4-16-16 Sat. Taxes are done

The day after tax day! Aren't you glad it's over? I had some excitement on Thursday. I received a call on Wednesday afternoon from my grandson Joseph. He'll be 18 this summer and just got his permit. So I told him that I would take him out for some driving instruction. I've taught all my kids to drive and Hilda to drive that's Joseph's mom. Since school was in session, I couldn't go to one of his large parking lots and let Joseph practice getting the feel of turning, breaking and accelerating. I took Joseph to East county, out to Blossom Valley. It's been a long time since I've been there and it's gotten busier in the last 20 years.

So we were doing pretty good practicing driving and then I received a call from Hilda. She had dropped Samuel off at school in Kearny Mesa and stopped in to do some shopping at Target. A young gal 26 years old had back into her Jeep. She claimed she did not have her license with her and insurance. I instructed Hilda on what to do.

Over the course of the next 15 minutes I received 2 more phone calls. The young lady was refusing to give Hilda her driver's license. Finally I talked to her on the telephone and told her that this is part of the law that you're supposed to exchange information. She kept telling me that she is leaving the country in one month. I told her it doesn't make any difference, you're supposed to exchange information.

What happened, I end up having to drive from East county to Kearny Mesa and give Hilda some backup. By the time I got there which is a good half an hour drive, she'd come up with her insurance which was her parents not hers and also had given Hilda her driver's license. I had instructed Hilda to take a picture of her driver's license and to take a picture of her car and make sure the car's license plate is visible.

Well, the damage was almost insignificant. It did not make contact with the car proper only with the bumper and you almost have to pointed out to somebody to see what happened so it really was not a big deal. That was the excitement for the week.

My good friends Tom and Teresa surprised me on Sunday and gave me 2 cans of "Throwback Mountain Dew". I took a picture of the can. It made me smile when I saw the picture of the little guy on the can, because it's been a long time since they've changed that logo. It was fun to see in the course Mountain Dew, is so good for you!

I found a picture and I'm not sure if I posted this picture before. I scanned it and I'm including at the very bottom. Little Timothy and little Joseph are sitting on our laps. This picture was probably taken approximately 15 or 16 years ago.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Maranatha,
Frank