annie taught me to skip stones yesterday. i got to 6 skips, i'm so proud. it's chilly today. silly maine. we're going to see dracula on saturday at the opera house. it's a production from new york that the opera ladies friends all did. tres exciting. i listened to the second book of the lord of the rings and they left it in an exciting spot. bastards. so now i must go to the library before work so i can fulfill my lord of the rings need. kitty did not howl all night. she did meow at annie's head for a bit, and she tossed her scratching pad down the hallway. kitty has huge peepees in her litter box and we've been worried about her little furry kidneys but it just seems to be her pattern. she runs around and plays like she feels just fine. i think it's undignifying for her to be seen in the litter box and therefor goes very little. we're not sure. we rode our bikes to the camp yesterday and we didn't die once. we were both impressed. this morning there was a young buck hanging out in the backyard munching. he was cute. the mean new lady hasn't been so terrible lately. atleast not to me. she's stepping way more on the other girls job and than mine. on wednesday we went to COA which is very beautiful and full of old homes. it's very cool. and kirsten you would have died! the tofu from the cafeteria was so good. very unmarriot. i hope you're doing better. we miss you guys too.