Category Archives: growing up

Marking the milestones (for all 3 of us)

Baby Exercise: Cool Newbie Does Push-Ups! [video]

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Cool Dad

You know, I wouldn’t like being talked to, picked up, and handled like a baby. I definitely wouldn’t put up with it for a year and a half! I guess Cool Newbie feels the same way, ’cause he’s determined to … Continue reading →

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It’s Cool Dad’s X5th Birthday!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Cool Mum

It’s not even 5am, and the whole crew is eagerly awaiting the day’s celebrations! I sit here in Cool Dad’s “office” downstairs, trying with all my might to keep Cool Newbie from busting into the bedrooms where everyone else is … Continue reading →

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Be a Cool Parent: Keeping Your Cool

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Cool Dad

Love and patience. Patience and love. This has been my mantra over the last couple of weeks, mostly whispered through a clenched jaw and possibly bulging eyes. Cool Boy has engaged in his most rebellious stage yet, and I’m constantly … Continue reading →

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Blog City: My Time at the BlogHer Writers Conference

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Cool Dad

Looking back on my time at the BlogHer Writers Conference, the opening to Jan and Dean’s “Surf City” makes a splash in my head: Two girls for every boyyyyyy. Though it would be more like: One hundred and twenty gals … Continue reading →

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2011 BlogHer Writers Conference: I Am So There

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Cool Dad

Big plans tonight: I’m hitting Ladies Night at a bar in Midtown! Bigger plans tomorrow: Attending my first writing conference!! And yes, these two shindigs are related. I’m taking leave of my cozy home office to attend the BlogHer Writers … Continue reading →

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