A little about Amanda :)

[Crafty Amanda]

Well I just realized that I've been chatting with you ladies and you don't really know anything about me. So I thought I would go ahead and add my intro here

I'm 41, mother of 4 (three boys 16, 11, 10 and one girl 15) and live in southeastern Wisconsin. I was born in England but grew up here in the states, been here since I was 2. I grew up in Illinois but moved to Wisconsin when I was 20, cheaper to live here and commuted to Illinois to work.

When my first two kids were still really little, we moved to Vegas. Lived there for a while, came back, went back, came back, went back. LOL We came back for good a year and a half ago.

I used to work in Finance, when my third child was 9 months old I quit my job to stay home with the kids. It didn't take long before I became bored with graham crackers and diapers, so I got a computer and started browsing the internet. That was in 1997. Within a month or so I started building a website which, over the years, blossomed into familycorner.com.

I now work for a few different companies:

Moab Group - the company that bought The Idea Box. I am the chief editor for all of their sites and do the design work, manage new and existing content and create newsletters and blogs.

Internet Brands - I do some misc work for them, but also create about 5 different newsletters for several of their sites.

Kaboose.com - I have been the Kid's Crafts Expert at Kaboose for over 3 years now. Chances are if you found a craft that has a photo on Kaboose, I probably made it. You will see my name on anything I have done.

I've always been crafty, used to own my own craft store in Richmond, IL, but alas, the town was dead and we ended up closing. I still miss that place, it was so cool! It's a restaurant now :-P

On a more personal note, I love crafting, tole painting, RVing (we have a 5th wheel), riing four wheelers and my pets. I have a German Shepherd and 4 cats. Nope, not quite the "crazy cat lady" yet. LOL

Well that's enough about me. Thanks for being so welcoming, this is truly a great community and I am happy to be a part of it

Oh yeah, I love to cook and bake too. I have a food blog, craft blog, and a personal blog.

[MaryL]

I'm 41, mother of 4 (three boys 16, 11, 10 and one girl 15) and live in southeastern Wisconsin.

Hey...I live in SE Wisconsin, too. Where do you live? You can PM me, if you'd rather.

[Crafty Amanda]

Hi Mary! Small world I'm in Twin Lakes, out by lake Geneva. Where are you?

[RCT]

Oh how fun it was to see your blogs!

You have a beautiful family.

Thanks for sharing.

[MaryL]

Hi Mary! Small world I'm in Twin Lakes, out by lake Geneva. Where are you?

North of Milwaukee, near Menomonee Falls.

[Crafty Amanda]

Yep I know where that is I have a friend that lives in Sheboygan. We have a fifth wheel in a campground up in the Dells.

[Amy]

And here I thought Angie exhausted me with all she does. I think you take the crown now Amanda! LOL

[AnnW]

so are you near each other Mary & Amanda??


nice to 'meet' you!!!

[Crafty Amanda]

Probably about an hour and a half?

[Diane]

Thanks Amanda... it's nice to find out a little bit more about you too. It's sooo nice having you here actively posting with us.

[Crafty Amanda]

Thanks Amanda... it's nice to find out a little bit more about you too. It's sooo nice having you here actively posting with us.

Thank you Diane, you've all made me feel so welcome