Chicken

Out of all my bad qualities - and there's a boatload of them - I think stubbornness might be the worst one of them all.

I also think Toby would agree with this statement ever day and twice on Sunday.

For instance, I'll give you just a small sample of how stubbornness can make or break a morning commute.

Have you noticed that with all of the snow we've gotten this winter the streets are more narrow?  I mean, two cars can barely pass each other without taking off a side mirror.  (This is where I spill my gratitude that I'm not one of those unfortunate parents teaching their kids to drive right now ;))

Anyways, every morning every single freaking morning, I turn down the side street to the STA back entrance -  you know the one that's narrow on a bright summer day, let alone with forty inches of snow pushing it's way into the street- and there's not one, but a line of school busses coming at me.  Yep, that's me, playing chicken every morning with the busses, just waiting to see who will move into the snowbank and who will drive comfortably down the street.

Needless to say, my little zippy car doesn't have four wheel drive, but oh how I wish it did, because I lose the battle every.  freaking.  morning.

Chicken is the new line rage, and this makes line rage look adorable.

Blake is scared $#@less every morning and braces himself when we make that turn.  This morning he asked to leave earlier (than 7:25) just to avoid the busses.  We made it almost to the stop sign when we saw the first bus take the corner and line up with me.  RATS!

When we mentioned our daily game of chicken with the busses, Toby simply asked why we don't go the long way, and I looked at him like he was crazy.  Does he even know who I am???

I didn't have the guts to tell Toby that going the long way had never crossed my mind (and it truly didn't).  I wasn't looking for a solution... only a way to beat the busses.

That, my friends, is stubbornness at it's worst.

I hope this brings a smile to your face today, and that you all have a happy bus-free Monday!