Early Dismissal Days

It's that time of year. Conferences. That means early dismissal.

Christopher gets out at 1:30 p.m. today, Wednesday and Thursday. While we don't have any parent-teacher conferences, we still benefit from early release.

It's always quite an issue -- where does your child go on these days?

Christopher walked home today and got to the house around 2 p.m. He was picked up for football practice around 5 p.m. He did fine, but three hours seems long to me. My neighbor across the street keeps an eye out on him and he busily does homework, but I still worry a bit. He knows he cannot go outside or use the microwave (or oven for that matter). He is very reponsible about locking the door and getting straight to work. He cleans up after his snack.

He is OK I know, but these are the days I wish I could be at home waiting for him. It seems so, well, latchkey-ish. Is he lonely letting himself in? I don't think he gets spooked or scared, but he does come home to an empty house.

Only two more days . . .