VaGrammy66

I no longer have my PO Box, please email me for my address if you are trying to send back any of my deco's.

We live in a small town in Northern Virginia. We live on a dairy farm. Between my boyfriend & I we have 7 kids & 6 grandchildren. We also have 4 rabbits & 4 chickens. I am a stay at home grandma and love spending time with the grand kids.

My favorite thing to do is garden! I am a Virginia Master Gardener and volunteer time with that program. I also love to read & dance!

I am a big fan of Lord of the Rings! Anything!

I love to read!!! My favorite authors are Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks, Laurell Hamilton, James Patterson, Jodi Piccoult, Debbie Macomber, Luanne Rice, Charlaine Harris.

My favorite genres are Fiction, Vampire Romance, Paranormal romance, Non -Fiction- true crime, Civil War History, travel, genealogy, archaeology, anthropology, US History, VA History, Upstate NY history, Lake Placid History, Canadian Genealogy, Any Historical Magazines, Genealogy Magazines, Mississippi.

I am always on the lookout for more genealogy mags. & newsletters.

Some of my favorite movies are:

Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Stars Wars Series, An Affair to Remember, Sound of Music, Breakfast Club, As Good As It Gets, Van Helsing, Pretty in Pink, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, Remember The Titans, Doctor Zhivago, Hello Dolly, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Mystery Alaska, When Harry Met Sally, Ferris Buller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Adventures in Babysitting, Footloose, Ghostbusters.

"So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it"~Willy Wonka

"You're a real-life outlaw aren't you? -Well, I may be an outlaw, darling, but you're the one stealing my heart." - Thelma & Louise

We don't watch much tv. We turned off the direct tv to save money. We watch dvd's mostly. When I do get a chance my favorite shows are Castle, True Blood, True Crime Channel, The View, Dancing With the Stars.

I love all kinds of music! Some of my favorite groups or singers are:

Nickelback, Josh Groban, Bon Jovi, Montgomery Gentry, Gary Allan, Celtic Women, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, 80's Music, Metallica, Montgomery Gentry, Bette Midler, Rob Zombie, Linkin Park, Puddle of Mudd, Bee Gees, Kylie Minogue, Pat Benatar, Depeche Mode, Lady Gaga, Buckcherry, The Black Eyed Peas, Loreena McKennitt, Shinedown, Pat Benetar.

Hair Bands, Country Music, 80's, Celtic, Scottish

I mostly do postcard swaps, but like to join other swaps that sound interesting & fun. I like deco's & making atc's.

I love to collect & swap postcards. I like them sent naked with lots of stamps. My favorites are:

~Lighthouses

~Castles

~Penguins

~Roadside Amusement Parks (Storybook Land, Enchanted Forest)

~Map Postcards

~Weather Related (Hurricanes, Tornadoes, etc.)

~Stars, Planets, Earth

~Aurora Borealis

~Ansel Adams

~Mountains

~Boldt Castle

~Las Vegas, Lake Placid, Yellowstone, Upstate NY, Finger Lakes,

~All international, love to learn about other countries.

~Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Rings

~Antarctica & Arctic

~Mt. Everest

~New Zealand

Ad Cards that I like- Alcohol (Smirnoff etc..)

Postage Stamps- I am a stamp collector, have been since I was a kid. I like any & all kinds of used/unused stamps from any country. I also use them in some of my crafts.

Rubber Stamps- I love rubber stamp with quotes on them, gardening, genealogy.

Stickers that I can always use more of:

~Lord of the Ring

~Gardening

~Travel

~Penguins, Whales, Dolphins

~Stickers for my grandkids. Backyardigans, Thomas The Train, WowWow Wubbzy, Olivia, Trains.

I don't have any use for sticker flakes or reward stickers.

COUPON SWAPS: I've been a coupon-er for years but have just started really getting into the new way of doing this. LOL I will keep editing my list as I think of things to add. But for now just use your best judgement. I will pass along anything I can't use.

Baby Items- Diapers, wipes, toys

Cereal- Any, Captain Crunch,

Dairy- Any, Kraft, Sargento, Philadelphia,

Drinks- Any Soy Milk, Pepsi, Coke, Turkey Hill, Orange Juice,

Baking- Any . Bisquick

Frozen Food- Ice Cream,

Pasta/Rice- Any, Barrilla, Zatarains, Wacky Mac, Goya, Idahoan, Hamburger Helper

Salad Dressings- Any, Miracle Whip, Kraft, Wish Bone, Ken's,

Sauces- Ragu, Barrilla, A1, Bertolli, Any Salsa

Snack Food- Any Tortilla Chips, Potato Chips, Kids Fruit Snacks, Keebler Cookies,

Health/Beauty- Any Allergy, Shampoo, Hair Coloring,

Animal Coupons- Bunny Food, Hartz, Purina Feed (I have farm animals)

I use internet coupons.

Store Coupons- Tractor Supply, Lowes, Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, Barnes & Noble, CVS, Kohl's, Harris Teeter, Giant, Safeway, Wegamans, Bloom

Prescription Discounts- CVS, Walgreens, Target, Rite Aid

Restaurants- Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP, Olive Garden, McDonalds

Can't really use- dog & cat food

I collect the box tops for education for my grandson's school, I also collect coke rewards for his school & Disney movie codes.

I'm a big thrift/flea market shopper. I like finding neat, unique items. I especially look for Christmas items. I can never have enough things to put out at Christmas. Things that remind me of when I was a kid. I collect the older under the tree houses, nativities, Santa, deers.

~Favorite Colors- Purple, Black~

~Favorite Animals- Rabbits, penguins, polar bears, pandas, turtles, pink flamingos~

~I love touristy key chains, postcards, stickers, magnets.~

~Historical books, postcards, maps of any kind.~

~Archaeology books, magazines~

~Genealogy items.

~Gardening items, magazines, books, cute things to put in my garden & plants. Any seeds.~

~Lighthouses & Beachy items~

~All Things Christmas~

~Favorite Candy- White Chocolate, Reeses, Sweet Tarts~

~Anything with Grandma on it.~

~Stickers & rubber stamps with sayings on them.~

~Anything Wizard of Oz or Lord of the Rings.~

~Snoopy~

~Smokey Bear~

~Any new or older view master cards. I still love looking at them and my grand kids now look at them.

~Vintage Roadside amusements park items. (Storybook Lands etc...)~

~Favorite Places I've Visited- Las Vegas, Yellowstone National Park, Lake Placid, Hawks Nest West Virginia, Biloxi Mississippi, New York City, Outer Banks North Carolina, Thousand Islands, NY.~

~I collect Dept. 56 Snowbabies.~

~Love to play board games. My favorites are Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Dominoes.~

~Love the smell of lilacs & honeysuckle.~

~Celtic & Scottish music & things.~

~Will take any extra decos & slams & pass them on. Not into the FB's~

I would love an old Mississippi License Plate with the lighthouse on it. I was born in Biloxi! I see them on peoples car and I want to snatch them. LOL

Collection: These are the things I actually have collections of.

~Wizard of Oz ~Old Roadside Amusement Park Items (Storybook Lands, Enchanted Forests, Etc.) ~Penguins ~Virginia History (books, maps, postcards) ~Beanie Bears (only the bears) ~Old Christmas Houses ~The small wined up toys that walk (Bookstores & toy stores have them.) ~Mt. Everest (pictures, postcards, etc.) ~Mt. Saint Helens (pictures, postcards, etc.) ~Snow Babies (Dept. 56) ~Old Glass Insulators

~Happy Meal Toys etc. that I am looking for.~ Lord of the Rings

Happy Feet (any penguins toys)

~ Goodies for my bunnies!~

My Grandchildren!!

Elijah is 6 he likes Thomas the Train, Backyardigans, WoW WoW Wubbzy, trains, planets, tractors, hot wheels. He is in 4H & participates in the Lego Club. He likes to paint, color, postcards. Right now his favorite color is green. He is so excited to get & send packages. Wears size 6/7. He loves to play outdoors!

Isaiah is 4 he likes Thomas the Train. Wears size 6/7.

Chase is 4 he likes Baby Einstein, puzzles. Wears size 5/6. He is Autistic and loves anything musical.

Olivia- 2 Wears sizes 5+

Hayley- 2 Wears size 3T+

Aryanna - 2 Wears size 3T+ Loves giraffes, room is decorated in Tinker Bell.

For the Man in my life! He wears size XXl in T-Shirts, loves cows (he's a dairy farmer), tractors, Nascar (Kasey Kane), loves ice cream! Not that you can send that in the mail! LOL

Collections- My Little Ponies (need Ponies & accessories). Would love to have them for my granddaughters when they are older.

I'm not really a picky person so this one is hard. I will try to add on to this list if I remember anything.

I have allergies & asthma so nothing that smells like smoke, nothing with a real strong perfume smell.

~ No candles ~ Licorice ~ Candy canes ~ Jellybeans ~ Sports except stuff dealing with the Olympics ~ Merit stickers & small flake stickers, unless it's something listed above.

Please let me know if I have forgotten to rate you.

Please, Please email me first if you do not receive a swap or before you give me a bad rating. I will resend or try to fix. Thanks! :)

I give hearts if something moved me, if a person took time to read my profile, if something brought a smile to my face. Not just for extra stuff sent.

I only give 5's or 1's. I either got it or I didn't. I will only rate a one after I have tried to make contact with the person I am swapping with. I am easy going, let me know if it's going to be late and there won't be a problem. Thanks!

FLAKERS!!

Quick Used Postage Stamp Swap -BooksnBears

Castle PC Swap -SheriBerry (Partially Suspended)

Little "Classroom" Valentines Swap -Mati76

A Pile of New Postcards #3-Tehrenanaiis

Disposable Camera Swap-Mojono

Long Letter Ladies Over 40-Kalynj10