Welcome to YT!! You do sound like an amazing and interesting person! Looking forward to seeing pics of your yorkies!
FYI, We have a thread going about the older yorkies and you can find it here, and your older one would be a welcome addition:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28673 Crystalsmom Joan is one cool lady, and I bet you and she would hit it off great, Robin!
ENJOY!