Isa
We opted for the drive, we start in September, about a 45min to 1 hour each way. Depends on traffic. DW found a Part time job at a school nearby (1 mile from new school)as a teachers aid. This is so she can be close by and keep it to one trip a day. The money will pay for the gas. We don't know if it will work out, but we have to try. It means, my stay at home DW will have to be up by 5:30am to leave by 7am, and our DS5 (who was used to getting up at 8), will now be up by 6am. I will also have to be up now by 5am. (For you farmers in the midwest, this is early for us.) Our DS15 will have to adjust to me being at home for him until DW comes home. All new changes, but again we have to try and make things work. The DS5 school offers contacts for carpooling, that is also someting we may look at. Once you make the choice (the hardest part) finding a way to make it work is really not that difficult.
