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  We're waiting for the end of the school year--here at The Eaton River County Junction School District in Colorado. Driving distractions in this short episode include; Missing Buses, school district mechanics, keeping the writers voice alive when monotony starts to set in, and besides getting to the end of another school year, the only major accomplishment this week might have been succesfully self-checking over 200 dollars worth of groceries.    With Andrew.  Yes, looking forward to summer. 

All about work, field trips, compensation, and getting through these last months at The Eaton River County Junction School District.  Driving distractions include Colorado and Florida disasters, friendly and not-so-friendly bus drivers, how did I get into this job anyway, and a reluctant visit to The Superstore.   

In this episode--- Wayward imaginings of a restless bus driver, observations about middle school angst and challenges, with a few thoughts from the older side of Gen Z (After all, they've been there). Driving distractions include BeReal, Valentines Day, gender bias, getting through the winter and taking care of business, misperceptions and style, getting along, Miami, and the usual crushing.  

Here are (at least) three ways to live a big life. Driving distractions include weight room commitments, break room parties, break room bosses, Wynwood Walls and... Cake.  Because everyone likes cake.

Mom always said... There are twelve days of Christmas. And I think I have just made it in that timeframe! But this episode is not all about Christmas, or bus driving, for that matter. It never is. Driving distractions include those middle school kids, and those elementary runs, a few words regarding diesel mechanics (well, more than a few), inflatables, much deserved breaks for all of us, The Moth, the overall appeal of driving a school bus, and well, JOY. If you’re still on your winter break—I hope you’re having a good one.  Happy New Year!                                                                                                              ---Alexandra

Some worthwhile and some not-so-worthwhile conversations Andrew and I had at the local grocery store. Can the span of decades be diminished by the common problem of hunting and gathering food? (It's in aisle 9). Distractions along the aisles include Kanye (of course), voting, records (vinyl) and record players, rap, Ye (again), our lost rappers and Vietnam Veterans.

Welcome back! It's another school year in Eaton Springs, Colorado.   And another trip with a marching band. It's not every day you get to hang around a parking lot in Colorado and experience the simulatanous warm ups of half a dozen marching bands. 

Good Morning, everyone.              Here, in Eaton River County Junction...and other places in the country, it is the last day of school.  If you’re heading out today like I am—have a great summer.              And thanks for listening.                                                                  --Alexandra

There are 2 more days of school. Driving distractions include, The logistics of pizza. 

There are 3 more days of school. Rain and southern hospitality. 

Let's talk about The Shop.

There are 7 more days of school... And, Sometimes, This can be,              The best job in the world.

There are 8 more days of school in this 15-day end-of-year podcast countdown. Which...now that I’m trying to keep up...I realize probably would have been just as good if it had been a 10 day countdown.  Or even a week.  A week would have been just fine. This episode is two days late... Let’s just pretend it’s Friday.

There are 9 more days of school... And that is too many. Back to work after my alloted 5 COVID days off, my post pandemic, totally-used-to-being-unsupervised kids are back to acting like Unaccompanied Minors--and I'm just not in the mood.  Luckily, this is a short episode.  Not all days are good in a bus.   

There are 10 more days of school. There is also...still...COVID. COVID distractions include people with signs, people with yard signs, people who don't know how to communicate.  mandatedreporter.com  

There are 12 more days of school... Driving distractions include weed, skating in the dark... And everything else everyone might plan to do this summer.  Oh, and there's roadkill.  

There are 13 more days of school... Driving distractions include questions, crushes and the things kids should know, but don't.  Unless we tell them. 

There are 15 more days of school... 2021-2022 has been a long school year. There is no point in talking about it... We all wouldn't know where to start.  There are... 15 more days of school in this COVID school year podcast countdown. 

When are things going to be normal again? Well, whatever normal is-- in a bus full of Middle School kids. Driving distractions include Fortnite, landfills, holiday inflatables, masks, rainbows, windstorms, and... How long does it take to do a seating chart anyway?   

These kids are speaking and debating for hours!  And that’s fine with me.  Driving distractions in the first of this new (bonus) series include getting out of town with the school district, getting to know people, thermoses, and Hospitality.