Tag Archives: the oldest

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

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

Where to See Lights In Langley

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Joe Cummings

One of the things l used to love to do as a kid, hell as an adult, was go on a tour of all the Christmas lights. When I was young, we’d stuff ourselves into our Austin 1800, a car … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas | Tagged bieber, christmas, christmas lights, griswold, humor, humour, langley times, light tours, prettiest girl in the world, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, times colonist | 1 Comment

Oregon Wrap-up

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Joe Cummings

We made it home without having to stop to buy books or bras. Looking back, we did so much on that adventure. Not great, epic things, but there were so many little moments that I’ll remember. Not all those moments … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, Stepdad, Travel | Tagged florence, humor, humour, oregon, oregon beach, oregon coast, prettiest girl in the world, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids | 1 Comment

Top Eight Things To Threaten Your Passengers With While Driving

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Joe Cummings

If I was a better step-dad, I wouldn’t have to resort to threats. But, hey, they’re a part of my repertoire and I’m not afraid to use them. We had a lot of driving to do so it was sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, Parenting, Stepdad, Travel, Traveling with kids | Tagged dumb and dumber, GPS, humor, humour, oregon, oregon beach, parenting, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, taliban, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids | Leave a comment

Oregon Day 5 – A Cheesy Adventure

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Joe Cummings

There is no reason a cheese factory should be any fun. I mean, it’s a factory. It makes cheese. It’s not like you’ll be seeing the cirque du soleil. Or a real hobbit. But it’s one of the MUST-SEE things … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, Parenting, Travel | Tagged baba, cheese, cheese factory, cheese sketch, humor, humour, monte python, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, tillamook, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids | 1 Comment

Oregon day 3 – Believe It Or Not

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Joe Cummings

It’s almost impossible to do things on a vacation that everyone’s excited about. It’s the nature of families. Not everyone’s keen on spending 4 hours in a plane museum, going to get your toes painted all pretty-like, looking for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, Parenting, Travel, Traveling with kids | Tagged fish and chips, freaks, horror show, humor, humour, mummy, newport, oregon, parenting, ripley, ripley's, ripley's believe it or not, sea lions, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children | Leave a comment

Market Day in Oregon

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Oregon Day 2 With nothing special planned for the day, we got a chance to be with the Matriarch of the family. She’s called Baba – which is actually very confusing because she has two daughters, who we also call Baba. … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, Stepdad, Travel | Tagged baba, dune buggy, farmer's market, grandmother, great buba, humor, humour, oregon, prettiest girl in the world, quilts, the oldest, travel writing, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids | 3 Comments