03/25/2026
We love our Miss Femmie! and will miss her greatly. Thank you for your years of service to ECS💚🦅🤍
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS WEDNESDAY
Today the drivers seat will empty, as we mark a very special day indeed, one we foresee becoming a national if not international holiday, a mix of celebration and mourning, as generations of Ebenezer Christian School Lemon-Squeezers celebrate the 10,000 of so journeys either to or from school by the renowned Miss Femmie, transporter of children and founding member of the Society of Bus Drivers, Preschool Teachers & Hairdressers Annual Ball Jar Conference, BBQ and Mental Health Retreat, on this, her last day of driving school bus for the much beloved community treasure Ebenezer Eagles.
For somewhere around 33 years, many a parent, despite horrible weather conditions of the rain, sleet, snow and dark of night variety, trusted Miss Femmie to safely get their Bundle of Wonder to and from the little school house on the Guide Meridian, with zero concerns.
If Femmie was behind the wheel, Timmy and Sally were in good hands, and as such things go, those first riders in her charge now entrust their children in the same manner.
In Femmie's hands, they were good.
On very special occasions, that yellow child carrier may have even made its way down the Guide a touch, heading north into the Edaleen Dairy parking lot, with a ice cream cone for everyone onboard, or other treats handed out throughout the year, bringing extra smiles and joy to the faces of those ensconced in their dark green vinyl seats, often looking like the animals on the ark, seated 2 by 2 all the way from front to back.
It is rumored that at one time, Chuck Norris rode Femmie's bus, and when she told him to sit down in back and be a little quieter, he did.
Then Chuck washed the bus afterwards, while Femmie kept an eye on him while having a tasty cookie with something Blueberry colored to wash it down.
But who knows what to believe when it comes to a legend like Miss Femmie.
Anyway, today we want to join the chorus of voices who wish to thank Ms. Femmie for her decades of service, her commitment to her craft and her love and care of all those kinderen.
We wish her the best as she has more time to visit with family and friends, spoil her children and grandchildren, and as she cares for the elderly gentleman with whom she shacks up, which has already been a full-time job of its own, though most of the time, uh, much of the time, actually, on occasion, he is useful.
Somebody needs to pick up those jars.
So to change things up like snow routes on a winter day, today we say "Femmie Grace, just like all those who read these missives, but maybe just a touch more, especially today, YOU are loved"
Enjoy your Wednesday, stop for flashing school bus lights and do not pass, and Shop Lynden!