Some Twisted Humor

Something tells me my kids have been busy at the computer this summer. I happened to find a file marked "Weird". I know that sometimes a teen's view of the world can be a little distorted, but this seems a little twisted. I actually laughed so hard that my sides hurt the next day. These are just a few of my kids' strange sense of humor.

Laughing in Logan

I've just returned from visiting my sister, Diana in Logan and to help her get ready for her 2nd child who will be born with Hypoplastic Left Ventricle Syndrome. Little Natalie, age 2 was definitely a hoot to be around. Her vocabulary and sentence structure blew me away. Her little voice was so fun to hear all over the house. She is quite a chatter box.
The day I arrived happened to be 7/11. That meant we were just in time for 7-Eleven Day, where you get a free 7.11 ounce Slurpee from 7 am to 11 pm. What luck. We treated ourselves to a free treat. Too bad the sweet syrup gave me a headache. I said it tasted like red corn syrup to which Natalie repeated "corn syrup!" over and over.
A day or two later we were enjoying something else sweet and Natalie said someting about corn syrup. This time her Daddy heard her and was blown away that his little girl could recognize such an ingredient. Diana and I just had to laugh.
We did have some fun Sister Time in between getting ready for the baby. We shopped for school supplies (for me, not the kids!) made meals to freeze, watched a movie, ate corn syrup, played with Gymboree bubbles--a must have for little kids, and ran last minute errands before the big day. I am grateful for the time I was able to spend with her and her family and to have such a wonderful sister.

Some friends of ours asked us to watch over their 3 cats while they were out of town. C was most excited to take the job. They also said that we could use their pool. So for about 10 days we had the fun of having a pool across the street. One day I took B and J for a swim. J had the most fun jumping in. One time he said "I'm going to jump in like Superman!" I warned him that he could hurt himself (translation: belly flop). "I don't care!" he replied as he lept straight out over the water. BAM! He came up holding his chest. "Ohhhhh!" he wailed, "I DO care!" Experience is sometimes a good teacher.

Here's the Hoot!

The Hancock herd's blog is officially up and running. We think life around our home is a hoot! We want to invite you to join with us in celebrating the fun in family life. As Marjorie Pay Hinckley said, "The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You can either laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache."
Stay tuned as we get our site happening and humming. . . .