I love October. It is my favorite month of the year. And today’s weather is one of the reasons. It’s about 65 degrees, low humidity, sunny, not too hot, not too cold. Now, I like hot weather when I’m on the beach or at the pool. And, I like cooler weather when I’m working outside or playing in the snow. But I like the kind of weather that is too hot for a long sleeve shirt and too cool for a short sleeve shirt. Started today with a sweatshirt and I now have on a t-shirt.
Another reason October is my favorite time of year is birthdays. My birthday is October 21. My dad’s was October 31 (Yeah, Halloween). And now my granddaughter, Ellie, has her birthday on October 1. I love birthdays! Mine especially, but I like all the celebrations. I used to not like them. When I was little I used to cry when they sang happy birthday to me. And I am so looking forward to going to Ellie’s birthday party. If you have a birthday in October, Happy Birthday!
Another reason October is my favorite time of year is all the harvest stuff that goes on. Hayrides, bonfires, and trick-or-treating. I know some people are anti-halloween and I can really understand that. But I remember it as the one time a year you can get candy from everyone in the neighborhood. It was always a ‘who can get the most’ competition between the neighborhood kids. We would get an old pillow case and run from house to house (the good houses we hit twice). By the time the night was over the pillow case was full. And then we’d go home and divide it all out – gum, suckers, candy bars, and other stuff. Then we would barter with each other. And that candy would usually last us until Thanksgiving, maybe. As a teen, I really liked the haunted houses we would go to. Though they were scary, they were great fun!
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