One Step Closer

 Cameron moved one step closer to getting his driver's license today by passing the driving portion of the test.  Even getting home twenty minutes late due to a train in Goshen didn't dampen his mood.  He was extremely happy with his accomplishment and I was proud of him for how hard he had worked these past few months to improve his driving skills.  He still has to wait until April 21st to head to the BMV, but it was nice to finish the toughest portion of the process early.  

Cameron's driving experience was drastically different than Brett, Cal and Meg.  Since Bethany had eliminated their driver's education program this year, we decided to enroll Cam in Premier Driving School in Goshen.  Almost all of his friends used the same service and it had the added benefit of picking Cameron up at our home.  He also had the luxury of only spending an hour and fifteen minutes in the car as he was the sole driver for the majority of the six times that he drove.  Cal, Meg, and Brett spent eighteen hours behind the wheel just to get their required six hours of driving.  Cal had to drive at 6:30 a.m. during the summer.  Cam's earliest time was 8 a.m.  The testing process was a lot easier for Cameron as well.  He could complete it with his instructor instead of testing at the BMV.   It wasn't quite as intense as the Wawasee program, but Cam and I made up for that with countless hours in the van before he even started driving with Ed, a fellow Hoosier supporter.

It was sad to Meg and I thatCameron never got to experience driver's education with Cayle Woodard,  but overall I was glad that we chose Premier .  It fit into Cam's schedule well.  He still has two hours of night driving to complete before the 21st, but that should be easy to do.  I've enjoyed my time as passenger with Cameron.  We've had a lot of great conversations and thanks to our daily drives to Bethany and back, I also feel a lot more confident with him behind the wheel.  Cameron's more than ready for some additional freedom.  I remember that feeling and am happy that he's almost there.