Takin' Care of Business

Hopefully, I will only be around a little bit longer. Here I am going through old memory boxes (thanks to Abby for keeping me company and encouraging me to throw out all my junk).

Old soccer trophies from elementary school. I can't imagine
what made me think I really was, not only a
champion, but number one all these years.

Funny story time: Mr. Dugovick's Science class in eighth grade,
"Dissecting Cow Eyes" Day- I decided, in my little 13-year old brain,
that it would be so cool to keep the cow's retina. Some people have a
lucky rabbit's foot, some keep locks of a loved one's hair.
I have a special place in my heart for cow parts.
I'm awesome, I know. Yes, it's in the garbage.

Mission papers are online these days, in case you didn't know
(Crazy stuff- this "intranets" thing. Yes, Bubba, I stole that phrase
from you). I click "finish" on one of the pages and big red letters
tell me my drivers license number is expired. "What? I typed June of '08,
didn't I? Wait...June? of 2008? Ahh!! I've been driving on an
expired license for 7 months?"

Turns out, you have to take the WRITTEN test and eye exam again when
you drive on an expired license for that long. Feeling like an idiot and
sitting next to a dozen or so 15-year olds, I took the written test and
passed. Want to know the one I missed? Q: How many seconds should you wait before changing lanes after your turning signal is on?
A: If you said 3 seconds, you are WRONG! It has recently been changed to
2 seconds. What is the world coming to? We can't even wait three
whole seconds before merging our cars into traffic.
What's next- microwaving Pop-Tarts and Drive-Thru Wedding Receptions?

Last on my list of things to do before turning in my
mission papers: Visiting the Dentist. I took this picture because
I thought for sure I would have a lopsided face since I couldn't feel my
left side and it felt super puffy. The photo turned out
pretty cute instead, I think.

I hate the dentist. We used to go to this old man who didn't use gloves.
Is that even legal? Now we do trade work with a family friend.
My mom teaches his kids piano, he gets to give me shots and drill
into my face. No taxes for either party!

Now the only thing keeping me is wisdom teeth, which I am
scheduled to have taken out February 9th. And also, I like ice cream...