I GOT MY DRIVERS LICENCE!!!

This is me at 11:15pm tonight after working and after getting my licence!

Well, I finally did it! I didn't want to tell any of you about my test (with the exception of a few of you), because I didn't want to get any ones hopes up or put any more pressure on me....but now I have the good news to spread round! I went in around 1pm to a town about 55 miles from Lebanon. It was the only district with an early date that was suitable before school started. I went in and signed all of the paperwork and went to wait for the instructor by Missy's car.(she loaned me her car while in New Orleans). He inspected the car and thanks to Dad I passed the inspection. ("Thanks Dad! Props to you!") My Dad put a lot of time effort and money into fixing the car so it was test-ready. So I did the driving portion first and then the maneuverability second. Well, guess what....?.......I passed with a one hundred percent! NO mistakes! Dad was proud and treated me to lunch, but the only part about it was that today in Ohio, all of the DMV's computers were down so I couldn't get my official licence card but I'm doing that first thing Monday if possible! Thanks for all of the support and prayers from all of you who knew...I couldn't of done this without you and of course without God.



My job has been going quite swimmingly. I'm starting to get into routine and I'm getting to know my co-workers quite well. My managers are a lot warmer and can touch base on a more personal level compared to a professional level now that I'm getting to know them. The other fellow employees are becoming friends and I'm enjoying my job more and more each day.

Summer Days Gone Away....

As my weeks have gone on through the summer...my life has changed. At the beginning of the summer, I was chilaxing my way through life every single day, and as the days went on, that luxury has slipped away. If you don't know yet...Yes, I did get the job at Walgreen's and have been working for the past week. My managers are working me on a full time schedule because I have been training and learning the ropes, as well as getting in hours before school starts back up. I get paid a decent amount per hour and I get Pm Cash. (Which is cash from a certain percent of a Promotional item that we sell. If we ring it up then we get some bonus money from that sale.) I have $3.14 so far in PMs. And as a bonus, one of my friends from school just started working at Walgreen's too, so I can learn with her and will have someone to hangout with at work. I have been babysitting just as much as before so all of my free days are spent with Sofia which I love. I am about one hundred dollars away from my car and I am very excited about all of that. My birthday is next Thursday and believe it or not, I didn't even have a day set aside where I wasn't working to celebrate it. I made a mistake by requesting off next Friday for babysitting but Tricia didn't need me...so I guess I'm celebrating it on Friday! lol. I still have to work on summer assignments and getting my schedule worked out at the high school, but overall I've been very busy. My body is not used to all of this rush so I have been very tired and am trying to get as much sleep as possible. I guess I'm just being prepared for my big senior year and I can't complain because every time I've been caught-up in something difficult, I always come out in the end happier than before. So thanks to God.

Sofia striking a pose in her highchair.

We made funny faces...and she just happened to drool in hers. Ha ha.

"Aunt Laura is Awesome!"

I was soooo tired that night.

Right now, I'm hanging out at The Mclains babysitting Sofia. She's napping and we just finished visiting with Grandpa Don who came by for a surprise visit and then after he left we ate! (We also danced a little too lol). here are some pictures of her recently today and this past week.

Happy little Sofia grinning away on her play mat.

How cute!
Sofia getting sleepy.
She has found her thumb.
And she found it again...

Awww...

She was watching one of her interesting toys.

I love her precious face!

This has to be one of my favorites of her and I.

I also have some picture of our play date with Tricia's friend Robin and her little boy Jacob.(excuse any misspellings of names)

All of us in the pool

Sofia looking at Mommy at our favorite place to eat...Chick-fil-A!

Here's Jake!

And here is a short video of me acting silly and singing a backstreet boy's song...while Sofia smiles and thinks I'm being goofy old Aunt Laura.

Speaking of silly....ha ha look at us now!