karry

OCT. 23-- THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO INQUIRED AND SENT US GOOD THOUGHTS. MY SON IS BACK AT SCHOOL AND FACING ABOUT ANOTHER 2-5 MONTHS RECOVERY TIME. NO SPORTS, GYM, LIFTING MORE THAN 8 POUNDS, ROUGH HOUSING WITH HIS BROTHERS, ETC. HIS SPLEEN IS STILL VERY FRAGILE. BUT THINGS ARE SETTLING DOWN AND I'M TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH EVERYTHING!

I love to make scrapbooks, use rubber stamps, make cards, and other paper crafts. I also do beadwork, cross stitch, and needlepoint. I like fantasy themes; wizards, dragons, castles, fairies, vampires, pirates, witches, etc. My favorite colors are green and purple. I'm currently scrapbooking my college days (My 25th reunion was this spring!), my sons, and running a scrapbook class for my work (with adults who have developmental disabilties.) I use stickers, paper (some that I make myself), Zig markers, and all kinds of embellishments. I like to make cards, too. I have an herb garden and dry herbs for food and to make potpourri. I love to cook. I wish I could sew, quilt, and knit. Maybe someday! I started making ATCs since I got involved with Swap-bot, and am planning to offer a class at work to make them.

I am a single mother of three boys, ages 8, 9, and 15. I work in human services, with adults who have developmental disabilities. One of the reasons I am exploring Swap-Bot is that some of the people I work with LOVE to get mail, and I think would be excited about swapping. I grew up here in Central PA. and have lived a few other places briefly, but like the mountains and forests here and also like being close to extended family. I like to go to Renaissance Faires, science fiction conventions, etc. My 15-year old is currently "too cool" to hang out with me, but my younger sons enjoy it. I have been into science fiction since I was a kid. I remember my first convention, in 1977-- Star Wars had just come out, but I was one of the few females at the convention, despite the popularity of Han and Luke! My kids like sports (baseball, football, basketball), stamp collecting, video games, Spiderman, and collecting little toy soldiers and setting them up in battle. My two younger sons are in Cub Scouts.

I love to read-- science fiction, fantasy, history (and historical fiction), some mysteries..... I also like Russian literature. I just finished Diane Galbadon's series about Jamie and Claire, and the Twilight series. I just got a pile of new books in the Thrift Shop+Media Mail=Woo Hoo! #2 swap, from craftgasm, and have started reading them. (Just finished The Dante Club.)

I don't watch TV much. I do like 60 Minutes, Monk, and Ghost Whisperer. My kids usually control the TV, which means we are watching sports or the Cartoon Network.

I love-- cats, kids, books, craft supplies, photography, stationary and cards, fantasy themed stuff, green and purple and some blues that lean towards green or purple..... '60's and '70's nostalgic stuff. I also like pigs and elephants. I like tea and chocolate. I love embroidery floss, and particularly want some of the DMC silk floss and some varigated floss. However, I love all floss and can't have too much of it! I also like interesting scraps of paper and odds and ends for card making, ATCs, etc. ANY craft supplies you no longer want I can use at work. So feel free to send them my way!

I can't think of much I dislike. Football. Some contemporary music. I have about 1,000 pages of flowered paper, and don't really need any more of that. (I tend to be able to use any craft supplies, because I serve about 60 people at work, and usually know someone who would like that particular item.)

PLEASE REMIND ME IF I FORGET TO RATE YOU!

I like older stuff-- Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Carole King--- Okay, the Dead Kennedys, too. And Bob Marley. The Beatles. Heart. Moody Blues. The Eagles.