Halloween Friday

ei34 · October 31

Happy Halloween @CharmedPam and everyone else (Pam gets a special shout-out

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ei34 · October 31

We were hit with the craziest flash flood yesterday around 4:30, when I was at the height of chauffering the kids to their activities. The car didn't stall and started today. It was really scary though, and eery, considering this is right around the Hurricane Sandy anniversary.

Holding on by a thread inside a high school with the craziness of Halloween and a Friday all in one. To make ourselves feel better my dept and I went with fleece onesies as our group costume. It's awesome.

I squared away the ToT plans for later - DS is walking home from school with his best friend and will be walking around that neighborhood, the DDs and I are doing our usual route but then meeting up with DS's crew. It's trickier coordinating now that they're older and have different friend groups.

This weekend should be fairly lowkey, thankfully.

short+sassy · October 31

@ei34, I wish I was wearing a fleece onesie! It sounds warm and comfy. My workplace doesn't do costumes (pout).

I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween and the Knottie kids have fun ToTing.

I don't have any plans but still want to dress up! I'll see if my neighbor wants to walk to a local bar. If she's not up for it, I'll drag my H out instead.

VarunaTT · October 31

@ei34 that's scary. Glad everyone was safe AND the car still works.

Today is my supervisor's 2nd to last day b/c she's retiring. It's sad, I really enjoyed working with her. I have met our new supervisor and I'm pleased with her as well.

Otherwise, I'm just trying to get through today. It's been a rough week and I've been kind of dragging myself around by the collar. It'll be nice to have a weekend to relax and putter around my place.

banana468 · October 31

@ei34 the images from yesterday are insane! I'm glad you're safe.

Today's going to be crazy. The kids are going in separate places and Chiquita is invited to a party at a friend's mom's place which is a 15 minute ride out of town. It should be fun for her but it means I'm going to spend the time I could be talking to other moms while Chiquito trick or treats to drive her around.

Saturday both kids have sporting events and Sunday we are getting family photos done. I love the photographer so I hope it goes well.

DH got his MRI results and they are 'unremarkable'. Now he has to fight with the insurance company to get one on his neck.

Casadena · October 31

@banana468 I hope DH can get some real answers soon.

School Halloween parade #1 complete, running to pick up candy shortly, meeting, errand, meeting, then Halloween parade #2. Grilled cheese and smoothies for super early dinner before ToT until their buckets are full or they're too cold

Playdate for G tomorrow and family pics on Sunday. Hoping for some sun so we're not too chilly!

short+sassy · October 31

VarunaTT said:

@ei34 that's scary. Glad everyone was safe AND the car still works.

Today is my supervisor's 2nd to last day b/c she's retiring. It's sad, I really enjoyed working with her. I have met our new supervisor and I'm pleased with her as well.

Otherwise, I'm just trying to get through today. It's been a rough week and I've been kind of dragging myself around by the collar. It'll be nice to have a weekend to relax and putter around my place.

It's a sad day at my office also. It's the last day for two friend coworkers that I've worked with for over a decade. One of them is retiring, albeit two months earlier than he had planned to. Plus two other friend coworkers that I've worked with for about two years. They're being laid off, but both have said they've already had multiple in-person interviews! Good to know since there are similarities in my work experience and theirs. Crossing my fingers for them.

The other long-time coworker is someone I haven't directly worked with in a few years and we'd lost touch, especially after I moved to a different floor. But we used to chit-chat frequently when we sat near each other. I was touched he included me in his farewell email. I can't believe he's being laid off! We started around the same time (14 years ago) and he's the right-hand man for one of the big bosses.

CharmedPam · October 31

ei34 said:

Happy Halloween @CharmedPam and everyone else (Pam gets a special shout-out !

Awwww thank you! Lol

Happy best day of the year, everyone! @Casadena I’m down South where trick or treating starts at 6! I hear back in our area it’s around 3. Craziness
Sorry for the loss of good coworkers @VarunaTT and @short+sassy

I had a stupid meeting put on my calendar at 5:30 last night for 1:30. I have to pay attention to that and then sneak out to go hang with my nephews. I did not get enough sleep last night and I’m trying for a nap, but of course, because I need one, it’s not going to happen

Casadena · October 31

Yeah ToT in our town is 3-7. Kids aren't even out of school at 3pm and most people aren't home from work before 4:30/5. Kind of silly. We'll go around 5 after we pick up from school and eat dinner!

CharmedPam · October 31

Casadena said:

Yeah ToT in our town is 3-7. Kids aren't even out of school at 3pm and most people aren't home from work before 4:30/5. Kind of silly. We'll go around 5 after we pick up from school and eat dinner!

This is what we were talking about at work! It’s a Friday, so
it’s OUR wfh day, but not everyone has that luxury. It’s a bit early! Even my nephews school will get out early but they don’t even need it.

charlotte989875 · October 31

Our ToTing is 5:30-8, nice and reasonable! M has a class party I get to join then he stays and I’m done for the rest of the day. We’re staying in our neighborhood tonight and as M asked “trick or treating as long as we want”.

banana468 · October 31

I'm kind of thankful our town doesn't have defined trick or treat time. I WFH and 3 PM is kind of absurd. Plus, elementary school kids don't even get home until after 4.

ei34 · October 31

I hadn't heard of an assigned time before. We're starting around 3:45/4. (Some homes are out of candy by 5.) That said, there's a very high percentage of teacher moms, and dads who work electrician-type jobs home by 2-3. My kids get home around 3. The district I work in is extremely affluent, with lots of parents who can WFH and SAHmoms. So I think it depends on the area.

levioosa · October 31

3 pm for ToT is crazy talk. 5-8 makes way more sense. Host a Trunk or Treat at 3 but don’t expect me to be home by then.

I’m so glad you’re okay @ei34. How scary.

Happy Halloween! @CharmedPam

It’s a busy but not busy day. H and I woke up and did a walk/hike while my car was getting a service. Then they called me to tell me I needed something additional (which tbh should have been part of a major service but somehow isn’t) and H got super salty about it. I get it, this was expensive and we literally don’t have any money. But it is what it is so chill out. We held on the “extra” service but I’ll have to do it next time.

Otherwise, going shopping, going to the gym and then SIL A and her H are coming over. I decided ribs sounded good and I’m picking up the preseasoned ones from Costco. I figure we can douse them in BBQ sauce and slow cook them and it will make a tasty easy dinner. I need to call my Aunt today to see if they are coming over on Sunday or if they will stay at the Grandparent’s house.

MyNameIsNot · October 31

I can't imagine kids ToT'ing at 3:00. I'd be so confused if someone was at my door in the middle of the work day. Kids around here usually start around 5:30, but I hear most folks will be later with it being Friday this year.

It should be a chill holiday for us. I'm going to finish up here a little early and take the dog for a long walk before kids start coming around, but we'll probably fix a drink and sit in the cul de sac. It's actually kind of a cool time to get to chat with neighbors. Nothing much else this weekend. Lots of chores and maybe a movie or date night tomorrow.

ILoveBeachMusic · November 1

ToT in my area is 5-8. That is reasonable. At DD's it starts at 4 or 4:30! I think that is kind of early. We never get ToTrs. Well hardly. It seems the years we don't buy candy, we get 1 or 2 (we just don't open the door). Of course the years we do buy candy none show up. So yep I have a bag of KitKats and Trix on my counter. We live on a cul de sac off a busy road so I get why kids don't come here. It is the one thing I miss about our neighborhood from 26 years ago. We had 200 kids there! The preschoolers at our Y came TOTing in the Wellness center yesterday. They were so adorable.

Nothing much this weekend - yard clean up and church. I will start getting Christmas stuff out - I usually don't this early but my prolapse surgery may get moved earlier so I want to have the house ready for the holidays if it does. I've also started Christmas shopping and need to order a few more things today.

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