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Author Archives: Joe Cummings
Traveling With Kids – San Diego – The Last Morning Adventures
Packing Problems or Leaving It All Behind We still had 2 great challenges to overcome in the morning. 3 if you include getting the boys up, getting their faces washed, their teeth brushed and into some form of clothes. Then it … Continue reading
Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Last Morning
Sunday – Am It’s the last day and I’m up and out a 7:30 to get the writing caught up. I couldn’t escape without the Prettiest-girl-in-the-world knowing. Mommy hearing strikes again. We have a plan for the last day. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Parenting, San Diego, Travel, Traveling with kids, writing
Tagged doubletree hotel, hotel lobby, humor, humour, prettiest girl in the world
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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Catching Fire
Hunger Games Before Bed Catching Fire’s a pretty good movie, but is it a good movie for a 7 and 11 year old? Will it be too scary, or too mature? Is there more than can be learned from that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Movie Review, Parenting, San Diego, Travel, Traveling with kids, writing
Tagged Catching Fire, humor, humour, Hunger Games, katniss, life lessons, president snow, prettiest girl in the world, salute
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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Pools
Pool Time For 2 My best moment was still to come. And it came, as these moments do, out of nowhere. The rest of the tour bus tour was uneventful, except for the fact that the buses were so full … Continue reading
Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Seaport Village
The Best Place To Eat? That was the question. The Prettiest-girl-in-the-world txted Schemennis and he recommended Seaport Village, a totally redone (by the Disney people) collection of shops, parks, and restaurants. So we waited for the next tour bus to … Continue reading
Traveling With Kids – San Diego – USS Midway
Inside the Belly Of the Beast Would the USS Midway be fun for anyone but me? In a text message, Schmennis joked – “Tell the oldest this is a ‘no fun’ area and all personnel caught having fun will be keelhauled. … Continue reading
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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Maritime Musem
Maritime Madness Would today be the best day, yet, or the worst? Ok, let’s be honest here. It could go either way. Why? Cuz of me. See, Legoland was for the boys. Meeting the mysterious Schmennis was for the Prettiest-girl-in-the-world. … Continue reading
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Tagged airplanes, balboa park, doubletree hotel, frigate, gaslamp district, hms surprise, hotel del coronado, johnny depp, master and commander, midway, midway aircraft carrier, old town trolley, pirates of the caribbean, prettiest girl in the world, sad diego tours, san diego old town, seaport village, sixth rate, soviet sub, star of india, stealth ship, surprise, the idia, the rose, tour bus, zoo
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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Doubletree Hotel Free Time
Only 2 Days Left How do you find time to write? It’s been a huge challenge for me on this trip. HUGE. I want to be present for the Prettiest-girl-in-the-world and the boys so that means quality time with them … Continue reading
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