pandaa

Brandi Carlisle, KT Tunstall, Jack Johnson, most classical, rodrigo y gabriella, world music. I don't care for rap or most country music.

diana gabaldon's outlander series, the eyre affair, great expectations,jasper fforde, debbie macomber books, susan wiggs,Twilight series. I'll read most romance novels, chick lit, some mysteries, but I'm not partcularly interested in sci-fi although I kind of have a thing for time travel. Loved the Time Travellers wife. Don't like horror, but do like Dean Koontz (I don't know... there's an exception to every rule.) In fact if anyone has a copy of Koontz' "The Taking" that they want to send my way, that would be cool.

Glee, lost, heroes, desperate housewives, big love. We like to watch American Idol and Survivor,our guilty reality tv pleasures.

Mom of four, homeschooler, military wife, reader, crafter, love art, museums, trips across country. I'm doing most of these swaps with the help of my 15yo daughter (she came up with "pandaa"), so you'll see some of her interests mixed in with my own.

We are currently going craft crazy. The kids and I have taken out the paint, beads, yarn, felted sweaters, scrap fabric, baby socks, buttons and more and are creating all sorts of great handmade Christmas gifts.

Mostly interested in wet and needle felting and reusing thrift store sweaters, etc...

I don't really need any stickers or paper supplies, my craft room is already overly full of scrapbooking supplies.

I would rather not receive anything religious in nature, no angels, rosary beads, crosses, etc...

I don't want any self-help books.

I don't like very many flowery smelly things, so I don't need bath and body works type lotions. However, I do tend to like spicy, cinnamon type smells, especially in candles,etc...

Please don't send anything that would be considered obscene in any form.

LIKES:

Ancient History

Egypt

Rome

Greece

China

Japan

Travel stuff, maps, postcards

Art

Japanese Woodblocks

Sumi-e

Klimt

Monet

Whistler

Homer

Woodland animals

Owls

mushrooms

hedgehogs

Cute monsters, but nothing too scary

Anything handmade

We don't have any allergy issues in our home. Everyone here loves chocolate. Most teas (not earl grey), cocoas and coffees (no berry flavored coffees) would be great. A favorite treat that we can never get due to our location is Drake's Funny Bones.

Some more specific ideas:

CANDY:

hot tamales (or most any cinnamon spicy candy)

dove bars

lindt chocolates

hershey's bliss

chocolate covered peanuts

sour patch kids

HOT DRINKS:

Stash Orange Spice Black Tea (I would kill for this as I can't find it anywhere since I've moved!)

flavored hot chocolate

small packages of flavored coffee

RANDOM ITEMS:

Cincinnati chili spice packets(can't get those here either)

Any Drakes cakes, but most especially the Funny Bones that I mentioned earlier

Dried pineapple

15yo girl:

she rides english hunter, and loves horses.

teen books,

chocolate, reeses, nestle crunch, nothing with nuts,

cinnamon candy like hot tamales

zebras,

pandas,

penguines,

purple, green, blue

black and white

gel pens

oil or acrylic paints

she loves to draw and is a great artist

canvases

Music: Erik Hutchinson, Maroon 5, Pink, Brandi Carlisle, KT Tunstall, Lenka, Jason Mraz, Kings of Leon she pretty much likes anytype of music

cool pens, pencils and erasers

polka dots

8yo girl:mermaids, american girl, narwhals, horses, Brazil

12yo boy: classical music, legos, bison/buffalo, piano, China,