..............HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! And since I posted 24 things about Kaylee on her 24th birthday I......well, I hesitated. You can probably guess why...lots more things! But it didn't take me long to figure out that with more years comes more things and I was running them off in my head lickety split so I decided to just do it (with a little help from Bob's parents for the earlier stuff). So, if you have a minute, take a look at a few things about my husband, Bob.1. He was born on this day, October 28, 56 years ago.
2. He was a cub scout.
3. He wrote letters to his grandparents at only 4 yrs. old. His mom would spell the words and he wrote them.
4. He sang in the church preschool choir.
5. He is a sports enthusiast.
6. He's a plumber. (shhhhhh! don't tell anybody!)
7. He said "da-da" at 4 months old.
8. He plays the guitar (bass and acoustic).
9. When he was in high school Bob worked at a grocery store.
10. and at the city sewage plant.
11. and at a service station and garage.
12. and he hauled hay.
13. He also worked for the highway department during that time.
14. Before we got married Bob flew airplanes, had a motorcycle, and rode bulls.
15. As a boy he played football and baseball from little league and church league through high school.
16. He made the All-Area football team in high school.
17. His favorite pie is blueberry.
18. He usually reads two or three books during any given week.
19. Bob loves being up and about early in the morning.
20. He is my go-to-guy for all questions spiritual or Bible related.
21. Bob spent lots of time playing table tennis at the Ft. Smith Boys Club in Ft. Smith, Ark.
22. He lived in Ft. Smith till he was 13.
23. Character trait: Integrity.
24. Bob attended Ouachita Baptist University for one year after high school graduation.
25. While in Arkadelphia going to OBU Bob played Rugby and competed in Judo.
26. When in high school Bob was part of the high school choir as well as the Madrigals.
27. He loves to do the "little bear dance".
28. Character trait: fiercely loyal
29. Bob's worn a mustache almost since he could grow hair there. Hasn't shaved it off since.
30. Bob drove a '68 (I think!) Chevelle in high school.
31. He played on two or three different baseball teams at a time in the years before I met him.
32. He was an umpire. A good one too!
33. He was part of the youth choir at his church in McKinney.
34. He traveled with them to Puerto Rico. (how'd they get him to do that???)
35. On that trip a kid from FBC Dallas by the name of Robert Jeffress tagged along. He's now the senior pastor at that church.
36. Character trait: excellent work ethic.
37. Bob picked okra in junior high and bought his first guitar with his earnings.
38. He and a friend chased Big Foot in El Dorado, Arkansas.
39. Bob sings tenor.
40. He was voted "most talented" by his fellow high school seniors.
41. Graduated college around the age of 40.
42. He built trucks at Peterbilt for a few years before going back to college.
42. During his year at Ouachita he became friends with Mike Huckabee.
43. They fried biscuits in a popcorn popper.
44. Bob still owns a cell phone that isn't a camera.
45. His youth choir recorded an album.
46. He did a professional recording when he was in his early 20's.
47. Bob attracts bad customer service.
48. Bob's mom says he reminds her a lot of her dad, McCullah Wall.
49. His grandfather and great uncles were all named after Civil War generals from Arkansas. McCullah, Shelby, Price, and Marmaduke.
50. Bob is an example of what James talks about in the Bible when he instructs believers to "be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry".
51. When Bob was little his brother Don broke his arm (or something like that) when he and Bob were copying a stunt they learned while watching Andy and Barney on The Andy Griffith Show.
52. At Ouachita he was part of "The Singing Men".
53. Bob loves listening to Bob Wills music.
54. In Bob's bachelor days he says he stacked pretty much a wall full of Diet Dr. Pepper cans.
55. Bob makes a yummy batch of chili.
56. Under God, he is my protector, provider, and best friend. Happy Birthday Bob. I love you!
