Things that happened in October:

Sports. Curtis’s football team went undefeated and won the championship! He did great as the left tackle and biggest kid on the team, minus a week out due to a concussion. Peter also did great at fall basketball, minus a week out due to a sprained ankle. ‘Tis the year of injuries for our family.

Quiet time at home. (Okay, it’s never quiet. If it’s quiet, I worry.) I like these moments the best.

Adventures. It was fall break, and we went and played Jet Lag Hide & Seek in Park City. with cousins. Curtis and Joe went hunting (unsuccessfully), and enjoyed a day at Jaker’s, the fall festival of choice this year. I’m still finding corn places.

Halloween! We gave out sodas, ate hamburgers, and went trick-or-treating with cousins.

I had to deal with a weird scan result that turned out to most likely be nothing. But that caused a lot of anxiety. I’ve finished up most of my work, and we’ve torn out the garden, and we are getting the yard ready for winter. Life is starting to feel more normal than it has for a long time. I’m grateful for that.