i call alicia umi all the time. >> she got me calling her umi. >> we came up with umi.t's beautiful. >> does this blended process ever stop? is it something you've got to be consciously conscious of? >> it can't ever stop. our children are growing. they're going to have graduations. they're going to have weddings. they're going to have children. so it's a continual flow. >> we're partners. >> yeah. >> really, we're life partners. i remember one day mishonda said to me, we're going to be grandparents together. and i was like, wow. >> we're going to share -- i mean, it's worth it. people don't think that far ahead. we're going to share grandbabies. it's that real. >> it gives me chills right now. it makes so much sense, it's so beautiful. ♪ a blended family ♪ and it's all right to love ♪ and it's all right it's all right ♪ >>> next here, a firefighter's goldi lox moment, including three real bears and one solution that turned out to be just right. this is actually under your budget. it's great. mm-hmm. yeah, and when you move in, geico could help you save on renters' insu

[ applause ] it was incredible to sit down with them and alicia is called umi by kasseem because he wasted calling me step-mommy. they don't use the word step. everyone is umi which is arabic for mom. >> it's nice. >> and a nice way -- no step this or any of that. they really have put in the work on themselves to get to the point where they can work with each other. >> that is really inspirational. putting the kids first. >> putting the kids first. >> i mean, not easy. >> but they're open about how hard it was. >> it's so great to hear each of their own perspective because they each have a different take on how this is all -- >> each coming to it from a different way and i think for a lot of people 're taughtt' supposed to be tough and you're not supposed to get along with your ex partner. they proved you can do it. >> great example. >> great example and it's a great book. it is "blend" available everywhere right now. make sure you pick it up and coming up, the leading men of "a star is born," bradley cooper and sam elliott are here live. >>> good morning, north bay. let's get up and ge