I love the input - thanks. I love the point about how gas and a different vehicle could account for some possible tax deductions. I hadn't even thought of that.

I think our jobs are so isolating as it is that having alarger vehicle would also mean that maybe on one day a week I could go to a different park or a different early years because I wouldn't be confined to everything in walking distance.

The suggestion about neighbours alternating off would be great but it is not a good solution for our neighbourhood. We have about 3 different schools and buses going around - catholic, public, French as well as walking distance to another English Public school. I don't have any neighbour whose kids go on the same bus as mine that I am close to and all the other people at the bus stop we use live closer to the bus stop than we do so it would mean a big detour for them to backtrack to our house and then turn around back to the bus stop.

The days I am worried about are the Jan/Feb windchill -20 days and I don't see any volunteers to go out in that. lol. I have a neighbour/friend on mat leave and she doesn't leave the house unless weather conditions are perfectly cozy