These past few days I’ve been hazily thinking about what to post. Life is a blur right now, but a good blur. Mom and I have been cleaning, pricing, and packing box loads of books to take to the Valley Home Educators convention in Modesto. Hopefully, our hard work will pay off.
Back in February I procured a driver’s permit; a few days after that Mom decided to test my driving skills and made me sit (for the first time) in the driver’s seat. That first test went all right, except, Mom did most of the steering, I forgot to turn the wheel back the other way when I made a full turn, and I stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake as we were headed toward a tree. I remembered before we hit the tree which was the brake pedal, so no damage was done. 
My driving skills slipped back into disrepair as the months rolled on, until Daddy took it upon himself to take me to an empty parking lot where I could do no harm. There He let me confuse the gas and the brake pedals as much as I wanted.
On the third morning, however, He made me get in the driver’s seat and drive down to the highway, and then onto the highway, then all the way to the next town, a ten minute drive away! Jeepers.
So, I didn’t crash. I didn’t panic. I just drove, 45 mph there and back again. It was easier than I thought, but steering is still weird. A feeling of relief has swept over me, now that the “test” is past; I actually did it. But, I will be made to do it again, so watch out.
*Driving tip of the day* Don’t forget to look both ways before getting on the road.
Graciebird
