Easter
We had a great Easter! I’ll always make Hayley an Easter basket. The Hillisons came down for the weekend. Hello from us… read more →
First girls soccer win in school history
SOCCER: FIRST WIN IN SCHOOL HISTORY: Raptors 2-1 Southern Vance. Raptors 1-7-0; Raiders 1-10-0. @PrepsNow — RTHS Athletics (@RTHSRaptors) April 14, 2014 MORE SOCCER: Lou Lou Batta (2) and Alexa Russell (1, GW) scored for the Raptors; Hayley Hillison gets the win in goal. #HappyTweet — RTHS Athletics (@RTHSRaptors) April 14, 2014 read more →
Winter photos
Sort of a random catchall – Christmas, Hayley’s braces coming off, New Years Eve and the Winter storm in February. And about 60 more… Regular view Slideshow view read more →
UNC women’s game
With Coach Williams-Johnson With Eric Ebron With Jessica Washington With Diamond DeShields read more →
Leslie & the Lys, 2014 edition
The first time I ever posted anything about Leslie Hall was almost six years ago when I found her Gem Sweater website and I could not stop laughing. This lady in Iowa had found all these bizarre gem sweaters and taken a photo in each, with the same hair and makeup. The absurdity killed me… read more →
Another first…
First girls basketball win in school history! Hayley started the game and was on the court for the end too. read more →
It’s cold out there!
Also note the grin free of braces. They came off December 31st! read more →
The curious case of Helen Z. (or S.)
While I knew my great-grandfather when I was young, I never met his wife, my great-grandmother Helen. She died three years before I was born and I’ve never seen a photo of her (2015 update – I have now!). There are few family memories as the relationship between my grandfather and his parents was strained.. read more →
Genealogy note
This is one of my favorite genealogy finds. My grandfather’s senior yearbook photo and info. I really need to be logging my work for more efficient research so I’m going to be posting it all under the Genealogy section on the right side. I’m not going to have it show up on the front page.. read more →
Charles Calo and Fred Falconieri
I had quite an interesting development! In July I got the names of my grandfather’s godparents, Carl Calo and Josephine Jaskowiak. No luck finding them but I sent out a few feelers. A month later one of them responded and it turned out to be a match! His godfather was not Carl but Charles Calo.. read more →