25 Random Things About Me

A little annoying thingie on Facebook caused me to write 25 Random Things About Myself. When I was finished, I found the answers kinda interesting. Thought I would share....

1. My husband Randy and I dated for 2 weeks in high school and he carved "I Love Juliet" in his desk.
2. I am scared of clowns and chalk.
3. My hell would be: I'm in Walmart, it's very cold, and Phil Collins is playing non-stop over the speakers.
4. I could potentially win a spaghetti eating contest.
5. My bad habit is biting my cuticles. Disgusting.
6. My closest friend Jessica found me in first grade underneath the play gym singing "Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I'll go eat worms".
7. I was once called a prodigy on the piano.
8. Randy and I named our dog Tyson because of his black eye----because he looked like Mike Tyson and he got "knocked the f___ out!"
9. I played the bass drum and quads in marching band in high school. I was a cool band geek.
10. When I had my wisdom teeth taken out my mom took me immediately to the grocery store (thanks mom) and I had a long conversation with Captain Crunch while I was there. Do you think it was the drugs that made me do that?
11. I can touch my tongue to my nose.
12. I am basically legally blind. My vision is 20/1100.
13. I enjoy a good vacumn cleaner. When I win the lottery I am buying a Dyson.
14. My name was almost "Annabelle Lee" after the Edgar Allan Poe poem.
15. When my last name was Darke, I used to want to be a doctor just so I could be Dr. Darke. It sounded like a Disney villain.
16. I touched the Heisman trophy in Bobby Bowden's office.
17. I look at my wedding rings often because it makes me think about my husband who is the most wonderful man in the world.
18. I totally can jam out to "Just a Gigolo" at karaoke.
19. Delaney's middle name is Jeanne after my wonderful aunt Jeanne who passed away from ALS 6 years ago.
20. I am deathly afraid of scuba diving. I had to leave the 5 foot training pool when I attempted to get over my fear.
21. I am jealous of everyone who has better hair than me. Wait....that's everyone.
22. I slept with my red blankie until I met Randy. I still have it tucked away somewhere safe though.
23. I have the strangest looking big toe on my right foot. Seriously.
24. My laugh sounds like a combination between a machine gun and Woody the Woodpecker.
25. I became more of a serious runner after my father passed away while running in 2002. He was my inspiration to run the roads and feel alive.

The Roberts go to Myrtle Beach

On Friday we went to Myrtle Beach for the night to visit Kel-Z, Rick, and Jackson. My friend Monica and her husband Ikey were also there and it was great to see them. Jackson is ADORABLE and is babbling and sitting up and walking in his walker and eating lots and lots. He is 24 pounds and is so big compared to Delaney. Jackson is truly a miracle and I loved getting to see him and watch him play.


Delaney and Jackson did so good playing together. They had yelling contests to see who was louder. I think Jackson won.


I think Delaney looks like a supermodel in this picture.


For some reason, Delaney was terrified of McKenzie the dog when we got there. I guess because her face is so different than our dogs. She would cry whenever she would see McKenzie. By Saturday morning, Delaney was crawling all over McKenzie.


Look at Jackson's smile-----priceless.

Jackson looks like such a bruiser in this picture.

Delaney and Jackson

Delaney and Jackson gaze into each other's eyes briefly, and then Delaney whacks poor Jackson in the head---he looks confused----and then she moves on to play with a toy. She is such a typical girl isn't she....:)

Delaney and the Snow

Yes----it actually snowed in Columbia, SC. It was just some snow flurries but it caused the city to basically shut down, the schools to close, and my work and Delaney's daycare to have delayed openings. Doesn't Delaney look like that poor kid from A Christmas Story in her coat?

Maybe I Was Just Tired...........

Okay. Don't know how this got started...but Randy and I laughed our booties off at this one. Definitely try this one at home.
Attempt to say the word "Inkheart" with good pronunciation as fast as you can as many times as you can.
I couldn't make it past five.
What comes out of your mouth sounds hilarious.

If any of you think this is the stupidest thing you have ever seen---please don't tell me. I tend to find the strangest stuff amusing.

Me and the Blog are Now Famous

I am now somewhat famous. Please check out the link below to see the Darius Goes West blog and check out his trip to Columbia. This is awesome.

http://www.dariusgoeswest.org/blog/darius-and-the-raccoon/

Stevie Nicks Baby

This week, poor Delaney had a cold again. I took her to the doctor because her cough wouldn't go away---they said she was fine---and then that afternoon I had to pick her up from daycare because she had a fever. The next day her cold symptoms were gone, but then the poor thing was teething so bad she cried all day because she was in pain. Due to the crying, she lost her voice and had a bit of baby laryngitis. She kept wanting to talk and nothing would come out. It is getting better, but her voice is still raspy. Now it is kind of amusing.

As you can see from the above picture, Delaney is doing great at standing. Her new thing is to stand at the back door and look at the dogs outside. She will occasionally lick the glass. Thanks Tyson and Olive for teaching her that one. :)