evsmom03

I'm a single mom, and disabled veteran. I did about 7 years in the US Navy. Just finished up a BA/MS in Criminal Justice.
Hmm....some random facts about me:
I have no singing voice, but I love to sing. I love learning about my ancestry. My daughter is part Korean (her grandmother was from Korea, and her father was born in Seoul)...and refers to herself as an "asiancasian."

My Daughter:

I have a lovely daughter, Evalyn. She's 8 and in second grade. She makes me laugh every day, and is always coming up with something new to tell me. She loves singing and making up songs, and we sing together everywhere--even walking around a store shopping. Some of her favorite things are hearts, webkinz, littlest pet shop, Superman, animals, sparkly things, princesses, Disney (esp. tinkerbell and nightmare b4 christmas), Polly Pocket, and baby dolls. She loves watching movies, and has so many I'm not sure if she has a favorite. Her favorite kids music is Laurie Berkner, but she sings a lot to songs on the radio too. She loves the colors of the rainbow, but her favorite colors are pink, purple, blue, and green.

Favorite authors: Diana Gabaldon, Barbara Erskine, JK Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Fannie Flagg, JRR Tolkien, Cindy Brandner, KM Moning, Lauren Willig, Nancy E. Turner, Charlaine Harris...the list could go on and on, so I'll stop there. I have literally walked into wall corners because I was so engrossed in a book.

Oh goodness, what to choose. I love The Beatles. Aerosmith, Transiberian Orchestra, Charlotte Church (her earlier music), Muse, Mutemath, P!nk, any classical, Native American Flutes (like R. Carlos Nakai), Laurie Berkner (my daughter's music...too fun).

Monk (I miss Monk), True Blood, and Guy Fieri's: Diner's, Drive-in's, and Dive's. Don't get to watch much though. Usually have to catch re-runs.

Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Harry Potter, Rob Roy, Indiana Jones, Beatles' Movies (Help, A Hard Day's Night), Hot Fuzz, and Shaun of the Dead.

By no means am I really good at crafts, but I do like doing them. I love coloring (yep, in my kid's coloring books...we sit together and color), I recycle old candle jars by tissue papering them (put a fake candle in and they glow pretty), sewing, making soaps, making cards. I'm up to learning new crafts...recently taught myself crochet.

I love writing to other people and learning about them. Over the last two years, I started collecting postcards, and writing penpals.

I like getting postcards that show the city/town/country the person comes from, nature scenes, historical places, parks, unusual cards, lighthouses, churches, castles, animals, funny/comic, art...I guess just about anything.

I love: the colors blue and green, celtic, dragonflies, baltic amber, books, true crime, tinkerbell, horses, nature, digital photography, paranormal, taking walks, swimming, and playing games with my daughter.

I collect: bookmarks, fairies, stationary, stickers, fabric, postcards. Okay, so I'm addicted to bookmarks and postcards.

I'm also a chocoholic. I'm not big on white chocolate, but I'm always willing to try something new. I never know if I'll be surprised and like something. I love nuts, esp. almonds and hazlenuts. Who'm I kidding I'll eat pretty much anything if it's chocolate ;o)

If you don't receive anything from me in a reasonable amount of time, please let me know by message. I do not mark things "Sent" unless I have actually put them into the hands of the post office.

Ratings: Due to my schedule, I will update on weekends (unless I get some extra time during the week). It'll make it easier for me to do them all at one time, as I can't get on the computer daily.

what I pledged I love getting rated for my swaps, and love rating others for theirs. If you do not get rated by me, then I have not received the swap yet (feel free to PM me). I try to contact swappers before I rate. If you do not receive a swap from me in a sensible amount of time please PM me before you rate. I do not mark items sent until I have placed them into the hands of the USPS.

If I am running late with a swap I will notify before the deadline. With that said, if a swap is not marked sent, and I haven't contacted you to say I'm running late, the swap has been sent out. That just means I just haven't been able to get on the computer to mark it sent...I currently can't get on the computer daily, so as soon as I'm able, I'll mark it sent. Thank you so much!

Received a postcard on 14 May 2011, posted on 12 May 2011 (from USA). No name on it. It doesn't state the full swap, only: Quotecard Postcard #. Please let me know who you are so I can rate. Thank you!