As I mentioned yesterday, Sophia got her license.  I am now liberated. I called our insurance company today and had her added to our automobile policy. Then I handed her the car keys and asked her to pick up her sister, Eva from school. Then take Mark to his orthodontist appointment. Then take Eva to soccer. Pick up Eva from soccer. Stop at the store on your way home and get me some eggs. Every time I watch her pull out of the driveway I am giddy with joy. What am I going to do with myself now that I am no longer a slave to the after school pick up, drop off, run to soccer/tutor/orthodontist appointment (with five kids in braces, somebody almost always has an orthodontist appointment) music/dance lesson whirl of activity?

I had a glass of wine and made muffins. I read the latest issue of The New Yorker and Martha Stewart. I didn’t rush through making dinner. I took my time. I relaxed. Sigh…