On Grace’s first day of school, I waited in our driveway for the bus to arrive. I went out there about 15 minutes after school let out. The midday bus is only for her half-day kindergarten class so I thought it wouldn’t take as long as the normal bus, which takes nearly a half-hour to arrive. (I didn’t know for sure because the school gives us no information whatsoever about the logistics of school.) After about a half-hour, I started to worry. I called the school, which confirmed that she got on the bus. The secretary called the person...
