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Posted by Michelle on Mar 28, 2010 in Hayley
Hayley had ball girl duty versus Georgia Tech. The Yellowjackets were top 20 but the Heels rolled them.
Hayley with Coach Tracey Williams-Johnston before the game
Hayley back in the locker room with Coach Hatchell
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Posted by Michelle on Mar 27, 2010 in Hayley, More Family
Hayley’s grandparents, aunt and uncle on her bdad’s side were in town for a doctor’s appointment in January and we met them for nice lunch!
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Posted by Michelle on Mar 27, 2010 in Hayley, More Family
Sadly Hayley’s great-grandmother on her bmother’s family side passed away earlier in the year. She was a lovely lady and I know her family misses her a great deal. While she was up in NC for the funeral, we caught up with Hayley’s grandmother Janie who brought her great-grandfather to visit.
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Posted by Michelle on Mar 27, 2010 in Hayley
Hayley was one of the ballkids for the UNC women’s game for the grand reopening of Carmichael after their year long extensive renovation! The old gal looks fantastic after all the work they did on her and Carolina crushed Kennesaw State.
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Posted by Michelle on Mar 26, 2010 in Hayley
We finally decided Hayley was ready to move to a bigger room, so she took Jeff’s big home office and he took her room. She decided she wanted it black and hot pink with the theme ‘punk princess’. So we got paint, vinyl decals and all sorts of stuff and we got to work. It’s pretty much done however I’d have more photos if she would ever reasonably clean up her room. So this is mostly the work in process and parts of her room.
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Posted by Michelle on Mar 26, 2010 in Hayley, Humor, Jeff, Michelle, More Family
We had our 5th Gingerbread Demo Derby after Christmas – we had more friends involved than ever in the creation and destruction. Christmas Eve we had family and friends over for Chinese food and the construction of the Gingerbread House, which was one big deluxe house, one small house and one little leftover kit so it was more of a Gingerbread Country Estate. I simply don’t care how they look, what I care about is having fun and the kids being silly (ok the adults too).
If you don’t know the background, we discovered that no one actually liked gingerbread despite making houses yearly. My brother-in-law and I came up with the idea to smash them with remote controlled cars and we’ve been doing it each year ever since! So once the gifts are opened and the Christmas food consumed, we drag the Gingerbread house to the cul-de-sac, the kids get 30 seconds to grab candy they want and then we rev up the cars to smash it up. Oh and anything left standing, the kids get to jump up and down on.
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And yes I’ll get back to posting photos soon. I’m still taking them, just haven’t felt like posting them. Nothing is wrong, just busy with life. Yes I’m about three months behind.
Posted by Michelle on Feb 1, 2010 in Michelle
I truly love my job at IC – I work with awesome people, doing stuff I love doing, covering the team that I have loved all my life. Oh and I do it from home.
Some days I’m struck by the gift of doing something for a long time – you get to look back at things. Today I finished my 8th national football signing day graphic:
Posted by Michelle on Jan 9, 2010 in Jeff, More Family
Jeff’s grandmother passed away on Friday.
Edna Bell Miller, age 90, of Amboy, died Friday January 8, 2010 in her home. She was born in China Twp., Lee County, August 15, 1919 the daughter of Lester and Hazel (Virgil) Reid.
She had farmed with her husband for many years in the Amboy area.
She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amboy and the Lee County Farm Bureau. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
She married Howard Hillison September 28, 1937. He preceded her in death December 16, 1949. She then married Howard Miller in Amboy on September 6, 1952. He preceded her in death July 20, 1997. She was also preceded in death by a son Reid Miller and a sister Ruth Underhile.
She is survived by 2 sons Dr. John (Sharen) Hillison of Blacksburg, VA, and Rory (Kathy) Miller of Amboy; 4 grandchildren Jeff (Michelle) Hillison of Cary, NC, Jay Hillison of Roanoke, VA, Ryan Miller and Kelsey Miller both of Amboy; 1 great granddaughter Hayley Hillison of Cary, NC.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amboy. Burial will follow at Woodside Cemetery in Lee Center. Visitation will be held on Sunday January 10, from 4:00 until 8:00 PM in the Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy and also on Monday from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM in the church. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to the Lee County Farm Bureau Scholarship Fund and the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amboy.
Posted by Michelle on Dec 23, 2009 in Hayley
Hayley and her friend next door Mason went to the Children’s Etiquette Luncheon at the Carolina Inn today, which is just lovely during the holidays. So the two little princesses got all dressed up and had just a fabulous time. Five course luncheon at a four star hotel for kids 8 to 12 years old to learn from an etiquette expert, so adorable! They felt like it was princess school and raved about it. They wandered all over the Inn looking at their 12 days of Christmas exhibits – even two live turtle doves in the lobby. Then I took them to the grounds at Gimghoul Castle to run around because all princesses have to visit the castle right?
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