
They say I am supposed to bond with it about 2-4 hours per day. That is a big committment compared to the attention the tortoise requires.
I am in fact not allergic to them. At least not severly, like with cats, dogs , and rabbits. Maybe it has to do with their size. I did, however, get hives whereever it dug into my arm while climbing up my to jump off the top of my head. It like to climb up real high and glide across the room. They are fast but not too fast like mouse or a hamster so they are pretty easy to catch and a lot of the time they actually seem to seek you out. Here is (e:matthew) petting his.

They make the craziest noises
(e:emilyjane) ran around the part that she ran around as a kid.

Kids now-a-days like beer specials. This kids playground had a special on budweiser and hotdogs. That is the weirest thing ever.

The mall is so poor that every other store is more like a sign or statement. It makes the mall seem more liek an art gallery of sorts. Here is the former store, now happy birdthay message to jesus front.

Here is a gigantic army mural.

Once Walden Galleria came up, Summit Park's days were numbered.
Re: Beer and kids. The beer's for the dads who are supposed to be watching the kids, while the moms get their nails done... :)
Congrats on the newest member(s) of your family. They are damn cute and soo tiny.
The Summit park mall used to be a really cool mall. As a teen, it was a great place to be dropped off for the evening. Then something happened, and the stores dwindled down to nothing. Maybe it will eventually pick up again. I go there occasionally for the BonTon or Sears, where it is quite the luxury to walk into a dead mall.
I am equally confused about the beer and children. I guess they too need hydration after a long day. ? Until recently, there was a crazt mural on the outside of the mall. It was depicting the building (or tearing down) stage of the mall. It had paintings of bulldozers, rubble and, yeh, it was weird.
Anyway, Happy Bonding :)