by Christina Refford | DIY, Holiday Picks
You know what’s scary? Realizing you’ve invited a bunch of little butterflies and superheroes to invade your home for a pre-trick-or-treating soiree, and then realizing your house is not ready. Ahem. Since making a last-minute dash to a...
by Cool Mom Staff | Art + Decor, Baby
If you’re anything like me, you spent all this time picking out the nursery colors, obsessing over the crib sheets, and then completely forgetting to beautiful the very thing you look at 40 times a day–the diaper storage. I never really liked those hanging...
by Christina Refford | Books for Adults
Having lived through the hippie styles of the 70’s, the new-wave neon of the 80’s, and the regrettable grunge fashions of the 90’s, I have enough embarrassing family family photos to fill a book. A very cringe-worthy, hilarious book. Which is just...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Books for Adults
I’m not a dad, I’m not expecting, and I usually find pregnancy humor about as funny as postpartum hemorrhoids. But I’m happy to admit that Dad’s Pregnant, Too! by advice columnist and author Harlan Cohen was a pleasant surprise. Why?He tells...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
I have nothing against boys embracing pink, but when I went to buy a little boy doll for my nephew to love while his mama was caring for a newborn, I found that 99% of the baby dolls in the big toy store were of the female persuasion.France’s Corolle, the maker...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
Yes it’s kind of a cliche that all dads like barbecuing and therefore all need grill tools for Father’s Day. But at least in my family, all the dads do like barbecuing and need grill tools for Father’s Day, so there. I love the look of all the...
by Cool Mom Staff | Uncategorized
For those of you who woke up this morning thinking Oh [your favorite expletive], I forgot to send a Father’s Day card! we’ve got you covered with the hilarious free e-cards from Rattlebox. Click over now and you have a whole selection of...
by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes
Check out any of the mom message boards and you’ll find members bragging about having used Born Free bottles since 2006 before everyone knew the dangers of BPA or knew how to pronounce Phthalates. As for the rest of us–me included– we’re now...
by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Adults
We’re a book family for sure. If I’m ever short on a gift idea, a book is always a home run provided it’s suited to the recipient (i.e. I’m not getting my sigOth the new Sex and the City book). With Father’s Day fast approaching (T minus...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
When choosing Father’s Day gifts for the daddies in my life, I strive to present them with a memorable token of affection. It doesn’t have to be extravagant or costly, but it has to be meaningful. Which automatically rules out socks. The lovely Sarah Jane...
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