Sad news in Tar Heel land on MiaGM

Hey peeps,

We lost a special member of the Tar Heel family yesterday in Chapel Hill. 

Eric Montross was a fabulous player, but read this article to learn about what he meant to his family and to the community.

Here's a great short from the article: 

Eric never thought about a legacy. In that way, he was the embodiment of Dean Smith's admonition, "You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do the right thing."

Hope all are making it a great Monday, and doing the right thing!

Go Heels,

Dad

Make Anything Thursday: Countdown for LuLu and Trey

You can't birdie them all if you don't birdie the first, so they say. And you can't start nuggets back if you don't post on Make Anything Thursday after you posted Woman Power Wednesday: Collins Catherine Wilkinson. Right, Collins?

I know you agree and think it is all about you these days, but guess what? Your Aunt Lucy is getting married in 204 days, 1 hour, and 2 minutes. That's right, gPa made a countdown timer, and you can see it here and on my Blogger site on the right-hand side when on a computer, not a phone.

You can also access Lucy and Trey's well-done wedding website through this link or the blogger site above the countdown. Exciting stuff, Collins. If you want to learn more about how Lucy and Trey got engaged, you might enjoy Happy Birthday and welcome Trey! 💍🎉.

Woman Power Wednesday: Collins Catherine Wilkinson

About the size of a jumbo peanut

Hello Nugs,

It has been a while, but we have a new nugget. Welcome to the world, Collins! Let's start with your birthday affirmations.

Two for Collins:

1. You are a perfect little angel. 6.5 lbs at birth on the wee morning of the 7th of December.

2. You gave us quite a little scare with your 48-hour visit to the NICU, but in the end, you were okay. You passed your first life test with flying colors.

Medically speaking, after a lovely first 12 hours, you tossed up some green bile, the quickest way to find yourself en route to a different part of Chelsea Westminster. We learned of something called volvulus due to malrotation, or in layman's terms, a plumbing problem. This is an emergency and can be a serious situation. You got the all-clear after two days of testing and excellent medical care.

Sally, Taylor, and baby Collins came home two nights ago, and Collins has settled into a routine with help from her night nurse and namesake, Grandma Peach. Sally also doing well after c-section delivery. Patterns are predictable, and they repeat!

God bless our Collins and her remarkable parents. She can't wait to meet the rest of her family!

Some photos below, plus a poem I wrote titled Collins First Christmas.