Finally back to school

Last week was our spring break including the Friday before off.

Monday no school for a ton of snow.

Tuesday no school because the school didn't have power.

Wednesday and Thursday school (knock on wood we make it both days)

Friday no school because it's Good Friday.

That's like a 2 week break! Only 7 more weeks until summer vacation! Yeah!!!

I love my job.

I guess I'm in Seatle WA minus the rain...

...because we are nothing but mud here now. Only in the Midwest (I say Midwest because it was just as bad when I lived in Indiana) can you have -20+ wind chill one day and 3 or 4 days later it's in the 60's. So the big freeze we had is now melting. The snow is gone and the frozen dirt roads are nothing but mud. I almost got stuck where I park my bus, so I've had to resort to parking in the parking lot where the teachers park. I just really don't want to get stuck again.

Again you ask? About a week ago when we still had 7-ish inches of snow I got stuck in a drive. I got backed in okay, but the way I went to pull out got me stuck. The snow had just started melting and was very heavy and thick. So we were stuck. And I didn't have enough kids on the bus to weigh the back end down to get out on our own. The wonderful Maintenance Manager/Janitor at the school came and pulled us out. We, by the way, were blocking the road.

I can't wait for summer break.

When did I move to the U.P.?

Lately I've felt like I've been transported to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We've been getting a ton of snow this winter. We still had about 10" or so on the ground and then got about another 3" this morning. And the snow this morning wasn't a nice light snow, it was the heavy wet kind.

I had to take my bus in to get the tires rotated and in the 10 miles I had to go saw only 1 car in the ditch, so I suppose everyone is getting smarter about how to drive in winter weather.

It can snow all it wants in December, but January 1st the snow should stop and the temps should go to anywhere between 50-75.

Come on guys

I'm pretty sure that the kids on the bus this morning were complaining about snow. And discussing all the horrible things that can/can't happen to the bus when it is snowing. They were debating how easy it would be to go into the ditch since the bus is so heavy, and how much is weighs, etc.

Anyways, there was a light dusting.

I get a little nervous when it's icy and slushy but a dusting?!

Ok, so a few years back I did back into a ditch trying to turn around, and got stuck half in and half out of the road but I've learned from that mistake. Make sure you have a good backer-upper helper! And that there are tracks to go by.

I don't know what the conversation was all about but it was nice to hear that they are concerned about our safety in the snow. Plus I think they were mad there wasn't enough snow for a delay or cancellation today. :D

So be sure to use a little extra caution if there is inclimate weather when you are out and about with school buses. It takes a longer time to get a bus slowed down on bad roads...either snow, ice or even rain.