The Hannah Family

This blog is all about us

Who are we?  A family of 14 -- 7 people and 7 pets:  G. Pat is 74, Mark is 54, I'm 51, Matt is 25, Katie is 23, Claire is 15, and Dave is 13.

Katie's pups are Maci and Cage. Our 3 sweet cats are Oreo, Jack and Jill. Chloe is our 1-year-old lab-shepherd-husky mix. Claire's Winter White Dwarf hamster is Ozzie. Never a dull moment around here!

Seafood platter with the fam for Mom’s Day

First school fight in the books

Luckily it happened in a sort of slo-mo, thanks to a close friend holding the instigator back long enough for the math teacher and I to react. I know I won’t always be this lucky so I’m strongly encouraging students NOT to act this way moving forward. I told them “other kids” might get in trouble, but let’s make sure it isn’t any “Hannah kids.” Some were skeptical, but I had several who were very invested (I introduced a candy basket for the first time this covid year). Counting down the days for this insane school year to end.

What a week!

Happy 4th Birthday, Chloe!

She took a birthday trip to Charlotte to see Matt and Layla. She just returned to ham steak “cake” for her and cupcakes for the kids.

Now I have comic relief at least

 Beginning teachers meet with their own assigned mentor once a week. I had something planned for tomorrow to show her, but didn’t accomplish any of it (due to “regular” work). It’s officially due early next week so it will get done, but I was sitting here feeling deflated and very tired. I asked Alexa to confirm my 5:30 alarm. Done. “Alexa, why am I not asleep?” Anazon requested permission for “The Hard Truth?” Granted. “You are you. And that’s something.” I feel better.

Good weekend

I got some sleep. Mark and Claire got their first covid vaccinations!

I know I haven't been present

And I'm sorry. But I'm here. We had the last day of class for Quarter 3 yesterday, and then I rushed off to get my second covid shot at 3 p.m. It went great. I had arm soreness for only 24 hours and some fatigue (but what else is new). NOTHING else! A tip I heard from someone in the medical field who is "in the know" is to be sure to hydrate for the 24 hours prior to the jab, which apparently reduces adverse effects. It certainly can't hurt and it (I assume) worked for me.

So the kids and I are finally on our Spring Break. Don't hate me if I don't, but I'm hoping to clean up the blog while I have a little time. I hope so; I know it's a hot mess. Thank you for reading anyway!

Very Noteworthy: There is an "official" timeframe set for Mom's Memorial Service in New York on Long Island. We're looking at the July 23/24 weekend. I need to talk with the cemetery where my dad is buried to find out what kind of vessel they want Mom's ashes in and I need to make arrangements for the ceremony, but it's so good to have a "Save the Date" on the books and a complete Covid Card to be able to get there. I'm going to try to work on the rest of the immediate family as soon as they are eligible.   

I’m okay

Just working like crazy. We had a tornado watch today and got to work from home. I still had three meetings and a lot to do, but just having a day without the commute or teaching live was a needed respite.

Got Mom’s stuff from the SNF

She really doesn’t live there anymore.

Claire and Dave return for the second time

They went to school for 2 days in February (first time in nearly a year). They have 4 scheduled days this week which covers all of March. Any ideas why they aren’t passing considering the monotony of Remote Learning, their anxiety and ADD?

I am going a lot easier on my 8th graders (accepting all late work with no penalty, modified assignments, extra credit), and I still have a ton who are not attending at all and failing. The county still plans to do end of grade testing that reflects directly on my teaching. I can save a lot of time and money by telling you right now: I haven’t taught the kids I haven’t met anything this year.