Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Hall-UGH-ween

No costumes, no party, no decorations, and no trick-or-treaters this year. Boo! But I love everyone else's decorations and costumes and look forward to next year. 

Sweet: So... I have tons of candy left (even after handing lots out in class). There are just two houses on our street with kids (one of them is ours) and both sets of kids are too cool for trick-or-treating. I predict my stress eating will be sweeeet for weeeeks to come.

Sweeter: Heaving a sign of relief for the tentative end of the UAW strike; optimistic that the needle of public opinion is shifting towards a ceasefire in the middle east; thankful for completed extraneous correspondence (difficult student note, colleague's review letter, and students' recommendation letters).

Sweetest: Anticipating Max's delight when he encounters snow for the first time tonight/tomorrow.

Pic: The Red Cedar through the trees. (From Sunday's walk.)

6 comments:

Nicole said...

Sorry that you didn't have festivities BUT yay for candy. So I must know: what KIND of candy do you have?

maya said...

It's all "fun" size, Nicole! (Not full size like some "fancy ladies.") 😛

NGS said...

Apparently other neighborhoods in our town were overrun with kiddos, but we had zero trick or treaters and have So Very Much Candy left. What a sadness for both of us.

Sarah said...

Excellent snow reframe

maya said...

NGS--There are air quotes around "what a sadness", right? I'm sad about not seeing more kid costumes, but quite alright with the extra candy!

Sarah--We didn't get much, as it turned out. So that's still in store...

Gillian said...

Happy Halloween.

Olympia

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