Just over a month ago we started an experiment killing weeds around the house. We had two areas as our sample, one was treated with boiling hot water and the other with white vinegar. Continue reading DIY a stay at home dad can do: Kill weeds without chemicals-Update!
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DIY a Stay at Home Dad Can Do: Kill weeds without chemicals
Last year I put three name brand weed killers against each other. I was tired of forgetting which weed killer did a good job and ending up with half bottles of multiple different kinds. For the record, Spectracide did the best job on the weeds for us. However, someone commented that as a dad I should use more natural methods to control weeds. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad Can Do: Kill weeds without chemicals
DIY a stay at home dad can do: Change a door knob
Changing a door knob to a bathroom should be a key element when you’re thinking about baby-proofing the house. You know to latch the low cabinets that children can get into, but you’ve got years before the baby will be walking around the house and wait, is he opening the door while your mother is on the toilet?!? Continue reading DIY a stay at home dad can do: Change a door knob
Milton area Boy Scouts conduct paint recycling on Feb 11
If you have a house you have cans of paint. If you have a garage you have more cans of paint. Recently I straightened up the garage, put up some wall hangers for the bigger tools and got as much stuff off of the floor as possible. During this process I found-and properly disposed of 15 cans of paint. Continue reading Milton area Boy Scouts conduct paint recycling on Feb 11
Make a Valentine’s Day plaster cast of your baby’s footprint
Making a plaster cast of your baby’s footprint is low hanging gift fruit for DIY type Dads. It’s messy, simple, fun, involves the family and your wife will love it. You can make a plaster cast of your baby’s footprint anytime, but if you do it around Valentine’s Day it can be done easier and more individualistic. Continue reading Make a Valentine’s Day plaster cast of your baby’s footprint
Naptime DIY: Garage Pegboard and Storage
At one point our garage was organized and could accommodate two cars. Then we had one child, one car got moved outside and when that child became a toddler the garage was dangerously disorganized. There were all sorts of tools that a curious toddler could maul, hurt or break something with-all at a level that he could easily reach. Continue reading Naptime DIY: Garage Pegboard and Storage
DIY a stay at home dad can do: Install a flat screen TV
As Toddler Mojo got bigger and bigger, our traditional TV, the 200 pound albatross in our living room started to get in the way. He’d unplug the TV, turn it on or off and then change the channel from 3 to 4 which meant that I had to go into the settings to get it to work again. Continue reading DIY a stay at home dad can do: Install a flat screen TV
Sears wants to be your gifting destination this shopping season
I’m really thrilled to be part of the Holiday Blogger Ambassador Program at Sears. Regardless of what holiday you’re shopping for this year Sears has something for that person on the list. For us, it’s Christmas and we purchased a handful of ‘needed’ items for the house. Continue reading Sears wants to be your gifting destination this shopping season
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