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Miller Men

hannah — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:42:09 +0000

When we pulled up to Barry’s parent’s house Barry’s brother and dad and were playing catch in the driveway and Barry excitedly yelled to them that he had his cleats on and was ready to join in.

I don’t think that either Greg or Brian heard what Barry yelled, but I found it really sweet that Barry was so excited to play ball with his dad and brother.

I’m pretty sure that Barry located his mitt and joined. I think this trio has been tossing the ball around in such a way for years and years.

And when they are done, they talk about baseball because that is what Miller Men do.

D-Bomb & Bri

hannah — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:21:35 +0000

We don’t get to see Darcy and Brian as much as we’d like, but when we do we always end up having a great time. After the wedding we all found ourselves in our PJs sitting around Barry’s parent’s living room and I’m pretty sure that I laughed so hard I cried.

Darcy shared some classic stories from their East Coast travels and I retold the story of Barry climbing over me Christmas Day to get up and open his stocking while I continued to sleep, oblivious that the rest of the household was awake enjoying the holiday.

We’re going camping with them in a few weeks and I am certain that we’ll create a few more memories that we can laugh about down the road.

The Tall Short End of It….What? Exactly.

hannah — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:20:24 +0000

1. This picture of us with Barry’s parents, grandparents and brother makes me laugh because Linda, Darcy and I look like teeny tiny people compared to the men.

2. I always forget that I’m short until someone points it out or I see a picture of myself standing next to a tall person.

3. I really like tall people. One of my BFFs, Kara, is super tall and she tends to pat me on the head or grab my shoulders, a habit that developed during years of spending our days together.

4. I had to write bullet points for this post because it has taken me almost a million hours to finish it and I’m not even sure if this is worthy of the publish button…oh, well.

5. Dressing up fancy when you have a baby really means that you have to wear something that can go well with spit up.

6. Blah!!!!!

Guard Dog & My Tat

hannah — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:30:43 +0000

Last night as we were falling asleep I had to warn Barry that if he woke up and saw that there was a woman with a tattoo sleeping next to him not to be too alarmed – it was just me. I had affixed a big sticker on my arm as if it was a tat. It came from the rice candy box, you know those candies that have rice paper wrapped around them? Ohhhh…..they are so delicious it is a bit ridiculous.

I found myself at the grocery store last night to pick up some rice that we needed for dinner and I ended up coming home with a very random assortment of things, one being the tasty rice candies. I think it might be unsafe for me to go grocery shopping sans list.

Wait! I had a list, remember? Rice. Anyhow, I came home with my treats and everyone was happy. After we put the Magpie in her jammies we spent a little bit of time outside enjoying the evening air. I’ve really missed the sun and the ease of being outside in the heat of the day. Oh, I digress.

Basically, we were sitting there re-hashing my grocery store trip and our daily triumphs and some sirens started to go off.

You’d think that Maggie bugged her eyes out when they started making noise, but you’d be wrong if that was your thinking. She started to bug her eyes out when Sydney made a bee line towards the noise.

Syd made it to the edge of her stoop growling and looking around with her bone hanging from her mouth. She stood there for a good minute before the bone tumbled to the ground and she took off around the yard barking her head off.

Barry went back to staring at Maggie and Maggie went back to….well, being the cutest little nugget in the world. I went back to staring at my sticker-tattoo and eating the delicious rice candies.

Just another Wednesday night at HBHQ.

Denied @ Heck Fest

hannah — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:28:23 +0000

Phil and Geneviève are super duper busy with What the Heck Fest right now making sure that all the peeps are in their places when the shin-dig goes down.

At the first Heck Fest, nine years ago, Barry and I were staying at my parent’s house after going to a couple shows. Through the night we heard cars coming and going, but when we woke up, it was as if Woodstock had exploded on my parent’s property – minus all the naked people, Jimi Hendrix, drugs, and well…okay, maybe not Woodstock. BUT there was a lady walking around in a kimono, a man in a dress and another guy asked me how I knew Phil.

This year I’ve been trying to offer up Maggie’s services as a crying performer, but they haven’t taken me up on the offer. I even sent Phil the below picture in hopes that it could be Maggie’s promo photo. Even then Maggie still doesn’t make the cut.

Eating Out

hannah — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:27:15 +0000

Last week Mike and Nancy came over to ‘take us out to dinner’ and it was such a delight. Since we’re not brave enough to go into any restaurant with Maggie yet, and Mike and Nancy wanted to treat us, they showed up with an entire meal. It was so kind of them. The snack tray that I made felt like a monumental success, only because I was able to put it together over the course of an hour or two with the help of Maggie off and on.

We sat outside and Sydney brought nearly every toy in her basket to Mike’s feet and Maggie made herself at home in Nancy’s arms. It was one of the first evenings this year that I’ve really felt like it was Summer and our yard is so relaxing with the pond and big chairs.

Dinner was delicious, the talk was constant and the laughs long. They both doted on Maggie and she was SO great our first time going ‘out to eat,’ even if we stayed home.

Saturday Morning Breakfast

hannah — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:36:56 +0000

This morning I found Barry and Maggie discussing all the pros and cons of eating outside. Since we have finally had some nice weather, we are taking advantage of our backyard.

In this past week Maggie has started to intentionally reach for things. She smiles so big when she sees what she is reaching for, but becomes startled when she makes contact – still unsure how something ended up in her hand.

Yo!

hannah — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:42:27 +0000

Greggers & Magster

hannah — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:34:00 +0000

This picture is priceless.

It is a picture of Barry, his dad, and his grandfather lounging on the deck after a hard days work.

I love how they all have their hands draped on their stomachs and how they all seem to be lost in thought but equally exhausted.

Barry’s parents are now putting on a new deck again and although Maggie isn’t old enough to help out, she is old enough to lounge with her grandpa after a day of hard labor.

Awwww, to Generations!

3G and The Holding Chart

hannah — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:33:29 +0000

Last week while my grandpa and I were in my bathroom rescuing the shower from a drywall nightmare, 3G got in some holding time. I think she was relived because so many other people had gotten in some good holding time recently. Sue and Chaya stopped by last week along with my friends Rayna and T.

When we told my grandparents that I was pregnant my grandma said that she’d have to start making the Holding Chart and that she might let some other people on it. Her comment was overshadowed by my grandpa’s comment that he was ‘worried we didn’t know how to do that’ and was glad for us.

Well, 3G and Grandpa came to visit Maggie in the hospital and my grandma came prancing in, or maybe she was floating out of sheer pride, waving above her head The Holding Chart. She quickly exchanged The Holding Chart for the sweet bundle of joy in my arms and I opened it to check it out.

I’ve never claimed to have strong Math skills, but I’m nearly certain that 3G has a lot more smiley faces and Holding Time than anyone else on the chart. After the bathroom-drywall extravaganza last week, I think she put in her fair share and her face was way more smiley than any of those on the Holding Chart.