Crazy Eights

8 things I'm passionate about
1. Marriage
2. Family
3. Religion
4. People
5. Budgeting
6. Goals
7. Reading
8. Improving myself

8 things I want to do before I die
1. Serve missions with Scott
2. See my children find happiness
3. Speak Spanish fluently
4. Write a book
5. Get my masters and PhD
6. Teach at a university
7. Live in a Latin country
8. Retire in Idaho

8 things I say often
1. No Jeff, you'll get hurt
2. Hon (short for honey)
3. Love you
4. What do you want, Jeff?
5. Hey Jeff, Cmeer
6. Daddy's home!!!
7. Uh-oh
8. Hey Sweetheart

8 books I've recently read or currently reading
1. Life of Pi
2. Peacegiver
3. Carpentry (a college textbook)
4. Whirley the Helicopter
5. Princess Diaries
6. The Book of Mormon
7. Midway to Heaven
8. 55 Essentials

8 songs I could listen to over and over
1. You raise me up
2. Oh my Father
3. Come thou Fount
4. Redeemer of Israel
5. Shout for Joy (Primary Song)
6. Somewhere over the rainbow (a guy singing it with a guitar)
7. Secret Prayer (in Spanish)
8. Anything Scott sings


8 things I've learned this past year
1. Raising teenagers is and will be stressful
2. Marriage really is the best thing ever
3. God blesses you even when you may not totally deserve it
4. Being a mother is hard work, but worth it for sure
5. Babysitting is EXPENSIVE on the East coast
6. Talking about the Gospel is fun
7. I don't know enough about the gospel
8. Choosing a good spouse is VERY important