Our first bus miscommunication

Well, yesturday Sept 8, was Wed and Savannah and I go to Barnes and Noble for storytime, so we just pick Jackson up from school since we are out that way and usually get home about that time that he is off. I told his teacher in the morning that he would NOT be taking the bus today.

Of course it is getting to be time for us to get going and Savannah is a little putzer, she likes to lollygag around the book store. So I am telling her we need to go right now or we will be late to pick him up from school. So we are on our way to school probably only about 5-10 minutes late because of traffic lights, then we get to the street of the school and the railroad sign is down but there is NO train coming. Some people decided to go around, eventually came my turn, so I just went thinking that Jackson is getting worried that we are late. We get there and I get Olivia out and my little putzy girl and run into the school. Mrs. Zelmer takes a look at me and she puts her hands up to her face and says, "Oh No! He's on the bus!" So we run out to our car and get in, I tell Savannah to buckle up while we are going and Mrs Zelmer went to call the bus company. I am rushing home thinking that now Jackson is really going to be worried.

We get home and the bus is sitting in front of our house and Jackson is sitting on our bench in the front with a smile on his face. I was relieved once I got home, but I had a little talk with Savannah about leaving when mom says to leave. and she had to apologize to her brother. Jackson just asked, where were you? Totally fine about the whole thing.

This morning when I took him to school, his teacher felt so bad. She said that she took her time getting to the bus and checked all of the seat belts and found ways to waste some time and she was watching for me and just thought, well I guess she is not coming. We now made sure that we have the right phone numbers to call. Well everything worked out ok, just a little stress on the mother's and teacher's part.