Snow days
The hurricane that has caused such havoc on the east coast pushed in a cold front to my area. Fortunately, we live in a valley, which means that the surrounding areas get the brunt of most exteme weather. My students have told me that on Monday they got about a foot of snow in their town, which is just ten minutes away. On Monday, we had a very light sprinkle of rain. On Tuesday morning, I awoke to a text alert that campus was closed; it was a snow day. I looked out my window and saw a light dusting of snow, but not enough to even hide the grass. I realize how lucky we are. I saw videos of the northeast. That was quite the damage. A friend of mine moved to Boston this summer and since then, has already experienced an earthquake and the hurricane. Yikes!
Because it was only cold outside, Wintress and I went trick-or-treating last night. Oh my goodness! She was like the Energizer bunny. There was no stopping her. She wanted more and more candy, regardless of how heavy her pumpkin bucket got. There were loads of people out. I apparently live in a popular area for trick-or-treating. My neighbor had told me that they get about 400 kids each year. That's a lot of candy! Granted, we were out for the night, so we didn't give out candy. My neighbor said that she tells her husband every year that they do not need to buy chocolate because it is too expensive. He agrees with her... and then returns from the store with about $75 worth of chocolate candy. Theirs was the first house we stopped by. Guess what they had? Yep! Chocolate. :)
Wintress if fairly reluctant when it comes to talking to new people. However, if you mention that she will get candy if she knocks on people's doors? Nothing can stop her from doing so. A few houses did not have their lights on, so I would tell her that I didn't think they were giving candy. By the end of the night, each house we arrived at, she would ask, "Do they have candy? Should we check?" She even asked that at the final house. Instead of saying "Trick or treat!" she asked the woman who answered the door, "Do you have any candy?" Well, fair enough, as that is what the whole "Trick or treat" thing means at its core anyway, right? But, yes, I did ask her to say "Trick or treat," which she did do and yes, got her candy.
Because it was only cold outside, Wintress and I went trick-or-treating last night. Oh my goodness! She was like the Energizer bunny. There was no stopping her. She wanted more and more candy, regardless of how heavy her pumpkin bucket got. There were loads of people out. I apparently live in a popular area for trick-or-treating. My neighbor had told me that they get about 400 kids each year. That's a lot of candy! Granted, we were out for the night, so we didn't give out candy. My neighbor said that she tells her husband every year that they do not need to buy chocolate because it is too expensive. He agrees with her... and then returns from the store with about $75 worth of chocolate candy. Theirs was the first house we stopped by. Guess what they had? Yep! Chocolate. :)
Wintress if fairly reluctant when it comes to talking to new people. However, if you mention that she will get candy if she knocks on people's doors? Nothing can stop her from doing so. A few houses did not have their lights on, so I would tell her that I didn't think they were giving candy. By the end of the night, each house we arrived at, she would ask, "Do they have candy? Should we check?" She even asked that at the final house. Instead of saying "Trick or treat!" she asked the woman who answered the door, "Do you have any candy?" Well, fair enough, as that is what the whole "Trick or treat" thing means at its core anyway, right? But, yes, I did ask her to say "Trick or treat," which she did do and yes, got her candy.