Three signs of October

I finally got to flip the page on the otter eating his dinner.  I'm now being watched over by a beautiful big horn sheep.  The kids brought home their state fair tickets last night.  But the truest sign of the new month is that I've mailed off for Christmas Parade tickets.  The parade will be early this year, Dec 1^st.  It is also the 20^th anniversary of the parade and our 10^th time attending.