Stay off the roads!

A few weeks ago I took Kendall to get her license. She was nervous as heck! Since she's getting Tony's jeep she took the test in that. There's no way I was having her take her test in the Excursion! She got up to the 3 point turn, and had to do it twice! HA She hit the cone! The lady told her to pull to the side and someone would be with her for the driving part of the test. Well, Kendall must have been too close to the curb, because when she put it in drive, she popped the curb! Lady looked at her and said "You popped the curb, that's an automatic fail" Geez, who doesn't do that once in a while! Kendall was fine though, she was still smiling and didn't let it get her down. I was happy becuase it gave her 2 more weeks to practice driving which she needed!

Last Monday Kendall had an appointment with the Orthodontist in my mom's dental office. He gave us a greate discount because my mom works there! She got her braces put on, then we headed straight to the DMV to get her license. It was great because kids were in school and there was NO line! She didn't have to re-do the 3 point turn, so the lady got in and off they went. It was a very short drive. I was prepared to wait when I saw the jeep come back into the parking lot and my heart sank. I thought for sure she failed again. I went out to the car, and there she was with a big smile on her face!!! SHE DID IT! She went to bed that night in so much pain because her teeth started to hurt.

The next morning I was fully prepared for her to ask to stay home...nope, as in much pain as she was in she wanted to DRIVE to school! HAHA The excitement of driving overpowered the pain of her teeth. I took her Jamba Juice for lunch since she couldn't eat anything. She went to cheer that night and one of the flyers came down wrong and scraped her face...which cut up her cheek on the inside from the braces. The next morning she did stay home because she hurt so bad. We pumped her full of Tylenol and Ibuprofine for about 4 days. I think her first meal where she could chew was on Friday. I've never had braces, so I couldn't empathize, but I knew her teeth would hurt and felt so bad for her. Funny, she's the only person I know who was excited to get braces. Can't wait to see the end result. Love you Kendall, I'm so proud of you!