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Usually, I swap in the Summer time when my business is very slow. But, our family had a fire in our home in Oct and we are currently displaced for a few months in a temp home. My business is closed for a while, most other activities are halted so I really need something fun and light to do with my time. I enjoy swapping and think it is just the thing to lift my spirits. Glad to be back!

I'm Laura and I own a children's party business in Tampa Florida. I really love Tampa, it's a great city to live in and to visit. I own a business that specializes in theme parties for kids, princess tea parties, spas for girls and lots of other themes. I'm married and homeschool my 10 year old son. I'm was a teacher, before my son was born and currently teach homeschool classes. I also volunteer as a La Leche League leader and am active in an organization for special needs kids.

I am also writing mystery party games and themed treasure hunts for kids, publishing five right now, and am working on a new website.

I plan to open my own online travel agency, someday. I love to travel and don't get to often enough.

I like to keep busy!! And love to do crafts, cook, scrapbook, plan parties and get mail!

Not religous, at least in the conventional sense, more Earth based, but we do celebrate secular Christmas and the quarterly holidays.

My family likes to play Role Playing Games, like D&D. I'm starting a homeschool RPG group for my son and his friends. We are starting with A Faery's Tale a game that takes place in the world of sprites, pixies and fairies. Lots of fun and I get to play pretend, which is one of my favorite things to do.

Bon Jovi,

U2,

Grateful Dead,

Pink,

Avril Lavigne,

Indigo Girls,

Motown,

John Mayer,

80's pop is fun

Current read City of Bones series

Harry Potter !!!

Wings (current book),

Twilight

We listen to books on cd: Inkheart series, anything by Cornelia Funke. I often read or listen to kid's books right now with my 10 year old.

Sookie Stackhouse mysteries (new interest)

What Would Audrey Do? (big Audrey Hepburn fan),

Fancy Nancy (kid's book)

Big Bang Theory,

Survivor,

Gilmore Girls,

Amazing Race,

The Dish,

Colbert Report,

The Daily Show,

My Fair Wedding,

The Daily Show,

That Girl,

Food Network (all shows),

Old reruns of 70s sitcoms,

scrapbooking,

cooking,

gift making,

new at knitting with a loom,

beading,

miniatures (new interest),

bookmaking,

paper crafts

matchboxes

Funny Face,

Breakfast at Tiffany's,

Roman Holiday,

Charade,

What about Bob?

The Birdcage

Vacation movies,

Princess Bride,

Ocean's 11 & 13,

Harry Potter movies,

How to Marry a Millionaire,

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Pirates of the Caribbean,

Rocky Horror Picture Show (not a current favorite but I have to mention any movie I saw 37 times-was one of those who performed every week for awhile, until my parents saw the movie, I was in high school)

LIKES:

fairies!!

color-pink, yellow or purple,

polka dots

girly things,

chocolate especially dark chocolate, but not too dark

sparkly things,

mysteries, puzzles and codes,

cupcake-crazy,

polka dots,

magical things,

paper, I love paper,

handmade books,

fancy pens,

beads,

flip-flops (wear them most of the year in FL) size 6,

tie-dye things

I'm loving K&Company Papers and embellishments!

Favorite Colors:

pink and chocolate brown

pink and celedon

teal and chocolate brown

pink and purple

pink and black

black and red

beachy colors

ice cream colors

pink

yellow

purple

DISLIKES:

horror or scary things

licorice

coconut

nuts in chocolate

Necco wafers ick

country print things

religious items

white chocolate (my son loves it thought ;)

plaid

I can't wear earrings. :-(

Floral scents make me sneeze, love fruity scents