Our New Regimen

Aliantha · 11-09-2008, 04:30 PM

Last Wednesday, my ex Kal who has been looking after the kids during the week while they finish out this school year, called to tell me that he'd been offered this great job, but the catch was, he had to be in Darwin on Monday which is today.

I was glad he'd got this offer, but it left us in a sticky situation with regard to the kids. We're a pretty decent hike from their school (which is why they've been staying with their father), and under other circumstances, they'd have simply caught the train with Dazza in the mornings, which is still a really long trip for them, but at least they'd have someone there with them.

Anyway, as you may know, Dazza is overseas yet again, so travelling with him was not an option. After much consideration, it became apparent that we really only had two options. The kids would catch the train by themselves, or I'd have to drive them both ways each day (which would add up to about 4 hours travelling for me). At this point I started emailing their teachers to let them know that there was likely to be some disruption to their routine due to the above circumstance. It was during this correspondance that Aden's teacher offered to pick them up at the station nearest her house, which means that the boys don't have to change trains and only have about a 50 minute train ride in the mornings.

So today was the first day. I drove them to the station (which is still a 20 min drive) and took them up to buy their tickets and put them on the train. They called me from the other end saying they were in Diana's (teacher) car on the way to school and that tomorrow they're taking the DS's because the train ride was boring. lol

I'll pick them up in the afternoons, so not so much driving for me, but boy has this been a challenge to set up. Not only do they have to get up much earlier, but they've got to get used to the fact that if they fart about the train's not going to wait for them.

Anyway, it's only for about 4 weeks or so, so it shouldn't be too bad. Hopefully things will go smoothly and they'll be happy. It's good for them to learn this independance also although it is a long trip for them to do by themselves.

That's about it. Just thought you'd like to know about our latest little drama.

11-09-2008, 04:30 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Our New Regimen Last Wednesday, my ex Kal who has been looking after the kids during the week while they finish out this school year, called to tell me that he'd been offered this great job, but the catch was, he had to be in Darwin on Monday which is today. I was glad he'd got this offer, but it left us in a sticky situation with regard to the kids. We're a pretty decent hike from their school (which is why they've been staying with their father), and under other circumstances, they'd have simply caught the train with Dazza in the mornings, which is still a really long trip for them, but at least they'd have someone there with them. Anyway, as you may know, Dazza is overseas yet again, so travelling with him was not an option. After much consideration, it became apparent that we really only had two options. The kids would catch the train by themselves, or I'd have to drive them both ways each day (which would add up to about 4 hours travelling for me). At this point I started emailing their teachers to let them know that there was likely to be some disruption to their routine due to the above circumstance. It was during this correspondance that Aden's teacher offered to pick them up at the station nearest her house, which means that the boys don't have to change trains and only have about a 50 minute train ride in the mornings. So today was the first day. I drove them to the station (which is still a 20 min drive) and took them up to buy their tickets and put them on the train. They called me from the other end saying they were in Diana's (teacher) car on the way to school and that tomorrow they're taking the DS's because the train ride was boring. lol I'll pick them up in the afternoons, so not so much driving for me, but boy has this been a challenge to set up. Not only do they have to get up much earlier, but they've got to get used to the fact that if they fart about the train's not going to wait for them. Anyway, it's only for about 4 weeks or so, so it shouldn't be too bad. Hopefully things will go smoothly and they'll be happy. It's good for them to learn this independance also although it is a long trip for them to do by themselves. That's about it. Just thought you'd like to know about our latest little drama. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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