fun finds: top valentine's day gifts for dads

1. buoy by turnstone -- i get it. it may not seem like the likely top pick for our valentine's guide....but i'm telling you this: it's amazing. genelle and i have been testing out the buoy's in our own homes for a few weeks now and we are seriously in love. i am such a convert to this awesome chair that i have donated my previous desk chair and i am never looking back. they have a large variety of color variations to choose from so there is sure to be one to fit your valentine's style. it will be the best valentine gift he has ever received. truly. 

2. bose quiet comfort headphones -- the very best for the daddy that travels or needs to get some work done at home and might need a little help drowning out the noise from your munchkins.

3. mens leather travel case -- why should us mama's have the cute travel toiletries bag? give your love one of these beautiful, personalized, leather ones.

4. love quote -- "every story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite." add a beautiful new piece of artwork to the walls of your home or of his office. it's truly lovely. 

5. love shirt -- tell your man you love him with this fun, artsy love tee. he is bound to feel the love but not get teased by his friends.

6. jack black luxury shave set -- there is just something super sexy about a really close shave. i love the look of an old fashioned save set on the counter and who doesn't love a really, smooth face on their love sometimes?

poopology...really?

the other day, we received an email from a friend of ours. he's a great father of two little boys with a sense of humor that matches our own. in the spirit of "what happens in the bathroom", he wrote this email and added some insights of his own. we thought this was just too hilarious to pass up. we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Dear Chach and Nellie,

I saw this ad for Pedia-Lax on the back cover of the June/July 2011 issue of Disney’s Family Fun magazine today and thought your readers may enjoy it.

Seriously? What is the obsession with poop? First the “getting real about what goes on in the bathroom” and now they want to give me a post graduate degree in children’s constipation? Really?

Here is all you need to know about poop: food goes in, poop comes out. If it doesn’t come out, give the kid some prunes…poop comes out. If it still doesn’t come out, go see your doctor. That’s it.

The bigger issue, the pink elephant in the room here is where the poop goes. Let’s talk about that for a minute. They think that their online resources will give you a Ph.D. in Poopology? This isn’t an institution of higher learning, this is war. There are no diplomas, they give out Medals of Honor to brave mommies and daddies!

How about a 2 year old who insists he is Jackson Pooplick? How about that Pedia-Lax? “Give Poop a Chance?” What burned-out hippie copyrighter thought that was a good idea? How about “Give Mom a Break?” That is better slogan!

I didn’t want to take the third boob hostage with an unwelcomed guest blogger, but I thought your readers would enjoy this ad.

There are all sorts of stories you could write in this same genre. Here are a few of my ideas:

1. Poop Massacre

2. Poop Massacre II, Revenge of the Turds

3. Poop Massacre III, Return of the Brown Knight

4. Poop Massacre IV, The Temple of Poo

Thank you for making this blog a reality. It makes me feel like I am not so alone in this crazy world of parenting.

Sincerely,

J. Bieber

something we love: design-her gals + 40% off

if you haven't heard of design-her gals yet, you are missing out. we (chach+nellie) are obsessed. you get to go online and create your own likeness (or someone else's) including super fun accessories and then have them put onto notecards, invitations, business cards and even email avatars. the website is crazy addictive and i KNOW that you will find something you love. how cute are the gals they created for us above?!

i am thinking that it will make for fun teacher gifts for the end of the school year......or for your favorite dad or grad. the best part (in my opinion) is that the proceeds from design-her gals sales go to the gal to gal foundation to benefit women diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer and breast cancer survivors. so there you go. do some fun shopping AND support a fabulous cause. what could be better?

right now they are offering 40% off on all of their stationary and paper products, but it expires the end of day tomorrow (thursday 5/19)  so get to work and start designing! use promo code: 40THISWEEK

enjoy!