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The End of the First Day – Flagstaff, Toilets and Safes.

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Joe Cummings

One thing that I’d not trained for was the long drive. 4 hours from Vegas to Flagstaff. OMG, my bum and back hurt after two hours. After 3, I began to get so antsy that I was like a 9-year-old … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Vegas, Vegas and Grand Canyon | Tagged days hotel, days inn, driving, flagstaff, humor, humour, parenting, plugged toilets, prettiest girl in the world, safes, salsa brava, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, vegas | Leave a comment

The 2016 Family Vacation

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Like most families we get to have one vacation every year. Last year, we went to Oregon Coast. Family gathering. Lots of food. Sandy beaches. Sea-lions. The year before that, San Diego. The zoo. Legoland. And my first outing … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Stepdad, Travel | Tagged family vacation, grand canyon, humor, humour, joe pechi, legoland, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, san diego, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, strippers, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, vacation, vegas, zoo | 1 Comment

Top 10 Reasons School Being Out Rocks

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Joe Cummings

I don’t know whether to be nervous or excited. Sort of like the moment before your date arrives or just before the roller coaster drops 10,000 feet in 2 seconds. But the boys are out of school! And there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Top 10 lists | Tagged antman, ballet, Baseball, binder, goalie camps, grand canyon, hockey, jedi, jujitsu, lunch, magic, magic cards, movies, parachuting, parenting, school, soccer, spiderman, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, summer, Tai Chi, Tai Kwon Doh, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest | Leave a comment

Piano Man

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Joe Cummings

You know, I wonder if we’ll look back and say this was the start of something big. But yesterday, The-Oldest created his first YouTube account and posted his first video. It wasn’t about minecraft or Smash or his latest movies. … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Piano | Tagged music, parenting, Piano, playing the piano, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, the oldest, youtube | Leave a comment

Top 10 Baseball Moments

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Ok, so baseball’s officially over. The boys went out swinging, as they say. I survived scorekeeping and made only a few mistakes, though the whole ‘error’ thing completely eludes me still. I mean, take the last run scored in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Parenting | Tagged Baseball, david ortiz, first base, home plate, parenting, scorekeeping, second base, sliding, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the youngest | 2 Comments

Top 10 things I Will Never Hear as a Parent

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Top 10 things I will never hear as a parent Joe, thanks so much for getting us to bed on time so we can get a good night’s sleep and not be complete asshats the next day. Joe, thanks for … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged books, girls, humor, humour, mowing lawn, parenting, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the youngest | 1 Comment

Can Parenting Be Rewarding?

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Ok, so how many times do we get to feel awesome about being a parent? Well, something happened on Sunday that made up for all the times I found stinky socks stuffed in the couch, had to find a bucket … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged father's day, father's day cards, humor, humour, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, rocky theme, Science world, spy exhibit, spying, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest | Leave a 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

First Story Part 2 – How To Write It

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Joe Cummings

So how do you get a 9-year-old to write a story? Sure, it’s hard to get his butt in the chair and actually write, but once there, what does he do? What have they taught him in grade 4? Much … Continue reading →

Posted in Homework, Parenting | Tagged calvin and hobbs, florence, Floyd, how to write a novel, humor, humour, Minecraft, parenting, scott bell, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, stephen king, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, writing | Leave a comment

Missing Them

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Much to my surprise, I found myself missing the boys. Both of them had gone off to Mexico with their dad (and his family), so I thought, wow, The-Prettiest-girl-in-the-World and I would get some couple time. You know, sleep in, … Continue reading →

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