January 2nd Michael took his drivers license exam in Arlington. The Houston DMV had a couple month wait for the test, but Arlington had several openings over the holidays so it worked out great. It was an adventure. That week in Dallas the highs were just in the low 30's, a bit colder than Houston. The Expedition doesn't have heat, but we had a few blankets in the car to snuggle up with. So as the very cold Drivers License Examiner gets into the car to begin the test, she tells Michael it is ok to turn the heat on. Without missing a beat, Michael apologized & said, "I'm sorry, the heater doesn't work, but you can help yourself to one of the blankets folded on the seat behind you". She laughed and declined, but I am sure it probably helped make the test a little shorter! Later on in during the exam, Michael was going down a large hill & was apparently speeding a little. She told him to watch his speed, he quickly adjusted and apologized, "Sorry we don't have hills in Houston...but NO EXCUSES!", making his instructor laugh again. Finally Michael pulled into the parking lot & the instructor told him he had passed. Her last words to him however..."You might want to have your mom back out, you are parked really close to the other car!" Good thing she had a sense of humor!
Afterwards we went back to Bob & Cynthia's where they were waiting to celebrate. The girls had made him a poster and everyone came running and cheering when he opened the front door. Then Bob took us all out to eat at On the Border to celebrate. Good times!
Later Michael made his first solo trip, taking Ashlynn to her friends house. So fun...and a little scary for me! It is great to have a 3rd driver in the home now. Immediately he started running errands, picking kids up and even bringing everyone to church on time (actually 30 minutes early!) when Don & I both have early meetings before church. It is awesome!
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