Driving!

I got a call from a driving instructor who agreed to take me on.  Then today he called me to say he had a cancellation and did I want to have a lesson.  I said an emphatic 'yes!' and off I went.  No casualties.  I don't think he was familiar with my area, and there aren't that many quiet, calm, flat streets.  I ended up going up one side of a steep hill and down the other, complete with a blind hill top, speed bumps, turns, pinch points, giving way and all sorts!  I loved it!  He explained things to me and I feel really calm.  Yesterday when I went out with bpm I tried parking.  It wasn't a success.  I couldn't seem to creep close to the end of the parking bay no matter what I did.  A few times I managed to creep forward a few inches, and then immediately roll back even further.  I was worried about hitting the hedge at the end of the parking bay.  Bpm pointed out that not only was I at least a metre away from it at the nearest but I was going at two miles an hour and it wouldn't matter if we did actually get near enough to hit it.  I didn't get near it.  Still, I went backwards a few times deliberately and it was awesome.  It was also in a place where no kids or animals were likely to run behind the car and there was no traffic.  There was plenty of traffic today and I caused some congestion!  Did I mention the pinch points and speed bumps? 

The most important thing today was that bear had his first induction day for High School.  They have three, technically.  The first was today, the second is tomorrow and the third in September.  He got a lift from his pal's grandfather today.  Tomorrow I am taking them both on the bus. 

Bear loved it.  He really loved it.  He was allocated to a house and a form and a teaching group, he said his teacher was lovely, he had an amazing time in computing and geography and generally lapped it up.  Most important, he said that the food was great.  He used the pay system, enjoyed great food and that most important part of school life is satisfactory. 

I need to be on the 7.12 am bus tomorrow with two 11 year old lads.  Then they will be in school for five hours while I spend 2 hours going home and coming back, to pick them up.  I am off for an early night.