Yes, We Take Our Cats On Walks!

And we're not ashamed of it either!

Eric carried Mystic, and attempted to hide her from passing cars.

And I wrapped Addy up in a blanket and stuffed her in my sling, bwahaha!

Double Date Day

This afternoon I had a date with Mom and Papa to see Final Destination 5 in 3D.  We did the Fork and Screen and had some lunch with our movie.  We all thought it was really good - and they made awesome use of the 3D.  I ended up going on half.com and buying the first four movies (for less than $10) as soon as I got home.

Then in the evening, Eric and I had a date at the KC Improv Comedy Club.  I got an email for four free tickets and we brought Steven and Alison with us.  We saw Bert Kreischer - he ended up telling us a bunch of stuff of the top of his mind, none that he had done in stand-up before.  Afterward, we hung out in the parking lot for a few hours.  Many laughs were had!

Mom and I were purchasing our tickets to Final Destination 5... While standing in a puddle of water surrounding the electric ticket machine... 

I caught this awesome picture of the pups before we left for the comedy club.

Taking the Kids to the Zoo

Jen and I brought Cameron, Caleb, and Colin to the zoo today!  It wasn't too hot and the kids didn't get grouchy until the end of the day.  We had a really good time and the animals were really active.  I hadn't seen the orangutans out playing all summer, and Cameron really liked finding the stuff people had lost on the sky ride... including a backpack.

   

The kids with the giant polar bear.

 Sleepy red pandas.

 

The kids with the dino egg.

Jen and the boys on the sky ride.

Me and Camerson on the sky ride.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

School is Starting Soon!

At the end of last school year, I packed up all of my stuff and dumped it in a classroom at Kennedy Elementary.  So on Monday I spent most of the afternoon arranging furniture, and then today I worked on unpacking my 20+boxes and organizing my materials.  Here's a quick tour of my new room!

My office space filled with boxes...

My coworkers office space filled with boxes...

Our student work space filled with boxes... 

My office space looking beautiful, unpacked, and cozy!

My coworkers office space looking much more useable. 

Our student work space, organized and neat!

My desk looking ready for work! 

The wall by my desk with a white board, pictures of my previous classes, and other motivational and informative wall hangings. 

My storage area - books, files, etc.  And my pelican hanging from the ceiling!

Tech Free Part 2

I've been getting sick of our routine of watching Netflix, while Eric is gaming on his computer and I'm playing on my phone.  Also mildly tired of reading - I just wanted to escape from media for an evening!  So before Steven went home, I went for a jog and he and Eric followed me on bike.  

After Steven went home, Eric and I played a 3 hour game of Monopoly!  The cats were very involved in the game...and Eric kicked my butt. 

Steven got hit by a rogue trash bag. 

I'm running with Pandora running through my phone, and Eric & Steven are playing on the bikes. 

I jumped in our pool when my 3.25 mile run was over, soooo hot! 

Mystic was laying behind Eric with about 3 inches of space, and she kept a paw on his $5 million dollar bills. 

Addy and Eric both looking at me through their eyebrows.