Norah Rides the Bus (Alone!)

Yes, I am aware that the last time I posted we were on vacation and I have neglected to post about the rest of our vacation and the days that have passed since we got home.  But I’m trying to let go of having to post things in order because otherwise I’ll never post another thing.

Today was Norah’s first day at her summer program, which is a half-day class taught in Spanish.  She’s signed up for the next 3 weeks, and I’ll have to say, it was QUIET without her in the house this morning.  That kid really needs scheduled entertainment or she makes her own, usually by driving her brother and sister to the brink of violence (and sometimes beyond).

I was a little worried that Norah wouldn’t want to ride the school bus because she would be going alone.  It was a first for her…she usually has at least one sibling with her or she’s familiar with the venue because she has been there before.  The program is at a different school this summer – one that she has never been to, and her teacher is someone the other kids never had.  I didn’t know of any friends who would be there, and I didn’t know any other kids on the bus.

This morning she was asking about her seatbelt on the bus, and I told her that I’d buckle it for her.  She said, “No, I’ll do it myself because no moms are coming on the bus.”  The bus came, she jumped right on, sat in the first empty seat, and waved goodbye.  No problem!  When the bus brought her home, some other kids got off and I asked the bus driver if she had another one.  Her answer…”No…”  Luckily Norah was sitting in the front seat so I extracted her from the bus – she seemed to have no intentions of getting off.  I wonder what the bus driver would have done with her if she ended up with a leftover.

She’s really excited to go back tomorrow, and so are we!

And in a totally unrelated clip (except that I took it today), I was talking to one of my coworkers about a typewriter, and decided to ask my technology consultants if they knew what a typewriter was.  I ended up with a glimpse into my life that I can share with you and save for posterity. There is a reason that I’m insane. Three reasons. Four, actually.

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