This month we do some remodeling, delve into another round of protein binging and jet off to Las Vegas for the NATPE convention. First off, let me apologize for my lack of journals. I am […]

What better day to begin my December 2006 journal than on my birthday. That’s right, it’s December 21st – the first day of Winter, the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and the […]

I’m watching this special on scary movies…. Heather is out shopping with her best friend in Kansas City… London is asleep on the couch behind me; Jasmine is sleeping under the table. […]

  Early birthday gifts from Jef & Sharon (Happy Birthday, Sexy Bitch) Good morning, Tortugaholics! I say good morning because it is 5:57 in the a.m. on this muy frio (cold) December […]

A wise man once said: you can have anything in life, as long as you are willing to sacrifice everything for it… mine is kinder, you can have anything you […]

Busy, busy, busy…. Finally in North Carolina where we get to relax, right? Two day work week and a five-day weekend? Ah, those were the days. I much prefer the days I’m having now. […]

We are all fools whether we dance or not, so we may as well dance.  – Japanese ProverbIt is LATE in November; I am sitting in what my beloved not […]

Okay… sitting in the Urgent Care waiting room in Burnsville, Minnesota.  Nothing too tragic that led me here – a potential case of Pink Eye.  A friend of mine – yes still – declared […]

September 2006 Heather at work, with Ally and Brian   It is about an hour after I finished my August journal… Thursday night October 10th. Night stalker is on… DVR. The […]

The easy-going nature of northeast Ohio has given way to the 24-8 hustle of the Twin Cities, the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, and Tortugapalooza 2: Spies 2006 rehearsals. We said goodbye to Tortuga Minions and […]