Ngor’s family was staying with us because their apartment got flooded from a sprinkler. They are from Sudan and one of the best parts of having them for guests for awhile was hearing their stories of immigration. A friend of theirs came over and was telling stories from when she first came from Sudan and [...]
13 Jul, 2010
Posted by: Kate In: Animals of the Hanke Variety|Finn|Kate HerStory|Parenting|Personal|Tanner|Video
Even though I believe that Josh and I are soul mates (at least as much as I believe in soul mates…but that’s a whole other story), that is not what I’m referring to. Awhile ago I was over at a friend’s house and another friend dropped by with her very infant daughter. We got started [...]
28 Jun, 2010
Posted by: Kate In: Animals of the Hanke Variety|Hazel|Tanner|What the hell?
Yes, Josh (and so I suppose myself in association) are now on the most wanted list of Olmsted Country. We are on the run from the law. Well not exactly, but we do have to go and explain that mainly we are just stupid and careless and not negligent pet owners. Let me break it [...]
07 Jun, 2010
Posted by: Kate In: Animals of the Hanke Variety|Friends|Hazel|Personal|Tanner|Teacher Tales
End of the school year is always a stressful time, it’s just guaranteed. In all honesty, I can’t say that I remember another year being so stressful. There are so many things at school and at home…I am just surviving day to day, hour to hour, and minute to minute. So we had a wedding [...]
15 Mar, 2010
Posted by: Kate In: Animals of the Hanke Variety|Finn|Hazel|Nuggets|Tanner
I brought Finn into the house after we had been gone all day and was changing his diaper. Finn: Tanner, Tanner, Tanner, Tanner… Me: He’s out in the kennel in the garage. Finn: Hazel, Hazel, Hazel, Hazel…
26 Sep, 2009
Posted by: Kate In: Animals of the Hanke Variety|Finn|Finn Video|Josh|Personal|Tanner|Video
This is the best Saturday night that I could imagine. Finn LOVES! toothbrushes. It’s the kind of LOVE! that needs to be capitalized with an exclamation point to show how true and deep it is. He has spent days walking around with this toothbrush. He has his own toothbrush that he uses to brush his [...]
