October is here!

Yesterday would have been my dad's 89th birthday. He died in early 2000. I think he is up there in heaven very pleased with the things he loved. He would not allow us to throw out his old motorcycle. It sat down in the cellar with dust all over it. Well, we found a new home for it to my surprise! A motorcycle enthusiast from Ohio wanted to fix it up and he came to get it. We even found the title so that I can transfer it. These days with the internet, you can even find it online and find parts to restore it.

Now Kimberly is going to restore my dad's old camping trailer that we went camping in as kids. Kimberly has started this but it is expected to be a 3-4 year project. We had someone willing to tow the trailer away to junk it, but Daddy wouldn't let us!

I still live in the house. People are restoring the house in Clairton where Daddy grew up to its original condition. They want it to look like it looked when my great grandfather built it.

We are taking good care of Daddy's beloved lot and shed in Rector, PA. We are also taking good care of Daddy and Mother's beloved cat Pounce.

Kimberly has also turned Daddy's barn, which I designed for him, into the barn he dreamed of. The bottom floor is a workshop now, and Kimberly put electricity in the barn.

Also, Kimberly improved the patio built up in the back of the yard and is going to restore the park bench my grandfather built. Daddy would never let us throw that rickety old thing out either.

We are making good use of some of the things Daddy left. Daddy left tools and camping gear, some of it never used, and we will put it all to good use. We are also taking very good care of Daddy's beloved truck. We are taking good care of the 95 Escort station wagon, and my cousin Alan is restoring the 93 Escort wagon up in Corry, PA.

We found a lot of stuff in the attic from my grandmother. She died when my dad was three days old. We will sort out, restore, and take care of those items. We are taking care of all the family dishes, cookware, photos, etc. We still have my great grandfather's stuff and are caring for it.

Over the weekend, I went to the Dorseyville pow wow. It wasn't much fun. It was really crowded, not as pretty as the Thunder Mountain one in Saltsburg, not as spiritual, and it poured down rain. You had to park and take a shuttle bus to the pow wow. However, we connected with a couple we had met at the Thunder Mountain pow wow. They are very interesting and have done extensive research into the Shawnee Indian lifestyle and live as Shawnee Indians. They joined the Thunder Mountain tribe. Kimberly also recently joined it. We got a book from them and they played a drum and flute duo for us.

We had just gotten back from a camping trip at Shawnee State Park. The weather was beautiful, and we had a wonderful time there. I got a lot of exercise and jogged around the lake twice. We also got to see the buffalo on Route 30 again.

Sunday I went to the TOPS picnic on the Yough Trail. The food and company was great. I also jogged six miles on the trail. It was gorgeous! Recently, I've also taken several walks at Cedar Creek Park. They have a really nice new primitive campground for people who take long treks on the trail. They even have an Adirondack shelter.

Last night I jogged and walked at my former high school while during band practice.

This morning I am off to my new back to basics lifestyle and am making soup stock for my homemade soups.