so ready for more days like this...

Our kids don't have school today because it's a teacher work day.

I am so thankful for the day off from making lunches, running the taxi, and remembering what to send in for Teacher Appreciation Week. It's been a full and busy week.

I'm trying to be intentional about keeping things low-key around here today.

We all slept in. Yay! We ate breakfast when we'd normally be leaving for school. Double yay! And we're all still in our pjs. The only thing on our agenda for the day is a trip to the library. It almost feels like summer! It's a taste of what's to come in about 2 weeks! I love it!

I forgot to tell you that yesterday on that field trip, I rode the bus with the kids. Exciting, huh? It gets better.

The bus driver wouldn't let any students sit in the last two seats on the bus for safety reasons involving a one-time experience he had with students opening the emergency exit while driving on the freeway in Denver. Yep, scary. I gladly sat in the rumble seat on the left, and another mom sat in the rumble seat on the right. (Can I just say that was the bumpiest ride of my life!)

Anyway, on the return trip, I noticed that the safety bolt wasn't bolted, and I reached over to save my life and the life of the kids on the bus secure the exit. Imagine my surprise when the bus alarm starts ringing loudly. It took me a minute to realize that I set the alarm off. Every student, teacher, and parent on the bus was looking AT ME. Including the bus driver who was giving me the evil eye in his rear view mirror. So, to shut the alarm off, I unlatched the latch, and apologized profusely. It's a good thing my face was already sunburned so no one noticed how embarrassed I was (I've been telling myself that anyway.)

The kids around me were laughing so hard. One girl said, "You're the only adult I've ever known to get in trouble with the bus driver". The entire trip home, the driver kept shooting mean glances back my way. As we were getting off of the bus, I apologized and told him I was just trying to lock the door. He laughed so hard when I told him that, and his laugh made me really nervous. I'm glad I could provide such entertainment for my 4th grade friends, and I'm so glad that my plans today don't involve a big, yellow bus.