Eight grade graduation
The Kestrel eighth grade graduation was really lovely, we didn’t take a ton of photos since it was rainy. Hayley got one of four scholar-athlete awards for playing three sports and keeping up her grades. High school, here she comes! Lots more photos read more →
News from Blacksburg
Jeff’s folks sent us some cute photos the past few weeks… His grandmother Faye turned 90! And his folks raced some more… The 2013 picture shows the seven members of the Blacksburg AARP United race team that competed in the Summer Solstice 5K race. L to R Bob Wheeler, Paul Smeal, Sally Paulson, John Hillison,.. read more →
Fleetwood Mac
We drove down to Charlotte to see Fleetwood Mac, one of my favorite bands. I’ve been waiting for Stevie Nicks to tour with them again and once she agreed, I knew we had to go. Initially we were going to have to go to Atlanta to see them but they added more shows and luckily.. read more →
Mr. Barry Manilow
Jen from next door and I went to see Barry Manilow Friday night. Now please stop laughing and compose yourself. I’m not a ‘Fanilow’ but I can’t help loving his music. Like Jen says, it’s basically the soundtrack of our childhood. You know you know all the damn songs too. It was a perfect setup.. read more →
UNC vs Duke – Hayley’s last ballkid assignment
After seven great years, Hayley’s run as a ballkid has come to an end. NCAA rules prohibit high school kids from being ballkids so her last game this season is the final home game of the year, UNC vs Duke. Hayley is so lucky to have had this opportunity and we send out huge thanks.. read more →
Hello Spring!
We had a great lowkey Easter at home. Hayley said she figured she was too old for an Easter basket but she’ll never be took old in my book. Then we headed to the beach with my Mom, Stepdad and Aunt Cathie. It really was a wonderful trip. we got a fantastic beach house and.. read more →
Science Fair
Hayley won her school science fair and advanced to the state regionals again this year. She tested how effectively antibacterial/antibiotic bandaids were vs regular bandaids. Short version – antibacterial/antibiotic are MUCH better. Her teacher said One of the EPA judges got his PhD in microbiology and was extremely impressed with Hayley’s project. He was a.. read more →
Boston trip – updated with all the pics
We went to Boston for a week a couple of months ago and had a great time. It had been years since we had been back and my cousin Nicole’s wedding was the perfect excuse to catch a plane headed north. While I was raised in Chapel Hill, I was actually born in Boston where.. read more →
Hayley jumping on Raindrop
I love watching her jump. read more →
RTHS Class of 2017
Release the white smoke – Hayley finally picked a HS. In the end while she had a great year at Kestrel, she couldn’t turn down the spot at the STEM charter HS in RTP, Research Triangle HS. Getting a slot there was hard and they only take kids as 9th graders. Needless to say, Jeff.. read more →