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Parenting tips from a SAHD-Snacks

My wife and I are very lucky to have a child that loves and (has so far) stuck to a schedule. He wakes up at the same time, has breakfast, a snack, lunch, nap, dinner, bath and goes to bed each day within ten minutes every day. It requires a bit of timing and patience, but it allows us to have a nice dinner together and know what to expect during the day with a 17 month old toddler. Continue reading Parenting tips from a SAHD-Snacks

DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-wax toilet seal

Our bathroom smelled funny. Actually, it didn’t smell funny, it smelled of urine and we clean the bathroom regularly. Have you seen the Friends episode where they’re trapped in the bathroom and Mathew Perry says to Courtney Cox, “Are you cleaning?” That is my wife and a constant bad smell that can’t be eradicated means that Daddy Mojo better find the odor.

I’ve experienced this before and knew that the wax toilet ring was corrupted. Unfortunately, as I knew what the problem was, I waited to fix it because I knew how to do it. It’s my own personal ouroboros. As we had young children coming to the house this weekend my wife started looking up wax seal replacement on the net. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-wax toilet seal

Dad spends a night in the Man Cave

I love my wife but sometimes a guy needs to be a guy, hole up in his man cave and just watch some television. In my case my man cave is the living room, which can still have aspects of estrogen, especially around the holidays. I’m thankful now that we’re verging on St. Patrick’s Day and the quite feminine Easter decorations haven’t come out yet, this way I can pretend it’s a man cave. Continue reading Dad spends a night in the Man Cave

Parents, runny noses, Boogie Wipes and DISCO!

The many benefits of cold weather are skiing, snowboarding and blue horizons pierced by pine trees that challenge the sky for height. Alas, if you’re a mom or dad who doesn’t happen to live in Colorado, then cold weather means runny noses, sick children and a yearning to be a parent in one of those mountain states.

A child with a runny nose is a disgusting thing. Your child with a runny nose is an angel that needs to have their nose wiped before they re-enact the movie Up with mucus bubbles. Continue reading Parents, runny noses, Boogie Wipes and DISCO!

DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-A new shower head

We wanted a new shower head. The old one was gold plated, peeling and looked like it was from the 80s; and not the good 80s either, the bad 80s. Yup, the 80s’s had great moments, but this shower head was more like Saga than Pat Benetar and that’s not a good thing. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do-A new shower head

The evolution of guy to husband to dad: The Music

In the early 90s, when I had just gotten out of college I remember seeing an editorial cartoon. It showed two slackers at the garbage dump, in front of a pile of old LPs, CDs and a sign over a third pile that said ‘the next music format’. “What could be greater than CD’s?” I thought. Until music starts being piped in through brain waves I guess MP3s are as good as it gets. Continue reading The evolution of guy to husband to dad: The Music

The evolution of guy to husband to father: The Wardrobe

Guys are a tricky lot. Sometimes aspects of our personality or behavior may not be what are best for hygiene, friendships or employment. Part of that trickiness* can be attributed to youth, while other traits can only be laid solely on the backs of our Guy DNA. Continue reading The evolution of guy to husband to father: The Wardrobe

Daddy Mojo asks, “What are the top 5 Jackie Chan movies?”

Jackie Chan is a martial arts super hero. He has also starred in almost 100 movies, not all of them are good or even worth watching. When I lived in Japan I had a chance to watch most of his pre 1994 movies.

Now that I’m a parent, my time is more precious and I don’t have the luxury of watching really bad movies. Continue reading Daddy Mojo asks, “What are the top 5 Jackie Chan movies?”