8 Things I am passionate about...
* My kids, husband and family
* The gospel
* Creating things
* My Blog
* Nurturing friendships
* (Trying for) Organization/Cleaning
* Time alone with Peter
* The beauty of the Earth

8 Word/ Phrases I say often...
* "ROOOO-BEEE!!!” (in exasperation)
* "Where’s baby!?" (in a panic)
* "Where are you/what are you doing?" (to Peter)
* "Hurry up, school starts in 10 minutes!" (to the boys)
* "I love you.” (to my family)
* "Uh, huh. Oh, that’s cool. Then what.” (to my children)
* "Pick that up." (to anyone in my house)
* "Hurry, run to the potty!" (to Roo,and anyone else who needs it!)

8 Things I want to do before I die...
* See my kids grow up, go on missions and get married
* Apologize for all the stupid things I’ve said and done over my life;
I’ll be very busy with this one.
* Get to the Temple weekly
* Be financially stable
* Like my body
* Finish ALL of my projects
* Be at peace with myself
* Own my own business (weddings or art studio)

8 Things I have learned from the past...
* NEVER say “I’ll never…” (live in Utah, live in a split level, etc)
Very often your biggest fears come true.
* Life really is wonderful.
* Enjoy every moment! (I have to practice this daily)
* Don’t be so quick to pass judgment, there’s probably a whole lot more there, than you know.
* Kids really, really do grow up too fast. And time really, really does go by way too fast.
*My parents were right, almost all the time.
* I can never express how much I really love my kids, no matter how I try.
*It’s true, “it” never is worth the calories

8 Places I want to see...
* Australia/New Zeland
* Russia (Peter’s mission)
* Hawaii, Mexico and The Florida Keys, again.
* Italy, again.
* Prince Edward Island, with “Anne” of course.
* New York City, again.
* India, but not for a long period of time – and with gloves on. (and nose plugs)
* Norway and Sweden
(As you can tell, in my previous life I saw a lot. I’ve been in a lull for QUITE a while now, and have lot’s to see.)

8 Things I currently want/need...
* Money
* Time to myself
* A smaller and healthier body
* A farm, money and animals to boot.
* A new car for Peter
* Proper Food Storage
* To have our debt paid off
* To win the lottery. Dang, we don’t have one and I don’t play. Nuts!

8 People I tag...
* Stacey
* Amy
* Minky
* Anna
* Rory
* Maile
* Krista
* Elise