Wednesday, August 6, 2008

My Man (Tagged)

John and Edie love eating popcorn together.

What is his name? John J. Wanberg

How long have you been married? Nearly 4 years.

How long did you date? Well, we've known each other for 10 years, but we only dated for 7 months before we got engaged (four of which we lived in different states).

How old is he? Almost 35.

Who eats more sweets? We each hold our own. We both eat a whole lot more than we should.

Who said "I love you" first? He said it first in the most eloquent love letter ever! However, I think it was pretty obvious to him that I was smitten by him from the first time we met.

Who is taller? John

Who can sing better? He does. He takes every opportunity to sing in the choirs in our ward and stake. He has an amazing, deep, bass voice. It also allows him to do a pretty awesome Barry White impression.

Who is smarter? John is...HANDS DOWN. He knows everything, I swear! You can ask him how they manufacture anything ever made. He retains everything he hears or reads. Sometimes I think I married a genius, which can intimidate me, until we start talking about farming stuff. Then he trusts that I know more.

Who does the laundry? We share the responsibility simply because I forget a lot of the time, and he takes the initiative before he runs out of clothes to wear.

Who pays the bills? John. I make like 5% of what he does, and that is only when I am working part-time...soon to end.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? John does. Don't know why we got in that routine. Just did.

Who mows the lawn? Lawn?! Wouldn't that be nice. Actually we do have a small patch in front of our townhome that the landscapers take care of.

Who cooks dinner? I usually do, but John is king when it comes to whipping up something amazing on the spot. He can always find things from the cupboard and fridge and assemble them into a tasty dish. He is also a master at baking. His cookies won a prize at our Stake fair a couple years ago.

Who drives? I hate driving.

Who is more stubborn? We are both stubborn. If we didn't share as many opinions as we do, we would butt heads all the time. We're both know-it-alls, but I usually have to back down simply because John truly knows more about the subject in the end.

Who asked out whom first? I did, and it was one of the worst dates either of us ever went on. We were both so nervous, we couldn't talk. It was horrible! We didn't talk or email for about six months after that date. Good thing we eventually tried again a year later when we were both in Utah again, because that's when things really sparked.

Who proposed? John proposed in the Mesa, AZ temple. We had been going to the temple together for awhile, and on the day he proposed I was completely unaware he was proposing. He said something like, "I want to ask you to marry me." I told him that I knew I wanted to marry him. Then he reached into his pocket, and it finally hit me that this was the proposal. It was hard to contain myself in the temple. I was overwhelmed with joy.

Who has more siblings? I do. John has three younger sisters. There are 6 kids in my family.

Who wears the pants? Depends on who you ask. We both get to wear the pants, but I'm the only one who gets to wear a skirt...if you know what I mean.

Well, that's the man we all know and love! I hereby tag: Tracy, Susan, Net, Kim L., Jessica, and Emily W.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Pickens Plan

Many of you may have heard about Al Gore's non-partisan challenge to repower America in the next 10 years. I am so excited to see all the support his challenge has been getting. I heard part of his speech from a conference that was held in DC this month, and truly feel America is finally prepared to take action on our energy crisis. It is possible to solve most of our problems if both political parties will take action and attack the two central issues that keep causing us grief...global warming and an overwhelming dependence on oil.

Anyone heard of T. Boone Pickens? I just saw a commercial the other night referring to his plan to switch American energy to domestic, renewable energy. He is apparently an oil man who is investing in wind energy farms. Will he profit if we switch 22% of our energy to wind power? Absolutely, but that's fine with me, as long as we start looking for viable solutions to our dependence on foreign oil. I am a huge supporter of wind, solar, and wave energy. They are all renewable with very little impact on the environment. Oil is not a renewable resource. No matter how long we stall, the supply is going to eventually run out, and in the meantime we are not being responsible to the environment. The misconception that is being propagated right now that drilling for more oil will help us get out of our steep gas prices is not the full truth. It will take years for any new drilling to impact the economy(more than one presidential or senatorial term), and by the time we get ourselves set up, China will be a huge player in petroleum imports. It simply won't work in our favor. I think this T. Boone Pickens' plan sounds reasonable, for a change. He is stepping up to Gore's challenge, and I hope many will follow. Check out his website in my links at the bottom right of my blog. And please feel free to share your opinion to this blog post. I am still learning, and love to hear other perspectives.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Fourth of July




We may not have gone to any fireworks, but we did get the barbeque and watermelon in.

Just Sing...Sing a Song!

Eden is quite the little singer. She used to open the Primary Children's Songbook and start singing whatever she could make up. Now she does it with nearly any book, and she absolutely loves singing in the car. She has loved music practically from the day she was born. She loves to be sung to before bed, and loves joining in the songs at our library's "Book Babies". I wish I could catch her singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with the camera, but she typically gets distracted whenever she sees the camera. She wants to see the pictures on the LCD screen instead of being photographed. Here is the one and only time I was able to catch her singing. Enjoy the video, and crank up the volume on your computer!

Friday, June 13, 2008

New Edie Pics

Finally! Here are some new pictures of Edie, whom I might mention will be going into Nursery in one more week! I am soooo excited!

Edie is becoming fond of dress-up.

Here she is in her summer dress and ponytail. She looks so grown up!