Monthly Archives: September 2010

Cool Potty Talk #6: Our Toiletries

Here’s a tour of the little bathroom that serves the residents of the Cool Duplex so well. When you have a family of four sharing a place with two roommates (three roomies tonight!), where do you put everyone’s stuff? Here … Continue reading

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What’s the deal with homeschooling? (cue Seinfeld voice)

CM: “I don’t know. Part of me wants to use a Christian curriculum. But maybe we can just get a regular one and get another book…” CD: “Like the Bible?” We’ve reached that point in our lives as Christian parents: … Continue reading

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Signs That Make It Look Like We’re Poor (But We’re Not): City Dweller Edition

My friend sent me the Gawker article “Signs That You’re Poor: City Dweller Edition.” From merely reading the title of the article, I knew that the mix of talking about New York City + numerous opportunities to self-deprecate = instant … Continue reading

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Cool (out of the) Potty Talk #5: The Boppy Pillow

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Don’t expect to see me in a meat dress for Halloween

We didn’t watch the MTV Video Music Awards [-2 cool points]. We don’t get MTV, which is too bad because we’re missing some popular show about a Christian youth group from the New Jersey Shore or something like that. On … Continue reading

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