Officially licensed and approved
We are finally officially licensed foster parents with a completed home study for adoption. This should have been done like six weeks ago but the FBI couldn’t read Jeff’s fingerprints. So he had to go through all of that a second time and wait. But we finally got the clearance which means every t is.. read more →
Michelle appointed to Town of Cary board
Michelle is now on the Town of Cary’s Information Services Advisory Board. The Information Services Advisory Board serves as an advisory board to the Town Council on all information technology and communications matters as they relate to Cary citizenry. The board offers input and guidance on the development and implementation of efficient and effective communications.. read more →
Our sports memorabilia collection
As most of you know, Jeff & I are obsessive college sports fans. We love to collect UNC (me) and VT (Jeff) stuff – the pile got to be extensive enough where we devoted an entire room to it. I’d say it is about 60% UNC stuff, 40% VT stuff. And since I took the.. read more →
Our big news
The big news is we have started the process to adopt a foster child. It is a long road but one we are sure will be worth all the effort. We had a lot of options to adopt but something felt very right about helping a child here in our state who really needed parents… read more →
Mudville, Iraq
More from Robert: And in the ‘be careful what you wish for’ category, we finally got rain. Lots of rain. Now all of the dust I use to complain about has turned to mud. About 6 inches of mud, regardless of where you walk. Our volleyball tournament has been postpone until further notice (doesn’t matter.. read more →
Photos from our trip to TN
A few photos from up the mountains heading home from TN to NC after visiting our friends in Nashville and Memphis last week. We should have had the camera on more but thanks to Dionne and Alexander for two fun nights in Nashville and Heather, Josh, Emily, Ben and Kate for brunch and cheerleading practice. read more →
Rob’s photo in the news….
From an Army publication Army Reserve Captain Robert Rideout, Judge Advocate General, Tallil Air Base, Iraq, spends time playing with orphaned Iraqi children during a care package delivery to a local orphanage. (Photo by Senior Airman Karolina Gmyrek) read more →
Rob’s trip to Babylon (long with photos)
More from Robert, WARNING: Some of this is a bit rough. Understand this is from an active duty officer writing about what he sees. 18 September 2003-2130 We brought the computer, so I thought I would write down what happened each day. I always think “Man so many cool things have happened today”; I just.. read more →
Two photos from HS Michelle found
A photo I found recently from my prom. We took a shot of a bunch of the girls together. (no sign of any photos of me with my date david) I’m back row, 2nd from left in pink. And one from a Civil War class trip to DC. I’m front row, far right in jeans.. read more →