Tag Archives: the youngest

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

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

How Do You Survive A Kid’s Party Part 2

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Joe Cummings

So, we had 5 kids coming over for a birthday party. An even number would have been better. Odd numbers leave a team lopsided. It becomes 3 vs 2. My first solution was to dis-invite someone, but that didn’t go anywhere. … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged food fights, humor, humour, Jurassic world, kid's party, nerf, nerf wars, OCD, party, pizza, prettiest girl in the world, sleepover, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, wrestling, WWE, xbox | Leave a comment

8 Reasons Minor Hockey Remains Superior to the NHL

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Joe Cummings

I still think that minor hockey remains vastly more entertaining than the NHL. Not only is it free (at least to sit in the stands), but as I mentioned in early posts – here and here – it’s just plain … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey, Hockey Life, Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged excel, fees, goalie, hockey, hockey fees, hockey goalie, Hockey Life, humor, humour, langley minor hockey association, LMHA, Minor Hockey, parenting, parents, prettiest girl in the world, ref fees, Sports, Stepdad and tagged collections, the youngest, tournaments, treasurer | Leave a comment

My Big Mistake – A Hockey Cautionary Tale

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Joe Cummings

I’ve made plenty in my new life as a hockey-parent, but this one may be my biggest. I’ve signed up to be a volunteer for The Youngest’s hockey team. Now, please understand that I’m not going to actually go on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey, Hockey Life, Parenting, Sports, Stepdad | Tagged collections, excel, fees, goalie, hockey, hockey fees, hockey goalie, humor, humour, langley minor hockey association, LMHA, Minor Hockey, parenting, parents, prettiest girl in the world, ref fees, the youngest, tournaments, treasurer, worksheets | 2 Comments

2nd 5 Things I’m Doing Differently For Hockey This Year

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Joe Cummings

As this is my 3rd year, I’m changing things up a bit, you know, trying to evolve into a superior hockey-parent. It’s not easy, but what’s life without a little challenge? So, the first 5 were yesterday. Let us continue… … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Hockey Life, Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged goalie, grand canyon, hockey, hoverboard, langley minor hockey association, McFly, Minor Hockey, PJs, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the youngest, volunteering | Leave a comment

Hockey Blogathon

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Joe Cummings

So it’s time, again, to do a blogathon. 5 Posts. 5 days. Sort of like my writing group’s blog, 5 writers, 5 novels, 5 months. The topic… Hockey. Or more specifically, Langley minor hockey. Timbit hockey. McAtom hockey. So for … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey Life, Parenting, Stepdad | Tagged atom, ballerina, gatorade, goalie, goalie gear, hockey, humor, humour, langley, mcAtom, meme, Minor Hockey, pads, rubber floors, skates, step-dad, that would be great, the youngest, timbits, timmy's, water bottles | Leave a 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

Dune

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Joe Cummings

The one thing we HAD to do was go dune-buggy riding. It’s kind of like going on a roller coaster but with a lot more sand in your butt. I’d hope we could go to Arrakis, but I’ve been told … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, Travel | Tagged dune buggies. dune buggying, dune buggy, florence, humor, humour, oregon, prettiest girl in the world, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids | Leave a comment