The Wheels on the Bus

Today is a big day. Miriam rode the bus for the first time! We decided to have her ride the bus in the mornings and then I will pick her up after school. Yesterday the lady from the district called and said, "So you want Miriam to ride the bus?" Yes. "Do you want her to be picked up starting tomorrow or Monday?" Tomorrow. Then I got so panicky I could hardly breath at the thought of sending her on the bus! This morning we talked all about the bus and got ready early, and looked at her artwork of buses and transportation she did in school in September, and talked about how she would get on the bus and I would pick her up after school. We waited in the living room and I was still pretty nervous, but Miriam was cool.

When the bus finally came, she ran out to it. Then we went on the bus and she just froze up and I had to nudge her forward to a seat, and then belt her in. I think she was thinking, "This is what it's like inside a bus, with these solemn children looking at us, and the funny teacher?" The bus driver is very nice, and there are about 4 other kids on the bus. The driver says they sing songs, learn the ABCs, and bark at dogs, so that should be fun. When I left the bus I tapped the window where she was sitting and she waved "Bye" to me as it drove off. I was a little in shock over the whole thing but I didn't cry like last year, after dropping her off at school for the first few days, so that's good.

After school we talked about the bus and looked at pictures again and she smiled and was excited about it. We practiced tapping on the window and waving Bye, and she thought that was funny. Hopefully the bus will still be fun on Monday when she finds out it wasn't just a one time thing!