Fillet of a fenny snake, in the cauldron boil and bake: eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog, adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting, lizard’s leg and howler’s wing, for a charm of pow’rful trouble, like a hell-broth boil and bubble. — Second Witch, “Macbeth,” IV:1

Get the candy ready!  We can’t wait to go Trick or Treating.

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.

Aunt Janet came to visit us for a few days.  Then she and Granny took a trip to the Baltimore Inner Harbor where they visited the aquarium and saw all the other sites.

World Trade Center, Pentagon, Shanksville…This month’s page is dedicated to the victims and the heroes of September 11, 2001.

It’s “Back to School” month.  I’m in sixth grade this year and Owen is in third grade.  We go to different schools this year as 6th grade is the first year of Middle School.

Granny had a good time at the American Legion National Convention last month, but she slipped in a step in the hotel and hurt her back.  She is doing fine now, but her back was really sore for a couple of weeks.

Mom went to see John McCain and Sarah Palin at a political rally in Fairfax City, VA last week.  There were lots of people there.

On the first Saturday of the month, we attended the annual family reunion at the Mon Valley YMCA in Carroll Township, PA.

We enjoyed seeing all of our aunts and uncles, and our cousin Austin, who lives near St. Louis, MO.  And Pop-Pop had his usual good times with his brothers.

Granny is going to the American Legion National Convention in Phoenix, AZ this month.  Maybe she will bring back some neat souvenirs for us!

Summer is almost over so Mom and Dad will be closing down the pool next month and we will be heading back to school at the end of this month.  I will be in sixth grade this year and Owen will be in third grade.