She's Driving!

Yes, it is true, Rachel finally got her Driver's License!  It is not that she has taken the test before and failed it, it is that she has not taken it before.  She passed with a score of 95 (he graded her down for going too slow), but I really don't think teens need to be driving and have made her wait.  The truth is she drives pretty well and if we ever decide to let her borrow the car I am sure she will do fine!

Ryan had his first soccer practice with the new team; it was very encouraging.  We have been with the local recreation league for the last three seasons, but made the change to the YMCA league this year.  Our first two seasons Ryan's coach was his uncle Phillip and it was a great experience!  The last season, after Phillip and Anita moved away, the coach was not so great and the whole experience left much to be desired.  My expectations really are not that high--I want a coach who speaks English, shows up for the games, does not stay on his cell phone during the practices, and doesn't let the team just play for the first half of each practice.

Saturday we got to the field a couple of minutes late and the coach was not there, and my first thoughts were, "Oh no, here we go again."  To my surprise two of the dad's were there and knew the coach couldn't make the first practice so they were prepared to fill in.  They ran drills with the kids, demonstrated techniques, and led a fun and encouraging practice!  All of their comments to the kids were very encouraging and really reminded me of the old days with Upward Basketball.  I am really looking forward to a great year.

I plan to blog about the great time we had at the HS mini reunion and our Tennessee vacation, but not tonight.  Tonight we plan to stay up and watch the "two moons"--hope you get to see it.