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Amy Tostenson's avatar

I love this! You have some amazing collections. I'm sure many many good memories to go with each and every one!

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

Hehe thank you Amy! There has been some discussion that some of them are a bit “creepy” lol but I love them all! Yep, they have some good memories attached to them.

Kristina Ray's avatar

My husband accidentally sold my cabbage patch kids from childhood at a garage sale right after we got married and I’m still a little devastated too.

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

Noooo! Oh no! 😔It's so sad when we lose little pieces of our childhood like that that we held dear.

Sabrina Taylor's avatar

Wow that's quite the collection!

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

Haha, yeah I have a few!

C Simone's avatar

What a collection!! 😊😊

I appreciated reading this & finding out even more about you my friend! This was fun to read! 😊

I know what you mean by still be a little girl at heart ❤️ it makes life even more fun & not too serious!

I used to collect shells from different beaches when I was a child and still have some!

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

I thought you might get a kick out of it! 😆 I love my cute little faces! And yep, absolutely cannot take life too seriously! I love that you still have some of your shells. Maybe Michael should feature your collection sometime! 😊💕

C Simone's avatar

You just knew I would! Thanks for sharing this! Oh my shells have stories that I'd have to dig deep to even remember 😅😂

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

Oh, I bet they do! And I can just hear them now, giggling with excitement, thinking "they are talking about us, oh the stories we could share!" 😆

Michael Horvich's avatar

Send me a message if you would like to feature your shells on my “Collections Thursday”. Fondly, Michael

Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

So cute! I love your stuffies! I too sleep with my stuffie. 🩷 You have an amazing collection!

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

Hehe! Thank you. 😊 I remember talking to you about yours and sharing a few of mine. 🩷 I actually have a few more than what is pictured, but this is the bulk of it.

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

Thank you, Michael, for inviting me to share my... interesting collections lol. My 9-year-old gets scared coming into my bedroom. He says some of my stuffies are creepy! 😆

Kevin Guiney's avatar

Yes, some of them are a little creepy, 🙁 I'll back your son on that one.

It's a great collection. Love that you still sleep with a stuffy at night. 😎

Are you still adding to your collection, or just occassionally now if something speaks to you?

Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

Haha, okay, fair enough. I think for me that is part of their charm. I see one looking all scraggly and sad, and think, oh, who else but me would take this baby home and love? 😆 Oh, I still add to my collection! On the stuffies, I've slowed way down, but every once in a while, I come across one that just says "take me home." I just added one to my collection a couple of weeks ago. Porcelain figures, I have pretty much stopped, except I'm still looking for the last couple of the buggy bugs that I don't have yet.

Kevin Guiney's avatar

That’s awesome Andrea. That is a great hobby and nice that you still find a little stuffy from time to time that speaks to you, and says take me home.