Chasing The Yellow Dog

School started back up last Friday.  Why would anyone schedule school to start on a Friday?  Makes no sense to me!

Anyway, Hoss and Rowdy get on the school bus at the end of the south driveway.  Rowdy's bus comes first at about 6:25.  Then Hoss gets on his bus at about 7. 

I go to pick up Rowdy at about 6:20.  He's not dressed.  He's not up at all!  It doesn't take long to get him dressed and out the door so I thought we were gonna be fine timewise. One problem.  As he's getting in my pickup I hear him say, "My shoe".  I look down and all I see on his right foot is a white sock.  I looked down on the ground and didn't see his shoe.  I followed the path back to his house.  No shoe.  I went back in the house.  No shoe.  I ran back to the pickup and got my flashlight and walked the path again.  No shoe.  I went back to the pickup and found it under the truck.  How'd that happen???

I was in a small panick by this time knowing we were late!  When I made the corner around the end of the house I could see the red lights of the bus in a cloud of dust headed south.  Just then sister called sayin she just saw the bus pull away.  No, really?!?  I was hitting our goat trail driveway at a high lope hoping to catch the bus before they got too far down the road. 

I caught up with them at the next stop abot 2 1/2 miles away.  I saw a kid fixin to get on the bus and was afraid they didn't see us behind them.  I jumped out of the truck and ran up to the front to make sure the driver saw me.  Sure enough, when I got about half way to the front it started rolling.  My flailing arms must've caught somebody's eye because she stopped and opened the door.  I breathlessly said, "I've got Rowdy".  She nonchalantly said, "Okay."   I think she's use to my family chasing the bus down at least once a week!

Rowdy didn't act like anything weird had happened.  That means he's use to it too.  That's kinda scary!  Come to find out, sis and Hoss had to chase his bus down also.  They had to go a little further than I did though.  I think my pickup might go faster than her "getaway van" on a gravel road. 

That was all way more excitement than I needed before 7am.  I had a chat with sis and things will be different tomorrow morning.  I can't wait!!!