tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:22:18 +0000One house, two dogs, three boys and a couple of parents gone off the deep end.http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Christina)Blogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-1591742818428972859Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:15:00 +00002008-06-17T12:17:19.864-04:00http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2008/06/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-6685244928394498631Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:04:00 +00002008-03-01T09:17:59.847-05:00I am going to be moving my blog from blogger to a locally hosted site operated by some friends. I've been working on a new look and putting it all together, but this will be the last post on this site. Please update your bookmarks to the new site: http://www.dublogs.com/cristina1/Stop on by and let me know what you think of it so far. I can't wait to hear your comments!http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2008/02/looks-like-were-moving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-7310517666012189940Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:16:00 +00002008-01-13T16:30:54.876-05:00birthdayToday is my 29th (again and again and again) birthday and the boys are more excited about it than I am. I woke up this morning to them quietly creating birthday cards for me. Then they gave me endless hours of stories - silly things that they created in their imaginations - to entertain me.And they wanted to make me a birthday cake, which I thought was sweet. I helped them bake the cake, but http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2008/01/they-say-its-your-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-3822394787650735753Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:18:00 +00002008-01-10T21:26:48.874-05:00Well, I decided to dust off the old blog and begin writing again. 2008 is looking to be a special year, and writing about all that happens should be fun.We had Jay's whole family visit us for the holidays, plus my parents. There were people everywhere, but it appears that everyone had a great time. We even had my BIL (an ordained minister who always looked down at drinking) doing some shots. http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2008/01/dusting-off-old-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-1676304487492929953Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:29:00 +00002007-07-23T09:37:46.174-04:00The kids spent a week at my parents' house and we went and picked them up this weekend. All in all it seemed to go pretty well, except that the boys had basically NO RULES for the entire week. They are happy to be home, though, and I am happy to have them home. How quiet a kidless house is, even with two dogs running around. It was GREAT to be back in NY even for such a short amount of time. http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/07/were-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-4132549486041487394Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:51:00 +00002007-07-12T21:55:50.046-04:00children's injuriesThe kids are getting ready for their trip to NY to spend a week with my parents. Jay and I are trying hard to conceal our glee at the prospect of having the house to ourselves for a whole week. So, we have the kids packed and ready and they went outside to play for a little bit. We called them inside to get ready for bed, and Devon, who is quite excited for his trip, came running into the househttp://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/07/only-in-my-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-3535226021048702279Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:03:00 +00002007-07-04T22:12:03.891-04:00personallifeThis has been a heck of a holiday, beginning with our annual 4th of July party last weekend and lasting through today. We had a great time at our party, and we met several locals from the town message board here. Putting some faces to names was a great thing, and I hope everyone had a fun time. Last night we blew off some fireworks, and our neighbors down the street came over to see. We then http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/07/happy-4th-of-july.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-8362415220316856623Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:26:00 +00002007-06-27T22:31:33.089-04:00boysdietfoodDollar spent on food, that is. The boys spend almost all day eating. I clean the kitchen at least seven times today and there are still dishes piled up in the sink. Calgone, take me away! I'm overrun by frigging dirty dishes and hungry boys!The boys are extremely active. When I hear about the overweight problem in America's children I just don't get it. My guys are bouncing off the walls inhttp://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/another-day-another-dollar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-1230738203681123320Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:16:00 +00002007-06-27T22:19:52.254-04:00boysdogsThe boys have been spending a lot of time playing outdoors. Behind the house, we have a field that the neighbors have mowed trails through. They are having a great time with the power wheels, driving through the trails. Today, they each packed a backpack and decided to go "hiking" in the field. They took Marsha with them. She had so much fun! I made sure Zachary took out a bowl of water forhttp://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/boys-have-been-spending-lot-of-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-8831383711331157445Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:03:00 +00002007-06-27T14:21:44.052-04:00The boys really enjoyed their first swim lesson. I was proud of them for facing their water fears and getting into the pool. Although Devon was scared to death, he did it and said he enjoyed it. Nicholas was laughing the entire time. Hopefully by the end of the six weeks, both boys will be more comfortable in the water.Here is a picture of Nicholas swimming with the aid of his instructor. Gohttp://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/and-theyre-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-8705514811494382873Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:14:00 +00002007-06-22T21:23:46.234-04:00garage saleantiquesteeballstereoTeeball has been interesting this year, but turning in the bats and helmets never made me feel so free. It seems as if we have been tied to teeball this year, and I am glad that it finally ended.Last night we had our annual end of season party at our house, and all of the kids had a great time. Some even cried when it was time to leave. Others asked when they can come back over. We have only http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/its-over-kaput-done.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-5264188104212675199Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:47:00 +00002007-06-20T16:51:36.079-04:00The kids have been driving me bonkers. I looked forward to no schedules this summer, but I didn't expect the kids to claim they are bored so early. So, we did what any half-crazed from hearing "I'm bored!" all day parents would do - we set up the bouncy bounce.Now, the screams of joy mixed with agony as they collide heads is probably heard all throughout the lake. Nicholas came out of it http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/lazy-days-of-summer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-6260948211449884670Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:50:00 +00002007-06-19T21:03:45.513-04:00My parents came for a visit this weekend and left this morning. It was great to see them. I miss having them around all of the time. We had some laughs, went out and saw the town and hung out and BS'd a bit. They get tired a lot more easily now, and staying up until all hours is, apparently, a thing of the past. They went to bed rather early each night.They brought Zachary a new basketball http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/time-is-flying.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-7579837097002415570Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:39:00 +00002007-06-13T22:42:56.500-04:00Tomorrow, Zachary turns 10. I can't believe that he is going into the double digit stage! My little guy is definitely growing up! My parents are coming to surprise him. He has no clue, nor does he know that they are bringing him what he really wanted for his birthday - a basketball hoop for the driveway. He is going to be psyched!They are having another carnival here this weekend and the http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/double-digits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-3398185302301979125Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:18:00 +00002007-06-11T23:04:29.312-04:00NascarPocono 500We experienced our very first live Nascar race this past weekend, and everyone had a great time. Of course, the race was almost three hours delayed because of rain, and then another rain storm sent the red flag out, stopping the race only halfway through, so most of the day was spent drying out and tailgating.Nicholas stood on the bleacher seats waving his #24 hat in the air and screaming for http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/pocono-500-rain-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-2947515697956573499Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:58:00 +00002007-06-08T22:03:43.590-04:00little leagueteeballI have to laugh at the tee-ball here. Some of the coaches take it so seriously, marking down the plays and keeping track of scoring (even though we aren't supposed to keep score.) We've seen coaches yelling at their players and all kinds of odd things. People, these kids are 5 years old! One of our boys peed his pants as he was squatting down playing the position of catcher! He didn't run tohttp://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/tee-ball-funnies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-5333215648417505877Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:58:00 +00002007-06-07T18:01:50.777-04:00Treasure Lakemessage boardsAnother message board owned by Jay. This time, it will be a locally based board - GoTreasureLake.com. I had to look it over before he purchased the domain, because we don't want anything that happens when you look at gotahoe.com - pretty bad! Anyway, look for the website to be coming soon. I'll let you all know when it is launched and set. For now, we have a lot of working on it to do.http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/get-ready-for-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-2921086191737631339Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:48:00 +00002007-06-05T14:16:16.898-04:00mohawkboys' haircutsWith summer vacation coming up in just a few days, it's time for the boys to get their annual summer, almost buzzed off haircuts. Nicholas begged for a mohawk. Apparently, it's the rage with the elementary crowd this year. Here he is sporting his new do:http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/06/new-hairstyles-for-boys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-5835579765633597341Tue, 29 May 2007 01:27:00 +00002007-05-28T21:34:10.544-04:00Memorial DayfunbeachToday is the day to remember all of those who have served our country, and especially those who have lost their lives doing so. Happy Memorial Day to all of our armed forces - past, current and present, and to their families!We're winding down the school year now with 8 more school days to go before we are completely done. I am looking forward to summer and not having a whole lot to do. The http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/05/happy-memorial-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-6565736863576861167Wed, 16 May 2007 16:44:00 +00002007-05-16T12:49:36.272-04:00Treasure LakeresortsummerSchool is almost out, we're getting ready to hit the race track and summer vacation is right around the corner. I can't wait until those lazy days of summer.We've been keeping an eye on the resort here, and there is so much to do over the summer months. We knew about the big stuff - the lakes and beaches, the pools, the boat rentals and golf courses. What we didn't know are the various http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/05/countdown-is-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-6201383418846083291Sun, 13 May 2007 17:21:00 +00002007-05-13T13:26:37.720-04:00Mother's DayJay's mother came out for a visit this week. It was great to see her - been a long time. She left this morning to fly home, and Jay drove her to the airport in Pittsburgh, which is a two hour drive. I went back to bed after she left.All of a sudden, my bedroom door burst open and three little voices screamed out "Happy Mother's Day!" My boys made me breakfast in bed! I was treated like http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/05/happy-mothers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-3439437647936920170Wed, 09 May 2007 15:51:00 +00002007-05-09T11:53:56.142-04:00No, not me. My fourth grader. Those were the words he said to me while I was happily making dinner that sent a chill up my spine. When asked to elaborate, he refused.I did get out of him that "hitting on" someone requires words and not actions. Nice words. Words that he said back. Oh my, my little boy is growing up! He is admitting to having a girlfriend now! I am so not ready for the http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/05/i-got-hit-on-yesterday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-103189455040704354Tue, 08 May 2007 02:15:00 +00002007-05-07T22:24:33.702-04:00PTAI've been assigned my first duty as PTA President - organizing the fall fundraiser. This should be a lot of fun, though, because thankfully, the kids don't have to sell ANYTHING anymore. No more stupid wrapping paper or expensive candles. All fundraisers have to have the healthy theme. Jay and I have been tossing around the idea of a Bowl-a-thon. It will be fun, and most of the money http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/05/jumping-in-head-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-2755908745342695000Mon, 07 May 2007 01:08:00 +00002007-05-06T21:14:49.191-04:00boysclothesshoppingteesstyleI took Zachary out to buy him some new clothes this weekend because the child is just growing like a weed. All of his shorts were size 8, and now he is in a 12! He certainly grew over the last year.I let him browse the items and he chose some shorts and shirts to make his summer wardrobe. The shorts are all what he calls "pocket shorts" - long, baggy, and lots of pockets everywhere. He did http://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/05/whats-your-style.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29540029.post-8187245608347465485Sun, 06 May 2007 13:51:00 +00002007-05-06T09:58:25.428-04:00fishdogsA few days ago I was watching the fish swim around in their tank, and I noticed that the catfish was missing. I asked Jay if it died and he took it out of the tank. He didn't. We shook some of the rock hideaways but still no catfish. Not a sign of him. Weird.I thought that perhaps some of the other fish ate him. It makes sense, huh? Not according to the guy in the fish store. He said thathttp://casuallychristina.blogspot.com/2007/05/little-catfish-anyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christina)0