oh and i forgot to mention that i lost our cat. i let him out july 19th and he never came back. i feel like an asshole because r loved that cat. first pet he loved since zipper, i think. the day before he mentioned that he finally had a "dog" again (we called mow a dog). hoping he will turn up at the shelter or maybe even come home. he is the best cat ever so someone probably took him in. hope he's happy, healthy, and safe.

today feels like it has been a productive day, but i haven't done much at all. i worked out and washed the dogs. i think i feel like i've done more than i actually have because i have this huge to-do list written out. i haven't crossed hardly anything off yet, but thinking about all the things i need to do seems like a project in and of itself. i need to clean the house. and i need to freeze the zucchini from our garden. i've been putting that one off for a couple of weeks, and i think if i don't do it soon, they're going to go bad.

my mind seems like it's constantly consumed with thoughts related to money. i am optimistic about us paying off our debt as soon as we can. we chip away at it every month, but it seems like it never gets smaller. r and i aren't really that great with communicating about money. we are getting better and that's why i feel better.

school will be starting in just a few weeks. i have been thinking about this a lot too. i'm presenting at our sped training days which is flattering and nerve-wrecking. i'm reading teaching books right now so i can kind of get back in the mindset of teaching. i've been reading YA novels all summer. reading the ron clark story right now.

excited about the gathering camping trip. not as many people as i/we anticipated have signed up on facebook and on the sign-up sheet. hopefully more people plan on coming so we don't have to cancel any spots. r and i are going camping aug 10/11 as well. last week in the summer we can go on his days off because i start that next monday.