LazarusLong-Cool!!! Be sure to post pics!!!

"you are a kind and polite woman" you obviously haven’t read the ones where I get a little snippy.....lol

But I WAS kidding about the babies....as I’m sure you know. I don’t know what I would do with one if I had one.

I do wish you luck on your project, though, and I think Roachey gave some good advise about checking out the breeder first.....but you probably already did all that.

Any way...If I did not welcome you earlier (I was on vacation since the 23rd until today)
WELCOME TO THE SITE!!!

We are a pretty happy family here, always with room for more friendly herpers.

So are you saying I should remove the alligator snapping turtle so the leopard gecko doesn’t hurt him? lol

You mentioned using the scanner at work.....so what is it that you do?

"My family owns a company that does pharmaceutical and genetic research, and I previously worked at a research facility that engineered mice for cancer research. It’s an interesting field which will certainly change our future"

Are you involved with the family company? That’s kind of how it sounded anyway....but I wasn’t sure.

I live in a rural area....so I am way underpaid for my field. A person with my job up in the twin cites (where I am originally from) would make double to triple what I do. But it is somewhat compensated for by the low cost of living out here, and the quality of life for my children.

We still go to the cities at least monthly, to visit family and go to the meetings and what not....so we get the best of both worlds.

"hometown population 150,000".....that sure sounds like a city to me. In 2000, St. Paul was an estimated 287,151.

"would like to live in a more rural area" There are definately alot of perks, but there are downfalls too. Depending on the size of the town you move to/near.....If you weren’t born and raised there.....you will never be one of them. Not to say they are not nice....they are very nice....but different. Plus, EVERYBODY knows your business (which can be a good thing when it comes to kids.....they can’t do ANYTHING without Mom finding out....lol) At least they THINK they know your business.....there are always some pretty hilareous rumors going around. And if you don’t drink, chances are you will start. There is not alot to do in these small towns.....but you can bet that every one of them has at least one bar.

Oh....the gossip is TERRIBLE! You can be sure if you wear something improper to church on Sunday.....everyone will be talking about it. I won’t even go to mass out here.

Then there is those wonder smells that the farmers fill the air with......ugh.

(Notice all the white hair- I’m only 22 years old. )

This is a recent pic of me.....

"Do you have any large pics of the bike?"....just this one in a bigger file size.

Here is a few more from that day (it was the day after I purchased the bike....even though I had already been riding that one for months....hehehehe) That is me on the right, the Norway couple on the left, and the Greece couple in the back.

I was riding with my sister, her hubby, my brother, his girlfriend at the time, a couple from Norway, and a couple originally from Greece, but they live in Mpls now.

That is my bro in the front on his bike. It was an awesome ride along the St. Croix that day. One I will never forget.