And Still Alive!

[madrobins]

The girl has her learner's permit, and had a ten-minute first time behind the wheel in a mostly-empty parking lot behind a mall. She did fine for a first time (only confused the brake and gas pedals once), and after ten minutes I asked for the keys back mostly because the responsibility of being The Grownup and yet unable to do anything was wearing on me. But she did fine, and is positively glowing with the joy of it all.