New Bus Driver and First Day Stuff

By Chris.
You have to know something about Teresa, to appreciate this. She is all about her kids. I don't care who you are, you really ought to make sure you treat her babies right. Teachers, principals, coaches . . . they all hear and see her often as she makes sure everything is just so when a little Green is in the mix. Her daytimer is full of details, mostly about keeping the little Greens straight, and the people who touch their lives. Special notes and gifts for teachers. Check. Exact bus routes and times. Check. Special instructions for teachers. Check. It's all in there.

So, it was pretty fun to tell her this morning that Ben's bus drove by BEFORE she had the child outside. "What, it's not supposed to start until 7:10 and it's only 7:06," she said as we stood in the yard. Can't really have the little precious out too long in those 70-degree morning, don't you know! Teresa, who somehow already had the transportation department number dialed up, was of course going to try to get that bus to come back and get her baby, who loves the bus. Alas, she was told she would have to drive him two blocks to the school this day. I was sure the bus driver would get a little talk at dropoff time this afternoon. Then, it got even funnier! Teresa, at the street looking this time, saw the new bus driver cruise right past the house . . . with Ben still on board. Baby Ben didn't get off at the corner stop, because he never had to. See, with the old bus driver, Teresa had the lady bend the rules and drop off her boy at the house, not the corner. Poor boy was so spoiled, he didn't know to get off at the stop, CLOSEST to his house. Teresa waived at the poor new man driving the bus, who just kept going. So she chased him down in her newly-rented Chrysler 300 . . . she must have really looked like a piece of work chasing the bus in that macked out car! She says it took several blocks . . . everytime he stopped, she couldn't get to the bus before he pulled off again. If Ben saw it, he would have been rolling. Nick would have freaked out.

I'm pretty sure he won't be early tomorrow or forget to get Ben off that bus on Hazel Avenue, lest momma Green have to chase his butt down again!