Alert. This blog has been hijacked by the man called BooDaddy.
Dear BooMama,
As I know how much you enjoy a list, I thought it only fitting that in honor of your 39th birthday today, I would let you know 39 reasons why I love you:
1. That even though you grew up in Mississippi, you didn’t realize that the Mississippi River formed the state’s western border until you were almost 30. (See also the Target “circles.â€)
2. That you allowed me to get a yellow lab. And then let us also keep the abandoned stray mutt that wandered to our house a few months later.
3. That you were so loving with our aforementioned puppies that I knew you would be an awesome mom.
4. That you prove me correct on a daily basis (see #3) with Boo.
5. That you never complain when I stay up late playing Xbox with friends.
6. That you NEVER NAG me about anything.
7. In the 11 years we have been married you have never given me a to do list. Not one single time.
8. You love to keep a pretty house. (Yet somehow do not have this same compulsion about your car-but I guess that’s another list entirely.)
9. That you love your friends and are fiercely loyal to them.
10. That you can enter a situation and immediately know how to handle it (which comes in handy with a husband who has been known to fly off the handle a time or two).
11. That you appreciate my ability to fix things around the house.
12. That when I suggested it might be a good idea for you to find a hobby you took up blogging.
13. That you have never brought the laptop into the bedroom. And that is saying something since it has been in EVERY OTHER room in the house. [Or for that matter the fact that you can tell where the WiFi drops out in our front and back yard.]
14. That you love your brother and sister and speak with them daily.
15. That you have given me not only your brother and sister but their spouses as well.
16. That you love the beach almost as much as I do.
17. That you only rearrange furniture every couple of years. (First, you have a completely different disposition during the process and second, I am like a cat in that I will try and sit where I am used to sitting without regard for where I might land.)
18. That you love my friends.
19. That you make THE BEST country fried steak, gravy, mac and cheese and butterbeans in the world. And I should know.
20. That you know #19 is my all time favorite meal and surprise me with it every month or so.
21. That you can flat out cook.
22. Christ. Africa. Compassion. ‘Nuff said.
23. That you have MANY friends and can tell me exactly what is happening with each one of them at any given time.
24. That you know how to counter my arguments. (Note: not always appreciated during the argument, but definitely appreciated after I have had time to come to my senses.)
25. Your loyalty and devotion to Mentholatum. I have never met a person more devoted to a single product.
26. The sound of your laugh.
27. Your unbridled love of football.
28. Specifically the SEC.
29. Especially Mississippi State.
30. Your ability to leave work, run by the Stein Marts, go to the grocery store, and come home without breaking your cell phone conversation with [insert friend name here].
31. That you don’t not use your mastery certifucate in ANGleash to correct my grammertical mistooks (even though I am sure you are noting my mistakes in this birthday list as you are reading it.)
32. Your continual insistence that you can dye your own hair.
33. That you always take the puppies out for their last walk of the day.
34. Your love of Jan Hooks, Christopher Guest movies, Kristen Wigg, and The Office.
35. That you make both me and Boo laugh on a daily basis.
36. That you remembered to get your oil changed this week. (Wait a second. This may be more of a subtle hint.)
37. Three words: homemade chocolate pie.
38. That you LOVE a bargain and have an innate ability to hunt one down.
39. That you love me.
I apologize for covertly finding out a way to hijack your blog. (Whatup BigMama!) But I just felt that this list needed to be published so that all could know how special I think you are.
I love you,
BooDaddy
Happy Birthday BooMama! You done real good with choosing a husband for yourself. What a sweet list–one for the ages! You will read this on your 89th birthday and still be gushing about your man!
HOW STINKING SWEET IS THIS?! :) Happy day to you Mizz S! xoxo melzie
Here are the words to the birthday blessing we sing in the convent…
May God bless you with His love
always fill you with His love
May He hold you in the hollow of His hand
For the Lord is with you in goodness and love – may His light shine out in your heart.
BEAUTIFUL! Happiest of Birthdays to you!
Happy Birthday! How sweet of your husband to take over your blog for the day and share 39 reasons he loves you.
Happy Birthday, Sophie!
Let me join the HUNDREDS of your fans and say Happy Birthday, Sophie.
And BooDaddy — NICE post. Seriously. You outdid your wife.
(Not really. But it was close.)
Okay. It’s official.
I love me some BooDaddy.
Happy * happy * happy birthday.
Hope this is the start of your happiest year *ever*.
Happy Birthday, Sophie!!!! Miss you!
Happy Birthday Boomama!!!
(BTW, that Boodaddy is a keeper!)
So sweet! Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Sophie! Even if I am a little unnerved by the fact that you don’t nag…I don’t really nag so much as suggest things or at least that’s how I justify it and now I am rambling. I’m pretty sure that BooDaddy deserves a #37 for making this list….
Hope you had a terrific day! Sue
I have been m.i.a. for a while, and am normally a lurker, what a great day to pop in again. TOTALLY SWEET> Happy Birthday to you. Hope it was a wonderful day.
Happy Birthday BooMama (Sophie)! I can go get my tissue now that BooDaddy has made me cry happy awww how completely sweet was that tears!
happy Birthday from Ireland.
Have a wonderful day with your wonderful family.
My dh did a similar thing via email for my birthday in August, I shared it on my blog.
Happy Boo-day!
Happy Birthday Sophie! He’s a keeper!
Miss Boo,
Don’t feel bad, I just recently discovered the whole Mississippi River thing myself. I promise that I am a smart and well rounded person. Ask me anything that has no relavence and I know the answer, I am special that way. Happy Birthday!
Sooooooo sweet! BooDaddy sure has a way with words just like his woman!
I used to love you until I found out you give no to-do lists. And you know Scott read this. GREAT.
Happy Birthday, Sophie! :) Hope the year ahead is the best yet.
(And did you see Kristin Wigg in GhostTown?! Perfection.)
Saw that it was your b-day via the BLOG of the Month thing for MercyMe. :)
Have a wonderful birthday, today!
~Sarah <
Oh my, this is the sweetest post. I love that BooDaddy hijacked the blog and I love the list — y’all make a great couple!
Happy Birthday, Boomama!! I hope you enjoy your last year in the 30s decade!
Oh My Word – – – there better NOT be ONE SINGLE DRY EYE in the HOUSE after reading THIS post.
BooDaddy – – – you ARE THE MAN. Every woman wants to get a list like this from her hubby. Will you come to Indiana and do a seminar???
I don’t need to say “happy Birthday” to you after this, BooMama – – – obviously it is/was JUST THAT.
Happy Birthday! (Late now, I think… but sincere.)
Don’t ya just love it when your blog is highjacked? Especially when it’s as well done as this post.
Blessings
This post rocks! Hope you had a great birthday!
So so sweet!!! Hope your birthday was awesome! :)
Hands down, the BEST ‘hijacked blog post’ I’ve ever read! Sweet and funny – what a man! Hope your special day was wonderful! (My husband shares your birthday – but he has a year on you. It was his big 4-0 yesterday.) Happy birthday, BooMama!!
Happy Day BOOMAMA!!
Many Blessings!!
ps…boodaddy ~ that was an AWESOME list!
That is just about one of the sweetest things I have ever read!
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday to you…Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Sophie…Happy birthday to you! Just be thankful you are so far away you have to read it as opposed to hearing me sing it : )
Aaaw! How sweet. And…’em are some stellar qualities there. Hint: Print the list, paste it on the fridge longside boo’s pictures. Have it handy for the next… uh… little argument.
Really? Never gave him a honey-do list? And NEVER nag? Wow. You are quite the woman. On the other hand, if you’ve never felt the need to nag or give BooDaddy a honey-do list, then he must be quite the man.
Happy Birthday.
Happy Birthday (what a nice post too)
Sophie:
Happy Birthday and thank you for bringing me a smile each time I read your blog. You have made your words a ministry to all us “internets”, and I continue to learn to speak “southern”. Blessings upon you!
Yes ma’am. That list made me what to be you for my 33rd bday.
All of us women could aim to be a BooMama. Now, I need to go make my house pretty and call all my friends.
Happy birthday to you! And may God continue to bless you and yours. Amen.
Happy Birthday, BooMama!
And BooDaddy, that was such a sweet thing to do.
Happy Birthday BooMama! Hope you had a blessed day. Great list by BooDaddy.
Cindy
Awwwwwww….now, that is awesome!!! Thanks BooDaddy for the highjack!
Hope you still partyin on! :)
Hugs,
Fran
Sweetness all around! You all are too cute. Happy Birthday BooMama!
Happy B-Day mamma of Boo.
And, Boo Daddy, I bow before you and your covertness.
Wow. That is so much better than a Hallmark card… I am so touched, and it’s not even about me! You must be a very special person, and you obviously have a very special husband. Happy Birthday!!!
How sweet! What a friend you have in BigMama. So fun to read what the hub thinks.
Happy belated birthday, Boomama! Wow, what a man! I think you are both very blessed people to have each other.
OK, I am DYING about the Target “circles” thing. DYING. Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! What a sweet list, and a pretty sweet hubby. :)
Kiy
oh, can you please oh please share with us how you make country fried steak and gravy?? it’s on my personal lifelong list of cooking every southern woman should master, and i’ve never been able to do it well!
That BooDaddy is something else!
Did you know that I can throw a rock and hit Arkansas?
YOU ARE SO LUCKY.
I want you to het down on your knees this very second to thank God for sending you a man like that.
Aw, that is so very sweet. And it reminds me that I need to be more patient and kind to my loved ones. Wonderful post.
Wow his list makes me want to be friends with you too! Happy Birthday to one of my favorite bloggers.
Happy (belated) Birthday, you beautiful thing!
That is so sweet!
Happy Birthday, Boomama!!
THAT is the sweetest thing E-V-A-H!!!! :D Happy Happy Birthday!! :)
Bappy Hirthday – from one nut to another.
That made me cry!
What a sweet, sweet hubby.
That list just proves what we already know about you. You have a heart of gold! Thanks for all the special ways you touch all of our lives! Have a blessed birthday month and may God continue shaping you into His image.
Late on the bday but not on the love — and I think I speak for everyone when I say that we have fallen in love with you all over again after that list!!!
Happy belated but blessed birthday sweet friend! Sorry no more lavender — budget was cut (pooh!)… but my heart was right there and I WANTED to send more!
How precious! What a sweetheart. Hang on to that one, Boo Mama.
And happy happy belated birthday to you! I’m so glad I “met” you this year.
BooMama — What an absolutely beautiful list! That BooDaddy must be something else to leave such loveliness for you on your birthday, which, by the way, I hope was wonderful.
Well, diamonds make a great gift, but this was totally amazing….awww, so stinking sweet. What a sweet hubby you are BooDaddy.