Tag Archives: stepdaddying

One of the Best Days as a Stepdad

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Joe Cummings

There are tough days as a parent. You know them. Nagging the kids about homework. Dealing with heartbreak. Getting them to bed. Making them eat brussels sprouts or something with kale. (Oh, I have a list of these, oh yes … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged battle of Britain, calvin and hobbs, catan, catan board game, deathrow, disneyland, gary oldman, goalie, hockey, humor, humour, Jimmy Hoffa, Langley community music school, laundry, movies, parenting, popcorn, stepdaddying, string quartet, the darkest hour, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, UFO, VSO, winston churchill, ww2, WWII | 3 Comments

What No One Tells You About Having Kids

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Joe Cummings

Things No One Tells You About Kids You get emails from the school about head lice. HEAD LICE!!! It’s just so NOT something I worried about before kids. 2. Colds. You get a lot of them. The math is simple. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey Life, Parenting, Top 10 lists | Tagged dieting, empty nest, food, hockey dad, kids, mustang, prettiest girl in the world, southpark, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, travel writing | 4 Comments

The Big Loss

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Joe Cummings

Being a goalie parent is something like being Donald Trump’s mom, you’re just kinda waiting for something bad to happen. I mean, hey, if your child is playing defense and makes a mistake, no big deal, it’s a mistake and … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged goalie, goalie moms, goals, hockey, ice hockey, pee wee, prettiest girl in the world, step-dad, stepdaddying, the youngest, timbits | 2 Comments

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

Play Us a Song, You’re the Piano Man

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Joe Cummings

Musical Monday. There are moments you just know will stick with you forever. Often they’re bad but when they’re good, they’re very good. While in Whistler, I had both. But first, the good one. We all had ideas of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Piano, Whistler | Tagged #1, arts whistler, concerto, Grieg, humor, Liszt, music, octave skills, Piano, Rachmaninoff, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, tchaikovksy concerto #1, Tchaikovsky, the entertainer, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, travel writing, Traveling with children, whistler | 5 Comments

Canada Day Epic Nerf War 2017

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Joe Cummings

The epic Nerf war of 2017 would be fought in the backyard, a yard full of rocky outcroppings, bushes, trees, chairs and one trampoline. Rules were set (rules being even better than plans, IMHO.) They were a mix of adult … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Travel, Traveling with kids | Tagged alamo, call of duty, guns, humor, humour, nerf, nerf guns, no prisoners, prettiest girl in the world, stepdaddying, terminator, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids | Leave a comment

Canada Day – What if Everything Goes Right?

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Joe Cummings

I’ve said it before, but the best stories don’t come from happiness or things going right. They come from falling asleep while waiting in the ferry line and being woken up by honking and a ferry worker banging on your … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Travel, Victoria, writing | Tagged BC Ferries, ferry, humor, humour, ice cream, prettiest girl in the world, stepdaddying, tegan and sara, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, travel writing, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, vancouver, victoria | 1 Comment

10 Best Moments For Me On the Vegas/Grand Canyon Trip

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Joe Cummings

There were a lot of great moments on this trip. Big moments. Small moments. Funny moments. But here a few I might not have mentioned (or in desperate need of re-mentioning.) Debating with The-Youngest whether or not the sky in … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Travel, Vegas | Tagged avenger, bellagio, bucket list, captain america, flagstaff, grand canyon, hoover dam, humor, humour, las vegas, parenting, paris, pianist, Piano, prettiest girl in the world, senor frogs, station, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the hangover, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the states, the youngest, travel writing, Traveling with kids, truman, truman show, vancouver, vegas, Venetian | Leave a comment

10 Things I Would Do Differently (Vegas and Grand Canyon Edition)

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Joe Cummings

As with any trip, the real goal is not to see new places, have fun or expand your mind with amazing experiences. No, it’s to come home and analyze what happened and make plans to improve the next outing. Never, … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Travel, Vegas, Vegas and Grand Canyon | Tagged bellagio, candy store, grand canyon, hershey store, hoover dam, humor, humour, las vegas, mandalay bay, migraine, NY NY, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the mirage, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, treasure island, uber, vegas, Venetian | Leave a comment

Top 10 Quotes From the Vegas Trip

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Joe Cummings

So, our trip is done, the boyz are back in school, and it’s time for a recap of our trip to Vegas. And what better way than the 1st of 4 top 10 lists. Top 10 Quotes From The-Oldest … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Top 10 lists, Travel, Vegas, Vegas and Grand Canyon | Tagged beeth, Beethoven, danger noodles, dunkin donuts, grand canyon, humor, humour, luigi, mario, Mario Brothers, parenting, Piano, playing the piano, prettiest girl in the world, quotes, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Top 10 lists, travel writing, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, vegas | 1 Comment