Priceless

If you read Ray's blog then you know that Baily started drivers ed. She had a half day on Thursday because of finals so we went to get her permit. I figured that it would take a while so we brought books to read while waiting in line. We walked right in. Sweet! She got her permit and we walked out. I tossed her the keys and said get in. She was a bit nervous and wasn't sure she wanted to drive just yet, but I talked her into it. She managed to back up a suburban without hitting anything in the parking lot. We pulled out onto Sprague taking a right. She was a little jerky and hit the brakes too fast, but was doing alright.

I looked up and saw a police car right behind us. Oh boy was she nervous now. I told her to take a right at the light - Pines Road - and she did. A few seconds later, whooop and flashing lights. She said "mommy what do I do?" There was a side street nearby so I told her to turn there and pull over and stop. The officer got out and walked up. It was John, Ray's cousin. After telling him that the only driving Baily had ever done before was backing the car out of the garage into the driveway, he started to howl. The ink didn't even have time to dry on her permit. He told Baily that she had just made his day and that he thought he actually might tear up. We all laughed and he let us go. Baily did great.