TutuCecilia

My name is Cecilia and I live in Northern CA. I will be 62 years old on the 22nd (this month...JULY 22, 2009) and I will be retiring from my long term job as a Senior Case Manager on 7/31/09.

Now that I have officially retired I find it hard to remember when I had time to actually go to work.

I love SWAP-BOT and all the delightful people I have met by participating in all the different kinds of SWAPS...I pledge to send my swaps on time or before and if there is a problem I will send you a message explaining the delay then get the swap in the mail ASAP

My husband, DOUG, is a 3rd grade teacher and loves what he does. In fact I think the only difference between him and his students is that he is taller

I am the Mother of 3 grown children (JULIA, MICHELLE and ROBERT) and the Step-Mother of 2 (DAVID and JAMIE). I am TUTU to 5 lovely grandchildren...(HALIE, SOPHIA, JENNIFER, MIA and BRAXTON) who are the light of my life. My oldest daughter is 40 years old and I remember holding her in front of the TV 40 years ago (7/20/69) and saying, "Julia this is an important event so watch it and remember this forever", as the first man stepped on the moon...she was only 6 months old and has no recollection of the event but I will remember for both of us for the rest of my life.

I have a passion for cooking and my speciality is Hawaiian Fusion...and I also love baking especially cookies and cakes...all the while I am watching the Food Network and getting more new ideas.

I enjoy knitting scarves and making yarn leis and scrapbooking and card making are great fun for me to do when I'm not working in our yard or watching all the growth of the flowers and trees.

We have 4 large dogs who are like my children now and they are so accepting and love un-conditionally. * Sammy...and then there was 3! Sadly we had to say Good-Bye to the Lovely Miss Sam on 9/14/09 because she lost the battle with worn-out hips and joints and was no longer able to get around. She was 10 years old and weighted 125 pounds. She is missed but she will always be alive in our hearts.

                 * Jordan

                 * Jack

                 * Maggie

We now have a new rescued dog...SPROUT ...she is a CORGY and is just loving her new life. Now there are 4 again.

I always look forward to my annual trip to San Fransico to attend the Hawaiian Festival where I can get my fill of all the Hawaiian food I can eat...which isn't so much anymore because I had Gastric By-Pass 4 years and now I'm a size 10 and not a 22 anymore.

• RED

• YELLOW

• PURPLE

• WHITE

• BLACK

• BRIGHT FLORAL PATTERNS

Actually ALL collors are GREAT for me as long as they are bright...I am not a pastel or earthy kind of lady. So just remember anything BRIGHT and BUBBLY (Like Me) is good for me.

These are a few of my FAVORITE THINGS:

*CROCHET BABY DOLLS WITH BLANKETS

*AMIGURUMI....THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE THING TO DO.

• FANCY YARNS (FUN FUR TYPE) for KNITTING SCARVES

  • BEADS and findings for making jewelry

  • COOKBOOKS

  • PICNIC BASKETS

  • EMBROIDERY FLOSS

  • SILK OR ORGANZA EMBROIDERY RIBBON

I really like RECIPES and I cook lots of all kinds of FOOD.

Things I "LOVE" to have:

• WRAPPING PAPER

• NOTE CARDS

• FANCY COLORED PENCILS AND PENS

• SOCKS

• PRETTY ROCKS

• OLD BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES

• KITCHEN GADGETS

• BEANIE BABIES

• CRAFT GADGETS...PUNCHES, RUBBER STAMPS, BRADS, DIE CUTS, RIBBONS and SCRAPS

• HAWAIIAN PRINT FABRICS

• ALL THINGS HAWAIIAN FOR SCRAPPING (Scrapbooks and Cards)

• KUKUI NUTS...ALL COLORS for making YARN LEIS and LEIS on RIBBON

• SCRAPBOOK COLORED PENCILS or adding color to RUBBER STAMPED IMAGES

• LI HING MUI POWDER

• CHINESE PESERVED SEEDS

• COCONUT CANDY

• HOT TAMALES CANDY

• SUGAR BABIES

• SUGAR DADDYS

• PEANUT BUTTER CANDY...like MARY JANES or ABBA ZABBA

• BIG HUNK CANDY

• ALL KINDS OF GUMMIES

• PEZ DISPENSERS

• MACRAME PLANT HANGERS

• WIND CHIMES

• YARD ORNAMENTS

• CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS

• SALT and PEPPER SHAKERS

• DISNEY CHARACTERS AND SRAPBOOK PAPERS AND EMBELLISHMENTS

• ASIAN INFLUENCE CRAFT SUPPLIES

THINGS I DO NOT LIKE ARE:

• HALLOWEEN

• HELLO KITTY

• THINGS FROM THE DARK SIDE

• RELIGIOUS ITEMS...FAITH is a very personal thing with me so I choose not to exchange things...but kind words and thoughts are always appeciated.

Our oldest Grand Girl is Halie and she is quite the talented girl. Halie is 10 years old and in the Fourth Grade. Halie has many interests among them are the following in addition to new ones that are added monthly and sometimes daily...She likes:

• LOVES SCHOOL

• LOVES HOMEWORK

• BALLET

• THE COLORS PINK AND BLACK

• NOTEBOOKS AND DIARIES

• KNITTING

• WRITING COOKBOOKS

• SOCCER

• MAKING POTHOLDERS ON A LOOM

• GYMNASTICS

• FASHION AND DESIGNING

• PLAYING NINTENDO DS LITE

• ENJOYS READING... ~JUNIE B. JONES SERIES ~MAGIC TREE HOUSE SERIES ~ RAMONA SERIES ~THE BOXCAR CHILDREN SERIES ~ DIARY OF A WIMPY KID SERIES ~ TREASURE ISLAND ~TWILIGHT SERIES and many more

• FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTERS... ~PHINEAS AND FERB ~PEANUTS ~HELLO KITTY ~OVER THE HEDGE ~MADAGASCAR

• FAVORITE TV SHOWS... ~THE SUITE LIFE ON DECK ~SUNNY WITH A CHANCE ~DC CUPCAKES ~SURVIVOR ~PROJECT RUNWAY ~GOOD LUCK CHARLIE

*FAVORITE MOVIES ~ALL TWILIGHT MOVIES ~TANGLED ~JUSTIN BIEBER NEVER SAY NEVER ~MATILDA (WAITING FOR TWILIGHT:BREAKING DAWN)

*LOVES DOING THE SPLITS, CARTWHEELS, AND HANDSTANDS

• LOVES HER SISTER...SOPHIA

This is a work in progress so there will more to be added as the thoughts come up.