Category Archives: Blogging

Traveling With Kids – Victoria

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Victoria Trip Every trip has its exciting adventures and possible challenges. Sort of like landing a person on Mars. This time, we’re off to Victoria. The garden city. My home town. A quiet oasis of gourmet restaurants, hanging flower baskets … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Parenting – Home Alone

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Being By Yourself Hey, this is not an easy skill to learn. There are many adults who haven’t mastered it. But The-Oldest is taking this one on. He’s been booted out of daycare for the crime of being too old. … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Parenting – Swimming Lessons

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Pool Party A week has passed. It’s time to see if the boys can swim, if they’ve passed their tests. The youngest, as always, is pretty sure he passed, but he’s also pretty sure he should be teaching swimming to … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Parenting – Swimming Lessons

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Sink or Swim Literally. After the pool experience in San Diego, where the youngest claimed he could swim and basically dog paddled his way to the bottom of the pool, it was clear that proper training would be required. So … Continue reading →

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And the Band Played Ball of Confusion

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Joe Cummings

And the Band Played Ball of Confusion Ok, so just because school is out doesn’t mean that there aren’t stories still to be told. This one was from early June.  Going to a school band concert is like drowning in … Continue reading →

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Adventures In Parenting – Let’s Get Ready To Rrrrrrrumble!

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Let’s Get Ready to Rrrrrrumble!! The boys’ first lesson in Jujitsu was about to begin. Would it be a complete disaster, the type that gets a billion hits on youtube? Or would they find it fun, would they learn something, … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Parenting – Them’s Fighting Words

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Them’s Fighting Words With no vacations or hockey schools or lumber work- camps available to us, we had to choose something different for the boys to do. Maybe even chose something where they learned a thing or two. After all, … Continue reading →

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Another Parent’s View – 10 Tips for Trips

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Ten Tips for Travelling with Kids. From my friend, Sheila. Here is what she has to say….it’s awesome… I learned from a master.  My mom drove my two sisters and I all the way across the country most summers when … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – San Diego 2014 – Tips

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Joe Cummings

10 Things to Make a Vacation With Kids Successful 1)      Have a place to call home. I can’t imagine how much harder it would be if we had to pack up every morning and move to a new hotel, a … Continue reading →

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10 steps to surviving being a writer

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Joe Cummings

The other side of writing… 10 steps to surviving being a writer.

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