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Piano Man

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Joe Cummings

A Delicate Little Flower Now the last thing The-Oldest would want me comparing him to is a delicate flower, but that’s how I feel about his latest and most amazing endeavour. Learning to play the piano. First of all, much … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Piano | Tagged Beethoven, caramilk, chocolate, classical music, fear, funeral dirge, humor, humour, moonlight sonata, Piano, play, playing the piano, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world | Leave a comment

Oh the Horror – A Movie Review and More

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Joe Cummings

At some point in a boy’s life, he becomes… well, let’s say ‘interested’ in horror movies. ‘Obsessed’ might be a better word, but ‘interested’ will do. The-Oldest has reached that point. He’s read It. He’s watched movies like Nightmare on … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged babadook, child's play, chucky, exocist, Horror movie, IMDb, jennifer, jennifer kent, Metacritic, movie, movie reviews, nightmare on elm st, Rotten Tomatoes, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged birthday, blanket fort, deadpool, hockey practices, missing kids, parenting, rick and morty, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, valentine's day, walking dead, war stuff | 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

Tournament Trials – The Loss – Part 7

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Joe Cummings

So, after 5 games, the boys had won four and lost one. The last one. And we were in serious danger of missing the ferry. Worse, we still had a ceremony to get through. The boys lined up on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey, Hockey Life, Parenting, Sports | Tagged asshats, BC Ferries, dumbass, hockey, hockey goalie, humor, humour, Minor Hockey, MVP, parenting, pastor, rav 4, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the youngest, Traveling with children, trophy | Leave a comment

Tournament Trials – Playoffs – Part 6

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Joe Cummings

After 3 games, the boys should have been near catatonic exhaustion. I know I was. But no, they were full of excited energy. Hell, they’d just won 3 games in a row and were going to the finals. Top 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey, Hockey Life, Parenting, Sports | Tagged goalie, langley minor hockey association, Minor Hockey, nanaimo, oceanside, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, victoria | Leave a comment

Tournament Trials – The Games – Part 5

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Normally, getting the Youngest out of bed is like prying a clam out of its shell, but not on this day, the day of the tournament. I won’t say he leapt out of bed, cuz, you know, that would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey, Hockey Life, Parenting, Sports | Tagged hockey games, humor, humour, langley, Minor Hockey, MVP, playoffs, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the youngest, Traveling with kids | Leave a comment

Tournament Trials – Part 2 – The Ferry

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Joe Cummings

To survive the ferry ride, I put aside my writer brain as best as I could. I brought a book so I wouldn’t just sit there in the seat and wonder if The Youngest had been eaten by killer whales … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey Life, Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged humor, humour, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the youngest | Leave a comment

The Tournament Trials – Part 1

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Christmas had come and gone. So had New Years. So what better way to start off 2016 than with a hockey tournament in Nanaimo? 2 days of hockey. A day of travel to and from the tournament. With 16 kids. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey Life, Parenting | Tagged BC Ferries, goalie, hockey, hockey tournaments, hogan, hogan's heroes, humor, humour, kids, langley, Minor Hockey, nanaimo, sergeant shultz, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the youngest | Leave a comment

Model Child

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Long ago, when there were no such things as cell phones, video game consoles or electricity, we had to find ways to entertain ourselves. Sure, I tried whacking my brother with a stick. I tried shop-carting down a hill. I even … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged building models, building tanks, churchill, churchill VII, humor, humour, modeling, models, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, tamiya, tank tracks, tanks, the youngest, world of tanks, wot | Leave a comment