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Where did October go?

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It is Halloween week!  Where did the month of October go?  What did we do?  Here are a few highlights (at least what we remember): Anna ready for murder-mystery Anna's first choir concert was October 17 as part of MAD music day (noting that she goes to James Madison high school).  The choir and orchestra director team up and host all of the elementary and middle school choir and orchestra students from the feeder schools.  It is a great recruitment tool so that the kids see what they can do in high school.  Anna did four concerts that day.  It was really a treat to watch as this is the one joint choir/orchestra show of the year.  Our neighbor, Mrs. Latimer, joined in for the show.  You can watch Anna perform  Sunny Side of the Street  and  The Call  with her choir. For the first time since 2009, new carpet was installed in the family room and basement.  This required lots of moving and subsequent discovery of items forgotten about.  Anna was the least efficient moving items as she