The Runner had a full day - and a good one, too!!!

Remember this?

Well, today he was officially offered his very own route.

He'll be driving a special needs bus

and is super excited.

 

This week he's attending a 20-hour class.

(Night off tonight but back at it tomorrow night

and all day on Saturday.)

 

Next week he'll be taking the field trip training.

 

After that, he'll be driving a field trip bus

for Special Olympics.

 

AND ...

 

He was asked if he would be interested

in competing in the

Special Olympics Rodeo.

 

His answer:  Oh heck yeah!!!

 

And all this on the day after St. Patrick's Day.

(This picture was taken several years ago.

Couldn't resist!)

 

Busy {glittered} hands

I didn't want to post anything until I chose the winner for the three cards

from my Grow Your Blog post. 

Once again, congratulations, Erin Houghton!  I hope you enjoy them.

Lots and lots of doilies, hearts and flowers, glitter, reds and pinks - Valentines.

Here's a peek at what went out this year.  First up is one for Lisa.

James gave his wife and his mother a card ... how sweet is that?
Bettcha the first one is for his wife.
Yep - am sure of it.

You have my heart
for my whole life.

... and his mother is the one he holds dear. 

 

 Another man gave his mother a card.

Last year he gave her a rose bush and now here's her rose.
How thoughtful, right?

 

Glenda gave her motorcycle rider this one.
Quite apropos!

 

Norma got her white roses again.

 

No pinks or reds for this card.
Sandi loves the color orange.
If you have ever been in their home, you would never doubt this statement.
And I just found out her new craft room is turquoise!!!

 

For it was not into my ear you whispered,
but into my heart.
It was not my lips you kissed,
but my soul.

... and Pete is loved.

 

Lou finally has his sweet valentine home after a two month hospital stay.
Welcome home, Vicki!

 

Celia and Mark.
Perfect for them.

 

Julie loves her family.  And here's proof ...

 

 

 

 

 This card is to celebrate
Valentine's Day and their 34-year anniversary.
"Love was made for you and me"

Congratulations M and D!!!


And last, but not least,
another combination valentine/anniversary card.
Happy Day, Bart and Laura.

I so admire anybody that doesn't struggle with "boy" stuff.
Especially teenage boys!
I created little paper mache boxes
for one of the bus drivers to give to her children.
She filled them with candy - the best part!
I was able to find little "monster" stickers to put on the boy's boxes.
This way they weren't "too mushy or too girlie" ...

Two girls ride the bus so I was able to bust out the glitter on theirs.

And Rose, the monitor got one, too.

Here they are before getting their coats on.

And here they are all warmly dressed up for the party.

Happy "belated" Valentine's Day to all of you.
I hope your day was romantic, as it should be. 

The wheels on the bus go round and round

And guess who's going to be driving that bus???

The Runner is, that's who!

I've been so excited to spread the word and brag on him

but wanted to wait until the glitter settled after all the Valentine cards and boxes

(you'll see those tomorrow.)

Just before Christmas he passed his CDL and was a "driver trainee."

February 4 he passed his test (with a perfect 100% score, I might add!!!)

and is now driving a school bus for Grapevine Colleyville ISD.

Prior to driving, he was a special needs monitor and he loved it!

The next step is just waiting for a route to open up

(he's hoping for a "special needs" route)
so that he can bid on it and have his very own bus with his very own students.

He's looking forward to that!

He asked me to make a card for his trainer
to show his appreciation for her guidance and expertise.

 

Join me in wishing The Runner a huge "way to go!"

More birds ...

In addition to handing out birds to unsuspecting children, I created 15 more.  The Runner handed these out to the special needs children on his bus yesterday.

The first five were for elementary students:  Dax, Conner, Hayden, Carson and Mark.

 

The next three were for the middle school students:  Bailey, Ryann and Luke.

These went to the five high school students:  Chris, Andy, Brendan, Jonathan and Bryan.

Lastly, Katrina, the bus driver, and Dax's nurse, Stella, received these.

These were fun for me to create and fun for The Runner to pass out.  Our wish is that they were fun for the children especially.