i am entertained each and every time i visit your blog.

There’s no way I could pick just one. Literary birth control? It’s funny ’cause it’s true. New mommy crazies? Thank you for putting the word out that almost everyone has some sort of out-of-body experience as the mother to a newborn. The “How I met Cody” series? I’m a sucker for a good love story. And of course all the moosh pictures. She’s too cute for words.

I’m hooked on Moosh in Indy – I can’t wait for more great stories!

I think I de-lurked once already this month. Doesn’t that mean I filled my quota. Lol! I must admit…the story about locking Moosh in her room with the bungee cords was brilliant! I wish I had thought f it all those years ago. Lol!

Because I follow directions:

Your blog is a new favorite of mine. I love any and all Moosh photos. But even all her cuteness can’t trick me into wanting one!

Wow, I can’t believe how many comments you have! I also like your honesty, it takes a lot of courage to write honest stories like that on your blog. And you’re a great writer… I like the story where you met Cody. And that little girl is just too cute.

Double delurk! I did this last week Just wanted to say I heart the moosh pictures you’ve posted this week

Delurking from the west side of Indy to say I always look forward to your posts.

Hi – Delurking to say I have enjoyed your blog and can relate with you on several issues. Thanks for being so honest. And the moosh is adorable!

I’ll delurk too. I love your blog – witty, clever, and best of all, it’s real! None of that, “I had a great day, life is gum drops and cotton candy.” crap. I read your blog and think, “I could have written that post.” or, “Yeah, I did that too when I was younger.” Except I generally don’t have the brain power these days to be so entertaining. I love the honesty and I adore the pictures!

I’ve been wondering, how did The Moosh get her name?

Oops, forgot to say, I’m a fellow Mormon, I live in Utah and don’t always like it, I lock my kids in their rooms with baby gates, and I nominate the history of Casey and Cody for the award.

Hiya. You’re a brave gal to be so open and honest online. I’ve enjoyed reading the whole story (and plan to stick around!)

I comment…occasionally!!

Hi, I read you through my friend Jim’s page, and I kept coming back because you were my favorite of the blogs listed on his page. I love the honesty. Good job!

I think I’ve commented once before, but I like it all. The posts on LDS, the baking and of course, the Moosh.

Well holy cow woman!!
I love all your posts that I’ve read, can’t say that I could pick a favorite, sorry.
I like the one about you and your best friend (recent one) I love the ones where you school the un=schooled on mormons… ummmm and any with the adorable chubby legged darlin’ known as the moosh.

I love reading your blog! I think you are an amazing woman. And you have the cutest little girl.

The bungie cords? Definitely in the favorite all time posts, lady. And the baking, those photos are TO DIE FOR.

Wow – check out the delurking!! You are too cool!! And…

YO.

Yo

yo

Thought I better come out of hiding since I linked you on my blog. Found you a couple of weeks ago (from Kerflop) and have truly been entertained.

Looking forward to daily reads in December.

Amy

Okay, I did it.

I’m here. Always a pleasure….

Pure entertainment. I love it! And, come home soon.

I’m a lurker…an addicted lurker.

Damn. I’m a few days late, but here I am.

Yo!
I’m usually to shy to comment on peoples blogs but seeing that I am not the only one addicted to your site makes me feel better. I’ve really enjoyed your website especially the ones about you and Cody meeting and how you became a Mormon. I really enjoy your Sunday posts and hope you keep them coming.

I am officially de-lurking!! I think that the posts of how you met Cody should definitely be in your best of…

I didn’t see this one. I am delurking. I wasn’t lurking, but I definitely don’t comment enough.

I think “law wives anony—” huh? Oh, I see it’s already there. Fabulous. That was a good one.

Must always have any posts about moosh threads in the best of. Ooh, and the one with all the pictures of her tongue!

I’m horribly late because I never blog on the weekend. I guess I’m a lurker.

yo

oooh I’m totally a lurker…I’ve never ever left a comment on a blog. You’re my first (blush). If only I were in Utah you could have at least taken me to dinner first.

I’ll be here (lurking) everyday. The ones about you and Cody, and the wee overdose incident, are my favs.

(yo)

Hi Im Cathy……….and Im a lurker. I was doing a search for something and happened to come across your blog. I started to read a few entries and realized you were in Indy. I live in Avon. And now I am addicted to your blog.

I’m lurking….nice to see you made it through November and blogging every day. I knew I could count on you EVERY DAY to post something…and I loved the photo ones.

That Moosh is freakin’ adorable!!!!!

I love your blog…so, Yo..I have delurked..although I found you a while back, gave you an award an all….still wanted to say hi…lol…HI!!!! (frantically waving)..
Dixie

you know biddy is always around!!!

Oh, alright, I’ll delurk. Yo.

I delurk….GREAT job…looking forward to December…

I’ve been thinking for DAYS on which one has been my favorite post. I think it’s a tie between Ever feel like the only one NOT pregnant and your baking post. That one still makes me salivate… mmmmm…. OF COURSE, being that I too love your bff Kim, I’ve enjoyed ALL of the posts about her beautiful face as well. I also enjoyed all of your real life posts, mommy crazies, depression. You write so well and have this uncanny ability to be able to tell it how it is. I thoroughly enjoyed the month of November with you. Thanks for keeping it up!

I’m not even sure how I found your site, but I must say, that I LOVE it! You never fail to make me laugh!

Still here, but not commenting as much.

I’m delurking to say I came across your blog last month and I’m currently reading your archives. You and your family are just too cute!

Dropping in to help give you a real count!
I think The Overdose post is definitely “Best Of” worthy, and I see you’ve already put it up there.

Your NaBloMoPo was fabulous! Thank you again so much for posting about my question and for all of your other heart-wrenchingly honest posts. I’ve been reading for about a year now and am even more in awe about the moosh family story.

Kelly, Toronto, Ontario

Alright, you inspired me to de-lurk. I am new to blogging, posting, commenting, etc. I have enjoyed the moosh stories for well over a month now. Thanks for keeping me occupied and entertained at work and for promising to post every day in December as well!

Megan, Oklahoma

Hi! I found your blog through the wonderfully talented Kimmie. I must say, I keep coming back for a daily dose of hilarity. I love that you say what everyone else is thinking. So, this secret lurker is coming out. ) Thanks for the humor!

The overdose post was the one for me too. That was SO raw and telling. I truly feel like I “know” you because of it.

I found your blog sometime back from a friend of a friend of a friend…you get the idea. I just have to tell you that you are hilarious, pee your pants hilarious. And I can’t pick a best of post, they are all too good.

Whew, glad I commented last week after I re-found your blog! I didn’t feel a bit guilty at your call-out to lurkers. Anyhow, I love reading up on your life. I liked your meeting-Cody-becoming-mormon series just because I remember hearing about it from Emilie while it was happening. And I loved your honesty in your overdose post; I wish I would have known to offer support (if I could have!).

Happy blogging!

You got 194 comments. I’m about to make it 195. Look at all the delurkers you got…even though I don’t technically qualify as a lurker, what with leaving the occasional remark now and then.

My favourite post is definitely the overdose post. If I had had my act together in time, I would have given you a perfect post award for that one. That one made me cry.

Not really delurking, as I am a regular commenter extraordinaire
I did love your November posts, though.

Okay, fine! I love your site and your writing — it’s all good. And…that’s all I want to say right now (except — what is it with all of the cool, Mormon bloggers? I’m not one of them, but you rock!)

not a lurker! although i am very slow, apparently.

well done on nablo…with excellent writing.

I am slower than megachick.

I don’t always lurke. But don’t always have the time to comment, either. I’m a summatime lurker.

And I’m thinking you’re probably still reading all TWO HUNDRED comments anyway (You Super Popular Blog Chick, You!)

And, ah, I thought this blog WAS your “best of.” You need special posts, too!?!? I love your honesty and courage all the time, but the one about your overdose was excruciatingly honest and really ripped my heart up.

Oh, wait…

NOW it’s two hundred comments.

Okay, I’m late. But I’m commenting.

Sorry I lost your blog and just refound it….Still love it.

I’ve been reading your blog for awhile… but I think I just missed this post. So here I am, delurking. You’re hilarious.

I was just reading through all of your old posts and I actaully had to look up “delurk” to know what the heck you were talking about.

I’m slow.

I love your blog. Keep telling us your innermost thoughts and feelings…PLEASE!!

I just found your blog tonight. I haven’t gone into many of the archives, however I have laughed and cried to your experiences tonight. I loved the treadmill blog as well as the Dr. Hottie blog. I’d have to say the most moving was definitely your overdose blog. I will be checking out your blogs religiously from now on. Thanks for sharing your life with us!

Wow – good stuff. Welcome to my feed reader.

What J said.

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I’ve been reading your blog today from the beginning to now. I can’t quit you!

From one crazy to another, keep up the good work!

Sally’s last blog post..It can’t ALL be witty banter

I was referred to your blog by a friend and have still yet to read all your posts. But I’ve read alot of your posts and WOW. I know you want to be a kickarse blogger and I’m sure I’m not the first to tell you “Congratulations! You’re a kickarse blogger!” You’ve got it all, baby: chortles and sniffles. So, even though I have tons of questions, I’m only gonna ask one: How the heck do you have time to keep up on your blog AND be the world’s most supreme baker? (I’m really excited to try the chocolate cake and su-poib icing!)

dana’s last blog post..Warmth Continues

you seem to have a lot of readers! I found this page through random stumbling and I have read everyone of you entries. I commented on 2, one being the suicidal skeleton named Akmed… and the other being your trip to the pysch ward. I really enjoyed reading your blog and I hope you right more in the future. You confidence and integrity are amazing. You are amazing. I hope more people get to read your blog and realize that they are not the only ones living a normal yet eventful life full of things they never want to talk about. You have said what we want to but are afraid to. So for this I thank you.

I mentioned this in my other post, but I find it so coincidental that you call your daughter the moosh, because I as well call my daughter moosh or mooshie on a regular basis. I dont know whether this is just a name you use to keep her real name private, or whether this is a nickname you use but I think its cute either way!

oh and I swear I saw your double on Law & Order last night… sorry had to add that in…

Shannon

Like Shannon above me, I also started reading because of a random stumble into your blog. I then clicked archives and three days later here I am. Three days in which i have managed to catch up in spite of a full time job and university. I am just totally in love with your writing and your honesty and not least of all, your beautiful little girl. My boyfriend and I have been suffering from an addiction to pictures of the moosh. Sadly, the previous entry didn’t really help.

Also I wanted to thank you for clearing up a lot of misconceptions about your church. I was leery when I first read you were LDS, I won’t lie. I have read and studied a lot of different religions but yours is one of few which I’ve never had the pleasure of speaking to a real live person of that faith. Granted I haven’t spoken to you either (though honestly sometimes it feels like I have!) but a putting a real person’s explanation to the idea of your church has helped me a lot in understanding what it is all about. I’m not leery anymore (quite to the contrary). I just wanted to thank you for that.

Btw, I totally saw someone that resembled Cody in a commercial and thought “Hey! I know that guy!” I had to remind myself I do not in fact know any of you.

Sad. Sad for me definitely.

Love from Chicago,
Melanie

I found you through stumble upon and you are my new blog crush. I’m almost all caught up on your archives, and when I get to your latest post I will weep because then what will I do?

Heather’s last blog post..Night Out

Ditto to Heather.
BTW, also LDS and lived in UT for 15 yrs (S t i l l NOT a mormon mom)
Now back to the land of my roots where we lie lie lie about how we REALLY feel about summers but it’s dry heat so it’s ok. (AZ)

I just discovered your blog.

I have a Mormon-themed blog about my adventures in Indianapolis, too.

http://indybooks.blogspot.com

I love your blog, but I hadn’t gone back and read any of the archives. I enjoyed reading the posts linked to in this post! I enjoy your posts on Mormonism, because it’s nice to hear the perspective from an everyday person who I relate to instead of the media/books/fanatics. Also, moosh is just sooo cute, I want to pinch her cheek!

Rachael’s last blog post..100 Things About Me

I’m delurking. I just found your blog today, so I don’t really have any suggestions for your “Best Of” collection. I’ll get back to you later.

Found your blog and love it. I am high functioning bi-polar (or at least that’s what they tell me) and have seen the dark side as well. Your moosh is precious and you seem wonderful. Bravo.

Aprils last blog post..Woman on a Mission

I just discovered you blog today, completements of http://laureality.blogspot.com/. Now, instead of working, I’m reading your posts.

Melissas last blog post..Why Does the Cold & Flu Season Coincide with the Holiday Season?

How are you. I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
I am from China and also am speaking English, tell me whether I wrote the following sentence: “J taylor, beckles willson, and wolfedivision of child health, university of sheffield, uk.”

Thanks in advance. Houston.