Tami Tapparo:  

Hi Erin and anyone else who might want to know what I've been up to. I met my husband Jim in my senior year. He worked with my mom at Vons Bakery. We had horses in common. He lived in Chino with his parents and worked in El Monte. Once we started dating we wre pretty inseparable. He did'nt leave to go home every night until about 11:00. Then he had to be at work by 6:30 AM. His parents sold his horse because he was always with me and my horses. We got engaged while I was still a senior. After high school I went to Rio Hondo for 2 years for dental assisting and got my AS degree. We married in April 1979. We had a nice wedding. After Rio I went to work for an Orthodontist. I really liked my job. After we had our first child I decided that I wanted to stay home and take care of him. I did'nt want someone else doing it for me. We had our first 4 kids within 51/2 years. Jim has always been the best dad. He has always helped with everything. I started doing child care a little while after our first baby. At first it was mainly for family and friends. Then it was for a friend of a friend. I did this full time until we had number 5. Then I did it during holiday breaks from school and summer. Now the two of us spend 24/7 together, just taking care of our 4 younger ones. They now are 16, 14, 9 and 7. We love being together. The two of love to go out while kids are in school. We like going to Disneyland or antique stores or what ever. We love spending time with our kids too. I'm the leader for our 9 year olds girl scout troop and asst. leader with the older girls. We have a lot of ...Expand for more