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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

I got tagged!

20 Questions about us
1. My husband's name is: Rob (Robert)
2. How long have you been married? 9 years this month
3. How long did you date? (forgive a somewhat extended answer) To be honest we didn't really have a typical "dating" experience. We met in September of 1996 through "Young Ambassadors" at BYU. Rob was the pianist in the band (I was a singer/dancer) and so we didn't really get to know each other very well during the school year. In April ('97) when I announced my mission call to Norway, Rob approached me to tell me that his Dad had served in Norway and we started to become friends. Later that month we left on tour to Africa and spent just about every moment we could together. By the end of tour we'd discovered that we had fallen in love. Rob patiently waited for me while I served my 18-month mission and we never missed a week of letters (oh, and sorry to those of you that knew Rob during this time). I returned home just after Christmas in 1998 and bought my wedding dress the weekend of my mission homecoming in January. We were married the day after we both graduated from BYU in April of 1999.
4. How old is he? 33
5. Who eats more? Rob, but not by much
6. Who said I love you first? I honestly think it was me on our flight home from Africa.
7. Who is smarter? Rob
8. Whose temper is worse? Mine (my older brothers used to call me "Temper Tam" when I got upset which was very rare, right guys?)
9. Who does the laundry? I do
10. Who does the dishes? I do most of the time. I would rather have Rob play with the kids while I clean up the kitchen.
11. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Rob
12. Who pays the bills? Rob does. I did when we were first married and I keep pretending that I'll take that responsibility back someday, but haven't.
13. Who cooks dinner? I do. Although Rob has been making awesome gravy lately.
14. Who drives when you are together? Rob
15. Who is more stubborn? It would appear to be me, but I really think it is Rob...
16. Whose parents do you see the most? It's probably about even. We definitely see our mothers more than our fathers (as they come over more to watch the kids, etc.), but we are able to see them all regularly since we live close to both sets.
17. Who proposed? Rob
18. Who has more friends? Me
19. Who has more siblings? Rob. He is the fourth of six kids, and I'm the youngest of four.
20. Who wears the pants in the family? Sometimes I like to think it's me; but I think we've each got a leg in.

I just have to add that Rob woke me up at 7 something this morning to tell me that he was running to Smiths before going to work because there were some things he wanted to get at their case lot sale. Rob does much of the grocery shopping, carpooling, organizing and so many other things that help me so much! I love you, Rob.

Thanks for my first blog-tag, Tricia. I tag Allyson, Katrina and Sara

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: I am so laughing at Rob and the case-lot sale. Pick up another couple pallets of cereal for the basement? ;) And I also like the description of each having a leg in the family pants.; April 2, 2008 at 6:38 PM
Tricia said...: Fun! Thanks for playing. :); April 2, 2008 at 9:03 PM
SP said...: I love your blog and hearing your thoughts!! Can I link your blog to mine? We just got back from CA--our first family vacation. I'll be posting pictures etc. soon. Love you lots!

Sherry; April 2, 2008 at 10:07 PM
SladeMomma said...: Hi, Tamsen. I just found and read through your blog via your comment on Britt's blog. Those are very cute little boys you have. Are there more?

If you're interested, here's my blog: http://www.slademomma.net/ I've been at it weekly for a year and a half.

Anyway, it's good to hear from/about you.; April 2, 2008 at 10:45 PM

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Hewitt was just telling me about a new game he created where you can't touch the ball with your hands or feet. He said, "You can only hit the ball with your leg or foot-wrist." And so I clarified, "You mean your ankle?"
(10/8/09)

Me to Hewitt: Whatcha doin?
Hewitt: Arting. It's making art.
(10/2/09; Hewitt's 5th b-day)

Two jokes by Burke:
What does a storm wear?
Thunderwear!

What do you call King Kong's feet?
Big Foot!
(9/26/09)

I had the following conversation with Tosh:
Me: Are you a boy or a girl?
T: Boy
Me: Is Livvy a boy or a girl?
T: Baby
Me: Yes, but is Baby Liv a boy or a girl?
T: Girl
Me: Is Daddy a boy or a girl?
T: Big boy
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T: Mommy a babe!
(Not prompted, I promise! 9/3/09)

Hewitt had set up a bunch of toy figures and Tosh was trying to play with them... Hewitt was telling Tosh not to touch them and I asked him to share the toys or to go and get some more figures for Tosh to play with. Hewitt said, "These are not toys! They are art!" (9/3/09)

We were driving along a road near our house (a rather quiet highway, really) and Hewitt suddenly exclaimed, "Mom! I just found the road to our old house! Keep driving straight!" I looked up and realized there were some big mountains in the FAR distance. Hewitt clearly thought he was staring at Utah. (8/28/09)

Hewitt brought home a little "Groundhog's Day" craft that he had made at preschool and kept calling the groundhog a bear. When I tried to tell him it was really a groundhog he looked at me like I was very silly and said, "It's a BEAR Mom, not a CORNDOG!" (2/2/09)

I explained to Burke about the recent airplane crash into the Hudson River and knowing that he would be very concerned, I quickly told him that all of the passengers were just fine. He looked at me with a worried look and said, "What about the birds? Are they okay?" (1/15/09)

I have a trunk full of old performing costumes from when I was a kid. Hewitt saw the trunk in the basement and told Rob that he wanted to open up the "treasure chest." Rob asked him if he knew what was in the trunk/chest and Hewitt replied that it was full of clothes. When Rob told Hewitt that he didn't want him to make a big mess Hewitt said, "I won't make a mess, I will just get out one clo." I guess that "clo" would be the singular form of clothes... (1/13/09)

Burke is always mentioning how he wants us to have lots more babies because he wants "hundreds" of brothers and sisters. I was explaining to him this morning about how it gets harder and more dangerous to have babies as a woman gets older...he looked at me and said, "Well, you look young Mom, like 19!" Then he leaned in closer and said, "Well, I do see some indents in your skin around your eyes (those would be wrinkles--thanks for noticing)." (12/26/08)

Hewitt blew his nose and must have accidentally gotten some snot or tissue in his mouth because he said, "Yuck! That tastes like cow dung!" (12/24/08)

Tosh got to Hewitt's cup of water at the table today and dumped it all over Hewitt's lap and onto the floor. Rob asked Hewitt, "Are you a little wet?" and he said, "I'm a BIG wet!" (12/24/08)

Rob was playing "Memory" with the boys and when Burke got a few matches in a row Hewitt said, "Wow Burkie, you're on fire!" (11/08)

We just bought some sod for our park strip and while Burke and I were looking at the pallet, I mentioned that some of the pieces looked like crabgrass and that we needed to find the best pieces of grass to buy. Burke looked at the sod for a little while and said, "None of it looks like crap grass to me!"

While I was flossing Burke's teeth he said, "Wait--I need to tell you something." I paused flossing and he said, "You sure know how to be a good mom!" (now there's a treasured compliment!)

Hewitt watched Rob kill a fly in our kitchen and then asked, "Did he cry? Did he want his mommy fly?"

I told Hewitt that I was going to get Tosh a snack and asked if he would like one. He paused and then said, "I'll take a milkshake." What am I, a drive-up window?

Hewitt was asking for toast today and when I pulled out the bread he said, "No, the 'letter O' toast!" I finally figured out that he wanted a toasted english muffin.

Burke came down for breakfast and said, "Mom, it might not look like my bed is made and you might not like it, but it's really stripes that I did as a design on my bed."

Hewitt has really liked eating plain tortillas lately. When I asked him if he wanted one he said, "Oh. Sure. I'll have a mamma mia."

Hewitt understands things very literally. When Rob told him that he "needed to fly" this morning (go to work), Hewitt asked, "Where is the fly? In the house?" When Rob asked him if he had a runny nose he said, "No. It's just boogers."

When Rob was leaving for work he hugged the boys and told them to "be good for Mommy and do exactly what she says." Burke said, "OK bye Dad, you be good at work and do exactly what your boss says."

We were discussing prophets in the scriptures for Family Home Evening and when Rob asked Burke which prophet(s) wrote the Book of Mormon Burke said, "Nephi, Jacob, Enos..." and continued to name the books in order. Rob and I were pretty surprised and couldn't help laughing.

I was just eavesdropping on Hewitt while he was playing with his toys and heard him say, "Ladies and jumpingmen..."

Burke was heading off to a neighbor's house to play and stuck his head back in the door and called, "I'll be traveling by bike."

When the garage door opens for us to drive in, Hewitt will pretend to be scared and say, "Oh no, it's the garage mouth! He's going to eat us!"

Hewitt got distracted and starting playing with his toys during lunch and when I reminded him to please keep eating he said, "But Mommy, I'm working."

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