- I have known him 12 1/2 of his forty years.
- We have been married 7 1/2 of those 12 1/2 years.
- He wanted two boys.
- He got 'em and he is craaazy about them.
- He is not the least bit interested in sports, excpet the pee-wee teams Chase has played on.
- He is the middle of five children.
- The other four say he's his mother's favorite.
- He is serious on the outside, but really an absolute RIOT, when you get to know him.
- He loves to travel.
- His greatest attribute is that he totally understands unconditional love. He has taught me a thing or two, about it.
- He snores. Loud.
- He blames it on me.
- He was baptised for the first time, the night before we were married.
- He knew what he was getting into.
- Just kidding.
- He is the real-life Bob the Builder.
- His favorite hang-outs are Lowes and Home Depot.
- He broke his leg in a tractor accident, nine months after we were married.
- I missed my first day on a new job, while he had it surgically screwed back together. Ouch.
- He was raised on a farm. His family raised cattle.
- He helped his father build their family home.
- He still has (and loves) his college car.
- He loves to grill.
- He is a wine enthusiast.
- He would rather fly than drive.
- He would rather eat out than in.
- He was shot with a BB gun as a child.
- The BB was still lodged in his finger until it was removed about five years ago.
- He knows every fruit tree there is.
- He is an accountant - publicly and privately.
- He picked our first son's name.
- Larry is NOT short for Lawrence. He would want you to know that.
- He said he would never move to Atlanta.
- Almost eleven years ago we moved to Atlanta.
- He says he will never leave Atlanta. Oh yeah, and "he means it this time!"
- I met him in Dallas, Texas.
- Favorite food - meat.
- Least Favorite food - veggies.
- He also loves fruit.
- He plans to retire at 52.
Friday, November 21, 2008
OVER THE HILL
Today is Daddy's birthday. The Big One. He is Four-O. Yes, forty! The boys and I started the morning with a few renditions of Happy Birthday. We'll do dinner tonight a party tomorrow and on and on and on until about Monday or Tuesday. I hope to make it special for him. In the meantime here's 40 things about the 40 year old, known around here as "Honey" and "Daddy."
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