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This month has been action packed! And…I’m sure November and December will be just as busy. We have had the most beautiful fall I can remember. I was outside last night with no shoes after dark and it was so pleasant. You gotta love that in November. The trees are really great too. I just wish we had a little more time to take it all in.

Our youth group at church has a fund raiser on Election Day, 4-8 at Pizza Inn. They will be serving and busing tables. If you are local, please come to eat! They get all the tips and 10% of the profits.

AnnaMaria did pretty well for her photo shoot on Friday. One prop she used was a small wooden chair. We have a big portrait of Ollie with that same chair when he was about 3. Our photographer has a 7 yr old son from Guatemala.

AnnaMaria is randomly saying more words, but frequently it’s just once and then you don’t hear it again for months. Looking at a photo, she said Aunt Sandra (Ahh Saunda); she has said Ollie a couple of times (he beams) and tonight she said milk. She is becoming much more interactive. She likes to look at family photos and play make believe. Tonight I set up a tea party with a stuffed animal; it occupied her for a long time. Claire is finished with her HS soccer season and Lily finishes her outdoor season next weekend, just in time for both of them to start an indoor season. BUT…we have a new indoor facility about 10 miles from our house which will be wonderful!!!! Ollie is conditioning with the new baseball coach and will tryout in the spring. He seems to like that.

Claire likes having her braces off and Ollie should have his off by the end of the year or early next year. Likely, this will be just in time for Lily to start!

Work is getting BUSY. We have lots of new faces and we are so very grateful that things are picking up. We will have more transition and change in the coming months and we covet your prayers. After 10 yrs in business, some things become routine, but unfortunately it never gets easy.

AM has a new potty chair. This thing is UPTOWN! It looks like a real toilet, talks, praises and reminds to get toilet paper. Believe it or not….she actually whizzed on the second seating! But, I’m an experienced mom and I realize there is no real need for excitement. I’ve actually forgotten how potty training works. I think if she’d talk to us, it might not be too hard, but…

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We are overrun with thousands of ladybugs! Apparently they are trying to get in the house to hibernate for the winter. Sorry, girlfriends! We don't need any more pets!