@JeepHair, it is hard for middle schoolers to rid a bike to school. Â I hate to say that, because it makes the kids sound like prima donna's. Â But both of my sons are in Orchestra, and there is no way they could have ridden with a stringed instrument. Â The cold or heat, and damp, and bumping would have kept them out of tune permanently. Â And I never see a middler schooler wearing a helmet. Â I hate that, but I know it will not fit in their lockers. Â No way. Â And their backpacks are seriously way heavier than what I ever remember having to tote around.Car pools are just the safest and best ways. Â
@Fallon: Yep. All of the things that have come up in our house during the last few days.  I was leaning toward the "suck it up, kid" position, and in the last ten minutes, I've leaned the opposite direction. *sigh* She has friends in our neighborhood - but I am fairly sure they're all in exactly the same boat - their parents work and won't have the flexibility to drive them to and from school every day.  We'll have to find someone with a full-sized van and some free time to tote them all back and forth. LOL!There should be some sort of Kingwood Uber service. I'm not even kidding, really.
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