"Sarah watched "Jaws" this summer and became interested in learning about the history of some shark attacks that may have inspired the movie."

Thomas was invited to be a guest speaker at an October conference called "250 Years of Autism in America.” This reminded him of all that he has done in the autism community to help others.

Penny and her partner, Dave, often wonder what it would be like to have two dogs. They got the chance to see what it's like while pet-sitting Ollie, a three-year-old dog, for a week and a half.

Teresa's mom passed away four years ago. She blogs about the things she loved about her mom and how much she misses her.