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Round about the caldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone, Days and nights has thirty-one; Swelter'd venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i' the charmed pot! -- First Witch, "Macbeth," IV:1

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble. -- Witches, "Macbeth," IV:1

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

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble. -- Witches, "Macbeth," IV:1

Scale of dragon; tooth of wolf; Witches' mummy; maw and gulf Of the ravin'd salt-sea shark; Root of emlock digg'd i' the dark; Liver of blaspheming Jew; Gall of goat, and slips of yew Sliver'd in the moon's eclipse; Nose of Turk, and Tartar's lips; Finger of birth-strangled babe Ditch-deliver'd by a drab, Make the gruel thick and slab: Add thereto a tiger's chaudron, For the ingrediants of our caldron. -- Third Witch, "Macbeth," IV:1

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble. -- Witches, "Macbeth," IV:1

Cool it with a baboon's blood, Then the charm is firm and good. -- Second Witch, "Macbeth," IV:1

We have some sad news to report.  Our Grandpap Olaf passed away on September 29th.  We were sad to see him go and will miss him, but know that he is now in a better place and reunited with Grandma Rose.

More bad news...Owen fell off of his scooter and broke both of his arms.  Fortunately, the fractures were not too bad and he is well on the road to recovery.

Now the good news!  The gala event of the month was the wedding of Mom's cousin Allyson.  The wedding took place at the Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church, which is about six mile south of Pittsburgh, PA.  The reception was held at the Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg, PA.  We all had lots of fun during the wedding festivities.  Owen was really impressed by the "Cookie Room."

Ross is busy earning more Merit Badges.  He hopes to someday become an Eagle Scout.  He is currently a Star Scout and is busy working towards the next level, which is Life Scout.  He is doing a lot better than his Pop-Pop, who never made it above Second Class.  And Owen, a Cub Scout veteran who recently joined the Boy Scout ranks, already has three Merit Badges.

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

See you next month...

Ross & Owen

Happy Birthday to Brian J. and Brian M.

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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.

See you next month...

Ross & Owen

Back to school this month :(

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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.

See you next month...

Ross & Owen