Whether the Weather...

Perfect! That's the best way to describe the weather.

The days are so beautiful, picture the best day in Los Angeles.  70 degrees, sunny, cool, and breezy.  That really is the norm here.  It is the one thing I cannot complain about. Here is a normal school day.  Bobbie Rose and I leave the house every morning at about 7:30 a.m. to catch a bus to Empajadoras, we then wait for the Pipila Issiste bus, which arrives at about 7:50.  However, we have to be sure to be there a few minutes early that particular bus doesn't run very often.  We arrive to school at about 8:25.  The school bell should be heard at 8:30, but it's usually heard at about 8:35 a.m.  We really do enjoy our bus ride.  If we were to walk to school it would only be about a 20 minute walk an entire 20 minutes of walking up hills and very steep stairs.  It's a treat to wake up early and get an insiders look to the wakings of Guanajuato.  People are friendlier in the morning, more smiles, parents cheerfully sending their children off to school.  Tons of yummy food stands.  I say they are yummy but truth is I wouldn't dare eat something from a stand before having to leave for work.  On our way home that's a different story Bobbie Rose and I occasionally stop for a bite to eat before coming home.  I'm proud to say she is becoming a braver eater. Lucky girl has yet to get sick from eating street food.  

Guat?

It really is amazing how quickly time goes by.  I just now realized that I hadn't blogged in nearly 2 weeks.  We had our first Halloween away from home. We were looking forward to it, we went out and got candy, pumpkins, and decorations.  Children here have the option of trick or treating on October 31st and/ November 1st.  We had all of 6 costumed children, 3 of them were our neighbors, come seeking treats.  I took Bobbie Rose and our neighbors trick or treating.  The first house we went to was a very generous american handing out american candy.  The evening was looking good.  We continued on our quest for treats, after an hour of walking we were given treats by 3 other homes.  Bobbie Rose received 106 treats in all.  Halloween was different.  The following day was Dia de los Muertos.  There seemed to be more activity during these days than during Cervantino.  There were some very beautiful alters including the one at Bobbie Rose's school.  The children at Colegio Yeccan wrote Calaveras.  The 8th grade children wrote a very sweet Calavera for me.  Recently we celebrated Martinmas which was a beautiful celebration.  We enjoyed a lantern walk, on Friday evening.  This week the children made baked goods and delivered them to a home for the old.  So far I think that might have been the most Waldorfy thing the school has done.