Late for school? What was was your excuse?

The bell went before I got here.

I got two with the slipper for that. ;)

If we were late, it was not usually our fault. Growing up in the country, we were bussed, and many times the bus ran late due to fog or poor road conditions. If we were tardy, and missed the bus, that was a different story. Our mom would have to driven us in.