I Pledge to Rate !!

I always rate fairly. I will always rate a swap I receive within one day of getting my swap. You can always PM me if you have questions.

I'm not an-over swapper, I take on only what I think I can do at any one time and expect of my swapping partners to do the same. I obsess over my swaps until they are sent out. Kinda OCD like that. I will always be ON-time and unless I have some "uncontrollable" reason, like the earth is coming to an end or something, I'd always let you know "no matter" what !

As a member of the Swap-Bot Flaker group and seeing firsthand the amount of flakers on here. If I do not get any contact whatsoever prior to a swap being due I will rate you a 3 (sorry) thats how it has to be, no matter what. If you contact me prior to the due date we can surely work something out.

My name's Lorraine and I'm 47 y/o. My friends actually call me Rainy, so be my guest and do just that! I'm a Southern California born native, now living in the mid-west state of Missouri for 14 years and counting.

My family loves the seasons - my favorite season is SNOW.. call me crazy. We love to storm chase as well in the Spring ! I'm not much for the humidity of our Summers ! I could do without it.

I've been married to my husband Ed for 24+ years, whom I met on a blind date through a mutual friend, we married 2-months later on Valentine's Day when we eloped in Las Vegas, NV.

We have three boys together, Michael, 20 y/o, attending Community College, and working part-time for a local deli. He has a diagnosis of Aspergers/Autism disorder, he's doing very well with it all, he's high functioning. He knows what he has, and deals with it. Our middle son Jayson is 13 y/o, Honor Roll Student entire 6th & 7th grade years, and still going ! I'm so proud of him. He has occassional body tics that seem to raise their ugly little head when he begins to stress out over things. He plays the clarinet in 8th Grade Band and Jazz band, and auditioning for District Band (11/5). Our youngest Joseph, or "Joey" is 10 y/o, and has SSD, Single-Sided Deafness. He is deaf in the right ear, but this doesn't seem to phase him at all. I am very involved with my boys, PTO Volunteer, class mom, Cafe Volunteer, class parties, school projects, Field Trips, etc.

Wow.. music, gosh I love pretty much most music.. I don't care for rap, its too rude for me - IMHO. I also don't listen to that head banging metal..

Some of my favorites: Adam Lambert ~ Casting Crowns ~ Francesca Battistelli ~ the Fray ~ Green Day ~ Lady Antibellum ~ Michael W Smith ~ the Newsboys ~ OneRepublic ~ PINK ~ Revive ~ Rob Thomas ~ Sammy Hagar ~ Sidewalk Prophets ~ Most 80's Music (Morrissey, Culture Club, Berlin, The Cure, Depeche Mode, OMD, Souxsie and the Banshees, New Order, DuranDuran, Thompson Twins, and Pat Benetar ) and of course all that other stuff that's clogging my tiny little iPod.

• Anything burned on a CD with any of my favorites would be greatly appreciated - I especially look for 80's songs!

PLEASE ADD ME AS A REFERRAL ON: PaperbackSwap.com (RainyC)

Some of my favorite authors, Augusten Burroughs, and Mitch Albom. My favorite book by Augusten Burroughs has got to be DRY it really gave me an insight to what it is to deal with alcoholism.

His brother wrote a book on Autism called Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's. Not what I expected but informational.

Other books I've read, "The Shack," "The Middle Place," "The Lullaby," and "Firefly Lane."

Love reading all books by Sarah Dessen, she is a wonderful Young Adult writer. I've now read all of her books.. very sad, I need a new Young Adult author - any suggestions would be appreciated.

• Love Bookmarks/ handmade or storebought

Breakfast Club, The Story of Us, Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink, St. Elmos Fire, Steel Magnolias, 28 Days, Step Mom, Julie & Julia, The Proposal, and Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds."

• WISH - would love any of these movies on DVD (used is perfectly fine)

I'm a Scrapper, Stamper, Card Maker, Alterer, Artist, Art Journaler, Polymer Clay Charm Maker, FB Maker/ Swapper of Excess.. I guess you could say I'm a crafty try it once kinda gal.

I've been scrapping well over 14 years now. I've been swapping for about 10 years now. I belong to other groups outside of Swap-bot where I swap with them when something catches my eye. I've come to enjoy trading FB's and love making all these little books !

• Favorite Colors: Ruby Red, Deep Greens & Olives
• Beads - odd design & shapes (glass, ceramic, no plastic)
• Silver Charms (any themes)
• Beaded bracelets - handmade or store bought (Love em)
• Polymer Clay (Sculpey III)
• Fruit Cane: Lemons, Watermelons, Oranges, or Limes
• Ear buds - Kiwi Green or white (I can always use a pair)
• Rub ons - Alphabets/ ABC's (any color or leftovers you have)
• Prima flowers
• Pop-dots / Zots
• Candles (favorite scents Vanilla, Freesia, Clean Sheets, holiday scents cookies)
• Dew Drops Stamp Pads (blue, brown, red)
• Crayons & Coloring Books - Love, love, love to color (love Spongebob)
• COPIC Markers (new/used)
• MM Acrylic Paints (acrylics)
• Lady Bugs / Penguin Themes
• Cutsie/ Fuzzy Socks - Sz. 10 (Love Em !!)
• Unique altered items
• Watercolor - Chalks/ Crayons/ Pencils/ Paints (new/used)
• iTunes Cards
• Sugar-free Lemon Flavored Crystal Lite/ Wylers/ or Generic brand - single serve mixes - Sugar-free ONLY Please (I am diabetic)
• Sushi (love, love, love it) - Please no raw fish in the mail - LOL

• Dark/Milk Chocolates/ Licorice/ Jelly Beans/ Gummies (most candy)
• Stickers (I don't use them)
• Minibooks
• Paper Scraps (I have plenty)
• Glitter
• Sweet smells
• Perfumes/ Bath salts/bubbles (Skin Allergies)
• Marshmellow(s) Patooey !!
• Cigarette Smoke/ smell of cigarettes(ugh) my "Biggest Pet Peeve" - If I smell it I trash it !

Michael - iTunes, giftcards, gum, Size 2XL T-shirts (w/ funny graphics - appropriate for college wear). Barnes & Noble, XBox games (wrestling/ racing), loves Mustang cars, always can use ear buds (black).

Jayson - DS Games, cards, gum, clarinet reeds (# 2.5 - 3.0). Playstation games, drawing, sketch pads, mechanical pencils, eye glass cleaning pads, piano music (Books/sheets), beanie for winter, can always use earbuds (green or white). Collecting BOX TOPS for 2011-2012 School year

Joey - Bubble Gum, Hot Wheels, Reading - Magic Treehouse Series (any number above #10), DS Games (age appropriate he's 9).

@Ashesdust2dust - USA FB Swap (Deleted Profile)

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