So...my blog advisor (baj) has advised that I tell this story from 'Rust world'...it's kinda long so just stay with me, or not...
On Monday, Jordan had an appointment at 10:30 am to finally get his drivers license. He first had to take the written test, so Craig took Jordan and Jacob at 9 am. (If anyone has experienced any time whatsoever at the DMV, you understand why it's important to go early... and I assume all DMV's are the same!) When they got there, they were told that his test wouldn't be until 11, so, thus begins our DMV drama... I got there at about 9:45 to trade cars with Craig.
Now, Jacob went to re-take his permit test, again, (that's another story in itself) - and at about 10 ish, his name was called. We are holding our breath and he is a nervous wreck... we watch his every reaction with the lady at the desk and then we see it... a huge smile!!! HOORAY! He passed!! A few minutes later, Jordan's name is called and he has also passed his written test! Double Hooray! Things are lookin' good for our DMV visit today!

Now we wait for the time to pass for Jordan's driver's test... the DMV is an interesting place to sit and watch people... luckily, they called him early (a couple ladies there liked my cute twins and squeezed Jordan in) and we go and move the car to the place they told us to move it. We sit and wait some more. Then, a quiet young woman comes out and I leave to go inside to wait. About 5 minutes later, Jordan calls me and says that our tags have expired! You're kidding me right?? No, he's not kidding - they just barely expired and they won't let him take the test.
He comes inside and we go up to give them his paperwork until next time. The lady says, well, you can pay $20 for temporary tags and still take the test. I think for a minute - I've already written two checks there that morning (one for each written test the boys took because they can't seem to accumulate a total for people to pay all at once) - then I decide 'what the heck' to write another check because I do not want to come back! We fill out the paperwork for the temporary tags and Jordan goes back out to the car to wait.
All this time, Jacob is with me and... we wait some more. It was about 20 minutes later and I get another call from Jordan..... the car won't start!!!!! What?? You're kidding me again, right?? We just drove it to that spot!! Jacob and I go out to the car, and it is as dead as can be. Big Giant Sigh.
The lady says maybe we can get a refund for the 20 bucks - we go in to find out and to give Jordan's paperwork back again. They say No to the refund and ask if Jordan wants to take the test later that afternoon. He quickly says, No thanks - obviously today is not the day!
I call Craig to tell him what has happened and the 3 of us go out to wait in the car. We wait, and wait, and wait. Jordan decides that this has all happened because for sure, some crazy Mexican is going to blow the DMV up and we are being spared! Finally, an hour later Craig comes to jump the car...little jetta giving Big Suburban a jump. It finally starts and the 3 of them go get the car checked out which ends up needing a new battery. I take the other car to run a few errands and try to redeem the rest of my day.
That is how we spent the majority of our first day of Spring Break... over 3 hours at the DMV! Did you notice a common theme throughout this story? That would be the word, WAIT, which is the one thing you always dread when you have to go to the DMV. The great thing is that we get to go back real soon. Why you ask??
So Jordan can take his dang drivers test!