No Job Joy #51 Walking to school

Yes, No job joys are back. Not every day but I keep writing them.

We are lucky that we live close enough to school that we can walk our kids to school in the morning. Being home now I get to walk with them at least a couple times a week.

This is time that I had occasionally while I was working but now I get to do more regularly. I get to spend more time with my kids and learn more about what makes them tick as they enter the years where I will quickly know absolutely nothing and will not be allowed to be seen with them.

A few other observations.

Over the last few years I have noticed each year a few more people walking their kids to school. This is cool on several fronts. Fewer people driving their kids 5 blocks to school. Kids getting a little more exercise. I would say fresh air but we have so many ozone days I am not sure about that. This also means more people are talking with their kids in the morning.

Lately I have noticed the same little girl walking to school eating her pop tart or breakfast bar or what ever Dad grabbed for her as they walked out the door. At least she is getting breakfast and some quality time with Dad. When she is older she will pass these memories on to her kids.

We also seem to have more community as we see the same people and actually stop and talk about what is going on in our neighborhood.

Finally I had someone who drives their kids to school tell me that they used us a measurement as to whether they were early or late to school based on where they passed us. Glad we could help.

Today's long No Job Joy is taking the time to get out and walk to school.