Never Forget…the 10th anniversary of 9/11 tis month

Not much going on this month.  All the exciting stuff (first day of school, earthquake, hurricane) happened late last month.  We survived all that with no problems except for a large tree branch that fell in Pop-Pop’s back yard.  As we write this, he is still trying to figure out how to dispose of it.

On the first Saturday of the month, we made our annual pilgrimage to the Reinhardt Family Reunion at the Mon Valley YMCA in Carroll Township, PA.  And we also visited with some of Dad’s relatives who live a few miles down the road from the YMCA.

We also spent a week this month vacationing at the beach in Duck, NC.  Duck is on the Outer Banks, so we are now the proud owners of one of those OBX stickers one sees plastered on car bumpers and windows.

While we were on vacation, Granny and Pop-Pop watched our dog Captain for us.  He really enjoyed taking walks with their dogs Gunston and Piggy.    

We will be heading back to school on the 29th of this month.  I will be a freshman (ninth grade) at Tuscarora High School and Owen will be in his first year (sixth grade) at Smart’s Mill Middle School.

We had some record heat last summer.  But it was nothing compared to what we’re experiencing this year.  It’s been so hot that when the temperature drops below 90° F (32.2° C), it actually feels cool!

But enough about the weather.  The big event this month was the wedding of Mom’s cousin Bethany.   Mom, Dad, Granny, Pop-Pop and us kids climbed into a rental car (a Chevy Tahoe) for the road trip to Aurora, Ohio to attend the wedding.  We had to sit in the very back seat, which didn’t have much leg room.  We eventually quit complaining about this as the adults were not about to change places with us. Once in Aurora, we all had a great time during the wedding festivities.  The part we enjoyed most was the Chocolate Table.