Photos: Graves of people I love
This might be a bit odd but I took photos of the graves of people I love. Hayley and I went to the graveyard to check it out, remarkably she wasn’t afraid, just curious. Chapel Hill Cemetery My dear Uncle Mike who died at 29. My aunt Melanie who died at birth. My beloved grandparents… read more →
Photos: The Truthtellers Club
With kids that fib (which most do at some point), a great idea that we got was the “truthtellers club”. Basically you make two boxes – one for the “truthtellers club” and one for what we call “the fibtellersclub”. We got a ton of art supplies and two boxes. We made one wonderful and happy,.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Hayley up at Gimghoul Castle and her new UNC shirt
When the UNC women’s soccer game was canceled, Hayley and I wandered around Chapel Hill. We shopped and got her shirt at Shrunken Head with her name on it, we went to Gimghoul Castle and goofed off. Gimghoul Castle in Chapel Hill on a cloudy rainy day Ivy on a stone wall Path with ivy.. read more →
Gift ideas for Hayley’s 7th Birthday
People keep asking what to get Hayley for her birthday. So I’ve start a list of things she likes and stuff I think she will like. Do me a favor, if you get something on here please let me know so I can take it off. There is a big range on here because we.. read more →
Brenda’s Fan club story
A sportswriter I know from our old prep days emailed me a request about Rashad McCants’ mother, who is suffering from breast cancer. McCants as we all know is a UNC player and his younger sister Rashanda is one of the 10 best HS players in the country – and signed with UNC over TN… read more →
Hayley starts outdoor soccer season
Hayley started U7 CASL soccer last night – woo hoo! She is loving playing and running around the field. Practice is run by two college students who seem very enthusiastic. And the other parents seem like a nice bunch, especially the ones who are the official coaches (you have to be 21 so the college.. read more →
Photo Gallery: UNC women’s basketball vs UVA
A chance to watch the UNC women’s basketball team run all over UVA was too much fun for Hayley and Michelle to pass up when Hayley’s soccer practice was canceled. Hayley got to pose with Ramses, get Raymond Felton’s autograph on her Felton jersey, meet Camille Little (who Michelle awarded the 3A Miss Basketball a.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Day at the park
A Wednesday afternoon at the park… Ahhh, static from the slide. Nice hair 🙂 More static head… Swinging Monkey bars Climbing up the slide Swinging upside down – she loves that. Climbing up the ladder Goofing off on the slide Mom and Hayley work on an Antfarm read more →
ESPN interview trip blog
Follow along as I head up to Bristol CT to interview at ESPN as a technical producer. You can post comments on the very bottom of this page. I’m doing this because I love to write and take photos, as a mini-tribute to all the cool ESPN.com writers who do cool running blogs (like the.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Adoption Petitions!
The lawyer has send the official adoption petitions to sign, notarize and send to the Clerk of Court! The Clerk will process the paperwork in 30 to 90 days and then issue a new birth certificate for Hayley Elizabeth Hillison! That’s it – we don’t go to court, we just get the paperwork in the.. read more →
