Not Good

It’s the very beginning of the school year and already things are not going well.

There’s a bus that stops along my way to work. Last year, I had it timed so most days the bus was just pulling out as I was approaching. Sure, every now and then the mom and the bus driver would exchange a few extra words while I waited but on the whole it wasn’t that bad.

Today, I got there and the bus was waiting. Eight minutes later, the bus driver gave up and left without the child. I couldn’t see if the mom came to the door and waived the bus away. If so, why didn’t she do it when the bus first stopped? Sorry, but I think that’s inconsiderate. The bus is there to pick up her child alone. She should either, one, have said child ready and waiting so as not to hold those of us, and the rest of the bus up, or two, be waiting there herself to let the driver know there is no pick up that particular morning.

As you might guess, this was not a good way to start off my day. I don’t like arriving at the very last second for work. I prefer to have a few moments before diving right in. I didn’t today. Yes, I could take a different route to work. Slightly out of my way but not tremendously and I’m sure Howie could adjust since I let him drive most of the time. That, however, is not the point, is it?

Stuff

My brother called the other day. When I answered the phone he not only identified himself by his full name but also as my brother. I had to fight really hard not to laugh. We don’t speak. Ever. But we do see each other at family functions a handful of times a year so I do recall his existence when I encounter him. I was so proud of myself for resisting the temptation to say “Who?”

While I was out and about over the weekend I noticed some trees that were starting to turn colors. Yay! I see that as a very good sign. I woke up this morning with the covers up to my nose and all the kitties in bed. Highly unusual especially since they weren’t attempting to kill each other. I think their toes were chilly. Kya’s turned out to be a morning snuggle bug. Cool. I’ll take waking up to soft purring any day rather than annoying alarm clock. Now to determine if she can tell time or not. My original cat, Taz could. I used to ask him to wake me at a certain time and he would. He was so consistent that I stopped setting the alarm clock altogether. I think it was because he hated the noise the alarm made too.

Today’s the first day of school for many local kids. I always used to love going back to school. I was one of the “good” kids which to me meant seeing how much I could get away with before someone realized it was me. Let’s just say it was a helluva lot and leave it at that, shall we? Yeah, it was a well-met challenge and I had a tremendous amount of fun. Never got caught either since I sat back and laughed while feigning all innocence and never told a soul I was involved in any way.