Monthly Archives: February 2008

Am I a hypocrite for tickling my baby?

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Cool Mum

Did anyone actually enjoy being tickled as a kid? I’m really curious to know. As for me, I can’t think of a quicker way to make me furious (in the past or present) than to attempt this method of getting … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, reality check | 16 Comments

Fighting the cool fight

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Cool Dad

I think we’re fighting a losing battle here. Saturday night had the makings of a cool night. We’d just had a good worship service at church and I met up with some college friends. We met up at 8:30! That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in growing up | 8 Comments

Cool Baby Food

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Cool Mum

Before the baby, I always imagined my frugal self making baby food rather than buying the jars. Then I started buying the jars. Then I ended up eating some of the contents myself when they were rejected by the baby … Continue reading →

Posted in cheap is cool, reality check | 7 Comments

Yes, I know about shrinkage

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Cool Mum

My fear of dryer shrinkage kept me going for a good eight months. Then I came across this while looking for flu remedies. Yuck. I shouldn’t have read it. Apparently wet laundry is one of the germiest places in America. … Continue reading →

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V-Day report

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Cool Dad

The Perkin’s mystery shop didn’t come through, so we had a non-secretive dinner at a little pizza place. We ate outside and it was a little chilly. We didn’t have any socks for baby, so CM put jeans over his … Continue reading →

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