Re: Collecting - other than plants

well I guess meeting some internet folks wasn't too
trying on you... since you are still looking to hook
up with others.:)

Just keep telling yourself - this is his hobby NOT
mine... I have standed firm that HE has to do the work
for the train layout. I agreeded to help with the
plantings, but refuse to do the hardscapes/track.
Probably why mine isn't done yet.

Hopefully, for your sake, he doesn't get as involved
as John did... otherwise you will find yourself at
yearly conventions, train meetings, and look out when
he volunteers you for something while your back is
turned!

for those interested in knowing- we had over 3500
folks go thru the door, more than we ever imagined
would! Everyone I talked to enjoyed themselves,
although we did have a few glitches the 25 committee
members did pull resources that most went un-noticed.
The main problem we couldn't fix is when the tour bus
lost the brakes and a/c....the rental company did show
up with another one, but that group lost a lot of time
on the road... oh well...

Donna
who is still exhausted and has a few more grey
hairs...

--- Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:

> I don't collect anything, really. Guess being born
> in a military  
> family with frequent moves, I learned that
> accumulations meant LOTS  
> of work at moving time. DH collects wooden boxes,
> but they have to be  
> really special, now that we are running out of shelf
> space. Of  
> course, after the Garden Railroad Convention, he'll
> probably start  
> with trains! We had a wonderful time, even if it
> turned out shorter  
> than anticipated (he had to fly to CA on business).
> It was great to  
> finally meet Donna (and John) - first of my internet
> friends I've met  
> in person. (Jim - I'll be in Orlando the week before
> Christmas. Want  
> to try again??) Felt guilty about enjoying myself,
> while she worked  
> so hard with convention duties, but her efforts and
> that of the rest  
> of the organizers paid off in one of the smoothest
> running I've been  
> to - including those run by professionals. We now
> have a train in  
> boxes in the family room and are waiting on track
> delivery, then  
> negotiation on location begins (it moves closer to
> the house every  
> time we talk).
> Don't know where he is going to find time to put it
> up... Life is  
> nothing if not interesting!
> 
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> 
> On Jul 29, 2005, at 12:57 PM, Cersgarden@aol.com
> wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 7/28/05 1:53:03 PM,
> 4042N15@nationalhearing.com  
> > writes:
> >
> > << So what do you collect?  besides plants. >>
> 
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