Peter's 8 Things

I made Peter do this for posterity...

8 things I am passionate about

1. Protecting my family.

2. Supporting my wife and children in their interests.

3. Food.

4. Scripture study.

5. Becoming a better communicator.

6. Pest Control.

7. Getting out of debt.

8. Teaching my kids to be self-sufficient.

8 books I've read

1. All Standard Works minus the Old Testament

2. Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage

3. Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt

4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

5. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

6. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

7. Night by Elie Wiesel

8. Watchmen on the Tower (Boyd K. Packer Biography)

8 things I say

1. "What's up, dude?"

2. "In my opinion..."

3. "I need a soda."

4. "You're my most favorite boy ever right now."

5. "Go take a time-out."

6. "Patience is a virgin."

7. "Man, I want to stay home with you guys."

8. "I'm trying to wonder..."

8 things that annoy me

1. Technology.

2. When people leave the refrigerator open.

3. Phone trees.

4. When there's road construction and it appears that no one is ever working on it.

5. Old generation racists and bigots.

6. When an author's description of something is unnecessarily long.

7. Math problems.

8. When people are judgmental.

8 things that I look forward to

1. Being out of debt.

2. Eating.

3. Getting more physically fit someday.

4. Paid time off.

5. Spending one-on-one time with Connie.

6. Being a better home teacher.

7. Having Eden home again.

8. Putting the backyard in.

8 things I want to do before I die

1. Go on a proselyting mission with Connie.

2. Become debt-free.

3. Go scuba diving.

4. Go on a church history road trip.

5. Take Connie to Mexico for a vacation.

6. Get Jonah potty trained.

7. See the kids serve missions and get married in the temple.

8. Live in the country.

8 things I've learned

1. Having kids' drool, snot, and poop on your hands will not kill you, but it's still nasty!

2. There are people who are a lot smarter than me.

3. Connie does not like to be teased.

4. I'm really selfish with food and soda.

5. That it's more important to be a hard worker than to be smart.

6. I really like gyro sandwiches.

7. Pay your tithing, and the Lord will bless you.

8. I like to read other people's journals.