The Hannah Family

Just when you think you've seen everything...

They come up with a sister site to prove you wrong.  Allow me to present Awkward Family Pet Photos.  A picture is worth a thousand words, but never tells the whole story about why you thought it was a good idea to pose with your pet like that.

Claire's last day of kindergarten

Not only did she have fun at school with "hardly any work," the fabulous assistant teacher invited the whole class over this evening to her house for hot dogs and a pool party.  How cool is that?!

Froggie Went-a-Courtin'

In the past 2 days, 2 different young men have knocked on the front door asking for Katie.  I see how it is.

At least someone appreciates me

Claire was asking me something about playing outside when she suddenly said, "Wow, you did a lot of work.  Look at all those words!"  I followed her gaze to my computer screen and it was a long report (I do medical transcription at home).  Funny how she has seen the same thing for 6 years straight, but it registers differently now.  Literacy makes a big difference!

Don't count your chicks until they hatch

Matt isn't sure how many kids he will have someday, but the girls are planning on 4 each which sounds familiar.

So I asked Dave how many children he wants.

"1 boy."

What do you want to name him?

"Dave.  Hey, remember that guy who washed the house is named Dave?  Then there will be 3 Daves!"

(He is very cute.  Actually according to howmanyofme.com, there are 82,033 Daves in the U.S. which is 599th most popular, and 21,991 people with the last name of Hannah which is the 1717th most popular.  The site only shows 6 Dave Hannahs though.  Plug your name in too.  It's fun.)

"Walking School Bus" is a great money-saving idea

It isn't safe for kids to walk to school alone to school these days, even when they live nearby.  Some communities have a walking school bus, in which screened parents volunteer to carry a walkie-talkie and escort the children safely to school.  Here's a link describing the pilot program in Cinncinati with the details.

At least 463 children who died tragically since 1998

Children who are left in vehicles or playing unattended can die of hyperthermia.  Sadly, the fatalities are on the rise so please be vigilant.  More than half of these are when caregivers "forget" the child, but know that cracking the windows has little effect on how quickly the temperature can rise so don't leave kids in the car "even for a minute." 

The forecast is 101 degrees today

I'm coping by looking at pictures of snow.  Here are a couple of shots from when Katie went snowboarding at the end of March with her friend Amanda.

 

 

"He’s as happy as a puppy wagging two tails."

Dave found a frog outside tonight, scooped it up, set it down, and then ran inside to tell me all about it.  I listened and asked:

- Was it a boy frog or a girl frog?

- A boy.

- How do you know?

- He didn't have any lipstick on.

We've come a long way, baby

Our dishwasher is broken.  It'll be 2 long weeks until the repairman gets out here.  Meanwhile, we are handwashing the dishes.  Katie said "I feel just like a pilgrim."