Category Archives: School

Returning to Normal – Pandemic Sept 4th 2020

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Joe Cummings

If I had to make a list of signs that we’re getting back to normal, at the top of the list would be going back to school, The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World returning to work, seeing a movie in a theater, and being able … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid19, Movie Review, Parenting, School | Tagged bc, chinese corona virus, chinese virus, corona virus, coronavirus, Covid19, family, fear, going crazy, hug, hugging, hugs, humor, isolation, mental health, mitigating, pandemic, photoshop, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, the-prettiest-goldendoodle-in-the-world, Travel, vacation, vegas, visits, writing | 1 Comment

Surviving Band

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Joe Cummings

Would a 2 hour!!!!!! high school band concert be as challenging as an elementary school one? Honestly, cuteness only goes so far when you have to sit through a 5th-grade concert. It’s an assault on the ears that even I … Continue reading →

Posted in School | Tagged band, bells, concert, cow bells, cymbals, drum, drums, dwight, griffonage, humor, humour, jazz band, music, parenting, percussion, percussionist, step-dad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, tambourine, the oldest, triangle, walnut grove senior secondary, WGSS, xylophone | 1 Comment

Another First – A Concert

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Joe Cummings

To quote The-prettiest-girl-in-the-world, last Saturday, we’d be ‘getting our culture on.” See, The-Oldest has fallen in love. Not with a girl. No. Not yet, thank God. Nope, he’s fallen in love with music. Like most kids fall in love with … Continue reading →

Posted in Band, Parenting, Piano | Tagged bach, Beethoven, chopin, classical music, humor, humour, joyce yang, mozart, opera house, orpheum, parenting, schnittke, silvestrov, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, vancouver symphony orchestra, vienna, VSO | 2 Comments

His First Story

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Joe Cummings

I’ve missed a lot of kid ‘firsts’. First steps. First tooth. First use of the f-bomb. But this one I’ve managed to see. Last week, The-Youngest wrote his first story. He didn’t do it by choice, however. He didn’t sit … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, School | Tagged firsts, humor, humour, Minecraft, mom, Robots, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, writing, writing a story | Leave a comment

Spelling Test

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Oh, the joy of spelling. To be honest, I’m not the best speller in the world. This will not come as a surprise to anyone who knows me. It’s why I think that the greatest invention in the world was … Continue reading →

Posted in Homework, Parenting, School | Tagged almost, also, awesome, awful, because, caution, cough, crawl, false, faucet, halt, humor, humour, lawyer, officer, parenting, saucer, soft, speedometer, spell tests, spelling, stall, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the youngest | Leave a comment

Step-dad Adventures – 10 Things to Bring to Camp

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Ok, I know I’m going back a bit here, kinda like time traveling, which would be so awesome if I could actually do it, but I needed to finish off something I’ve been thinking about at 3am in the morning. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, Stepdad, Travel, writing | Tagged camping equipment, camping supplies, Camping Trip, camping with kids, chaperon, derp, ear buds, first aid kit, flashlight, flip flops, headlamp, humor, humour, Kleenex, lumens, school camping trip, swiss army knife, Traveling with children, watch | Leave a comment

Step-dad Adventures – The Last Day of Camp

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Joe Cummings

After another fitful sleep, I awoke bleary-eyed and groggy-faced to yet another beautiful day, not a rainy day, like was predicted, cuz that would have totally allowed me to be in a foul mood. However, lack of sleep, coffee and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, School, Stepdad, Travel, writing | Tagged apocalypse now, camp, camping, camping games, Camping Trip, camping with kids, elmer fudd, full metal jacket, greenpeace, lynx, mount doom, oh the horror, one ring, school trips, squirrels | Leave a comment

Stepd-dad Adventures – The Last Rite

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Joe Cummings

So after successfully navigating through the forest and finding our way back to the cabin, we were faced with a huge task. Come up with a skit. Write it. And perform it. We had known about it since last night, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, Sports, Stepdad, Travel, writing | Tagged billy mays, Camping Trip, camping with kids, goldilocks, saturday night live, school camping, school camping trip, skits, snl | Leave a comment

Step-dad Adventures – Lost in Translation

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Fears Realized I have one recurring nightmare in particular. I’m lost and need to find someone. Fast. I run through streets, reading signs, looking for familiar landmarks, but no matter which way I go, the streets are different, the landmarks … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, Sports, Stepdad, Travel, writing | Tagged bear grylls, camping, Camping Trip, camping with kids, chaperone, christopher columbus, compass, dark city, discovering america, humor, humour, maps, navigating, navigation, school camping trip, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, Traveling with children, treasure hunt | 2 Comments

Step-dad Adventures – The Dreaded Night

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Cabin Fever The prettiest-girl-in-the-world has mommy-hearing. She wakes up if she hears sniffles from downstairs, if one of her children has a late night question, or if one should actually ever say mommy! in distress. She will bolt out of bed … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, Stepdad, writing | Tagged camping, Camping Trip, catching food in open mouth, chaperone, friday the 13th, hiking, hiking with kids, humor, humour, prettiest girl in the world, school camping, school camping trip, school trips, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, Traveling with children | Leave a comment