I was tagged! Crazy 8's and Daily Thanks.

I was tagged by GHD from Quietly Shouting Inside for Crazy 8's, so here goes:
8 things I'm passionate about...

Education
Keeping balance in my marriage
Maintaining friendships
Photography
Spending time with my children
Happy Panda
Learning html
Exercise

8 things I say often
No
That's just funny I don't care who you are
Because I said so
Get up! Get dressed! You're going to be late for school.
You're Late
What are you into?
What are you doing?
Why?

8 books I've read recently - This is so wrong!
Cheerios play book
Peek-a-Boo
My First Words
Clifford The Big Red Dog
Can I include the books I intend to read? lol
Marley & Me
Dora The Explorer
Shapes
You're My Little Love Bug

8 things I want to do before I die...
See Ireland and tour the castles
Go to a John Mayer concert
I would love to go back stage and meet U2.
Hike the Appalachian trail
Go back to Canada and say hello to Janice
Make it back to Aruba
I want to attend all my children's college graduations
I want to attend all their weddings

8 songs I can listen to over and over again, and probably have...
Brick House - Commodores
Tom Sawyer - Rush
Elevation - U2
Yellow - Cold Play
Roxanne - The Police
Rock Lobster - B-52's
My Stupid Mouth - John Mayer
Here are The Roses - The Dragons

8 things that attract me to my friends
Sense of humor
I can learn from them
They are willing to learn from me
Honesty
Directness
Shared morals
Code of Ethics
Love for children

8 things I learned in the last year
I have successfully achieved a trademark by myself - that was really cool.
Working at home and being a stay at home mom is like having 3 jobs.
It's easier to pay a cleaning crew to clean up our house than spend every weekend trying to do it myself.
It's ok to ask for help.
To have a more positive attitude.
The ability to do research is one of the most important tools you will ever possess.
It's not what life throws at you it's how you handle it.
To make every minute count for something.

Now, for the 8 people that I would like to get to know better.
Emily - Today's Auntie Em
Brent - The Manny
Angel - 1 Smart Mom
Amy - Milk Breath & Margaritas
Melinda - Planet Mom
Laura Williams
Mama Luxe - MamaSaga
Melody - Slurping Life