Thanks to the annual wonders of Daylight Savings Time it is still dark out when I wake up at 5:30 in the morning.  The start of day routines take on a quiet and almost eerie feeling with the misty morning moonlight casting it’s glare as I walk the dogs, rub my eyes and text my daughter “R U Up?”  Olivia has to be at the school bus stop at 6:27 am and though it is only a block away and takes 5 minutes, our daily dawn walk to the corner is consistently one of the highlights of my day.  We joke and catch up on things with a surrounding stillness that makes the moment very special, as if we are the only two people that matter for those few brief minutes.  An arm around her shoulder and a kiss on the cheek are not uncommon.
THIS TOO SHALL PASS…
With her two older brothers already in college, and the likelihood that her senior year in High School will find her driving to school rather than taking the bus, I realize that my days are numbered and in a few more months yet another vestige of my kids’ childhood, and a pure joy of fatherhood, will slip away from me.  I do not look forward to when the bus stop stops…
What are your special moments with your kids? What simple routines do you cherish? Please share your “bus stop walks” in the comments.
Jeff Sass is the proud dad of ZEO (Zach, 20, Ethan, 18 and Olivia, 17). He is also a seasoned entertainment and technology exec and active social media enthusiast. You can see more of Jeff’s writing at Sassholes! and Social Networking Rehab.
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