Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 6

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I chatted with a new-to-Texas mom this afternoon and she expressed how thankful she was that temps would be going down "soon" since it'll be fall in a couple weeks. Had to break it to her that "fall" in Texas is, uh, not really a thing. High temps continue, as far as the meteorologist can see! Poor thing...moving to Texas when it's blazing hard can be a pain!

Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 4

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There are just some wonderful parents and grandparents who walk their kiddos to school, and seeing their fabulous smiles makes my day.

On the flip side, 3 cars disgorged their kids onto Burton Hill, 1 into opposing traffic. Slightly better than ...
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Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 3

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I recently shared some observations with a few others on Stupid Human Tricks, School Drop Off edition. Thought I'd share them here as well.

1. If a sign says "no pedestrians," it's not just there for funsies.

2. Red light means stop. This has ...
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Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 2

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Texans are friendly. I've lived here 14+ years and always like that reminder.

Completed my fingerprints scan this morning, part of my onboarding. Digital fingerprint scanning is...interesting.

Compliment of the day: "well aren't you just the ...
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Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 1

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Diary of a crossing guard, day 1:

So I'm officially the crossing guard at the kids' school. Fun!

Day 1 included getting numerous kids across the street, 5 hugs, a billion good mornings, tons of smiles, 2 bottles of water drunk, a comment that ...
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