October Is...

Isaac was not feeling well this morning. And since I've been going 100 miles an hour lately, I decided to cancel our plans and commitments for the day, and stay at home. I figured the time at home would do us both some good. I sat down at my laptop and opened my email. And something immediately struck me as funny. The first 4 emails I opened were all alerting me to the fact that...
Really? Hmmmm... Because I already knew that...
So this got me thinking. What else IS October? Did you know that October is........

Dinosaur Month

Family History Month



Diversity Awareness Month
National Book Month


National Book Club Month


National Book Fair Month





Country Music Month

National Dental Hygiene Month



National Stamp Collecting Month

Respect Life Month

National Pork Month

Eat Country Ham Month


National Pickled Pepper Month

National Pretzel Month

National Cosmetology Month

National Depression Education and Awareness Month

Polish American Heritage Month

National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Month

National Stamp Collecting Month

Vegetarian Awareness Month





National Fair Trade Month
National Sarcasm Awareness Month (Oh yeah, because we all need a month to be aware of that!)

National Cyber Security Month

Computer Learning Month

National Cookbook Month

Hunger Awareness Month

National Healthcare Food Service Month

National Popcorn Month

National Chili Month

National Caramel Month

National Cookie Month

National Kitchen and Bath Month

National Fix Your Toilet Tank Month (Really? Do we REALLY need a month for this?)

National Restaurant Hospitality Month

National Roller Skating Month

National Spinach-Lover's Month (Folks, I can't make this stuff up!)

National Apple Month

AND......

National Apple Jacks Month Wow! Do you get the impression that lots of people out there have tons of things that are near and dear to their hearts that they want to make others aware of? Well, as fate would have it, I also have something near and dear to my heart. October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This is one of those things that I wish we didn't have to think about or have a month of remembrance devoted to. But we do.

Tomorrow, October 15, has been designated as an official day of remembrance. And so, I invite each of you to light a candle at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night, and keep it burning for at least one hour, so that there will be a continuous wave of light all over the world, in honor of this day.

October is sure to be a busy month for a lot of us, and things will almost assuredly get busier in November and December. Don't forget to take time out of your busy schedule to remember what's really important to you and what really matters in this life.