Earlier this month, we attended the opening of the Cooley Gallery in Leesburg’s Historic Downtown.

We all went to Ross’s recital this month.  He’s becoming a real Guitar Man.

We had a semi-White Christmas this year.  There were a few flurries on Christmas Eve and it was cold enough to leave a light dusting on the ground.  Quite a difference from last year.

October is Mom’s favorite month.  She really likes this time of year and always decorates the house and yard with stuff that has an "Autumnal" theme, which of course includes lots of Halloween decorations.

Granny’s dog Gunston developed a rash on his back due to an allergy to antibiotics he was taking to heal a sore on his leg.  He went to the Vet and got his back shaved so the rash would heal faster.  He has since recovered and is doing fine while anxiously waiting for his hair to grow back to normal.  Other than that, not much new this month.

Last month, on the way back from Deep Creek, our van got hit by a deer near Hagerstown, MD.  There was some body damage to the van but nothing mechanical so we made it the rest of the way home with no problems.

Get the candy ready!  We can’t wait to go Trick or Treating.  That is, all of us except Ross.  He has declared that he is too grown up now to participate in such childish activities.