Tag Archives: the oldest

Step-dad Adventures – The Magic Bus Ride

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Arrival The weather for our three days was forecast as sunny, partially sunny, partially rainy, and rain. I read that as fun, sort of fun and oh holy hell, OMG not fun. It wasn’t the best of weather predictions, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, Travel, writing | Tagged bieber, humor, humour, it's a trap, parenting, school camping trip, school trip, simpson's bus, simpsons, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, Traveling with children | 1 Comment

Step-dad Adventures – Camping Day Approaches

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Joe Cummings

The Challenges The day had almost arrived. D-Day. Day of the Grade 7 camping trip. The Oldest looked like we were about to pluck out his eyes or, worse, ban him from electronics forever. I’d seen pictures of people about … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, School, Stepdad, Travel, writing | Tagged backpack, braces, camping, camping with kids, humor, humour, packing for camping, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, travel writing, Traveling with children, twilight, twilight zone | Leave a comment

Step-dad Adventures – The Camping Trip of 2014

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Joe Cummings

The Camping Trip of 2014 Every so often, I do something completely stupid. Zap myself with a flyzapper to see how much it hurts. Decide to climb to the top of a ruined castle tower and get stuck half way … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, Stepdad, writing | Tagged camping, chaperone, five nights at freddies, humor, humour, introvert, john candy, kids, school camping, school trip, simpson's bullies, step parent, stepdad, stepdaddy, the oldest, triple H | 2 Comments

Stepdad Adventures – Parent Teacher Meetings

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Parent Teacher Meetings Ok, this was my first. I have to admit to being a little excited. I imagined we’d sit at a table, him strapped in a chair to a lie detector, the teacher and principle looking severe and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, Stepdad, writing | Tagged grade 3, humor, humour, lawnmower man, meeting the teacher, parent teacher conference, PTC, school, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddying, the oldest, the youngest | 1 Comment

Step-dad Peace and Quiet

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Quiet Time There was a time in my life when I had quiet time. Any time I wanted, really. But, like good health or good internet reception, you don’t appreciate it until you don’t have it. Especially at night. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged couple's time, dad, humor, humour, mom, parenting, quiet time, step parent, step-dad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, wine | Leave a comment

Games Night With Step-dad Joe (Part 2 sort of)

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Joe Cummings

The Big Bang Clue So, we shuffled the cards, unwrapped the dice and chose our characters. I went with Amy Ferra Fowler. The Youngest went with Raj. The Oldest, Leonard. The Prettiest-girl-in-the-world, Penny, the Prettiest-girl-on-TV. I explained the rules as … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged best board games, big bang, big bang clue, big bang theory, board games, cluedo, gaming, humor, humour, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, wine | Leave a comment

Stepdad Game Night

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Clueless In 2014, we weren’t always successful with Sunday Games Night. Sometimes we succumbed to the lure of shiny video games. Sometimes we were off traveling or didn’t have the boys until late that night. Sometimes, hey, you know, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged big bang clue, big bang theory, clue, csi, csi games, Elementary, game night, humor, humour, plants vs zombie garden warfare, sheldon, Sherlock Holmes, Smash-up, stepdad, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, writing | 2 Comments

Stepdad – Christmas

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Santa Lives Ok, spoiler alert. We had Santa visit our house. I know some people don’t believe in Santa, but he’s alive and well and somehow managed to stuff his fat ass down our gas fireplace chimney. The Youngest had … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged christmas gifts, christmas lists, christmas presents, humor, humour, parenting, pokemon, santa, the oldest, the youngest | 3 Comments

Stepdad – Nightmares

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Where Evil Lurks There are things from which nightmares are made of. Spooky clowns. Demonic, vomit-spewing children. And kid’s birthday parties. Sometimes, all three at the same time. So it was that I went with some concern, nay fear, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, writing | Tagged boys birthday party, cupcakes, humor, humour, pop, prettiest girl in the world, rock wall, rock wall climbing, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the youngest | 1 Comment

Step-Parenting – Adventures with Kids

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Ok, so I get it. This whole parenting thing can be hard. Emotionally. Physically. Spiritually. Financially. I know my hair is greyer, my wrinkles deeper and I’m pretty sure someone smeared jam on my laptop keyboard, but every so often, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged humor, humour, step parent, stepdad, stepdaddy, the oldest, the pretti, the youngest | 4 Comments