Another very early morning at the Johnson's.  Dan had a 6am taxi to take him to the airport.  He gave Max and Sophie a kiss goodbye in their beds at 5:45am and that started the wheels in motion, they were up and into their routine for fear of missing saying goodbye to Daddy.  We were waiting on the front porch for his taxi when I noticed that Sophie had her shirt on backwards.  She said "oh Mom,  I am so embarrassed".  As Max was jumping up and down playing with Otis, I noticed that his underwear were around his waist, he must have missed a leg whole.  He could have cared less.  I am glad that I spotted it and not Ms. Norris (their teacher).  As soon as we said our goodbyes to Dad, Sophie came walking into the house saying "I miss him already".

After breakfast and getting our hair coiffed, the kids were sitting at the front door with backpacks in tow at 6:45am.  The bus doesn't arrive until 7:10am.  Finally, the day has come for me to enjoy the benefits of children who have gotten up at 6am since they were two years old.  Oh, how I fought it.  I was not a morning person but since having children have been foced into it kicking and screaming.

We put a leash on Otis and walked to our bus stop three houses down our street.  I had a cup of coffee in one hand and Otis's leash in the other.  I grilled the kids "what is your bus number, who is your teacher, what it your Mothers name, what grade are you in,  what is your phone number"?  I had a dream that they didn't know where to go once off the bus and got on the wrong bus on the way home.  I have to admit something; I secretly want to drive to school and wait where the buses unload the kids to make sure that they get off and into the correct class.  I won't, I promise.

We finally heard the bus rumbling around the corner and voila, it's bright lights were blinking just waiting for Max and Sophie to board.  I took a picture and then met the bus driver.  I took more pictures of the kids while the other little kindergarteners hung over the front seats enjoying every minute of riding on a real school bus.  Max and Sophie grabbed the seat right behind the bus driver and gave me a kiss and were as happy as two little kids could be.  I waved goodbye and got misty eyes all over again.  Shade of last Monday.