Taggedy Tag Tag

I was tagged last week and was a little slow in seeing it. Then a little slow in getting to it. So, here are my CRAZY 8'S.

8 THINGS I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT

1. Derrick

2. Scotty

3. Crafting (scrapping, sewing, etc.)

4. Sports (volleyball, tennis)

5. Right now....pumpkin rolls

6. Reading for pure enjoyment

7. My family and friends

8. Derrick says that I'm passionate about Dodger baseball but I think that's him

8 THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE

1. Go on a REAL vacation with Derrick

2. Teach my children the gospel and good moral standards

3. Finish my schooling

4. See areas of Europe

5. Reach my ideal weight and stay there for a long time!!!

6. Get a "mommy job"

7. Get LASIC

8. Create my own crafting retreat in my own home (I guess I also need my own home first)

8 THINGS I SAY OFTEN

1. I love you, baby boy

2. You're such a dork (to Derrick when he acts well, dorky)

3. You're such a nerd (I like to switch it up a bit!)

4. Do it....NOW

5. AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!

6. L no

7. I look so fat (to which Derrick replies, "Stop being so hard on yourself." Maybe I should listen)

8. Kiki-kins (in the pet voice I learned from the Palmer family)

8 BOOKS I'VE READ RECENTLY

1. New Moon

2. Twilight

3. Armor-written by my uncle Kim Clark--I'm not finished yet

4. Christmas Jars

5. In Search of Heaven-Anita Stansfield

6. A Quiet Promise-Anita Stansfield

7. various celebrity gossip magazines-yep, addicted

8. I will soon read-Eclipse

8 THINGS I COULD LISTEN TO OVER AND OVER

1. Scotty's Giggles

2. Derrick's play by play of whichever sport he's doing at the time

3. Scotty's cute always expanding vocabulary

4. Derrick's silly songs he makes up about Kiki our cat and other nonsense

5. U of A fight song (Bear Down Arizona)--this usually means that Derrick is very happy!!

6. Christmas music

7. Primary songs-especially I Feel My Savior's Love

8. My current MP3 playlist

8 THINGS THAT ATTRACT ME TO MY BESTFRIENDS

1. Their patience with me

2. Common interests

3. They make me laugh

4. There's good conversation

5. They don't hate me when I talk to much or interupt them too much-Bad habits!

6. They're comfortable like family-or they are family

7. They love me even though I often don't love myself

8. They'll eat junk with me--or keep me from eating junk? Both are good.

8 THINGS I'VE LEARNED THIS PAST YEAR

1. It's not easy to have patience while waiting for your house to sell

2. I need to have more patience

3. I need to have more faith

4. I strongly prefer being at home with Scotty than being at work--I thought I'd miss work but NOPE!!!

5. I need to eventually finish my schooling

6. I enjoy blogging

7. Being a mother is great

8. To not let people pressure me into going somewhere or doing something that I really don't want to or really don't need to

So, that's it. I guess most people tag 8 blogging friends but I don't have that many people to tag. So, if you're reading this and you haven't done it, consider yourself tagged!