===== 2006 Highlights ===== Some notable events that happened during the year | **Jan 1** |New Years Eve 2006 in Port Charlotte with Ted and Lorraine return home Jan 4| | **Jan 24** |Abandon the Atmel RF and switch to Maxstream | | **Mar 2 - Mar 8** |Miami Orchid show and Sarasota Opera | | **March 23** |Joe defends thesis today, we have lemon pie | | **Apr 22** |Lightning takes out our cable modem and my PC | | **May 11 - May 16** |Island Reef closing trip - fly down | |**May 13** |We go back to watch sunset from 9320 Clubside Circle after showing| |**May 16** |Archipenko exhibit at St Pete Art Museum| |**May 30 - June 5** |Drive to Minneapolis AVSA & Wisconsin visit| |**June 14** |TS Alberto swamps us| |**June 28 - July 12** |Stoneybrook Closing Sarasota Trip| |**June 29** |Closed on Stoneybrook purchase| |**July 8** |Joe has a surprise 30th birthday and graduation party| |**July 20** |New 2006 Toyota Corolla| |**Aug 31** |Purchased paint, start spackling and cleaning upstairs| |**Sept 1-2** |Painted the Downing Place upstairs hall and spare bedroom| |**Sep 12 - Sep 21** |Sarasota repair trip| |**Sept 25** |New carpet installed in Downing Place| |**Sept 30 - Oct 4** |Fly to Philly for NJ trip & Jeff Condon wedding party| |**Oct 2** |Jeff & Carrie wedding party at Bill Condons| |**Oct 6** |Apex evacuated for EQ toxic chemical fire| |**Oct 10 - Oct 21** |Stoneybrook trip - drive down in Toyota| |**Oct 26 - Oct 30** |Drive to MAAVS in Owego| |**Oct 29** |Overnight at Steve and Leslies| |**Nov 6** |60th birthday| |**Nov 7** |Monet at the NC Museum of Art| |**Nov 11 - Dec 2** |Drive to Stoneybrook| |**Nov 27** |Visit the Kast's in Tampa| |**Dec 30** |Painted the laundry room|