5 things about me

[Lisa and Pic]

Oh, how interesting to hear about everyone!

1. I taught Special Education for 27 years and retired with full benefits at age 49.

2. Now I work for a nonprofit - our group works with abused and neglected children in the court system.

3. My passion is Yorkies and love everything that goes along with this including meeting people from YorkieTalk at various events.

4. I am a member of Yorkie Haven Rescue and fostered my first Yorkie this year. Her name is Fergi and she is now happily adopted - her Mom and Dad just sent me pictures of her kayaking in Indiana. I am thrilled that she is going to be a sporty kind of gal.

5. I am on my 40th high school reunion committee and I am having a blast finding and talking to people that I have not talked to since the "dark ages".

[SophieKatesMom]

Originally Posted by mzw00dy

Can we please see pictures of your fabulous collection? I love nativity scenes. I only have 1 little set. but it fits in with my huge collection of Precious Moments figurines.

i AGREE WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE PICS[/QUOTE]

I second these statements, I would love to see your collection and know about where you display it.

[KimInMD]

Aww, thanks everybody!
I belong to a world-wide Fontanini collector's club. There are display contests every year, so I get to see the best of the best. I do know of a couple people with displays as large, or a little larger than mine. One is in California (if I remember right) and one is in Brazil. I'm not sure they have more pieces, just more square footage. Mine was 84 square feet this year, and we already talking about expanding again for next year. We display it in the church foyer at Christmas time. The church is Trinity Assembly of God, in Lutherville, MD. There is a huge cantata there every year that brings in people by the bus loads (it's a mega church), so it does get to be seen by many people. It's something we enjoy doing as a family. For us, it's a tradition, and it wouldn't be Christmas without it.
The people in the display are 5"tall, so that gives you an idea of how small the accessories are. I put most of the display tables together myself, with individual tiny fruits, vegetables, meats, breads etc. We haul in stone each year and hand make all the retaining walls and steps. Here is a link to some pictures.

Flickr: KimInMD's Photostream

[msyorktown]

Ok five things about me
1) I am 54 years old and people are often shocked when I tell them my eldest child is 27 years old! I dont look my age..must be the afro-canadian/Jamaican genes. Born in London, England to Jamaican parents..emmigrated to Canada when I was 9 years old.
2) I am a single mom to three grown skin kids..daughter is 27, and she is a nurse, son is 23 and is an awesome drummer..He has just been accepted into Humber College Jazz Performance Program, the youngest is 21 and is attending University of Windsor for Kinetics. I am really proud of myself cuz i had no help from their deadbeat dad!
3) I work full time at The Toronto Transit Commission as a bus driver...no i dont like it but it pays the mortgage and I can retire in 6 years!
4) I am mommy to two fur babies and I am looking for a third, preferably a parti girl or a biewer.
5) last but not least I am seeing a wonderful man named Mark, we are planning on getting married sometime next year..they say 3 times lucky! Yeah you read right I've been married twice to two knuckleheads...!

[shelimcallister]

Originally Posted by Deadbug

4 picture limit puts me in another post.
Here's the final product.
Oh and that $675 included all the decorations on the walls and counters.

No way!! Amazing work!

[shelimcallister]

Originally Posted by KimInMD

Linz06- Best wishes on your upcoming wedding. Please post pictures for us to see!

Ok- Let me give this a try.
I am 53. I have 4 grown skin kids, three fur kids and two adorable grand children. I love being a Nana!

I too love to travel. I've been blessed to be able to go to some pretty exotic locations, including a spit of an island in the middle of the South Pacific, where hubby and I were welcomed and entertained by the village chief and his tribe in his ceremonial hut.

I've been an advanced certified scuba diver for the last 12 years. I love taking underwater photographs, hence the exotic locations. I regularly get the chance to swim with dolphins, sharks, rays, turtles and manatees. I am not afraid of sharks (except great whites, and we don't dive with them ). Below is a picture.

I do interior design for model homes. It's fun to decorate fantasy homes for my imaginary families. They always like my work, they don't keep much in their closets, and boy, are they neat and tidy! Their home always looks like no one lives there.

I have one of the largest Fontanini nativity collections in the world. I've been a collector for 33 years, and every year my display grows and expands a little bit. It's very similar to a Christmas train garden in size and scale, except that it depicts all of Bethlehem town. There are thousands and thousands of miniature, doll house size pieces, and it takes a large construction crew, several days to assemble the display each year. The best part is that I've been able to share my passion with thousands of people each year. Below is a picture.

I envy you! So interesting! I tried scuba diving once and had difficulty going down. I had a hard time calming down. I want to be able to do it so badly but I am panic city.

[shelimcallister]

Originally Posted by Lisa and Pic

Oh, how interesting to hear about everyone!

1. I taught Special Education for 27 years and retired with full benefits at age 49.

2. Now I work for a nonprofit - our group works with abused and neglected children in the court system.

3. My passion is Yorkies and love everything that goes along with this including meeting people from YorkieTalk at various events.

4. I am a member of Yorkie Haven Rescue and fostered my first Yorkie this year. Her name is Fergi and she is now happily adopted - her Mom and Dad just sent me pictures of her kayaking in Indiana. I am thrilled that she is going to be a sporty kind of gal.

5. I am on my 40th high school reunion committee and I am having a blast finding and talking to people that I have not talked to since the "dark ages".

I have been in special education for 9 years. I can't believe you did it for that long! You're special!

[shelimcallister]

Great thread!

1) Well...I guess you already know that I am a teacher for special needs children. I have worked with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder since 2003 and am currently pursuing a Master's in Ed Leadership. I am teacher of the year this year and am very proud of that accomplishment.

2) I have been with my spouse for almost 10 years but only married 2. We enjoy deep sea fishing and traveling to different places on our boat.

3) I absolutely love history and saved money for years to be able to see Rome and Greece. It was the most amazing experience of my life! I loved it and would love to go again! It was a Mediterranean cruise and we stumbled upon amazing ruins in Ephesus, Turkey and the most beautiful place I have ever seen Santorini, Greece.

4) I danced professionally in my early 20s and taught dance as well. I take a dance class from time to time and still have some moves.

5) I have 3 dogs (2 Boxers and a Yorkie). They are the loves of my life!

[TysonMyBoy]

I typed this twice cause I hit something and it all disappeared. Sorry if it shows up somewhere random.

1. I'm a social worker and I work with kids who have been sexually abused. I'm married to a cop for 20 years, go figure. WE have a college age daughter.

2. Even though I have pursued a career that hinges on building good relationships, I don't personally make friends very easily. I have extreme social anxiety and have to push myself everyday.

3. I love to travel with my husband and we are cruise addicts, but a land vacation works too

4. My first job was at a Baskin Robbins and I'm still a huge ICE CREAM snob.

5. I am slave to two beautiful yorkies. I never had dogs before and I had no idea doggie love could be so huge.

[Ringo1]

Fun Thread!

1. I'm 50 (yikes) years old and I can't believe it!

2. I'm a single Mom of a handsome, 16 year old boy, who does well in school and recently discovered girls. And Mom to Ringo and Lucy, of course.

3. I was an army brat, born in Berlin. Germany, lived all over Alabama, then returned to the family home in WV and now in OH - relocated with my job.

4. We moved my 91 y/o father in when us when we moved - challenging.

5. I've recently discovered the joys of early morning workouts - namely kickboxing.

I tried to upload a photo but it's too big!