Dan

Here he is proudly displaying a pie he won for singing at a festival in Calico Ghost Town, CA. I found him to be the most entertaining singer I saw that day. (I might have a bias, but a bigger crowd stopped to watch him than any other singer I saw.) He sang a rousing old folk song, "That Good Old Mountain Dew"---a tune about the joys of home brewed alcohol, and though I knew he couldn't really identify with the song, it seemed like he did. He really wants to sing it for an American Idol audition, though he missed the one in Vegas.

1. What is his name? Daniel Bennett Moore

2. Who eats more? Dan

3. Who said I love you first? Dan. He's also the one who cried during the wedding. :) But anyone who's been in his gospel doctrine class knows he's a crybaby. I always make fun of him for crying when Adrian came out of her coma in Rocky II. He can't get through reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas without crying.

4. Who is taller? Dan

5. Who is smarter? I could try to lie, but you all know Dan is.

6. Who is more sensitive? Tough call. I already mentioned that he's a crybaby, but I'm pretty sensitive too.

7.Who does the laundry? Me. He will if I tell him to though.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do. The left side's dented to fit him.

9. Who pays the bills? I usually write the checks or pay online.

10. Who cooks more? I do...though Dan loves cooking (I don't love cleaning up after him, but I do enjoy his cooking).

11. What meals do you cook together? Lots of things. Home made pizza is a biggie. I don't like to knead the dough, so I make him do it.

12. Who is more stubborn? Probably me.

13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? I try to be good about that, but probably him.

14. Who is more clean? Me.

15. Who has more siblings? Dan--he came from 7, and I came from 5.

16. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Me.

17. What do you like to do together? Just about anything, but I know he wishes I were into running and more hard core hiking. While we were dating, I went on a two day backpacking hike with him and pretended it wasn't an uncommon thing for me to do (in fact, I had to buy the backpack and the sleeping bag for the occasion). I have since been accused of presenting myself in a somewhat false light. Anyway, probably what we love doing most together is just talking.

18. Who eats more sweets? Me.

19. Guilty pleasures? Eating junk.

20. How did you meet? In high school. I was a senior, and he was a junior. It was the first day of school in A.P. European History (we both love history). I remember when Mr. Wegkamp had us introduce ourselves, Dan claimed to be an evil genius who planned to take over the world, so those were the first words I heard out of his mouth. I have since learned that he is neither evil, nor does he have any desire to take over the world, but he is a genius.

21. Who asked who out first? He asked me out...it was his first date---Junior Prom, and if you can imagine it, he was actually shy on that date (his crush was really obvious---he was so cute). He asked me by making a silly little video, which I love and still have. I should post it, but then he'd post my answer, which is an even stupider little video that we also unfortunately still have.

22. Who kissed who first? He was so afraid to make a move. After it had taken him about two hours to inch his hand over to hold mine while we were watching a movie, I decided to help him with the kiss thing after the movie.

23. Who proposed? Dan. He got on his knees, cut off a piece of his shoelace, and tied it around my finger. Yes, a few days later (when we were both done puking) we picked out a ring. (He had the puking sickness the day he proposed, but I had to kiss him after he asked me to marry him, so the next day, I was puking.)

24. His best features? He's pretty proud of his big calves. I'll go with the cliche and say his personality.

25. What is his greatest quality? His kindness towards and acceptance of others---closely followed by the fact that he's not afraid to make a fool of himself (a quality which allows him to win pies sometimes).

Tag? Amanda Taylor (let's get her blogging again), Elizabeth Dover, Karene Hansen, Carmell Asher
(Thanks for the tag, Stacy. This was fun.)

Dan posted pictures and an account of his 38ish mile run in Zion on his running blog.

Stranded

I've been kind of stranded in St. George this week because our van broke down (I'm glad it got us to St. George---I find the whole "stranded in the desert" thing entirely unappealing). Anyway, I hung around St. George with the kids waiting for word on the van (word is, it's kaput), and Dan took a shuttle van back to Vegas Monday. He bought a van in Vegas and drove it back here Friday, then immediately left with has Dad for Sarah's (Dan's sister) graduation from med school in Salt Lake. It was kinda harsh to have not seen him in days and then have him just stop by and leave again. It has been nice hanging out with my family in St. George, but I think this is the first time Dan and I have ever spent more than two nights apart, and I find I'm really quite fond of having him around. I'm a whiner. I know some of you have husbands who have to go out of town for work a lot longer, but I do not envy you on that one.
Here's the Rant of the day...
Sorry to those who've already heard me go off on this, but it's on my mind since I just had to buy a new vehicle. Why are we still driving automobiles? In many of the ways the science fiction of the past has predicted the future, we have actually exceeded expectations. Check out the huge mono-voice computers on the old Star Trek shows. We have certainly surpassed those. But look at transportation. I don't expect "Beam me up, Scotty" or anything, but I truly believe we should be beyond the automobile by now and that the huge oil and auto industries have prevented progress, which stinks for the environment, which stinks for the preservation of human life. Anyway, Doc Brown, where we're going, we still need wheels.



Today's Review: A wonderful little film that Dan, the children, and I love---Jim Henson's The Frog Prince

The last few days have been pretty busy. In fact, I wouldn't allow myself to touch this blog until I cut my toenails, as I've been needing to do that for a few days, and I figured it really should be the priority, since I didn't want people to start calling me Talon Toes or Toe Claw Lady or "Hey, are you planning to sharpen those and use them as weapons?" Anyway, today I feel like I've been running around all day long. I had to buy a new pair of glasses for Bennett, as our insurance only covers one pair a year, and Bennett disposes of them faster than that.

Thoughts on current events...earthquake in China....right after that cyclone in what my brother refuses to call anything but Burma in protest of the aforementioned crap government. These things make everything else seem trivial, but we go on as usual. What else are we supposed to do? We donate to victims' funds, and we pray, I guess. Otherwise, we keep worrying about things like clipping toenails, and we hope for the best and try not to spend too much time fearing the worst. Sorry, waxing philosophical....

Okay, art time. Today's exhibit is Rembrandt's The Night Watch. This piece has been on my mind because Amanda was talking about it a couple of days ago. Here's some trivia about this painting. Its true name is not the popularized title, The Night Watch; it is The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch...yeah, I'm totally sticking with The Night Watch, even though apparently the whole "night" thing is a misconception due to dulling of the painting, and it's actually supposed to be a day lit scene. Anyway, another interesting tidbit, Rembrandt stuck himself in the painting, but I don't think you can see him if you don't look at it larger. You can just see his eye and his artist's beret peeking from behind the shoulder of the standard bearer. Anyway, I give this one a big thumbs up. Rembrandt, you 'da Man!

So Dan's pretty excited about the new Indiana Jones movie. Even though the last two haven't lived up to Raiders of the Lost Ark, he clings to hope.

Today's reviews include Idol Top 3 and Salad Dressing.

Happy Mother's Day!

We love our wonderful mothers! Thank you for being great moms to us and fabulous grandmothers to our children.

The Conquering Heroes Return

Dan and Bennett are safely back from Fathers and Sons (despite the guns, but I know I'm in the minority in this ward with my opinion on this one---don't get me wrong, it's a great ward---I love all you gun slinging loonies). :)
I guess a good time was had by all.

Welcome to DAngie's Blog

So we're finally jumping on this bandwagon. We're a little slow to catch on sometimes, but it is time to blog! A little bit about us....
Mostly, Dan and I just have a great time hanging around together. I know all y'all think you got the best one, but I know I did. I talk to Dan about everything and anything, and he completely gets me. Must... stop... being... so... cheesy.... Anyway, we have amazing, creative, brilliant, beautiful children. Bennett loves reading books, drawing, building stuff, talking, singing... he's a boy of many talents. He built a ship out of the couch the other day. He's often a pirate. He drew the Jolly Roger himself. The blanket is water. Check it out:Our precious, spunky girl is in the rowboat:
Laraine, Laraine. She's a feisty one (her cousin, Jalen, has been rather terrified by her roar alone), but she's so, so sweet, often asking for loves. She enjoys looking at books, having Mom and Dad read to her ("Pick a book!"), playing with dolls and stuffed animals, and running around with Bennett.
And Jasper...such a darling, good tempered baby. We love his smiles, laughs, and constant wiggling. Bennett is enamored with him and is a great big brother. Laraine loves him too, but she certainly has her jealous moments.

Other things...
So Hellboy II... Is everyone else as excited as we are? Seriously. The first one was surprisingly good.
By the way, for our critiques of just about anything, I've added a link to DAngie Reviews. The review for the day is Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, since it seems to be all the rage. I warn you, I am rather long winded, and I tend to go off on a lot of tangents. And, contrary to popular belief (actually, I don't know really know that anyone thinks this is so), we did not name our baby after the character in these books. We just like the name. I also threw a couple of other old reviews from myfamily.com on there.
There's also a link to Dan's running blog, with which he still hasn't done anything, but I stuck a few pictures on it.

Thoughts on current events...
Let's help out the people of Myanmar. If their crap government will let us. Scary stuff.

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