siouxx05

Goodness me.. reading other peoples profiles is great, but sorta makes me think there isn't that much to me.. that I can really think of!

I am a stay-at-home grandma with 11 grandkids, and an angel baby, and 2 extra by default, plus another one on the way - due May. I take care of one full-time.. I have 4 adult kiddies.

I have fibromyalgia and a few other minor disabilities but do crafty things to keep me 'active', sane and not sitting in a corner, waiting for the Grim Reaper..

I don't really have a favourite music.. though anything with a 'big' sound is good.. I like, in no particular order:

• Pink Floyd
• Vast
• U2
• Metallica
• G'n'R

I also like:

• Eminem
• BullitNutz
• Deep Purple
• Led Zeppelin
• Nickelback
• Prem Joshua

There used to be a radio on all the time in the kitchen, but the music is so boring and repetitive that I don't have it on anymore. There is a radio in the GD's room, she 'can't sleep without it' !

Once upon a time... lol, I used to read a lot of books, I was always in trouble at school for not listening in class because I was reading a book instead! With the birth of kids and with life in general, I don't read much anymore.. unless it is craft magazines, of course. Or blogs.

My favorite book though, is Power of One.. and the sequel, Tandia.

I don't watch many movies, I find them 'unbelievable' and predictable. Though I do like to watch kids movies.. lol..

but..

The Green Mile was a great movie..

SSHH.. Just between you and me.. I love Top Gun too.. I watched it 4 times in a row when it first came out on video and twice a day til it was time to take it back to the shop.. how sad. LOL

But I am not that keen on Mr Cruise.. I just liked the movie.. Val Kilmer was better looking :)

I have tried many crafts over the years.. I love them all.. if it is creative in anyway, I will give it a go. My number one craft is quilting.. I do arty things and journaly things too. I have done pottery, lino printing, metal work, woodwork and lead lighting. I knit and taught myself to sort-of crochet.

All my arty stuff is in my Flickr. They aren't really that good but I have fun doing them.

I have no idea what to write in here...

so I will start with a few things I like and dislike.. til someone tells me things that should be here that aren't.

• I love the colour black ( even though it isn't technically a colour) and dark purple.. and dark blue.. and peacock blue.. and pink.. I love bling..

• I love chocolate..I would love to try some from somewhere other than where I live..

• I hate hate hate peanuts.. actually.. i really hate peanuts. No, i don't have an allergy to them, I just hate the smell and the taste. So my kids never had peanut butter/paste unless they ate it at friends places or they moved out and bought it themselves..!

• I had a dog but she died of breast cancer. My DH has a cat that crossed the Rainbow Bridge in 2014. We have another cat though, . An indoor-only cat. And DH has a bunny.

• I collect unicorns.. though I have nowhere to keep them at the moment.. paper with unicorns is good. Fabric with unicorns is good.. Or cats. Or fairies. Or pansies.

• I have a collection of (and am still collecting) notebooks too.. some of them will never see pen on their pages in my lifetime, but that is ok.. I like them and that is all that is important. If I had some composition notebooks, I would use them.. and use them... also use them like this Journal

• My Princess (aka the granddaughter) loves pink and purple and shiny.. she is such a girly girl, which is weird because neither her mother or I are.

• My DH is a 'real' bloke.. a biker-type. So if you have a spare Harley laying around, he would appreciate you sending it over..

• Postcards.. I love postcards. I love postcards sent naked and written on. I love postcards of where you are at - your town, your city, your state, your country during the day, during the evening or at night - especially if it is somewhere other than where I live!!

• Geocaching.. It is a new hobby but fun and finding 'caches with goodies in is even better. Geocache website

• Munzee.. Another new hobby, not much different from Geocaching in that you go hunting for things, but there no 'cache', just a QR code to scan.. Munzee website

Err... ?

I don't really have much to put on a wishlist.. that I can think of right now anyway !

But I will give it a go..

• if you are sending me something pictorial from nowhere near where I live, like a calendar or postcard, please let it show the area you live, not the animals/things I have on my like list..
• I would really love to go to Alaska, so any photos or pictures or newspapers showing anywhere in Alaska would be wonderful..
• Black Stuff.. it is hard to find 'fun' black stuff
• Pink stuff.. just because
• Glow in the dark stuff.. because it is fun..
• Beads - glass, not plastic. Plastic melts when it gets ironed..
• Actually, stuff of any colour would be appreciated..
• Fancy fun pens, fancy fun pencils
• Postcards from places other than where I live..

Then there are some don't wish fors..

• scraps of paper - I have enough of my own
• anything with peanuts, or any nuts
• embroidery floss, I have more than enough
• scraps of fabric, same reason as above. I have enough fabric and scraps to last me past life expectancy.
• I don't like 1930's/civil war/floral fabric..
• Gum. Gum is level with peanuts on my hate scale.. I cannot stand gum.
• religion. religion is up there on the hate scale with gum and peanuts. I don't care for anything religious at all. EVER.
• No perfume or scented stuff or make up - I don't like it.
• No tea or coffee, I don't drink tea or coffee..
• Christmas-themed items, bah humbug. I am Australian, I don't celebrate Halloween..
• Did I mention I don't like religious stuff.. even if it is notepaper that you are writing a note on to tell me about the swap. DON'T send it please. or don't write religious stuff on the envelope.. I don't care if you love your religious idol, I don't need - or want - to know about it.! EVER. Sorry... :)

I also wish for everyone to be nice.. I want my partners to be nice.. I am nice, I just expect it back.

I 'borrowed' this from someone else's profile because it is relevant and not something I had thought of... thank you @BlueBirdBella .

If you live outside Australia, it's not a good idea to post seeds/plants, shells, soil/sand, tea with fruit pieces, incense, dried/pressed flowers, raw nuts/seeds, any animal products such as raw hide, feathers, teeth, bones, any wooden items. All of these sort of items will not be allowed through Australian customs and immigration. Sorry :(