8 of so many things.....

Okay, I'll give this a try!

8 Things I'm passionate about

• A strong marriage

• The Gospel of Jesus Christ

• Music

• Education-Education-Education

• My kids

• Number crunching-and yes, my checkbook is balanced every month.--I just can't help it!

• The outdoors

• Getting fit and healthy

8 Books I have read recently(do kids books count?--I sure hope so)

• Don't Let the Pigeon stay up Late

• Scrambled Egg Super--Dr. Suess

• Little Men--Louisa May Alcott

• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

• Hooway for Wodney Wat

• Inside Outside Upside Down

• I Don't Like To Read

• The Book of Mosiah

(So, I read more kids books.....I can't help it, I just don't have time to read anything else. The time will come when I have time to do things like that.)

8 Things I often say

• Have a good day

• I love you

• See you this afternoon

• WHAT?!?!

• Where's Jesse?

• Have fun, be safe

• ______, please come here, I have a surprise for you.....(meaning a fun, character building job!--and yes, Dad, I got that from you!)

• Don't ride your bikes through the mud puddles!

8 Things I look for in a friend

• Sincerity

• Kindness

• Sense of Humor

• Some character trait I can learn from

• Spirituality

• Likes to have fun-a little practical joke

• Someone whose kids are the same age as mine

8 Things I learned in the last year

• I'm not as good at somethings as I thought I was...but I can get better

• I'm a darn good teacher, if I do say so myself!

• This is not something I've learned just this last year, but,......any parenting advice you might need, can be found in the scriptures

• I can expand my horizons and learn new things-like having all major music callings in the ward-at the same time.

• I now know a little more about computers, in general, than I did last year.

• Dogs are really fun pets to have, they just have to be outside dogs!

• I really would like to teach school......big surprise for some of you, I know

• I want to go back to school and finish out my degree

8 Things I want to do before I die

• Serve a mission with my husband, preferably to the Philippines

• See my kids grow up making good decisions

• Plant a successful garden

• Get out of debt

• Finish my degree

• Make a difference in some child(ren)'s education

• So, only six, I'm just not really motivated I guess!

8 People I want to do the 8 Things

• Well- I can't really think of 8 people, so....

• My siblings and their spouses

• Mom

• Dad

• Rebecca White

• Tamara Mitchell