The light timer is a magical invention. Even outside of the Christmas season we have a couple timers that turn some of the lights on and off. You can tell when my wife is home because every, literally, every light is on in the house. She is single handedly trying to boost Georgia Powers annual profits.
So decorating for her during Christmas is a high point, both in enjoyment and watts used. Continue reading Plastic pegs, decorating wives and drunk reindeer
I love tools. It is my belief that every guy, especially every dad loves tools. We purchase tools that we really don’t need, I’m guilty of that. If you can use it once, in a justifiable manner, then it’s OK to buy. Really, it’s in the man bible, check out the audio version that Mike Rowe did, he gave us permission. Continue reading Tools that every dad needs
Certain sounds make the heart of men go down to their stomach. As a father, the ‘grind’ that your disposal makes when a foreign object is in there can present a fork in the road.
We heard that sound recently in the Mojo house. It was a tiny baby spoon that fell and was shredded into a thousand metallic pieces, we thought. After the first metal on metal sound, I stopped the disposal, realized that it was too far gone and made the disposal work for it’s money. Either grind it or die disposal, cause it’s all or nothing in this house. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do: A new disposal
As a father I wonder what kind of music Baby Mojo will like. I hate to sound like an old man who says ‘back in my day…’; but if my son likes any music that requires the use of an autotuner, has to bleep out words or the artist has more tattoos than hands then he’ll find that MP3 player meeting the business end of a hammer. Continue reading Songs in the hourglass: The Girl from Ipanema
Regardless of the time of year, you need to save money. The single guy down the street, the family up the road and the retired couple that live next door all want to pay less for the stuff they buy. The internet has made comparing prices effortless, but it’s important not to forget the old school ways that companies advertise. Continue reading A free tip on how families can save money
Dads, moms and babies need to stay cool, keep warm or keep those HVAC bills under control. A nice programmable digital controller for your HVAC system can regulate temperatures day to day, as well as, specific times. Successfully programming your system can save you cash, which dads can then use for other important things like beer, pizza, video games or comic books.
When our HVAC system was inspected recently the technician told me that the thermostat was not working correctly. As this was the second time I had been told this, I knew that he was telling the truth. By nature, I don’t trust people selling me stuff, especially when its guy stuff that I feel like I should know. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do: A new Thermostat
Prior to being a stay at home dad I had a wide variety of cleaning chemicals in my house. I even had two pints of acid that was kept in a thick black bottle, triple layered zip sealed bag. The acid didn’t make the move with us to our new home and is back at the old house, probably being surrounded by the EPA right now.
I was the single mans Breaking Bad, except I didn’t do anything with the chemicals, especially clean. Continue reading The pros and con of using vinegar to clean
My wife has always put up her Christmas tree the day after Christmas. If we were doing a family trip over Thanksgiving then I suspect that we’d have to stop somewhere, purchase a tree and take it back home with us. “Sweetie, they sell Christmas trees back home”, I’d say. She’d then remind me about how pretty the house looks once decorated and that a Christmas tree from hundreds of miles away would only add to the beauty of the house.
So we decorate the tree the day after Thanksgiving. Entering into a relationship with this decorator was quite the change for me. Many years ago, it’s possible that I’d have a tree, but it wasn’t guaranteed. I always had green things growing in my place, but it was not garland and may have required a plastic suit and gallons of white vinegar. Continue reading The DMZ on the Christmas tree
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