On The Road Alone

Yesterday was the first day that Ashleigh could legally drive alone. So after much (Lucie) trepidation, she hopped in the car (Lucie's!) and headed down the road. To Kohl's. About a mile away. Better than nothing! She is a good driver and has driven a lot around here so I was fine with it. She doesn't have the golden key to the cars yet and still needs more practice, but she is doing fine.

And to make it an even better day, her team played the school that beat them 19-3 earlier in the season. This time they did better and only lost by a score of 4-16! ha ha BUT, Ashleigh scored! With about 30 seconds left in the miserable, damp and cold game, Ashleigh whipped a shot in through the goalie's legs. That was a spark!

I was able to work the mower through the soaking wet grass yesterday and get that under control before it rained again. The yard looks great though. I also took away the tree stakes I had used to support the Ash tree we planted 2 summers ago. They say you shouldn't stake the tree more than a year because the swaying of the tree actually helps strengthen the roots. It is really looking nice.