Every morning to get to school Athena rides her bicycle.
I make sure she gets her shoes, bike gear and backpack on and out the door on time. Then I remind her to not stop and play or get distracted ...so that she won't be late to school.
Usually I send her out the front door because the back door has yet to have the blinds pulled back that morning. She then has to walk all the way around the house to the back porch to get her bike.
But along the way there are so many distractions! First she sees the flowers and the clovers in front of the kitchen window. She wants to stop and touch and see them. No, Athena, move on!
Then there's the swingset between the trees. She wants to stop and swing for just a minute! No, Athena, move on!
Then when she gets to the back porch there is the wood pile! She must stop to play with the wood! If there are blocks of wood they are perfect for building walls and castles. She will just play for a second! No, Athena, move on!
Then she grabs her bicycle and slowly walks it across the long yard to the sidewalk. She might stop to talk if I'm standing on the porch trying to urge her to hurry and get to school.
No, Athena, GO!
Once she finally gets her bicycle to the sidewalk she usually gets herself to school on time. She doesn't stop. But getting her to the sidewalk...that's the tricky part.
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