The Hannah Family

New marketing for two pairs of socks

Mark:  I bought a pair of sock liners, have you seen them?

Me, peeling them off my feet:  Um, these?

Mark:  Yeah, are they dirty?

Me:  I dunno, I have been wearing them all day.  I swear they look exactly like mine.

Mark:  I know.

Me to myself as usual (WTH??)

I love happy endings

Three teenage boys adrift in the Pacific for 50 days were rescued alive against all odds.  They'd begun drinking seawater since it hadn't rained so clearly they wouldn't have survived for much longer.  The fishing boat took a different route than usual and spotted the kids (800 miles from where they'd started).  Miracles do happen.  Here's the whole story, just click the link.

From our family to yours

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Everyone is motivated

Told the little kids we could go to The Skinny Dip frozen yogurt bar after I work out today; now they are shoving me out the door to the gym!

One step forward

I walked 3 miles on the treadmill last night using the heart rate monitor for cardio training (keeping at about 142 beats per minute the whole time as recommended).  Now I'm shopping for better socks because I have blisters the size of Rhode Island.

My new favorite person

The dude in Trader Joe's refused to share a wine sample with me until I showed him my ID.  I was so happy. 

Of course, when I bring the four kids I don't get carded (and they usually give me extra).

Pepper spray used in our high school cafeteria

Three girls were involved in an altercation in the Holly Springs cafeteria yesterday during lunch.  The school resource officer helped break up the fight, but a crowd gathered and not everyone was following orders so a "small amount" of pepper spray was utilized to regain control.  I know this because the principal sent a recorded message to keep parents informed.  I hope the ones involved are at least suspended after that mess.

Matthew is monumentally disappointed that he has a sore throat, stayed home, and missed the whole drama.  I'm not.  It affected the kids breathing and then they all had sore throats too from the darn spray!

Prodigal daughter

I was so nervous returning to the gym after such a long break that I accidentally washed my hands with the complimentary mouthwash.  D'oh!

The good news is all the Cybex machines are exactly the same so I know what to do out where people are watching.  Phew!

Two photos from Fourth of July that fit the story perfectly

We were talking about the Christmas holiday last night when I mentioned Baby Jesus.  Dave said "Baby Cheez-Its?!"  My little heathen.  Claire left for school still laughing about it.

 
 

He's all man

Dave's sticker from school kept falling off his shirt.  "If I get one tomorrow, I'll tell the teacher to use duct tape."