Catching up on some old Hannah-isms

Ok - I went through a BUNCH of really old voice notes on my phone... Mostly of "Hannah-isms" that I should post. Here are a few gems that I found so far...

March 9, 2009
After hearing the song Gives You Hell by All American Rejects come on the radio, Hannah said this.

H: It's the Hell Song.
M: Well kinda. This song (which I really like but don't often leave on when Hannah is with me) is called "Gives You Hell."
H: It should really be called The Hell Song instead... Because he says "hell" alot.

Are there awards for awesome parenting? I'm surprised I haven't gotten one yet...

August 9, 2009
Hannah was just getting back home from visiting her Dad and his "sort of wife" Lesa. Lesa's 2 other children live with them, as well as their daughter together - Alyssa. Hannah and Mikayla, Lesa's then 12-year-old daughter, did not always do well. Apparently, Mikayla is really mean.

"She's worse than.... Casey (old neighbor-friend that was a little volatile), my dad, Grandma on a bad day, you on a bad day... all together. Plus 3. Which is pretty serious."

September 25, 2009
Playing Taboo with Me (M), Robin (R), and Grandma (G), while Hannah was giving the clues. Mom (Grandma) was getting a little tired so it was mostly me and RobRob guessing... This is a lengthy one (over 3 minutes on the recording), but the clues and the guesses were too fun to pass up.

#1
H: It's something that it helps you... Hang on. It helps you um...
R: Vin Diesel! (Or maybe she said baby seal... I've listened to it several times and can't tell... But I giggled after she said it, so it must have been good.)
H: No. It helps you work on important projects.
M: Is it a contractor?
H: No.
R: Computer.
H: No.
M: Um... a man.
H: No. It's like really cool ideas... like a clock.
M: An invention.
H: No! It's a tool...
M: A wrench
R: Screwdriver.
H: Yes! A screwdriver.
M: A screwdriver. Excellent.

#2
H: It's something that some people... It's something that fairy-tale people live in.
M: Cottages
R: Cheese
H: Yes.
M: Which one?
H: Cottage.
M: Really? Cottage? Excellent!
R: Cheese, Gromit!

#3
H: It's something that people use at work... I think. And it's a machine.
G: Car
M: Computer
H: No
R: Advanced calculator
H: No
R: Spinning wheel (Or fan blade? She was sitting across the room, so some of her comments were hard to hear when I play it back.)
H: No
M: Slide ruler
H: No. And it has the word "machine."
M: Ok... That's probably not good to say then.
G: Adding machine?
M: A fax machine?
H: Yes.
G: (peeking at the card) It IS a fax machine! Way to go!

#4
H: It's something that you can get books at.
R: A library.
H: (dejected) Yes... I don't think I was supposed to say books, though...
R: It's ok. We'll give it to you anyway.

#5
H: It's something that I do ALOT!
G: Talk
M: Talk? Sass?
H: No
M: Cry?
H: No
R: Dance
M: Laugh
H: No! Nooo....
R: Sing?
G: Draw?
M: Scream?
H: It's something that I'm getting right now.
M: Angry?
H: No. But it's...
M: Frustrated? Older? Tired? Sleepy?
H: No!!
M: I think it IS mad...
H: Yes. "Mad."
(laughing)

#6
H: I don't know if I know this one...
R: It's ok. We'll give it to you anyway. From whatever you say.
M: Just guess and we'll guess what you think it is.
H: Ok, I know it. It's a name.
R: Rigor mort. (Or Voldemort?)
M: Seven
H: Hahaha... No! It's a name!
R: Loch Ness Monster
H: ...and it's a student. A student name... And starts with an "a."
R: Plato?
H: And it ends with an "a."
M: uhhh...
G: Is it a famous name? (pause) Athena? (Side note: Amazing guess, Mom!)
H: (getting exasperated with our fruitless guesses) It's Ariana.
M: Ariana???
G: (peeking at the card) It's "arena."
M: So where did you get that it's a student name?
H: One of the clues was studium...
G: Oh! Stadium... arena!

Great clues, Bug! I loved it - and I love YOU!!!

More to come soon!