Yet another stolen meme — slackermama . com

Yep, I’ve stolen this one from Carly and from Britt because no one tags me (because I never tag anyone? because I’m unreliable? BECAUSE NO ONE LOVES ME??). But I’m also devoid of inspiraiton today because the suck that was sucking yesterday is still sucking today, except I have the added enjoyment of a headache (or two or three) because I kept waking up all night long to discover I had clenched fists and a clenched jaw and now I’m all kinds of clenched and sore. BOO. So anyhow. On with the meme. It’s pretty cut and dry…

Eight Things: A Meme

8 things I am passionate about:

My kids
My husband
My blog
My faith
Cloth Diapers
Reading other people’s blogs
Getting a good night’s sleep
My DVR/Movie Channels/Cable/OnDemand/etc

8 books I’ve read and enjoyed:

The Harry Potter series
The “in Death” books by JD Robb (aka Nora Roberts)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Final Friends trilogy by Christopher Pike
Pretty much anything by Nora Roberts, actually
On Writing by Stephen King
The “Sunfire” young adult historical romances I read when I was a teenager
Anne of Green Gables

8 words/phrases that I say often:

“Liam, no!”
“Dude, seriously.”
“mmmmkay….”
“Oh my stars.”
“Beetoe! Shut up!”
“D’oh!”
“Meh.”
“mmmmmriiiiiight.”

8 things I want to do before I die:

Go on a real vacation to someplace tropical
Travel across the country
Write and publish a book
Live in a different city
Get in shape
Become financially secure
Read more books
Go on a cruise

8 things I’ve learned in my life:

Mutual respect is very important for a successful marriage
Who is popular in school doesn’t count for much in “real life”
Who is popular on the internet doesn’t count for much in “real life”
The older you get, the less you realize you actually know
Few things matter more at the end of your life than your family
Material possessions don’t make you happy
Life really is better/easier when you’re a kid
It’s not my job to judge other people

8 places I want to see:

New Zealand (especially spots where Lord of the RIngs was filmed)
The “path” of Easy Company through Europe during WWII
Scotland
Ireland
Paris
Hawaii
Alaska
Prince Edward Island

8 things I currently want/need:

New Laptop
A DSLR camera
iPhone (just a couple more weeks now!)
A landscaped backyard
A WiiFit
Some “me” time
A hybrid/gas efficient vehicle
Right now? A nap.

8 people I want to tag:

I’m not going to tag anyone (again, this could be why no one tags me), but feel free to steal it and use it on your own blog if you so desire (on second thought, I’m going to insist that Slackerpapa do this one). And let me know cuz I’d love to read your responses. Yes, everyone, I read lots of blogs every day and am a horrible blog commenter. But I am there, I PROMISE. Unless you have partial feeds. Then, chances are, I skip over you because I am far too lazy far too important to be bothered with clicking through to anyone’s blog. Ahem.

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