How to Scare a Mother

Maggie came home Friday with a paper that said she was going to be the "Star Student of the week" this week and we needed to make a poster about her. That's not the scary part.

I decided that maybe it was time to let Maggie try riding the bus. She begged every day last year to be able to ride the bus, ride her bike or walk to school. Riding her bike and walking are not options. It's just too cold for the majority of the year for that. This morning was pretty chilly. I'm not sure yet how I feel about having her wait for the bus once it starts snowing and getting even colder. Still not the scary part.
After waiting for quite a while the bus finally arrived...
You can't see her face, but she was smiling from ear to ear...
I told Maggie that I would get her on the bus and then bring her poster to her later so it didn't get ruined on the ride or on the playground before school. Good plan. It worked out pretty well. Here comes the scary part...

I arrived at school just as all the kids were lining up to go inside. Good timing! I headed across the playground to Maggie's line. I didn't see her. I scanned all the lines I could see. Didn't see her. They started going inside. I asked Wade if he had seen her. He said no. What the! I saw Zachary. He was one of the boys that got on the bus with her. Apparently the bus had made it to school. Where was Maggie?! I walked inside the school. Still couldn't find her. Her teacher hadn't seen her.

Time to freak out! I walked down the hall to see if she had gone into some other room. No sign of her. Panic is starting to set in. This would have been one of the main reasons I didn't want her riding the bus. She's out of my sight. It's out of my control whether she makes it to school or not. AAAAHHHH! Where is she?!

I turned around to walk back by her class. I get to the corner to go outside and she just about ran into me. She was coming down the hallway holding a bag of ice on her head. She had been in the nurses office because she had gotten hurt on the playground. YIKES!!

That is one good way to scare a Mother!

Will she be riding the bus tomorrow? I don't know about that!