A disaster puts everything in your tiny life in perspective

A disaster along the scale of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan can bring no good news.  It’s a tragic natural disaster that can produce stories of hope and surprise rescues, but the death toll is almost certain to rise over 10,000.

The reason this tragedy affects me more than the Indonesian tsunami in 2004 is that I lived in Japan for a couple years and personally know how gentle and kind they are.  Continue reading A disaster puts everything in your tiny life in perspective

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

The Chicken Thief is a children’s book, but we love it

We were in the library the other day when I stumbled across The Chicken Thief by Beatrice Rodriguez.   It’s a funny shaped book that’s more rectangular than most, has a cute bunny on the back cover  and Toddler Mojo was ready to go.  As a toddler tantrum was about to happen I checked out and didn’t pay the book any attention until I got home. Continue reading The Chicken Thief is a children’s book, but we love it

Is No Ordinary Family the best show on television?

Stay at home parents cherish time away from their child. We love them dearly, but those moments when we relax and have some adult time, watch television or read a book is a hot commodity. For those stay at home parents who have a part time job or home based business your time during the week is even more valuable.

I don’t, I can’t watch television during the week. I’d love to watch something every night of the week, but then my clients wouldn’t get their work done, my wife wouldn’t receive any conversation and Daddy Mojo wouldn’t get any reviews, commentary (or fart jokes) written. Having said that, I stop what I’m doing on Tuesday nights so I can watch No Ordinary Family on ABC. Continue reading Is No Ordinary Family the best show on television?

A dad and the communication stages of the Toddler

The 17 month old toddler is a magical, highly excitable creature that still has trouble communicating to mom and dad.  While the toddler’s point gets made, it lacks a certain finesse.  In observing our toddler we’ve determined that a 17 month old has three forms of verbal communication: Chinese Baby, Bobcat Goldwaite and The Singing Frog, Continue reading A dad and the communication stages of the Toddler

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

Massive children’s consignment sale in Roswell this weekend

We are big fans of buying used.  It’s good for the environment and helps us remain frugal with our limited supply of cash.

We’re also pumped about our favorite consignment sale of the year happening this weekend.  It’s the bi-annual Second Childhood Consignment at 1425 Market Boulevard, Roswell, GA, 30076 in the old Comp USA location.  The sale is March 4, 10-6PM, March 5, 9-3 and March 6, Continue reading Massive children’s consignment sale in Roswell this weekend

Big Book Bargains in the Atlanta Burbs

I love books.  Because of that it’s not too surprising that Baby Mojo loves books.  At bedtime either mom or I will read a book to him, then leave his bed light on while he sits in his crib and reads himself to sleep.  When we go into to change his diaper later in the night it looks like the Book Town mafia shot down our son with an outline of cardboard children’s books. Continue reading Big Book Bargains in the Atlanta Burbs

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