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I just heard back from the district's transportation office. They denied my request to have Froot Loop bussed in to school, because we live to close. This is upstate New York. It'll be fine until about late November, but December through March I get to bundle up both kids and either fight all the cars in the area and drive her there, or I can make it easier to fight the cars by walking her along the ice sidewalks. Possibly while I'm pregnant. Awesome. She's too young to send off on her own, as the school isn't visible from the house, and she'd have to cross two roads. (She'll be five, and she's a wanderer.)

You'd think that. There's also a daycare across the street from my house. Last year, there were two kids FL's age. Hell, there were six kids (including FL) all within a few houses of each other going to the preschool across town last year. Maybe we can take turns walking the kids in or something.

I wouldn't let her walk alone even if she was older. You'll never now. Any chance of putting in a veto? Maybe together with the other kids' parents.

School starts in a week, so I'm going to talk to the other parents that morning.

If she was 9 or 10, I'd be okay with her walking on her own.

A lot of weirdos are out there. I hope you can find a solution with the other parents.

How long would the walk take?
I walked my kids to school until the youngest was ten. We don't have school busses here, and I don't have a drivers licence, so they had to walk. It was only 5 minutes. And the roads don't get icy oer here. Well, not usualy.
I think a 5-year old is too young to go on her own.

About 7 minutes in nice weather. But when the sidewalks get blocked by snow and ice, it will be a lot longer. And I'll have to drag Apple Jack out too, which will take even longer.

They could offer transport for certain bad-weather seasons at least.

You'd think that. Right now, I'm looking into getting a better stroller, so at least it'll be easier to drag Apple Jack out in the cold. The umbrella stroller and mall wheels just isn't going to cut it. Oh well. It was broken anyway.

You could get an old-school perambulator!

I don't see the boy willingly staying in that.

smurf I HATE snow! Apple Jack, who will be two on Wednesday, will not stay dressed! It's snowing out, and he will not keep on his hat, gloves or shoes. I keep him in footie pajamas, so at least he has SOMETHING on his feet. He dropped his hat today. I didn't notice until we were at the house, and I was about to take him out of the stroller. We walked back, but couldn't find it. ::) The sidewalks are covered in slippery slush, making the stroller difficult to push.

smurf BUS THE LITTLE ONES IN!!!

And now the mother smurf on the street between mine and the school's don't keep the sidewalks shoveled, so I can't push the stroller at all! I get to walk in the road with my two-year-old and five-year-old. Oh, and the road is narrower than usual, due to the mountains for snow along the sides. Lovely.