A Birthday Gone Wrong & Made Right
Caleb turned 16 on August 13th. Here's a little story about how the day actually went. Caleb couldn't wait to get his license. Knowing it was important to him, we helped him double-check his driving logs, signed everything, made certain the DMV was open that day, and arranged for Taylor to bring him to Holyoke. I made arrangements with my principal to leave school for a few minutes in order to meet him at the DMV. (Luckily, school hadn't started yet, so I had some flexibility. I ended up needing it.) We met at the arranged time. We filled out paperwork. Things were going well. I could feel Caleb's excitement. Grumpy Lady from the DMV took her clipboard outside to inspect the vehicle Caleb would be driving. We were in for a few surprises. Caleb had wanted to test in the Suburban, but it failed the inspection because of a blinker that blinked, but not correctly (it has 2 halves, and only half of it blinks). No problem , I thought. I'll just...