It would not have been a big deal if she had phoned me or let me know that she was not showing up. It would of given me more time to get the younger children ready for the trip instead of waiting and then rushing. Instead I was left waiting. As for it being just as dangerous for her child, it is not quite the case. I have provided her the option of dropping her child off, while she does pick up/drop off, if for whatever reason he did not want to do the walk (tired, too cold, school day off ect) Plus, on top of that, she takes the back way, which is snow covered. And I need to take the sidewalks, which is ice covered. But that is not the issue. It is the fact that I was never informed.

However, I talked to her and said that we missed her on Friday. She told me that buses were cancelled. I told her, yes, but I have the other children that needed to be walked. She told me that she assumed that everyone would of stayed home.

I guess it is a live and learn situation.