This was an especially crazy day for me. The kids had SEP's (school conferences), and music class was starting and I needed to be there for parent day. Unfortunately I had signed up for the SEP's at the same time as the music class. I asked my cousin to go with my son to his class and I would make it home to go to my daughter's after the SEP conferences.
My friend came over in the morning to bottle pears with me. She arrived late and we finished just in time for me to go to help in my daughter's class at 2:00. Then at 3:00 I did my son's SEP. After, I was going to send him home on the bus to go to his music class and I was going to stay for my daughter's SEP. My son's testing took longer than expected and he missed the bus. I told my daughter not to ride the bus but I could not find her. I saw her teacher in the hallway and she asked if I wanted to do the SEP early and I said yes, assuming my daughter took the bus home.
When we finished we rushed out the door with just enough time to drive home for my son's music class. As we rushed he said "there's she is!" and I said "where?" I looked over and my daughter was on the playground at the school right by us. A neighbor had taken her out of the office just a few minutes before. We all made it home safely! Together! We actually got home right when the bus did. My cousin panicked briefly since my son did not get off the bus but that was relieved quickly.
I was so blessed since I didn't leave without my daughter-it would have been crazy to drive 20 minutes back to the school (40 min round trip!), and the kids made it to music class with me there, and I was so blessed to get my daughter's SEP done early! I can't say how grateful I am for tender mercies! Not to mention the heartache of losing a child was avoided.
