Two licensed drivers
in my house now, and yet I’m
still stuck bumming rides.
Yesterday was a busy AND successful day. Because Rachael only has one class (plus vet science) until college courses start on the 24th, she decided it was time to bite the bullet and take her road test. She got her permit July 9, 2014 and didn’t feel confident enough for the road test. You know you have a great friend when she drives you and your mother over to the MVD to renew your permit. So permit was renewed before our trip to California and we got to see the new Terminator movie that day.
Once we got back from California, Rachael practiced more driving, but didn’t get much done parallel parking. She wanted to take the road test August 4th before school started, but panicked. Finally this past weekend with triple digit record temps, Rachael and dad spent plenty of time parallel parking.
August heat record
mercury’s rise in reply
tired of melting
And after I heard word she passed and we were celebrating with Pei Wei, I was shocked to see dad pulling into the driveway. It seems she was done driving for the day, the road test was nerve wracking enough. Plus she had vet science in the afternoon, so mom and Gretchen still needed to bum a ride for the orthodontist. We walked over and Nonnie was able to pick us up after work and bring us home.
Behind driver’s wheel
Proctor sits in passenger seat
Press on gas and peel
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Also as Gretchen was sitting in the chair and we waited for the orthodontist to check out her teeth, I asked her what they did in English. Something dumb, we got a packet of poetry. Good grief! Is she really my child?