Today being the last day of school for the school year, it was a very strange ride taking the kids home after school.  I could literally feel the emotions of the middle schoolers who were leaving middle school for the last time; the girls were very teary eyed.  They asked me to honk the horn as I was leaving the school, and since all of the other buses were doing that, I obliged.  It was really strange, seeing all of the people waving to the buses as they were pulling out.  Even though I’ve been looking forward to the last day of school, looking forward to NOT having to drive the bus, I got emotional myself.  I guess I’m just a sentimental fool!  I don’t even know most of these kids names, yet seeing how emotional they were was choking me up too!

The last elementary run was really nice, I let the kids sit where ever they wanted to sit, instead of making them sit in their assigned seats.  The first bus stop of dropping kids off, the lady who runs the day care came out to the bus and climbed aboard the bus and presented me with a bouquet of flowers and a big warm hug and thanked me profusely for driving the school bus.  I was so surprised, and so very pleased.  I’m getting choked up right now just remembering it!