Watch Out Everyone

Shaun Gets His Learner's Permit
September 24, 2009

Watch out everyone - a new driver on the road.

Shaun is finally in drivers education this semester. He didn't take it his sophomore year in school because he thought that' since his birthday was in May that he would take driver's ed. in the summer. Well, Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps came along, and it was more important than taking drivers ed. So Shaun is now in drivers education as a Junior in high school. His teacher kept making fun of him because he was the oldest one in the class and about the only one who didn't have his permit yet.

It took Shaun two tries to get his permit. We went at 7:00 a.m. on a Monday morning, early in September. Shaun was filling out his application when we realized that he probably needed a birth certificate to show his age etc. We had brought 2 things that proved our address but that was it. We should have thought about it a little harder. So later Shaun was able to take his test at school and we went with all of the proper documentation on September 24 to get his permit.

He is now official and can drive (with a parent in the other front seat of course). In 6 months and with lots of hours of experience he will be able to get the real thing.