SwedishMum

what I pledged

I will always send my swaps out in time - if you haven't recieved from me, please let me know.

When it comes to rating my partners, I do it the same day the packet arrive. If I am on vacation I will let you know and I will rate as soon as I open the package up.

My name is Vivi and I live in a small village in Sweden together with my husband and our three kids.

We love to spend time with friends and often have people over for a cup of coffee/tea. I DON'T drink coffee at all, but hubby does.

I also LOVE LOVE LOVE planning parties - children parties is my thing. We always pick a theme and then start planning. So far we have done: Bob the builder, Thomas the Tank, Country, Glamour, Bamse (a swedish character), pirates, racing cars, angel, Winnie the Pooh, ABC, police, England, Northern Sweden and Medieval.

My absolute favorite season/ holiday is Christmas. I simply LOVE the decorations, gifts and of course the Christian message. I would really love to go to US and see all the decorated houses.

I also do plate spotting and geocaching. The whole family take part in geocaching which meant you search small boxes hidden here and there. I love to be outdoor in the forest picking berries or mushrooms. Here in Sweden it is allowed to pick almost whatever you want.

Another thing is that I love to learn from different cultures and religions. Our family are Christians and most Sundays we go to church.

LIKES

• paper napkins I love napkins with "pictures" (flowers, angels, animals, halloween, christmas for example).

• TEA - I am addicted to black teas.

• CHRISTMAS

• Crosswords

• Pink, red and black

• Angels

• Candles (what more can u ask for in the winter in Sweden)

• Pens

• Books

• Special things from other countries

• Stickers

• Soaps and bathproducts

• Candy, but not dark chocolate

• Cookies - lots of them in USA and other countries don't exist here

• ceramics like tea cups/mugs

• party supplies, like plates, mugs, flags....

DISLIKES

• Black currant

• Coffee

• Cigarettes - allergic

• Herbal, red, green and decaf teas. If I get one of those I mix them up with earl grey, so it will still be ok for me to get them...
  But I prefer black tea.

Decoupage

Baking

Cooking

Cross stitch

ATC

Scrapbooking

I guarantee you my kids will love whatever is sent to them. They are very easy to please.
Here are some of their favourites.

Emilia, born 2005 (wears size 110 Size 4-5y)
Loves Dora the Explorer´and Hello Kitty.
Plays with dolls, Polly Pocket, horses, Littlest Pet Shop, kitchen things and LEGO.
Crafts: drawing/painting, beads, decoupage
Favorite colors: pink, violet

Verner, born 2004 (wears size 122, 5/6 y) Loves Sponge Bob, Wall-e and Scooby Doo.
Plays with LEGO, cars (esp. Mc Queen) and cooking stuffs.
Crafts: drawing/ painting, decoupage, beads. Favorite color: green

Isak, born 2002 (wears size 130 (7/8 y)
Loves Wall-e and Harry Potter.
Plays with LEGO and read books.
Crafts: painting, decoupage, beads.
Interested in: tecnical things, history, science, maps and animals.
Favorite color: blue

So you think you can dance
Top Model
Midsomer Murders
Keeping Up Apperencies
Fawlty Towers - long time since, but still...
CSI
Gordon Ramsey's shows
Robinson/ survivors

I am a fan of criminal novels and mystery books.

I read a lot and simle love to try to figure out who was the murderer. I do love English writers, especially the settings from countryside like Yorkshire.

I have been flaked on following swaps:

~Show me every country - pc from your country
by Redchook

~August Kid's ATC Swap
by KandelC
(Emilia 3,5 y was supposed to get an ATC from KandelC's kid, but nope...)