**Bella’s been away at a camp since Monday, probably enjoying herself immensely while the rest of use are at home missing her. It’s crazy how much one person adds to a family. We were eating dinner Monday night and it felt empty. The four of us seemed so small and yet with Bella we feel complete.

**I want these (I’m so drawn to the squares) or something like it for my kitchen. I know just the place. And since I’m not willing to shell out $260 for them, I’m determined to find them second hand…somewhere.

**I think there’s a skunk that has taken up residence in my yard. No, seriously. I haven’t seen it, but I keep smelling it randomly throughout the day (which is not good for anyone). Sometimes it’s in the front, sometimes the back. It’s driving me crazy because I can’t have my windows open in the morning or my whole house smells skunky. What should I do? Would Animal Control come trap it?

**I have been sleeping horrible this week and I can’t figure out why. I get to sleep great, it’s just I can’t stay that way. So I’ve been walking around like a zombie around 3 o’clock in the afternoon wondering when I can get back in bed. Drives me crazy.

**Speaking of being tired, I have backed off some, ok a lot, on my p90x. I’m still doing it, but I do miss things (like whole days) here and there. I did do 30 push ups Tuesday morning so I must be doing something right.

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**Last Sunday we had church outside at This Is the Place Heritage Park (more to come), and we gave a ride to our handicap neighbor. He is a funny 55 year old man who’s all about business. He doesn’t like to be late, in fact if it were up to him he would be hours early and he won’t give me the time of day when I say hi to him at the grocery store (he’s a bagger there). Anyway, he seems to understand a lot, but he doesn’t speak really well. You have to really listen to understand him. When we pulled up to the park Tess said, “this place, I hate this place.” (honestly I have no idea where this is coming from. The only other time we’ve been was last year for church so maybe she’s just thinking it’s going to be hot, I don’t know). After she said it, Richard, who’s in the front said in a, I can’t believe you just said that sort of way, “dude“. Adam and I couldn’t contain ourselves. It was just too perfect his disgust. She kept her mouth shut after that.

**Remember this project. I’ve yet to finish it (ugh I hate that), but have recommitted myself to getting it done and starting 2010. Now that I’ll have more time this fall I have no excuses…not that I did before.