He is driving

Never thought this day would come... okay, I did, but I never though it would come this soon.

My oldest turned 15 in June 2012, but was unwilling to take his test for his permit. He decided that driving was dangerous. In October, I finally got him to take the classroom part of the class. He passed and was ready for the driving portion. He drove with Coach Rodeo for a few days in December and passed that as well. I just knew that he would want to get his permit as soon as possible.

but

Around Christmas, there was a terrible wreck that involved some teens in our area. Two of them were badly injured and two were killed. Alex immediately decided to not drive.

It took almost a month, but I had convinced him to go to the DMV!

but

On January 17, a childhood friend of Alex's was in a horrific car accident that has had a huge impact on him... Noah has had significant trauma to his brain and will have a very long recovery. Alex again decided that he did not want to drive.

We had a wonderful lady and her daughter offer to help him study for the DMV test. Alex actually worked with Anna for over an hour one Wednesday night after church. She quizzed him on points and insurance questions. She helped him a ton. He agreed to take the test that Friday.

So, on Friday, Febuary 8th, we drove out to Hillsborough and waited for an hour... His nerves were shot and truthfully, so were mine. I had convinced him that he could take the test, fail it, and then we would just know what to review in order to pass it on Monday!

But he passed on his first time! He was so proud and thrilled! As we were stepping out of the DMV office, we had the nicest surprise in a long time... The kind mother/daughter team had seen on facebook that we were at the DMV, so they grabbed a bag of chocolate and headed to meet him!

They said they had chocolate to congratulate him or console him! I was so glad that he was able to brag about PASSING!

Now he begs to drive at every point of getting into the car... truthfully, he is doing well and I am sure my blood pressure will come down by the time I turn 50... 9 years from now!