Cold Weather Woes: School Bus

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Yesterday the school called me, or rather, a computer from the transportation department called me. No bus. The kids had no bus home because of bad weather and a shortage of bus drivers. Other schools were canceled, but not my kids school. I could only think, "If you can't get kids home from school on a snowy day, why was school not closed?" I am trying to be more positive in life, but something like that is not easy when you have an Aspergers child. When you have Aspergers, a form of autism, you cling to your routines. Something like this can be upsetting for him. What really through him into a tizzy is that he was told he was going to have to walk home with his little sister. That is 2 miles in snow, wind and cold weather. I know my son can do it, but my daughter is 8. I told this to transportation, they said that they would have sent a bus when one of the other routes finished. Meaning the kids would have been a couple hours late getting home. I got the call about no bus at 1 pm and by 1:30 I called the school so they could let my kids know. Today, my 14 year old Aspergers teen walked 2 miles to school. I can't stop him when his mind is made up. The bus did eventually come, but 25 minutes late. By then I already arranged a ride. I have a car, but I am sharing it with a friend whose care broke down. Without a way to and from work, my friend will not have a job. My friend can not rent a car, because you have to have a credit card here to rent a car. I depend on the school bus to get my kids to and from school because I do not get my car back until about 3:30 PM. The school needs more drivers, but there are not nearly enough people willing to do the job, especially this time of year. OK, that is my vent for the day. Winter weather woes just given me a little stress, that is all. P.S. I called the school and asked them to call me when my son got there. I just got a call from my son. I said, "Hello." He said, "Hi mom, I am alive." Yeah, yeah yeah, he knows me well enough to know I was sitting here freaking out that he walked 2 miles in this weather to school. He is safe, and my daughter had a ride. All may return to normal now. Well, once I figure out what normal is!