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Name: Susan C.
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                                                                         About Me...

I am a homeschooling mom with a family that loves to read.  We have a non-smoking home.

 

Games and Puzzles Swap

I love jigsaw puzzles and word puzzle magazines.  Games magazine is my favorite.  I love Logic Puzzles and most all word puzzles.  I don't like Sudoku.

I love the newer jigsaw puzzles with the larger pieces and no more than 500 pieces.  I enjoy pretty country or old-fashioned scenes, in a store or on a street with lots of color in the picture.  (nothing too hard, LOL!)  I love mystery puzzles and would love a Murder She Wrote puzzle or other mystery jigsaw puzzle.  I also collect older Tuco puzzles (the ones from the 40's with the thick pieces)

I love all games and haven't bought a new one for years.  Card games, board games, all of them are great!   I would love a card game like Five Crowns, Quiddler or Wizard.

I have a computer with Windows Vista and would love to try one of the Nancy Drew games. 

We have a Wii and love the gift cards to buy new online games from Nintendo.

 Fur Babies Swap

Penny is our 2 year old golden retriever.  She loves rope toys and chewie bears or any other shapes of the sheepskin-like squeaky plushies and hard to destroy rubber toys (really thick ones, like the clear blue orka toys).  She loves any natual doggy treats and american-made rawhide bones or cheweez.

Tiger, Flossie and Trixie are kitties who love to play with toys that move, especially those that look like soft mousies.  Feather toys are also lots of fun.  They also like soft blankets to knead and anything to scratch or rub on.  They are especially impressed with catnip.  :)

Reverse Wish List Swap

I would love to have any of the books on my WL, except for Children's books...they're for my kids.  :)  I would be most thrilled to receive one of the erotica books, but I would also love to receive one of cozy mysteries.  :)

 Buddy Swap Ideas:

Top 10 WL Books:

  1. Happy Birthday, Baby  by Lynn La Fleur
  2. Twelve Quickies of Christmas by Lisa Marie Rice, et al
  3. Promises Linger by Sarah McCarty
  4. Wildfire by Cheyenne McCray
  5. Woman on the Run by Lisa Marie Rice
  6. Port of Paradise by Lisa Marie Rice
  7. French Quarter by Lacey Alexander
  8. Magic and the Modern Girl by Mindy Klasky
  9. Naughty Naughty by Valerie Martinez, etc.
  10. Irish Enchantment by Sahara Kelly, et al

Bookmarks:  I always need new bookmarks...I read lots of books at one time!  I like dogs (especially big ones...we have a golden retriever), cats, Johnny Depp in Pirates, Harry Potter, Cowboys

Webkinz stuffed animals, Webkinz charms, Webkinz charm bracelet or necklace, trading cards.  I would especially love one of the new ones...the the new plush tiger or turtle or any of the Little Kinz, like the new little penguin or dalmation or pink poodle or black and white cheeky dog.  I love everything Webkinz...LOL!

Pretty hand towels/washcloths or Cute kitchen towels

Lip Gloss

Pretty pad of Scratch paper

Colorful Pens

Pretty emery boards

WL Book  :)  ( or any of the Harlequin Blaze books, especially if they have a Cowboy, a Pirate, a Gypsy, a Bad Boy  or a Rake in them...so, pretty much all of them, LOL!  ;)

Shaped post-it notes or other cute ones

Gift Cards:  I-tunes, Borders, Amazon, Michaels, Target, Hallmark, Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret

 DVDs:  I enjoy romantic movies with handsome leading men like Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas.  I also like old movies...some of my favorite old-time movie stars are Cary Grant and Clark Gable.  Some of my favorites that I would love are:

              "Masquerade"  (with Rob Lowe)

              "The Legend of Zorro," "The Mask of Zorro," and "Desperado"  (all with Antonio Banderas)

              "Nothing to Declare" (with Billy Zane)

              "Legends of the Fall" (with Brad Pitt) ...thank you, Jaime!  :)

Music:  I like 80's music and would love one of the 80's music compilation CDs

Magazines:  I enjoy Games magazine, but I rarely buy it for myself (I don't do Sudoku, but I love logic puzzles and most everything else!

Hobbies:  I enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles (not hard ones...I like ones with lots of color)

Crafts:  I enjoy doing crafts and would love a Craft Kit or supplies to make greeting cards...rubber stamps, a clear sparkly gel pen, ribbons, colored paper, fancy corner punches, etc.  I've recently started rubber stamping on greeting cards (Stampin Up) and I'm loving it!

Stationery:  I love stationery/cards...pretty embossed rose stationery or Victorian looking things and also anything with cute kitties and big doggies, especially golden retrievers and yellow labradors.  I love ALL kinds of kitties.  :)

Decor:   I especially like cute or crafty decorations that can be changed for the seasons (like a plaque with interchangeable add-ons, like a shamrock for St. Patricks Day and an Easter egg for Easter, etc.)  I loved this t-shirt that I saw once that had all of the holiday icons on it and it said, "Happy Everything!"  :)

Scents:  My favorite scents are Georgio and anything vanilla

Clothes:  Cute socks (size 8 - regular ladies size) or t-shirt or night shirt (size medium).  I like to wear denim or any other color button-down shirts over the tanks that are so popular right now.  I love the button-down shirts with embroidery on them, especially for the holidays

Hair Doodads:  cute clips or barrettes or hair bands

Jewelry:  cute necklace or bracelet   (No earrings, unless they're magnetic or clip-on (my ears aren't pierced)

Other:  I love anything to do with holidays...Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, any holiday!  I'd love holiday socks, towels, fun jewelry, anything cute!

I collect American Girl dolls and I am always looking for new tiny accessories for them.  I just love miniatures of all types, including accessories for the little neighborhood of miniature houses that I set up at Christmas time.

 I also collect Sherlock Holmes things...charms, figures, everything! (deerstalker hats, pipes, anything to do with mysteries).

I love homemade things, as well as bought things.  I'm pretty easy to please...LOL!

Allergies:  Cigarette smoke (sinus troubles)

Dislikes:  I don't like Candles or smokey smells or hot drinks, like coffee or tea



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Books I've Read in 2008
  1. My Secret Life by Lori Wilde...good...
  2. Blame it on the Blackout by Heidi Betts...great elevator scene...
  3. Murder She Wrote:  Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch by Jessica Fletcher...good
  4. Midnight Man by Lisa Marie Rice...unbelievably good...
  5. Bead on Trouble (A Kitzi Camden Mystery) by Barbara Burnett Smith...really good mystery, fun location (camp)
  6. Nursery Crimes (A Mommy-Track Mystery) by Ayelet Waldeman...ok, too different a life for me, though...
  7. The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt...I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed this...sexy guy in this one, too...
  8. Rent-A-Stud by Lynn LaFleur...wow, great premise and sweet ending, too.  Cover makes him look like a wolf, though!
  9. The Naked Earl by Sally MacKenzie...fun, but kind of silly...
  10. A Peach of a Murder (A Fresh-Baked Mystery) by Livia Washburn...I really enjoyed this one...older sleuth...I like that
  11. Dirty Deeds by Lorelei James...oh my, hot, hot, hot...and the guy is Native American!  Almost too much at times...  ;)
  12. Frill Kill (A Scrapbooking Mystery) by Laura Childs...great, easy read, fun mystery, great locale!
  13. Overexposed (Harlequin Blaze) by Leslie Kelley...really, really hot...
  14. Me vs. Me by Sarah Mlynowski...really good premise, but dragged on a bit, plus the girl drove me nuts!
  15. Cross My Heart by Carly Phillips
  16. High Rhymes and Misdemeanors by Diana Killian...one of my favorite cozies...secret passages in the cotswolds...wow!  plus a cute guy!
  17. Just Like Heaven by Barbara Bretton...this was a super sweet romance...I really enjoyed it
  18. The Mournful Teddy by John Lamb...excellent mystery, I really liked the detective, even though he was a man...lol!
  19. Death of a Tart by Kate Borden...one of the best cozies I've ever read...fast and fun!
  20. The Stranger by Ryanne Corey...sexy  mountain man..mmmmm! 
  21. Overexposed (Harlequin Blaze) by Leslie Kelly...incredibly good...whoohoo!
  22. The Devilish Pleasures of a Duke by Jillian Hunter...really good, with a sexy rake!
  23. Real Men Do it Better by Lori Wilde, Lora Leigh, Susan Donovan, Carrie Alexander...good one!
  24. Moving Violations by Veronica Chadwick, Lora Leigh...hot!
  25. If This Bed Could Talk by .Lynn LaFleur, Kimberly Dean,Liz Maverick..mmmmm!
  26. Wild Ride by Luann McLane...excellent and hot!
  27. Seduce Me by Dahlia Schweizer...didn't like
  28. Paws for Alarm by Marian Babson...very good cozy mystery...not much on cat, though
  29. Teen Idol by Meg Cabot...super good!  I loved it!  Even had a moral!  :)
  30. Heat Wave - Rex on the Beach, Getting Into Trouble, Shaken and Stirred by Leslie Kelly, Stephanie Bond, Heidi Betts....super good and hot!
  31. A Murderous Glaze by Melissa Glazer...wonderful new cozy series...loved it!
  32. Red Velvet by Noelle Black...OK...
  33. Where Have all the Cowboys Gone? by Kate Pearce...whoo hooo!  Loved it!
  34. A Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky...Wonderful, quick book!
  35. Losing it by Valerie Bertinelli...sad, but interesting
  36. St. Patrick's Day Murder by Leslie Meier
  37. Motif for Murder by Laura Childs...I love this series, but please let's lose Shamus!
  38. Talking in Your Sleep (Blaze) by Samantha Hunter...excellent story
  39. Two Hot! by Cara Summers...wow, what a great suspenseful secret agent man romance...sexy fun!
  40. Good Girls Do! by Julie Elizabeth Leto...great story, good characters, but took a while to get to the action
  41. Twin Fantasies by Opal Carew...whew, pretty amazing story here, very steamy
  42. Triple Play by Rhiannon Byrd...my favorite erotica book yet!  Incredibly realistic (I think...LOL!)
  43. O'Malley Wild:  Tangled Sheets by Maggie Casper...very hot, but too much swearing, guy was a little too alpha for me
  44. High School Reunion (Cheek) by Kimberly Dean...excellent!  Great story with lots of nice hot scenes
  45. Unlucky by Jana Deleon...I'm loving this one, great paranormal mystery with hot guy, too!
  46. Sorcery and the Single Girl by Mindy Klasky...I love this series! 
  47. Killer Secrets by Lora Leigh
  48. In the Thrill of the Night by Candace Hearns...wonderful sexy romance...will look for more by this author!
  49. Sit, Stay, Slay! by Linda O. Johnston...I really enjoyed this new to me series!
  50. Blessed is the Busybody by Emilie Richards...OK mystery, but I just couldn't get into this...it really dragged for me...main character is very sarcastic and dry, which bothered me
  51. A Hard Man to Love by Kathleen Lawless...another hot romance by one of my favorite authors!
  52. The Run-Away Friend:  A Kirsten Mystery (American Girl) by Kathleen Ernst...slow, but good
  53. A Thief in the Theater:  A Kit Mystery (American Girl) by Sarah Masters Buckey...still reading, good
  54. Traitor in Williamsburg:  A Felicity Mystery (American Girl) by Elizabeth McDavid Jones...good, had Ben in it again!
  55. Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh...wow!  This was really great, a little over the top for me and surprising also that it didn't go further in some ways, but excellent hot story...can't wait for the next one!
  56. Carnal Agreement by Silvia Violet...excellent!
  57. Wanton Winter...not what I expected
  58. The Cop...two of the stories were pretty good, the other ugh!
  59. Trouble With Harry...I ended up really liking this one...totally needs the sequel at the end, though!
  60. Secrets, Vol. 1...wow, this is really good...now I want the next one!
  61. Sins and Secrets...PF. Kozak...an erotic Choose Your Own Adventure...pretty good
  62. Uprising...Margaret Haddix...very good...Triangle Shirtwaist story, excellent historical view of women
  63. Summersville Heat by N. J. Walters...keeper, love the librarian romance!
  64. The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society by Beth Pattillo...great chic lit story!
  65. Nauti Nights by Lora Leigh...book two...steaming!  Dawg's story...exciting adventure, too!
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