Crazy 8's

Hyperactive Lu tagged me for Crazy 8's which. I might add, this was tough to think of 8 things for each category. I think I would like it better if it were crazy 4's! LOL

8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die
1. Travel to Europe (which might be hard since I'm terrified of flying and boating)
2. Get out of debt
3. Cruise with my husband
4. go back to college and get a second degree
5. learn to golf
6. own my own business - maybe someday?
7. get back into volunteering
8. hit the highest level in WOW LOL

8 Things I Say Often
1. Oh man!
2. No way!
3. Dude
4. You're kidding right?
5. <2> Don't throw that!
6. love ya!
7. Hey!
8. Okie Dokie Mr. Pokie!

8 Songs I Sing Over and Over Again
1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star
2. A song from Thomas that I don't know what it's called LOL
3. High School musical songs - with my girls
4. Hannah Montana songs - again with the girls
5. A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
6. I was made to Love You by Toby Mac
7. Walking Her Home by Mark Shultz
8. Castle on a Cloud from Les Miserables

8 Things I’m Passionate About
1. My family
2. blogging
3. changing the food we eat to better, healthier, etc.
4. my faith
5. making things with my hands
6. reading
7. learning
8. the planet

8 Books I’ve Read Recently
1. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
2. The Year of Biblical Living by AJ Jacob
3. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
4. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
5. All Five Spiderwick Chronicles Books
6. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
7. I'm half way through A Ship Made of Paper by Scott Spencer
8. and halfway through Green Living

8 Things That Attract Me To My Best Friends
1. humor
2. zest
3. honest
4. not always trying to be perfect/being real
5. can put up with my kids
6. I don't feel like I'm constantly defending myself when our opinions differ!
7. Accepting of imperfections
8. just being nice!

8 People I Think Should Do Crazy 8’s

Oh, who ever wants to do this can do it .... if you do it though, please let me know! (Although usually when I say this no one actually does it which is fine too LOL!)

Trip down memory lane

I was tagged for this forever ago it seems, but am just now getting to it ...

Meme #1 - A Trip Down Blogging Memory Lane (tagged by CDPJ)

Here are the rules:

You must post five links to posts you have written.

Post your five links and then tag five other people. At least two of the people you tag must be newer acquaintances so that you get to know each other better . . . and don’t forget to read the archive posts and leave comments!

*I have another blog, and this would be a million times easier to do with that one, but I'll give it my best shot!

Link 1 must be about family:
Faith Like A Child

Link 2 must be about friends:
Sappy Post

Link 3 must be about yourself, who you are, what you’re all about:
A Simple Snowflake

Link 4 must be about something you love:
So True (yes, I know, not very sentimental, but true none the less LOL!)

Link 5 can be anything you choose:
Non-knitting content If you only pick one link, make it this one! Trust me on this =)

IF you are reading this, consider yourself tagged! And leave me a message if you do it! =)

Blogging Tips Meme

I've been tagged! Lisa over at Books. List. Life has tagged me for the blogging tips meme.

My list came with some good tips already ... I really had to think to add something!

-Start Copy-

It’s very simple. When this is passed on to you, copy the whole thing, skim the list and put a * star beside those that you like. (Check out especially the * starred ones.)

Add the next number (1. 2. 3. 4. 5., etc.) and write your own blogging tip for other bloggers. Try to make your tip general.

After that, tag 10 other people. Link love some friends!

Just think - if 10 people start this and the 10 people pass it on to another 10 people, you have 100 links already!

1. Look, read, and learn. *** http://www.neonscent.com/

2. Be EXCELLENT to each other. *** http://www.bushmackel.com/

3. Don’t let money change ya! * http://www.therandomforest.info/

4. Always reply to your comments. ****** http://chattiekat.com/

5. Link liberally — it keeps you and your friends afloat in the Sea of Technorati. ** http://chipsquips.com/

6. Don’t give up - persistence is fertile. ** http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/

7. Give link credit where credit is due. **** http://www.sfsignal.com/

8. Pictures say a thousand words and can usually add to any post. *** http://scifichick.com/

9. Visit all the bloggers that leave comments for you - it's nice to know who is reading! *** http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/

10. Thrown in something humorous occasionally, to keep things fun. * http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/

11. When picking the URL for your blog, think short and easy. You'll be typing it a million times. * http://bookslistslife.blogspot.com/

12. Leave comments on other blogs. Know how much you like to get them? Yeah, other people feel the same way! http://journeyof1000stitches.blogspot.com

-End Copy-

Now I have to tag 10 people. Hmmm ... I might be stretching here, but I am tagging people who have commented over here before!
1. Jill at Charming & Delightful
2. Sheepish Annie
3. Knitting Novice at String and Stitches
4. Amanda at Crunchy Christian Mom
5. Ribbon Rock Star
6. Kim at Sew Little Time
7. Damselfly at Growing a Life
8. Kim at Hind's Feet

Okay, 10 will just have to do for now!

Four Things ..

Since I have zero craft things to show you right now, I am going to play a little meme.
CDPJ from Charming and Delightful tagged me for this one ....

Four Things About Meme

FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:
Cashier for my parents
Cashier at The Children's Place (and yes, I think I did spend more on clothes for my dd than I made!)
Clerk at a bank
Teacher

FOUR MOVIES I WOULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:
My Life
Steel Magnolias
The Sound of Music
Anne of Green Gables (the first and second but not the third so much)

FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:
Sugarland, TX
a town in IL
the town right next to that one in IL
another town in IL

FAVORITE FOODS:
Cheesecake
Pigs in a blanket
Fettuccine Alfredo
Anything with chocolate

PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE NOW:
Well, I'd like to be home, but with everyone else gone!
On a beach in the Caribbean
In bed reading
On a girls night out

Four people I tag for this meme:
Well, okay, I don't have 4 people to tag for this meme!
Truly, I'm not sure there are 4 regular readers here (mostly because I don't update much) but if you read this and want to play consider yourself tagged!