Well, two out of three girls are driving now! Sydni has passed her permit test and has been let loose on the streets. At least when you've already survived one child learning to drive, it is a little easier....not much though. Sydni is a cautious driver which is a definite plus. I always forget the little part about pulling out into traffic. You say, "Go" and forget that there is usually at least a 30 second hesitation before they "Go". Making note to self, "Wait until there are NO cars in site in either direction."
We had a funny incident at the post office in a larger town. I'm telling her that if she backs up carefully, she won't be out into the busy street. Well, she did that perfectly. It was when the car that wanted her parking spot stopped the traffic and motioned her to go......she got so nervous that she sort of gassed the car and found out very quickly that she was STILL IN REVERSE!! She didn't go far....THANK GOD. By this time, she is completely flustered since the gentleman, FREAKED and drove on around her. Now, she had to deal with the traffic....next thing, I hear this loud squeaky noise.....the back windshield wiper. As we are turning around to find out what the noise was......the front wipers decide they aren't going to be out done.....schreeageeeee. All we needed now was for the radio to turn on full blast and I think Sydni would have given up driving all together.....rofl.
Needless to say, we survived.....I did notice that she kept wiping her hands on her pants...sweaty palms. Another day in parent-taught driver's ed. I wonder if driver's ed. teachers have to take out more insurance.....
If you are thinking about doing a parent-taught driver's ed. program, I highly recommend AAA Behind the Wheel program. For $140 (non-member), ALL of your children get to use the program. They will take a 16 chapter open-book test and if they pass, they can get their permit. I usually let them start the book part as soon as they turn 15....then by the time they turn 15 1/2, they are ready to take the test. Once they get their permit, you send in an affidavit to the state and you can begin logging the "driving hours". Once you've completed the training....about 6 months, they take a final exam at the AAA office. If they pass, they can go take the driver's test. I believe this is a much better approach then the 2 week intensive driving school.
Wow, I think they will go great in my bedroom! If they don't, I'm sure they will work in the teens' room w/ their BRIGHT yellow. They are 1930's vintage....never even been hung!!
Yep, that's the look.....You've been busted!!! We women EAT and TALK and LAUGH!
Even though we are having a women's night.....we still manage to take care of our children.
Is that a SMILE? Her house must be close to being finished.
The names and faces have been changed to protect the innocent.......
My kitchen sink. I want the apron front sink but they were VERY expensive. I do love the single sink. It came with a plastic tub to put in it to make a divided sink if needed. Believe it or not, the faucet cost more than the sink!!!
I finally got bar stools! I find myself sitting here more than in the livingroom.
My bargain light up close. I tried to pull the colors out and use them throughout the house. What is really neat about these is whatever color they are surrounded by, they reflect. In the kitchen with my green cabinets, the green really pops. In the hallway, the browns and yellows pop.
My laundry room. I'm still trying to get organized on the shelf. I've been looking for vintage wire baskets to use for storage. I LOVE my HE washer and dryer. The washer doesn't have an agitator...so, just dump and wash. It does HUGE loads as well...woohoo. The laundry room is just off the kitchen. That is the garage door to the left. The window looks out onto the front porch.
My bedroom. Notice I still have bare walls....I'm also looking for some cool end tables. I call the color on the wall Robin's egg blue, but my mother calls it aqua....it does have a green to it at certain times of the day.
My bathroom. I'm looking for a big antique mirror. That mirror is just an auction bargain and will go somewhere else in the house when I find the right mirror. The color on the wall is like sherbet orange....more melted sherbet. I love that the vanity is TALL. It hits me at my bellybutton. We did the single sink on purpose...we've share a sink for 20 years, why change now!!!
This is my pantry door...I still need to paint it. It even creaks and slams like a big door. This one is only 24" wide. 
This is my present from my dear hubby for Christmas. It is very sturdy and much better built than the Cracker Barrel chairs. I just need to paint and seal it. It is wide, not narrow and only cost $100.00. 
This is a painting by one of the women at my church. The color of green matches my kitchen cabinets. I was given this painting at a silent auction. I bid on it but "lost" it. It was a surprise from a dear friend. Thank you Rick and Deb!!!
I have four different pictures of flowers....my flea market find. Each picture was $5.00. I'm going to hang them somewhere in my bedroom....I'm going add that pretty ribbon behind it to look like it is hanging from the ribbon.....
This is looking into the kitchen from the hallway. To the right is the office. I can stand at the sink and talk to everyone in the livingroom.
This is our woodstove. You can't see it from the pictures, but there is a brick in the wall from the church where we were married. It was torn down to make more room.
Notice the blank wall? I can't decide what I want to put there. The antique buffet is from an estate auction. Yes, those are rabbit ears...no cable or satellite here.
My pretty gaucamole cabinets!! I have old spoons to put on them for door pulls. My dh just hasn't done it yet....arrrggghhh. They are very difficult to open without handles.
This is my entrance. The front door was our splurge. The lighting is what set the decorating tone of the house. I bought six of those lights for $8.00 each on clearance. Once I got the lights all the other decorating themes just fell into place.
This is looking down the hallway from the entrance. The powder room is at the end of the hall. The three closed doors are closets. The open door is to the teens' room.
This is my bargain vanity. I got it at Lowe's 1/2 price...$250.00. I later found out it wasn't even supposed to be on clearance, it was a special order item for $498.00!!! Woohoo, it was my lucky day. The mirror is an antique w/ glass shelves...it comes from my husband's side of the family.
