Driver's Ed. uuggghhh!!!

        As far as passing the driving test on the first try, our oldest 3 children's record is one pass and two fails.  How could two, responsible 17 year olds fail?   We are asking ourselves the same question.  I have concluded that they were just trying to follow their mom's guidance.  I tend to drill in the message that we must be very cautious when driving.  So when Kirsten failed, she didn't push through a yellow light in a left hand turn lane quickly enough before the traffic coming from the other direction started to move.  Immediate fail.  As for Sarah, I tried to counteract my comment to Kirsten by saying "Be more aggressive."  At the beginning of her test Sarah turned right on a red light.  Normally this would work, but Sarah pulled out in front of a car thinking it was in a lane over.  Instant fail.  Camille passed on her first try.  It really is a feeling of great defeat to not get through the driver's test that may seem every other teen has cruised through.  Sarah gets to try again on Wednesday.  In a way, I am glad for the lessons of failure, because with driving there is not a lot of room for mistakes.  It is best to learn that on the driving test.

Good bit of news.   Kirsten is no longer washing the floors in the kitchens of the "Y".  Hallelujah!!!!  She acquired a job at the BYU Bookstore.  Her responsibilities include the inventory of religious books written by non-lds authors and music.  She is very excited about her new adventure which will now allow her to attend FHE regularly and work with people not mops.  

Spencer passed the sacrament for the second time today and began his duties collecting fast offerings.  He is excited to have these new jobs.  He went on a winter camp-out with the scouts 2 weekends ago.  They didn't venture to far  just down the road to Beaver Dick Park.

Camille is keeping her self busily engaged with nursing clinic's, classes, piano lessons, job and dating.  Recently, she was offered a job by a doctor impressed with her bedside manner.  He felt that she was very qualified to work at a Hospice clinic in Idaho Falls.  She was happy to have been noticed and hopes that this is a good sign for the future.

Catherine is desirous that I write about her life.  She is taking driver's ed two mornings a week at 6:00 am.  Very early!  She is also going on drives with her teacher practicing all the skills that are needed to be a good driver.  These drives frighten her considerably but she is gaining good experience.  Catherine loves dance.  She has just been given a part in a dance where she will dance solo fouettes.   

Matthew was recently awarded the student of the week at Adam's Elementary.  We visited with his teacher at parent teacher conference.  His teacher, Mrs. Denney, had many goods things to say about him.  He is a good leader and a good friend and is an excellent student.  She did comment on a moment of disobedience a few days earlier.  Matthew had forgotten a reading chart at home and wanted me to bring it to school.  Mrs. Denney told him to please not bother his mother and just bring it the next day.  But Matthew has a difficult time taking no for an answer.  He went ahead and left the room to use the bathroom and then preceded towards the office to make that phone call.  He reached me and I told him that I would try to get it to him.  By lunchtime I still had not brought it.  He called again and pleaded for my service.  I agreed.  He was happy to receive it.  And delivered it to his teacher who was a bit disappointed at his inability to follow directions.  He is a boy who will pursue his hopes and dreams regardless of others opinions and directions.