Grateful Friday

 Oh Halloween.  You exhaust me!

My mother was 100% accurate that I did not indeed sit back and relax during the party.  The parents who came to help were wonderful--I've never had such a great crew--but I still felt like I was juggling flaming torches.

By the end of the day, my floor was covered in popcorn (room parents always think the popcorn in a clear glove would be a fun activity--it always makes such a mess!), the students were amped up with excitement or desolate because they'd lost part of their costume or overheated because of their layers.

I let everyone go 5 minutes early.  We all needed it.

What I feel grateful about is my school.  Halloween endears these people to me (they are already endeared to me--it endears them further).

The teachers had a theme of cartoons.

This was in the office and I want it to stay there forever.

Every team was pictured on a different TV along with cereal and milk.

(Sadly the kids have no idea about Saturday morning cartoons.)

My team dressed as characters from It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown:

Here's most of the staff--some weren't there yet, or busy elsewhere.

I love these people and working at this school!

Also, I'm grateful Adam and I have landed on a great life hack.  We went to Costco last night.  It was empty.  There were employees waiting idle at the check stands.  I love being where the people aren't, especially after Halloween at school.