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.

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

The books are closed on one more Summer.  The pool is closed, we went back to school the Tuesday after Labor Day and yet one more time we have to get used to getting up early, homework, going to bed early, and that other stuff that happens once Summer vacation is over.

We had a nice visit with our third cousins from Norway, who are here in the United States for a while.

And we did have one last bit of fun this month.  We spent a weekend at Deep Creek Lake during Pop-Pop’s annual reunion with his brothers and their families. 

On the first Saturday of the month, we attended the annual Reinhardt 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.

Summer is almost over so Mom and Dad will be closing down the pool soon and we will be heading back to school in a few weeks.  I will be in eighth grade and Owen will be in fifth grade.