OFF TOPIC - boy do I feel old all of a sudden

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote

I was sooo happy when DS got his license. It takes away all those "can you drive me here" "can Sean get a ride home" "but we are having an extra practice tonight" things that eat up so much time. It was also great fun to see him being the one hustling DD, since he would be driving to school, and didn't want to be late. He turned out to be a very good driver, as did DD apart from a couple of speeding tickets.... I loved it.

Dawne

Actually, he put gas in out of his own money and just ran off to buy skate laces....

Other than being stranded today, it felt good in a sad sort of way

Cheryl

All of those milestone moments sort of do that--we raise them to fly away, but it does tug the heart to see them getting close to that, doesn't it??

Dawne

Relax, Cheryl. Enjoy. I remember when my ds got his license. Suddenly, he was willing to cart his little sister around!!! If I needed milk, he VOLUNTEERED to get some!!! I'll never forget his face the time, just a couple of months later, when we were both going to the church camp for a weekend program (dh was coming later, after he got off work). I had been rushing around all day, doing chores, packing, etc. We got to the car, I tossed him the keys and said "you drive. I'm tired". Oh WOW. What's more, it was the "good" car.

Then, I went to sleep in the passenger seat while he got us there. Blessed rest.

As I said, enjoy.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

I suspect that when he leaves for a PG year or college, I will be ok at first. DD leaves overnight, and my heart breaks.