First my son announces he is engaged and now my Baby is driving. Boy do I feel old!
You would think that after teaching 2 kids to drive the third {test of my patience} would be so much easier. And it was! Our youngest child, Laura just turned 16 on Nov 12th and on Nov 14th she was the proud recipient of a new CA driver’s license.
Laura was such an easy person to teach to drive. We started with the old green truck so she could learn to drive a stick shift, and so I would not be too worried about a possible dent. On the weekends we went to the Sony parking lot in Ranch Bernardo and drove around the building at least a 100 times. I have never known a kid that was so motivated to learn to drive and took to it so fast. Within a few months we were testing her skills and my patience on the back streets of the RB industrial park just hoping that we were driving under the radar.
One of the best parts about Laura getting her license is that she is now attending Cathedral Catholic High School in Carmel Valley and we will not have to get up at 6:30am to drive her to school or pick her up at 2:30pm every day. Finally!! Freedom for Mary and me! Trust me; it is not about Laura’s freedom!
So now, about the car. What to do? I told Laura that if she got and maintained a 3.8 GPA I would get her a car and wouldn’t you know it, that little rascal did just that! So not only does she have a new license, she has a new car.
And who do you think I heard from first? That is right, Michelle, our 30-year-old called and said “Are you kidding me? You never bought Jon or me a new car. Are you nuts?!”
Perhaps I am, but I made a deal and a deal is a deal. So please watch out for our little girl and call me if you see her on the phone.
