Car Talk

The long anticipated automobile event of the season has arrived...Jackson is a licensed driver!  He has been eagerly awaiting this milestone for months.  Seldom did we get into a car but he would ask, "Can I drive?"  I usually would say "yes", though I knew that it would be a tense ride...not because he is a bad driver, but because I am a bad passenger.   His dad took him to get his license and apparently he passed easily.  Now he is running errands, ferrying siblings and getting himself to events uneventfully.  I do kind of miss those car rides.

Bridget is also quite close to getting her license though she is not as anxious to ride solo.  She proved her ability the other day as we were driving to Circle Urban Ministries where she tutors on Wednesday afternoons.  As we drove past Fenwick High School a student, parked next to the curb, suddenly pulled right into traffic and into the side of our van!  Bridget calmly guided the car to the side of the road.  I got out to examine the damage....only a missing hubcap.  A badly shaken teen girl approached us with our hubcap, punctured and cracked, but usable.  The girl was very apologetic.  I didn't feel we needed to involve the police since the damage was little.  When I got back into the car I complimented Bridget on her calm demeanor.  She claims that I screamed when we were hit and yelled, "Oh, Lordy!"  I think she may be exaggerating :)