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celebratoryTopic: Joe
Well the youngest now has his drivers license. Took a little bit of effort. The first go round he got dinged for not stopping for a school bus. An automatic failure of the drivers test. The second go round he did great and passed. We had some last minute work to do on his car. Becky was driving it and the brakes got really mushy. Come to find out a brake line blew out. Upon examination, all the rear brake lines need changed. They were an odd size so I had to order the parts. We got them and got the job finished late at night. It was tough to bleed the brakes for some reason, it took forever to get the fluid to the back.
Once we finished and had the car road ready, he wanted to drive the car over to Cody Clarks house. He was the one who gave him the car and he wanted to show it off now that it was all fixed. Got a little misty eyed seeing him pull out of the driveway for his first solo drive. Watching him grow up, it is a series of last times. Last time to change diapers, last time to teach a kid to ride a bike, and now last time to teach how to drive a car.
Chelsea is going to be a nature advisor now. The person originally hired by the camp backed out and so she now has the position. It was what she was hoping for in the first place and so she is excited about being able to do it.
Vanessa and Eric have most everything unpacked. Their place looks like a home. I asked if she met any of the neighbors. She had met a few. She did comment that the one next door neighbor mowed his lawn with his shirt off - but had a physique where he should have left his shirt on! They stopped by the other day and it was fun to have Elaina crawl up my chair next to me. She had a good time with Becky too.
Not much from Chad and Sarah. Sarah did let Joe borrow her car for the driving test. One complicating factor was the letters across the windshield. A short person can see out OK, but both Joe and myself had our view obstructed. They are doing some mulching and landscaping. The place is looking nice.
