Driving Lessons

We did it. With all my prodding to get caught up in school, my oldest finally had some time to read through the Drivers' Handbook that she needed to read before I would take her to the Department of Transportation to take her written driver's test. She did take the test on Monday, and she passed, so she now has her "graduated driver's license", what used to be called a learner's permit when I was a kid in Tennessee.

So she drove a little bit on the way home Monday, but it was getting dark by then, and she was a little bit stressed. Today we had our first real lesson other than driving down the driveway and up the driveway and into and out of the garage. She drove down our winding road, and we practiced slowing down for and accelerating out of curves. We also had to practice avoiding dogs, with three separate incidents with two separate dogs.

On the same day that my oldest took her driving test, my youngest started high-school-level algebra. It's hitting me hard that the girls are really growing up. They are making fun of me, but it's more difficult than they think.

January's Beautiful Picture from Tennessee

New job for Darin

Daddy always said to write if we got work, and blogging is the best way for me to get the word out.

Darin got a promotion at the factory. He started there officially in February after being a temp for several months. His temp job and his first job was as a press operator --- a job he hated. It was hot and messy. Then he got a job driving a fork lift --- a job he liked better. Monday he starts in the Quality Assurance department as an inspector. A lot of the promotions are based on seniority, which Darin doesn't have, but Darin does have many impressive qualities. Other people who have been in Quality Assurance don't like the job because they don't like to argue with people. Darin loves causing trouble, so this job should be right up his alley.

I'm very proud of his quick rise through the ranks.

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