Category Archives: Blogging

The Great Camping Trip of 2015

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Ok, let’s be clear. It wasn’t really hard-core camping. We weren’t going to have to sleep in tents. We didn’t have to hunt squirrels and cook them on an open fire with sticks. We didn’t have to poop in the woods … Continue reading →

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I Have A Dream – Stepdad Adventures

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Joe Cummings

I had a dream last night. A happy, wonderful dream. I dreamed that the boys listened to every word I said like I was Moses preaching from Mt Sinai. Or Spongebob talking about poop. “Joe, Tell us, again, how WW2 started … Continue reading →

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Stepdad Adventures – Destroy it and they will come

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Getting the boys away from their video games and You Tube movies is like yanking a fly off of flypaper after it’s been embedded in amber. So it was, very much to my surprise, that something odd happened on the … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Step-daddying – Cutting It Short

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Joe Cummings

There are rites of passage we all must go through. First walk to school alone. First dance. First job. But somewhere in-between them all is first garden chore. Back in my day, I had a briggs and stratton gas mower, old-fashioned … Continue reading →

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Derpy Sus – Part 1

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Ok, I confess. It took me a while to figure what that meant. I can usually get an idea of what something means by the context, like when really smart people use big words because they have a tendency towards … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Step-dad Adventures – The Easter Pig

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Most houses have an Easter Bunny. For some reason, we have an Easter Pig. The Easter Bunny is fluffy and cute and puts of lots of chocolates (or Easter eggs) for good little boys and girls. Our Easter Pig is taller, … Continue reading →

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Step-dad Adventures – Dodging the Last Bullet

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Joe Cummings

I have a confession to make. It’s not something I’m proud of. Like eating the last cookie on a plate. Or paying money to see the Battleship movie. I managed to avoid volunteering for the last tourney. Hockey at this … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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