Behind The 8 Ball but It’s Not So Bad

Posted on | November 2, 2007 |

I’ve just been tagged! It’s my first time and call me naive but I’m excited

I was tagged by SAHMmy from SAHMmy Says for the Crazy 8’s meme. I’ve had fun following tag links back and reading everyone’s lists.

So here we go with my Crazy 8’s:

8 Things I’m Passionate About:

1. Life
2. My Family
3. My Values
4. My Faith
5. My Home
6. My Friends
7. Learning to be a better person
8. Leaving the world a better place than I found it

8 Things I Say Often

1. I love you
2. I’m sorry.
3. Holy Buckets!
4. Anyone have any dinner suggestions?
5. Don’t forget, you still have to practice and do your math.
6. Chew your food.
7. It’s time to brush your teeth and go to bed.
8. Feel like getting lucky tonight?

8 Books I’ve Read Recently *

1. 1906: A Novel by James Dalessandro
2. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
3. A Mind at a Time by Melvin Levine, MD
4. Death Comes for the Fat Man by Reginald Hill
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
6. The Dream Stalker by Margaret Coel
7. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
8. Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison

8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die

1. Spoil my grandchildren and have the funds to do it properly
2. See both of my children graduate from college and become healthy, productive adults
3. Get a college degree
4. Regain my health to the extent that I can bicycle and hike again
5. Become friends with my daughter the way my mom and I are now friends
6. Travel through Europe
7. Visit all 50 states and Canada
8. Make a difference, no matter how small

8 Songs I Can Listen To Over and Over * (this one was so tough to narrow down so they’re pretty random)

1. If I Had $1,000,000 — BareNaked Ladies
2. Darshan — B21 [from the Bend It Like Beckham soundtrack]
3. Down to the River to Pray — Alison Krauss
4. Hope — Shaggy
5. Pride (In the Name of Love) — U2
6. Hine E Hine — Hayley Westenra
7. Mozart Horn Concertos — played by Dennis Brain
8. Ring of Fire — Johnny Cash

8 Things That Attract Me to My Friends

1. Loyalty
2. Patience
3. Sense of humor
4. Strong values (not necessarily mine, just strong)
5. Flexibility
6. Irreverence
7. Honesty
8. Humility

8 Things I Learned in the Past Year

1. There are lots of things in this world more imporant than money
2. People with all the answers usually didn’t even listen to the questions, much less understand them
3. No matter how tough life is, it could always be worse
4. It’s possible to not much like your child and yet still love him/her intensely
5. 13-yo boys still want their moms to kiss them goodnight but they need to be allowed to pretend that they don’t
6. 15-yo girls can hate their moms yet still need them
7. 72-yo men can still be very sexy (well, my 72-yo man is very sexy)
8. I’m definitely one of the luckiest and most blessed women alive

I’m inexperienced in regard to these memes. I was excited to be tagged but does everyone feel that way? I’d hate to alienate someone by tagging them; they might never forgive me. If I tag you and you aren’t honored, please forgive me and do as my children do, ignore me.

• One Woman’s Journey…
• Our Debt
• The Good Life on a Budget
• The Erratic Homemaker

* Affiliate links; genuine answers

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