Marilyn Mueller

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Archive for February, 2008

A lot of unhappy riders yesterday!

Well, I went in to work before the afternoon bus run yesterday and reviewed the video tape of the day before’s bus ride.  I saw who left the “offering” and wrote her up for a discipline referral.  As far as I can tell, that didn’t do anything but make her angry.
I am now making her sit in the front row seat [...]

A few days ago I was informed by my boss that all of the buses are required to have seating assignment charts.  I was told that I had to have a chart filled in and turned in by the end of the week.
I haven’t driven my bus long enough for me to know the names [...]

My younger brother loves to play paintball!  I’ve never tried it myself (I’m chicken) because I’ve heard that getting hit by a paintball can hurt, but I think it looks like it could be a lot of fun.  (But I’m still chicken!)
His birthday is coming up next month, and he has been dropping not-so-subtle hints [...]

Last night we painted tulips

Last night we painted tulips!  We were also scheduled to learn how to paint irises, but there were a few people struggling with the tulips, so we didn’t get around to the irises.
This was a more difficult class than usual, but I had fun anyway!

Note:  This post is NOT intended to express my opinion on the issue of illegal aliens. 
One of the challenges I’ve faced living here is dealing with the residents who don’t speak English.   So far, all of the non-English speaking residents that I’ve run into speak only Spanish.
There are a lot of highly charged emotional issues going [...]