Halloween fun

Halloween is one of the few American holidays that we get to celebrate at school in Saudi. Boy do people have fun with it. This year, we had an evening event that consisted of a costume contest, trick or treating, and Mr. Borisko's Hallway of Horror. Our friend Cory put in a ton of time and effort creating a fantastic hallway which was kind of a mix between a haunted house and a Ripley's Believe It or Not exhibit. The high schoolers had a great time working the hallway as exhibit guides, gypsies, or even vampires. Below are a few pictures of the night.

Another thing we did this week was attend our biannual ISG conference. It's two days set aside for all of the teachers in the district (from all 7 schools) to come together for a time of learning and fellowship. They were very long days, but really meaningful as well. We created new relationships with staff from other schools and were able to see those we know who we haven't seen for a while. A lady from our British Grammar school was getting rid of some baby items, so we bought a glide rocking chair from her. This made me super happy since I really wanted one, but wasn't sure if 1) it was in the budget and 2) we could find one here. Slowly and surely the baby nook is starting to fill up. After our next Eid break (yes, have another week off of school next week) we will really start putting some work into the decorating and organization of it.

Tune in next week to hear about our next doctors appt and the upcoming baby shower some friends are throwing for us.

Tara

Jamie the skier and Tara the jack-o-lantern.

A few of our students dressed as gypsies and a gangster

Our mummy librarian

Dracula lying in his coffin gave quite a few people a good scare.