tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164Sun, 23 May 2010 00:27:31 +0000http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (CT)Blogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-7983982645707427400Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:56:00 +00002009-12-06T09:56:00.727-05:00driver's licensecarmy nerves are up i don't even know where to begin. kristopher has his permit. to drive. yep. i meant to write about this a while back (he got the permit in june '09) but i have been busy. anyway, i'm hanging on and hanging in... whew! do you think our parents were this nervous when we got our permits? wasn't it a different time then though? we didn't have all of the technology that distracts teenagers these http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/12/look-ma-im-driving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-848332103594430336Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:40:00 +00002009-11-22T17:28:02.104-05:00r.i.p.dogcattobyfamilyR.I.P. Sir Tobias12/25/99 - 11/09/09toby, our lhasa apso of 10 years, was attacked by something in our yard on november 9th. i say something because although neither of us saw the attack, kristopher and i STRONGLY BELIEVE that it was the great danes who live 2 houses away. these 4 huge dogs are supposed to be on an invisible fence but these dogs roam the neighborhood at will and break out of http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/11/rip-to-our-dog-toby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-8686730421286342513Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:24:00 +00002009-09-16T00:44:13.157-04:00retirementtoo much like rightwhatever dudeleaving hometaking care of mamasometimes i just don't know where kristopher gets his ideas and the things that he comes up with. they just pop up from nowhere. an example of this is a conversation that we had the other day.i had just picked him up early at school; taken him to a 2 hour orthodontist appt; taken him BACK to school for the volleyball game; gone to meet my dad in order to pick up kristopher's basketball practice http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/09/lofty-ideas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-3172630993172239422Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:29:00 +00002009-09-08T00:16:26.612-04:00textingteenagersmistaken idcell phoneshave you ever gotten text messages that were meant for someone else?imagine if they were for your teenage son from a teenage girl!that very thing happened to me last night.text: "hey, this is xxx i am texting you my #"i hit delete since i didn't recognize the return #.fifteen minutes pass by and i get the second text:text: "u r still invited!"me (intrigued at this point because i know that http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/09/mistaken-identity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-2866384305676486555Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:11:00 +00002009-06-01T23:16:01.270-04:00growing upsummeri know i haven't been faithful dear blog. once i discovered facebook, blogging has come in last in my life. kristopher has been going through a lot in his 10th grade year and i will have to catch you up. i promise to blog at least once a week from now on. ok?ok.and with that- summer is almost here! 9 days until school is out and kristopher is officially a junior in high school! who knew it would http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-almost-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-3513399535646113078Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:35:00 +00002009-03-25T05:33:58.571-04:00teenagersaccident(dim - do it myself) disaster"OH NO!"every parent dreads those two little words that their child will inevitably mutter one day.i was doing my usual evening activity (what every cool parent over 30 is doing - facebooking) while kristopher was upstairs supposedly cleaning his room when i heard the infamous words.then the entire upstairs went black.you won't really get the full effect of the evening until i explain it so http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/03/2-little-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-9141332689170740813Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:18:00 +00002009-02-15T22:31:17.310-05:00teenagersfor the sake of a childpunishmentkristopherpunishment. it seems that he is on it more often these days but i am hoping that he will learn a lesson from it. he was last on it then and now he has ended up on it again.i don't believe that kristopher will ever be able to go anywhere again. i wonder if it bothers him.it seems to bother him.he was pretty upset when i did all the things that i did.i took his cell. the home phone. his ipod. http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/02/sigh-punishment-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-5598843304121834050Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:40:00 +00002009-02-04T12:47:18.764-05:00basketball teamwhatever dudekristopherit is consuming my life! i will be back with regular posts when the season is over.kt and his mouth piecesometimes the action is too much but i still try to get a photo (hence the blurriness).whatever.http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/02/basketball.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-7414697074407253869Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:43:00 +00002009-01-21T22:13:44.562-05:00joe bidensasha obamapresidentaretha franklinmalia obamainauguralfirst familyat lastbarack obamathe 44th president of the united states of americaon january 20th, 2009, kristopher and i, along with millions of others world wide, witnessed history take place.millions traveled to washington, dc to have a front seat to the most historic event in american history.the crowd on the mallwith a handshake and a pat on the back, former president bush turned over the reigns of power to our new http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/01/44th-president-of-united-states-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-1956425685775055487Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:18:00 +00002009-01-15T19:18:36.132-05:00high schoolbasketball teamfansi need help.i need to know how to ignore the fans in the stands when i am attending kristopher's basketball games. oh, and these are the home town fans!it is really getting to me and i try my best to ignore them but i do sorta flip out occasionally (there is a story but in the name of brevity, i will tell it at a later date). there is nothing worse than your child's own teammates parents http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/01/fans-in-stands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-9133584788834978426Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:18:00 +00002009-01-04T12:20:54.887-05:00resolutionsholidayshappy new yeardid you make any new years resolutions? how long does it take before you break them? i don't normally make them for that very reason: because they are so easy to break. i always say what i will try to start/stop doing for the next year. i'm not telling either because i may have already broken them ;~)kristopher told me that he resolves to:1. do better in class with his talking and fooling http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2009/01/2009-and-so-it-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-5093597550078975119Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:22:00 +00002008-12-29T23:38:33.566-05:00hearingdoctor(dim - do it myself) disasterq-tipthis story is not about kristopher. it's about me and the affinity that i have for q-tips.you know: ear swabs!i know better (so please, no comments from doctors or nurses about the ills of ear diving) but i love to dig in my ear with a q-tip. i do it in the morning after getting out of the shower and again in the evening before going to bed. i like to have clean ears (i think it stems from my http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/12/q-tip-in-my-ear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-3946111626123694047Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:01:00 +00002008-12-06T18:20:07.636-05:00thanksgivingfamilyholidays24 hours on I-95 (that in itself was a nightmare. 12 hours up and 12 back. it is only supposed to take 8 but all the damn construction (that no one told me about) and the rain all the way back hindered me from doing my usual 75-80 mph)$108.00 in gas (yippeeeee! that is definitely down from the $300.00 i paid the last time i drove)$12.00 in tolls1 spoiled yorkie (who refused to sit in the back http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/12/thanksgiving-in-ny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-7507931180264942479Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:56:00 +00002008-11-20T22:58:46.256-05:00teenagerswhatever dudepunishmentsickeningkristopher is on punishment.probably until he graduates.teenagers make me sick. i will talk about it later.http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/punishment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-1985325065092477613Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:54:00 +00002008-11-19T22:30:15.016-05:00angelvictoria's secretrunway walkfiercewingswhen kristopher was little, he would stop in front of the windows of the victoria's secret store in the mall and stare in at the "angels." they had full sized pictures of the supermodelsin their angel gear gracing the windows of all of the stores.this was during the tyra banks heyday - check her out:kristopher's staring puzzled me at the time because he was only 4 or 5 and what did he know abouthttp://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/angel-wings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-8385621771313337131Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:15:00 +00002008-11-18T16:20:52.968-05:00don't do itbust the windows out ya carcrazinesslovenow, i agree that love can take you to some places that you would rather not be, but when it comes to defacing property there are some things that you just don't do.check out Jazmine Sullivan:Bust Your Windows - Jazmine Sullivanthese are the lyrics:I bust the windows out your carAnd no it didn't mend my broken heartI'll probably always have these ugly scarsBut right now I don't care about that http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/craziness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-4655403567741587724Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:06:00 +00002008-11-18T16:08:30.463-05:00nablopomowhatever dudeNaPoBloMo = no morei missed a day.damnit's over.damnit.i shouldn't curse but i fell asleep on monday thinking that i would have time to post.i didn't.i'm mad and kristopher is working my last nerve.i will tell you more about it later.http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/napoblomo-no-more-i-missed-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-1562751450243655545Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:41:00 +00002008-11-16T21:44:11.364-05:00cousinsmomnephewsfamilybrotherthey are still here.end of story.http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/family-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-7711710672363294491Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:40:00 +00002008-11-16T08:43:47.106-05:00momgrandmafuneralfamilythings are gonna be a bit hectic for 3 days because family is here. my mom, brother and nephew came in for the funeral of our cousin (my mother's nephew). speaking of funerals: don't they always bring out the worst in people?i should have a few interesting stories when this is over.http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/family.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-2624181052556821926Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:39:00 +00002008-11-14T04:49:51.181-05:00high schoolteam sportsbasketball teammom of the yearYAY!!!in case you were wondering, kristopher made the basketball team for the high school. again.it's time for me to break out the posters and the placards and the sparkly rhinestone hoodie that i made for myself last year (this is what embarrasses kristopher but i have to support him right?).he has been playing on a team since he was 5 and i have been cheering since then. why stop now?i will http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/team.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-26026373943167577Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:15:00 +00002008-11-14T04:34:11.938-05:00angled bobwhatever dudesexyhaircuti got a new haircut.kristopher HATES it.i like it so what he says doesn't matter right? did i say anything when he cut his hair? remember that? lolanyway, this is what it looks like in the back:.(and no, this is not my actual hair or head or body. it is just a representation of the style)and this is it looks in the front:i haven't had the back this short in years and it is taking some getting http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-haircut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-6548786304643255818Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:07:00 +00002008-11-12T06:43:34.923-05:00high schoolfor the love of the gameteam sportsbasketball campit has been going on for at least two months now.basketball tryouts.yesterday was the last day and, according to kristopher, the postings are today. he was so nervous last night that he went to bed at 8 (i was already looking at the undersides of my eyelids by then).he has been playing basketball since he was two years old when his dad put a full size goal in the back yard at that time and told http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/basketball-tryouts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-4878103465481417566Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:46:00 +00002008-11-11T04:24:54.400-05:00lack of sleepcleaningsleepcoo coo for cocoa puffsbloggingsleep issueshome improvementi have sleep issues.the issue? i don't get very much of itit's 3:46 am and i am fully awake.it's been happening for years. sometimes i manage to sleep until 4 but most times, i wake up around 2 something. it doesn't matter the time i go to bed or what i do before i fall asleep.it doesn't matter what i eat before i go to bed either.the dogs prey on this problem and have become accustomed to http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/sleep-issues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-2191179428600184759Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:38:00 +00002008-11-10T14:22:54.524-05:00mom of the yearweatherwhy is the weather in november so fickle? isn't it supposed to be cold and nippy so that we can get in the mindset for thanksgiving and christmas? this weather has made me ill. it's hot during the daytime (which results in the air conditioner kicking on) and cold at night (so the heat comes on).ugh.i can't even figure out what to wear to work let alone advise kristopher on how to dress for http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-this-november.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287617244501592164.post-3601817949345900386Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:46:00 +00002008-11-10T14:24:50.460-05:00sasha kittydogcatpetaccidenttobypainting(dim - do it myself) disasteri mentioned yesterday that i was painting right? well, guess who decided to help by tripping over the entire bucket of "lafonda copper", spilling it all over the hardwoods and leaving orange paw prints up and down the stairs before kristopher caught him? if you said toby, then YEP, you are right!!for those of you who dont know, toby is my lhasa apso. he is 11 and has gotten himself in more http://raisingkristopher.blogspot.com/2008/11/painted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CT)