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bettflow09

bettflow09
Date Joined: April 22, 2008
Last Online: February 3, 2011
Birthday: June 23, 1957
Country: United States
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ABOUT ME

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR AN EXPLANATION OF MY 3 RATINGS!**

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.....Phillippians 4:13

If you send me a pm it may take me a couple of days to reply, but don't worry.....I will respond asap:)))

Hello all!!!

My name is Betty and I am a christian wife, mom & grandma. I believe in one God and one God only!!! I believe that God sent his son, Jesus, to die on the cross, to save us from our sins and to offer us eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. I live on our 32 acre farm with my wonderful husband of 33 years, 3 dogs, 3 horses and several barn cats....this list is likely to change from day to day, lol. We have 3 grown children (2 sons, 1 daughter) and 9 precious grandkiddies (5 boys & 4 girls).

Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that if you died right now that you would go to heaven to live eternity with our Lord Jesus Christ??? If in doubt....Click here to find out how you can know. I mean...really know!!!**

UPDATE 7/15/2010: I cannot say how thrilled I am to be back with all my crafty friends after being away for so long!!! I am really sorry that I had to disappear so suddenly, but thank the good Lord, many prayers have been answered and things are going much better for me now:))

Thankyou to all for understanding that sometimes life happens that is beyond our control and unfortunately sometimes our best intentions end up going right down the drain.

I believe that I have been in touch with everyone that I owe a swap too and I don't believe that I owe any tags or games. But, if I owe you a swap, tag or game package and you haven't heard from me, PLEASE shoot me a pm and I will get it taken care of ASAP!

I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2002 and bi-polar disorder in 2006. Both of these conditions cause depression and severe chronic pain. When I feel myself getting down in the dumps or when I'm hurting so bad I can't hardly stand it, the first thing I do is pray to God for help, and then I go out to the barn and spend time with my horses and other critters which usually put a smile on my face:)) Animals are the best therapy in the world!!! I am very interested in getting into training and working with therapy animals. I am hoping that in the near future I will have some trained therapy dogs & mininutre horses to begin visiting nursing homes and centers for disabled children & adults. It has been my dream for many years to open a therapeautic riding center for handicapped children, but haven't had the funds available to pursue this dream.

I am probably the biggest animal nut you will ever find anywhere:))) I have had everything from horses....to miniature zebu cattle....to llamas.....to goats....to sheep....to potbellied pigs...,to exotic deer....to fancy rats....to dogs....to cats....and the list goes on:)) I have been involved in the past with our local SPCA and also have done alot of animal rescue here on our 32 acre farm. Unfortunately our SPCA has closed down recently due to lack of funding after only 1 1/2 yrs in operation. The law-enforcement and citizens of my county are notorious when it comes to caring about the welfare of animals:((

I enjoy rescueing abandoned/abused horses and dogs, rerhabilitating them and finding new, loving, forever homes. I haven't been able to be involved in rescue for the past several months because of my illness and also from lack of personal funds, but hopefully in the near future I can get back to helping God's furry creatures again:))

I am not a flaker!!! I ALWAYS send my swaps ontime unless circumstances arise that are beyond my control. PLEASE pm me before rating if I owe you a swap or tag package that you have not received from me. Also, if I send you a package, but it is for some reason lost by our not-so-trusty USPS, let me know and I will gladly resend.

I always try to rate for every package I receive as I open them. If you have sent me a package but have not been rated for it in a timely manner, please pm me and bring it to my attention. It's always possible that I got sidetracked for some reason and forgot to go back and rate you.

EXPLANATION FOR 3 RATINGS:**

I would like to explain as to why I have received the 3 ratings in the past. I became very ill in the summer of 2008 and was hospitatalized for several months. I returned to swap-bot in January, 2009 at which tiime I had 8 1 ratings due to swaps that I was unable to complete during my illness. Even though most of these swaps had been angeled, I completed these swaps and outstanding tag games that I owed and sent them out to everyone and also at the same time sent "Thankyou" packages to everyone who had angeled my swaps during my illness. All of my partners were very kind and understanding of my situation. All except 2 partners changed my rating to 5 and even gave hearts, but these 2 partners felt like I deserved a 3 due to being so extremely late sending. I am just happy that I was able to get these swaps completed and return to swapping with my many crafty friends here on swap-bot:))) My love for crafting and my crafty cyber friends is what keeps me sane through life's stuggles:)

Now, for the 3 rating I received in July, 2010. Once again, life spun out of control due to problems that was going on with our oldest son. He has a precious wife and 5 children. In November, 2009 he FINALLY admitted that he was an alcoholic and that he needed help. Needless to say, we had a very stressful and painful past 2 years due to his addiction. I had to go to Illinois (500 miles away from home) to help care for their children so that DIL could continue to work while DS checked himself into rehab. I went back and forth between TN and IL constantly from Nov, 2009-June, 2010 to help care for my grandbabies as well as to be supportive to our dear dil during this time. I had physical and mental problems dealing with the situation due to my Fibromyalgia and severe depression. I came to the place where I could hardly function, but I had to stay as strong as possible for ds, dil and their 5 children. They needed my help and I was the only one that was able to be there for them!!! My swapping here on SB came to a screeching halt and I was forced to leave some of my incomplete. Now, things are much better for my family and myself and I am back to make things right and complete the swaps that I owed from Nov, 2009-Jan, 2010.

FAVORITE CRAFTS

  • Crocheting - MY #1 PASSION:)))
  • Counted Cross Stitch (from time to time when the mood strikes:)
  • Bookmarks - I enjoy making handmade bookmarks out of all types of medium. I sometimes print online freebies and lightly embellish them with ribbon and such, sometimes I make cross stitch bookmarks and other times I enjoy taking collage images, cardstock and pretty scrapbook paper and designing my own:))

FAVORITE COLORS

  • Black/tan combo
  • Earthtones
  • Taupe
  • Southwest colors
  • Autumn colors
  • Burgundy
  • Sage Green
  • Hunter Green
  • Shades of pink (don't like pastels)

MY HOME COLORS & THEMES

  • KITCHEN - Burgundy, sage green. Roosters, & fruit (but mainly roosters) decor
  • LIVING ROOM - Black/Med brown/Tan. Southwest/Native American decor.
  • DEN - Burgundy, hunter green, tan. Western cowboy & horses decor.
  • MASTER BEDROOM - Med. brown & cream w/black trim, hunter green carpet, lol. I have a black bear lodge quilt on the bed and the decor is bears and other North American Wildlife.
  • MASTER BATHROOM - Burgundy, sage green, hunter green. Decor is ducks and other North American wildlife with a lodge theme.

MY WISHLIST

THINGS I LOVE!!!

  • Anything christian/inspirational themed (jewelry, bookmarks, daily bible verse & thought of the day cards, calendar, notepads, notecards w/matching envies)
  • Christian/inspirational books (both fiction & non-fiction, magazines, daily devotions, bible studies)
  • Bookmarks (handmade or store bought - especially love christian bookmarks, inspirations/uplifting, bible verses, animals of all kinds but my favorite are horses, comical, cute & sassy:)
  • Crochet Yarn & any crochet supplies (especially running short on Peaches N Cream 100% cotton yarn for making dishcloths and potholders)
  • Crochet patterns (dishcloths, potholders, towel toppers, afghan squares & motifs, afghans/lapghans)
  • Crochet magazines of all kinds
  • Recipes (especally crock-pot meals and quick and simple casseroles & one-dish meals. Also, always looking for yummy quick & simple veggie dishes)
  • Kiddie surprises (My 2 yr old grandson and 1 yr old granddaughter are always excited to find a surprise or two when I am opening my goodie packages:))

Ratings

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Comment: Disappointed - Did not received my squares nor have had any contact with bettflow09 despite sending messages. Swap was marked sent Jan 21st. Messages have not been read and I see now that she has been "suspended".
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Comment: had sent a pm regarding this swap - marked sent 21 jan. this swap hasn't been received (3 mar) and communication is nil. this is a greater shame since you were the coordinator for this swap. will of course be happy to change rating - if and when correspondence resumes.
kari rated for Sewing Colour Hunt Swap - JANUARY on Feb 28, 2011
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Comment: This swap was marked as sent on January 21, 2011 and as of today, February 28th, nothing has arrived. I will be more than happy to re-rate when I receive the swap.
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Comment: thank you buddie
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Comment: thank you for the beatiful granny
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Comment: Beautiful! Thank you.
TexyDeb rated for 1 Samuel 4 on Jan 26, 2011
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Comment: thank you : )
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Comment: Thank you for the 7" granny square. I love, love the bright colors you chose for me.
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Comment: Thank you so much for the granny square. I love the colors you used. I can't wait to make my granny square afghan.
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely square
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Comment: ove the bright colo9rs.
bren rated for Good Ol' Acrylic Yarn on Jan 18, 2011
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Comment: Thank you for the plump balls of yarn! They are in the color hues I always seem to lack- bright! These will fill that niche. Thanks for being in the swap!
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely granny square!! :)
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Comment: Thanks!
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Comment: thanks so much
sahvi rated for "I LOVE MY CROCKPOT" R7 - TWO to TWO on Jan 17, 2011
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Comment: Thanks so much! I can't wait to try the recipes!
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Comment: Thanks for these great recipes! I'm thinking of trying the crockpot chicken this week! Thanks for the extra recipe cards. I'm sure I will use them!

Rating Overview

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4.9254 276 86  
Completed Fives Threes Ones
247 393 3 6
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Uncategorized
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Comments

clutterfree on Jun 23, 2011:

Hope you had a Happy Birthday!!!!!

Dragonfly2 on Apr 28, 2011:

Please pm me as soon as you are back about Granny Squares Galore. It's important. I really hope everything is okay with you.

DosLittleMonkeys on Mar 7, 2011:

See @grannylove60 's profile...

DosLittleMonkeys on Feb 28, 2011:

Hi Betty. Just checking on you. It looks like you have hit a rough patch. I know you'll pull through.

biasbabe on Jan 31, 2011:

s I thought I would pop in an check up on you today. This flower reminds me of us all in the SWMHC. It is a bright spot in our lives. It is ever changing. I hope this day finds you well. Thinking of you today. Robin

staceyb on Jan 6, 2011:

Thank you so much for the two beautiful stripey FQs for the NFS WTA! I love them!

Jeepers on Jan 3, 2011:

Thank you for the cute deer patch for Etsy Addicts WTA #4! I love it!!

RyeRye on Dec 24, 2010:

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MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR~

biasbabe on Dec 23, 2010:

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Glad you are still with us, and hope your doing fine.

DosLittleMonkeys on Nov 23, 2010:

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

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