RobinT

~~~ Always on the outside looking in. ~~~

I'm 49, married to a great guy, a mom to a lovely daughter, and a brand new granny to a wonderful little boy.

Sy ~ At the Pumpkin Patch 10/09

Most people would tell you that I'm generally a nice person. However, I will not be bullied by anyone. I will not engage in any drama. I'm too old for childish games. All I want from this site is to allow my creative side to shine and enjoy myself. I have no hidden agendas.

Feel free to "friend" me on Facebook. I update there quite a bit. I'd also love to have some new Farmville Neighbors. Yep...I'm addicted. Moooooo!

I live in a busy town in Northern Virginia, very close to Washington, DC. I've lived in this area for most of my life. I love this being close to DC for all it offers, like the Smithsonian Museums, Monuments, and other historical things.

I have a 3 year old Yorkie named Ginger. She's an amazing companion. I also have a 6 month old Pacific Parrotlet named Pekoe. He's a beautiful light blue color.

Ginger

Pekoe The Parrotlet

I'm really easy to please and like most things. I love handmade things because they come from the heart.

Although I like all colors, my favorite colors are:

• Purple
• Pink
• Hunter Green
• Sage Green

Other Randomness about me....

• I love tea and should belong to Tea-a-holics Anonymous. My favorites are Mint Roobios Iced Tea from the Rishi Company. I also love teas from Adagio Teas.

• Thanks to my friend Stephanie, I love Iced Tea Candies from Plymouth Teas. (www.plymouthtea.com)

• I love Hazelnut anything and everything..especially coffee and tea!

• I am a chocoholic. I've never met a chocolate I didn't like!

• I love birds and bird houses, flowers, tea cups and teapots!

• Mary Engelbriet rocks my socks! I think she's awesome!

• Notecards, writing paper, cool pens are always tops on my favorites list!

• I love fairies and gnomes.

• I am crazy for cupcakes!

• Recipes. I'm starting a collection of recipes for my daughter. All recipes are welcome, but recipes that are lac free/dairy free are super awesome! I prefer 4x6 cards, if possible.

• Anything from Paper Source! I love this store and am so happy to have one close to my house! (www.paper-source.com) Oh....the temptation!!

• I love Polka Dots!

• Flowers are LOVE! Violets, lilies, tulips and daisies are my favorites.

• Sock Monkeys make me smile!

• Whimsical Frogs rock!

• I enjoy embroidering with my sewing machine, but in all actuality, I don't sew very well at all.

• I prefer Fall, Winter and Spring over Summer.

• I really enjoy Postcrossing!

• I'm a country girl at heart, but I'm stuck in the city. Hopefully someday, I'll move.

• WVU is my Alma Mater! Let's Go Mountaineers! Woo hoo!

• Ugly Dolls are Awesome! I totally love them all!

• I dream of visiting Ireland and Alaska.

My iPod playlist includes music from

• John Denver
• Lionel Ritchie
• Leo Kotke
• Demi Lovado
• Jonas Brothers
• Evanescence
• Loreena McKennitt
• Celtic Woman
• Queen
• Rascal Flatts
• Chicago
• Colbie Caillat
• Faith Hill
• Raffi

Right now, my favorites are the books of the Twilight Series by Stephanie Myer. I also like the occasional sappy (not smutty) or historical romance.

I've started re-reading the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I loved them when I was a kid.

I've been known to pour through cookbooks and DIY craft books, too.

• Stargate: Children of the Gods,
• Stargate: Continuum,
• Stargate: Ark of Truth

Disney:

• Lion King
• Little Mermaid
• High School Musical 1,2 & 3
• Cars
• Beauty and the Beast
• Princess Diaries1 & 2
• Enchanted

Others:

• Past the Bleachers
• Through the Eyes of a Killer
• Firehouse
• Pandora's Box
• The Devil Wears Prada
• Ella Enchanted
• Becoming Jane
• Legend
• Twilight
• The Harry Potter Movies

Favorite Actor: Richard Dean Anderson

Favorite Actress: Anne Hathaway

• MacGyver
• Stargate
• Star Trek ~ Original Series
• Star Trek ~ The Next Generation
• Family Matters
• King of the Hill
• ABC Soaps

• DWTS

• Handy Manny is my guilty pleasure. I totally love this show and enjoy watching it with my adorable grandson.

Although I am not doing much crafting these days, I throughly enjoy making Dotee Dolls. I also like to make Note Cards on occasion.

I do a great deal of crocheting and enjoy making baby blankets. Several of them can be seen on my Flickr.

I enjoy rubber stamping and scrap booking, too, but admittedly, I'm not very good at either.

I'm going to teach myself how to make a hand bound journal just for giggles and grins.

Another 'craft' that I enjoy is pen-palling. I love writing letters and getting to know new friends via snail mail!

• Letter Writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company. ~ Lord Byron

Many thanks to @starwatcher for sending this wonderful quote to me!

Many thanks to:

@kupkake for setting up angels in the 12 Month Of Dotee (Flowers) Swap!

@bonbon for a lovely dotee full of flowery goodness in the 12 Month of Dotee (Flowers) swap. Thank you so much! The dotee is lovely and I will treasure her!

@jayme for two beautiful flowery dotees for the 12 Months of Dotee (Flowers) swap. Both dotees are awesomely wonderful! Thank you for angeling this swap!

@TerryF for the beautiful Red and White dotee for the 12 Months of Dotee (Flowers) swap. Thank you so much for your kindness in angeling this swap! I love your dotees and am honored that this one came to live with me!

@heathertsosie for two awesome dotees for the 12 Months of Dotee (Flowers) swap. Both are just so bright and cheery! Thank you for angeling and for your kindness!

@honeybee for two amazing dotees for the 12 Months of Dotee (Flowers) swap! They are both so wonderful! Thank you so much!

@mommy2000 for a lovely, lovely dotee for the 12 Months of Dotee (Flowers) swap! She is so pretty and I adore her! Thank you for your kindness!

@adoptacritter for a beautiful dotee for the 12 Months of Dotee (Flowers) swap! She is beautiful and has a great face! Thank you so much!

@Timmetje for a beautiful flower dotee in some of my favorite colors for the 12 Months of Dotee (Flowers) And.. a beautiful angel dotee that made me smile! Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness!

This is my list of flakers. I'm really tired of putting forth a great deal of effort and time in a swap and then being flaked upon by irresponsible and uncaring people. I don't usually call people out, but being flaked upon in two big dotee swaps has given me a need to let people know of their dishonesty.

@smilesandsunshine for the 12 Months of Dotees Swap

@squaretome for the 12 Months of Dotees (Flowers)

I'll be slowing down on the Wish List Games and Tags until the holidays are over so I can concentrate on getting some holiday crafting completed.
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WTA ~ October ~ NTG 1 Note Card (sent 11/2) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Profile updated 10/26/09.