fwog19

Millie. Bob's Wife. Rachel's Mom. Balloon Lady. Mill-o-nator. Cookie Lady.

Those are just a few of the things I answer to and depending on the person, I may have more names. ;)

I'm a working mom with an amazing husband, too-smart-for-our-own-good daughter, three cats, and a dog in lovely Alaska.

I have the honor of making balloon animals and painting faces for a living and I hope to learn caricatures soon.

I love:

all kinds of crafts - crocheting, knitting, papercrafts, plastic canvas

baking - cookies, cakes, donuts, you name it. I will bake 12 dozen cookies just to bring in to an office. I also mail them occasionally.

foods - any and all foods, except those that are loaded with onions or blueberries

I'm crazy about tea - all kinds, but I love to relax with a good herbal or Earl Grey

reading - Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Ben Bova...sci-fi, fantasy, comic books - Archie comics are a weakness - anything!

writing - letters, stories (children's stories are my current favorite to write), poetry (yes, I even do haiku if the mood strikes me), postcards (I love postcard swaps and have a wonderful growing collection from Postcrossing)

music - I mainly listen to country (Blake Shelton, The Band Perry, Brad Paisley, George Strait, and The Judds are some of my favorites), oldies, and hard rock, but I love all music. I've been known to listen to classical music, nature sounds, and metal all in the same day

movies - you can't go wrong with a comedy. I've got too many favorites to list, but I love the 80s and the movies and tv shows. A good tear-jerker or horror (the make-your-skin-crawl-and-up-all-night movies) are nice once in a while.

animals - given that I have three cats AND a dog, most everything I own has fur on it. Do I mind? Not really. ;) I also love frogs. (So much so that I am running out of room for them. Knick knacks, jewelry, clothing...I've got it all and am always looking for more.)

Frogs are awesome.

Really...if it looks interesting to someone else, I'll jump on it because I'm also insatiably curious. ;)

I love learning about new cultures (especially food and language) and am a self-admitted geek.

I go bonkers over office supplies, yarn, or comic books. My husband calls it an addiction, but I can quit after just one more - hey! Look at that new color of yarn! I mean, I can quit after just - ooh, are those teardrop paperclips? Gasp! Hand shaped sticky notes! Squeeeeee!

I love making things for people and helping others.

Finally, I like to have fun! =) If you have any questions about me that I haven't listed here, just ask me! I am always looking for penpals or postcard swappers, but I'm not averse to an email swap either. :)