Grateful Friday

 Happy Halloween!  (Happy Nevada Day for those who celebrate.) 

I am hopefully sufficiently braced for the day.  Yesterday after school a first grader was zooming down the hall yelling, "Halloween! Halloween!"

They are very excited.  I wish I could put some of the students' energy in my IV bag next time.

Halloween is one of my least favorite holidays, but it is fun at school because they are so excited and the teachers are very invested.  The teachers are doing a Reading Rainbow theme and every team is dressed like characters from a book.  We are from The Three Little Tall Pigs.  There is no such book, but there's nothing little about us.

We have ears and snouts and tails and all.  But basically I get to wear jeans and a t-shirt, so I'm in.

I am grateful to be a teacher.

I am grateful for Takis.  Yesterday, my students were thrilled.  One said, "I'm going to behave."

My mantra was no talking if you want Takis.  One boy who just does what he wants and smiles charmingly when you correct him, came up to me after school and said, "I have five stars.  I wanted Takis so I locked in."

Jill for the win!

I am grateful Adam is home.  He got home late Wednesday night.  He brought me cannolis from Mike's Pastries from Harvard Yard.  He said, "I thought you could share them at school."

Which was perfect timing because I have been forgetting my traffic duty and Alissa has been covering for me and so I said they were apology pastries.

I cut them up and we sampled pistachio, hazelnut and pumpkin spice. Delicious!

I went to my doctor's office for bloodwork and it was the most comfortable port accessing I have had.  That is something to be grateful for!

They also told me that I have lost too much weight.  I think I look normal, how I looked pre-menopause.  I don't know.  She said, "You need more caloric intake, even if it is ice cream."

I mean, I just had cannolis.  I think I'm doing the work....

It is true that I'm not that hungry.  They have free samples of Ensure at the doctor's office and I got a bottle.  Melanee said it was a good idea and she knows nutrition.  I'm grateful for people who know stuff.

I'm grateful it's Friday.  I'm grateful to be alive.  I'm grateful for autumn.