It snowed today. The kind of snow that's on and off. Big thick flakes.  Nothing stuck but it was undeniably snow.

Wow. Snow in October. It seems early.

Then again, I had a student tell me recently: Ms. Emigh, this year is going to be the coldest year in Bulgaria for 1000 years. Me doubtful: really, in a <em>thousand</em> years? Answer: Yes. I remain doubtful. Then the student starts referencing either a newspaper or tv. I am not sure which. The student remains firm: It's going to be a very cold winter.

Okay. I let the student win. Even though it seems totally unlikely to me that the student knows what he's talking about.  Still, the comments get me thinking. I wondered if he'd misunderstood what he'd heard, was communicating it poorly to me in English or if there was a chance that it was actually true.

And today, it snowed.

Maybe the student's on to something after all. Maybe I should buy a new hat and some warmer gloves. Maybe. <!--more-->

Now, I am gulping down tea and getting ready to climb into bed after spending an hour outside tonight. Oh the things I do as a teacher. We had a Halloween party this evening after school and in my on going attempt to do my part, I signed up to be a chaperone.

It seemed like a great plan Monday when it wasn't snowing. Tonight there was snow it was just damn cold and boring. Regrettably, the students were very well behaved and being a chaperone was just boring and cold.

Cold and I didn't have enough warm clothes on. I didn't know that it was going to snow tonight when I left my house this morning at 7:15. Needless to say, by 7pm I wished that I had a hat and gloves with me. An hour and a half later I was dreaming of tea and my bed.

Shortly, I am going to crawl into my bed, pull the covers up and read <em>Under the Yoke</em>. I promised myself I'd finish it by Christmas. Then I can move onto reading other Bulgarian Literature.

There are two obstacles with this though: the novel it too heavy to read easily in bed and reading it puts me to sleep.