Halloween 2024

 Thursday, October 31,  2024

Snow today. October dustings are not uncommon although this one just squeaked in as we haven't had any others. Considering it was 78 degrees two days ago this is really something. 

Today Ms. Cruz brought mini cupcakes for the kids. I helped her pass them out at lunch time. 

My two 1st grade colleagues and I did a craft rotation with the students. I showed the kids how to make pumpkin lanterns. 

                     

Cheryl showed them how to make spiders. 

And Baruk made paper bag scarecrows with them.

The snow turned to a very light rain as I left school  and ended before I made it home. 

  I couldn't help but remember the Halloween Blizzard of 1991 as the falling snow swirled around the courtyard at school this morning and as I walked home from school. 

The snow fell steadily for three days beginning on October 31, 1991. If I remember correctly the Twin Cities got just under 30 inches.   

Cigar when I got home from school. 

Next, I pulled out the Halloween candy.  

Set out some tchotchkes.

Hauled the pumpkins outside and then settled in to wait for trick or treaters around 5 o'clock. 

The Munsters, a favorite television show from when I was a kid, was on so I watched that as I kept and eye out for early trick or treaters. 

Dale got home from a walk around 6:00 and I told him no one had stopped by yet. He said he saw a bunch of kids coming out of their houses and weren't that far away. I poked my head out the door and could hear them a street or two over. 

Still no one by 6:30 so Dale started making dinner. Shortly after I could see the kids had finally made it to our block. The Bride of Frankenstein began on TCM as the first couple kids made it to our door. 

We had about 20 trick or treaters total stop by and I only gave out about half the candy. Low turn out maybe  because of the cold. The kids were all very polite and said thank you but I was surprised by how many didn't actually say "trick or treat." I didn't say anything. After a long day of teaching I didn't feel like giving out any more directions.

All in all it was a laid back and pleasant Halloween.