Today my daughter turns 17. She is scheduled to take her driver's test at 11:30 am. Holy crap. Is noon too early to start drinking?
Edited to add: She passed. Came home from the test and drove herself to school for the rest of the day. I've decided to choose brownies over alcohol. Crying helps, too. ;)
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Happy Birthday daughter!! Good luck with this Mary!! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your daughter! My oldest took his test in June, and the younger one has his permit and takes his next June....hence the reason i tend to stay off the roads as much as i can.....Seriously, she will be fine...I swear these kids will be better drivers than we EVER were with all the videogame practice theyve had lol! Good luck to your daughter
ReplyDeletegood luck & Happy Birthday to your lovely daughter!!..like my husband always says..'it's noon somewhere!!'..go for it!!..have a great weekend!!..Lacy
ReplyDeleteOh Mary she is beautiful! Happy Birthday to your daughter!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the driving!
Mary, Happy Birthday to your daughter. She is lovely and she looks like you. She'll do just fine with the driving, and you could call it a celebratory drink.
ReplyDeleteShe's taking the test at 11:30? Noon will be too late!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to your lovely daughter who looks as if she'd be a perfectly responsible young driver. Hope that she gets her license on the first try. It's so much less stressful that way.
Happy Birthday to your daughter...she favors her mother....I have 17 year old twin granddaughers...
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your lovely daughter - we share the same birthday - although she is just a tad younger! Hope the driving test goes well and that everyone stays sane and happy.
ReplyDeleteNo, in fact I highly recommend a stiff one before she takes to the road on her own. I've been drunk pretty much the past twelve months now;) Happy Birthday pretty girl!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your daughter and good luck to her AND you on the driving test!
ReplyDeleteIt's not early enough if she doesn't pass! Trust me, I know.
ReplyDeleteHapy birthday to your daughter. And may the force be with you when the insurance bill comes - I live in NJ too!
Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter. I'm sure she will do just fine; however, it is always nail-biting time for a mother. I'm not sure it gets any easier for us, either! Sally
ReplyDeleteClaudia -- happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteMental Mama -- I'm just shoving brownies into my mouth at the moment.
Ellen -- my husband has decided to move to Ireland if she doesn't pass. He's got his passport with him, and is eligible for dual citizenship because his grandmother was an emigrant. Oh, and we have a 21-year-old son. Our premiums are already scary.
Wish her happy birthday, and run to the front door. The emergency alchol delivery should be arriving there right about now! LOL.
ReplyDeleteShe will be fine, we all managed, hey I only failed once.....
Jen
Congratulations to your daughter! The driving is a milestone for her and sadly, for you. But someday soon, you'll get used to the fact that she's driving.
ReplyDeleteAnd if it's noon here, it's 5 PM somewhere. So no, it's not too early to start drinking. Just another one of my rules.
Oh my, she looks like a very smart,
ReplyDeleteresponsible driver.
Pay the premiums
and hang onnnnnnnnnn.
Mary,
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just turned 18 Nov 17th. She doesn't have her license yet, thank goodness. lol!! She is studying for it now. She told me when she turned 17, that she wasn't ready. Fine with me! Happy birthday to your dear daughter!
Oh Mary, she is beautiful! :) Lol! I wonder if I caused my mother so much stress? Brownies are much better, and those you can share with your daughter!
ReplyDeletexoxo~
Abbie
I know just how you feel, it scares the dickens out of you the first few times they drive on their own doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteOh, and a great big happy birthdday to your beautiful daughter:>)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your daughter dear! Enjoy, they grow up so fast!
ReplyDeleteLove reading your blog. Happy birthday to your daughter. I went thru that w/all three of my girls, and brownies sure helped. ALOT. Good luck,until the next big step, and somehow the brownies seem to get bigger and bigger w/each step. Honestly she will do just fine.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to her passing her first time taking the test! My dd is seventeen too and has been driving over a year now. It is pretty scary! Good luck to your little driver.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday and congrats to the family for growing up together!
ReplyDeletewhen my boy turned 16 he tested in the a.m. and dropped me off at the curb. off he drove. inside i went with a splitting headache. gag. we both lived to tell about it! he is almost 27 now! aren't these milestones wonderful! happy happy day for you all:) jkj
Oh My....how exciting...and she is just about the cutest thing ever with all those little brown angel kisses sprinkled all over that sweet face...
ReplyDeleteand, yep...chocolate rules !!!!!
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ReplyDeleteYes, I remember well the day both of my children received their driver's license. Sigh...
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that made me feel good was knowing they were safer drivers than some of the friends they had been driving with.
Ohhhhhhhhh, I hear you, and I totally understand! I'm still not comfortable with my son driving, and he's a senior in college!
ReplyDeleteYour daughter is a beautiful young woman. Hope she has a happy birthday.
mary from PA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAUGHTER!!! Oh Mary, she looks just like you, the head tilt and all, she's adorable...Aren't daughters just the best thing in the world...and what were you doing 17 years ago today....cursing out the husband....
ReplyDeleteI remember this feeling!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is 31 years old & still talks about how the day she passed her test. The surprise was allowing her the use of the car (my brand new car) for the day.
Congratulations to your lovely daughter...
oh -just wait until she turns 21 & takes you out for that drink. That is a really a wierd feeling. Just had to add something for you to look forward to- ha ha.
Mary, she's so beautiful. What a wonderful, fresh face. I love her freckles! This is a rite of passage I took but won't get to experience from the other side since I don't have kids, but you DO remember what a huge thing this is for her! Unfortunately, my parents were thilled beyond words because I was driving from 14 on.... it WAS a different time, and I am YOUR age!
ReplyDeleteGive her wings and an airbag and let her go!
I'm sure you can start drinking now that she is actually a driver on the road. I like the idea that teenagers cannot get their licese until 17...here in Georgia..our teens can get their permits at 15 which is far too early.
ReplyDeleteDrinking would probably set a bad example - go hide in a closet so she doesn't see you ;)
ReplyDeleteCongrats Mary & daughter!
Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteCongrats and Happy Birthday to your daughter...•:*¨ ♪♫♪♫ ¨¨*:•.* •:*¨ ♪♫♪♫ ¨¨*
I remember oh so well the day my kids got theirs, my son was first, I just got a new car so I gave him my old one, well he passes the test and off he goes to his job at the Mall, I followed him, I thought I was a pretty good detective and would have gotten away with it ~ if I hadn't followed ALL the way in to see him park the car. YUP he caught me, YIKES. We laugh about it now, but let's just say laughter was not coming out of his mouth that day !!!
Smother Mother strikes again !!!
Kathy :)
ps When my daughter passed things went along much smoother lol :)
Congratulations and Happy Birthday to your daughter! She is beautiful ! Ahhhh, 17! That's a while ago for me......hope you had a great party and enjoy your weekend together!
ReplyDeleteSmiles, Anke ;)
Mary, your daughter is beautiful - and she certainly looks like her mother.
ReplyDeleteI'll pray for both of you. ;-)
Mary
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet looking girl! Happy BDAY to her! Yikes, anoth driver...I ahve only driven once in the car with my 20 yr old son...he makes fun of me but I can't help it! She looks like a lovely young lady!
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Tara
Happy Birthday and Congratulations to your daughter. She is a beautiful young woman. Also, your dining room is lovely.
ReplyDeleteSweetie
Happy Birthday to your daughter.
ReplyDeleteMary, she's so lovely. To me she looks like someone from another time and place. I love the fact that she has such a natural look, not alot of makeup....just fresh and pretty. I think of the Little Women. Your daughter would be perfect in the clothing of that era. Your such a great photographer. Think about what a beautiful image that would be.
- Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife
Happy birthday to your beautiful daughter. I so remember those tears when Dan passed his test...I mean, those insurance rates were killer! *grin* Aw...it is a big deal...for them AND for Mom and Dad. I think I would have chosen the brownies too...maybe with a little white zin! : )
ReplyDeleteLove,
Sue
LOL! Hip, hip hooray she passed! Mary, it is 5 PM somewhere in the world if you still need to sneak in a little nip. teee heee.
ReplyDeleteYour daughter is adorable!!!!!! CONGRATS!!
xo
Becky
How fast time flies. It will be your daughter's birthday again soon! It's my sister's birthday today! :)
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