Thursday, May 7, 2009

A list of 8

Since our family will soon to be numbered in 8, this might be appropriate!

I saw this on Brenna's blog. I have really been missing getting frequent updates posted, but for some reason getting back into the swing of things is a challenge in this season. I want to post more, but not sure where to start. Maybe random lists will be the place....

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To


  1. A date night with my husband for wings and a movie tomorrow night!
  2. Spending almost 2 weeks with my sister - she gets her Sunday night!
  3. Our road-trip to Nebraska to visit my grandparents
  4. Seeing Mount Rushmore
  5. Finishing the last book in the Narnia series with Noah
  6. Having another ultrasound and seeing who it is living in my womb
  7. Summer times- sunshine, pool play, and camping, hopefully!
  8. Meeting my two new babies sometime in October

8 Things I Did Yesterday

  1. Took a shower
  2. Ate an everything bagel with cream cheese and honey for breakfast
  3. Conducted a "Jesus Loves Me" sing along with the kids at the piano
  4. Went to the library and came out with over 20 lbs of books, audio books and videos for the trip
  5. Took a power nap that lasted almost 3 hours
  6. Went to a new community group, our third week. Feeling like a good fit.
  7. Served homemade fudgey oatmeal bars and tropical sorbet for desert.
  8. Secured reservations for the trip -2 hotels and 6 nights a various KOA kabins.

8 Things I Wish I Could Do

  1. Play the guitar
  2. Be more organized
  3. Make daily devotion and prayer time a priority
  4. Less laundry
  5. A kart-wheel
  6. Run (never been very athletic)
  7. Be a better steward
  8. Blog more, like every day


8 TV Shows I Watch

  1. Jeopardy
  2. Heroes
  3. The Office
  4. American Idol
  5. The Big Bang Theory
  6. Word World
  7. Sid the Science Kid
  8. Pahappahooey Island
8 Things That Bring Me Peace & Comfort
  1. The Holy Spirit
  2. Sleeping in my own bed
  3. Good soup - usually, but not exclusively, my own recipes
  4. Cuddles from my kiddos or hubby
  5. Fresh fruit
  6. Singing praises to God
  7. Reading God's Word
  8. Cozy socks
This was fun and a little more challenging than I expected. Give it a shot if you feel like it and leave me a comment so I can know to check your blog or FB profile.

5 comments:

  1. Speaking of 8...

    Grace E. would be very proud if your babes were born on October 8th!

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  2. Oh, and I'm sooo drooling over the thought of tropical sorbet for dessert!

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  3. I did that! All but the last one was on a friend's blog post so I did it too :) It was fun reading yours!

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  4. I've always wanted to see Mt. Rushmore too! Patrick has been there and said it is quite impressive. :)

    I loved reading your lists. It's so great to learn more about a sweet friend!

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  5. I just have to say, you are truly an amazing mom! You have so much on your plate..and I know that things can get tough, but in reading your blog I see how much you truley love your family and are doing an awsome job in raising them! If anyone could handle adding twins to your already big family YOU can!
    BTW when you get a chance to read my blog.. I wrote a post of SAHM's please comment on it when you get a chance as not everyone in my family see's our choice in staying home w/ our kids as the best decision ever!

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