8 Things...

8 Things I passionate about
1. My husband
2. My kids of course
3. My testimony
4. My preschool
5. Reading
6. Being on time!
7. Trying to be organized
8. Spending time with family

8 past books I have read
1. Running with Angels - Pamela Hansen
2. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
3. Eve's Daughters - Lynn Austin
4. Hidden Places - Lynn Austin
5. Counting Stars - ?
6. A land to call home - Lauraine Snelling
7. Preach my gospel
8. Book of Mormon

8 things I say often
1. Are you kidding?
2. Oh no!
3. Nice!
4. How sad (mostly a parenting technique, and most times it blows up in my face)
5. Goodnight
6. Don't do that
7. No (I really wish I didn't say it quite as much, but it just comes out!)
8. What the!

8 things I look for in a friend
1. Good listener
2. Sincere
3. Understanding
4. Funny
5. Patient (I'm kind of a forgetful)
6. Someone who wants me as a friend too
7. Someone who makes me want to be better
8. Someone who is spontaneous

8 Random things about me
1. I'm a small town girl, would love to raise my kids in a small town (no American Fork isn't a small town)
2. I love to drink wild cherry pepsi
3. My favorite thing to do with my kids is go on picnics
4. I'm VERY afraid of spiders and snakes
5. I LOVE to cook, just wish I had a bigger kitchen!
6. I REALLY don't like taking medicine or vitamins
7. I have a really hard time making choices (like which place to eat, what to order, where to go on vacation, etc.)
8. I love movies

8 Things I want to do before I die
1. Go on a mission
2. Buy a house
3. Be a grandma
4. Be debt free
5. Go back to Hawaii
6. Get organized
7. Learn how to be a better wife and mom
8. Go to sleep at night and feel TOTALLY at peace, no worries to keep me up at night (is that possible?)

8 things I have learned this year
1. Not to judge...that's a big one
2. My kids are very different from each other, I have to remember that.
3. Living on a big lot, is a lot of HARD work
4. I need to be more patient with my kids
5. There's a lot to learn about this world and our language, that I took for granted. After helping my kids try to figure things out, I've learned that we really do and say some things that just don't make sense!
6. My husband is VERY amazing and patient
7. I love kids...they crack me up
8. I really do love life, my family and the gospel!

8 people I want to do the 8 things
1.Lisa
2. Marie
3. Kerri
4. Monica D
5. Lisa T.
6.Kellie
7. Monica C.
8. Natalie