http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/tsimpson/26489 Our eldest daughter just received her driving permit.&nbsp; My husband and I each took her, at different times, to our church parking lot to let her get used to being behind the wheel.&nbsp; My husband was giving her tips on the three point turn and &nbsp;parellel parking; whereas, I was giving her advice on not looking in the mirror while driving, not looking nervous while driving and my favorite driving advice...the proper driving waves.&nbsp; How to give people the thank you wave, hello wave, go ahead wave and what are you thinking &quot;wave&quot;......well not so much.&nbsp; On a serious note, I got out of the car at one point of our &quot;driving instruction&quot; and had her drive by herself, (praying each second, of course) and as I watched her drive off I realized that this moment will never come again.&nbsp; This moment of watching my daughter drive off right before my eyes will forever be in my mind.&nbsp; She will be a junior next year and I can still remember watching her on her first day of kindergarten.&nbsp; Oh how the years go by! &nbsp;Cherish&nbsp; each moment....... they will vanish right before your eyes. Our eldest daughter just received her driving permit.&nbsp; My husband and I each took her, at different times, to our church parking lot to let her get used to being behind the wheel.&nbsp; My husband was giving her tips on the three point turn and &nbsp;parellel parking; whereas, I was giving her advice on not looking in the mirror while driving, not looking nervous while driving and my favorite driving advice...the proper driving waves.&nbsp; How to give people the thank you wave, hello wave, go ahead wave and what are you thinking &quot;wave&quot;......well not so much.&nbsp; On a serious note, I got out of the car at one point of our &quot;driving instruction&quot; and had her drive by herself, (praying each second, of course) and as I watched her drive off I realized that this moment will never come again.&nbsp; This moment of watching my daughter drive off right before my eyes will forever be in my mind.&nbsp; She will be a junior next year and I can still remember watching her on her first day of kindergarten.&nbsp; Oh how the years go by! &nbsp;Cherish&nbsp; each moment....... they will vanish right before your eyes. en-us Mon, 12 May 2008 08:51:31 PDT <p>You know, I had a feeling when I saw the first line of your blog that I would love it.&nbsp; Awwww!&nbsp; What a heart-tugging moment as a mom.&nbsp; You're right to cherish it, to observe it, if you can, in the slow motion of a mom's eye.&nbsp; Here's a story I wrote (for The Voice!) long before I started working here:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.northwestvoice.com/home/ViewPost/6904">Through the mommy-cam</a></p> <p>Enjoy.</p> http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/tsimpson/26489/#c_237382 http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/tsimpson/26489/#c_237382 <p>You know, I had a feeling when I saw the first line of your blog that I would love it.&nbsp; Awwww!&nbsp; What a heart-tugging moment as a mom.&nbsp; You're right to cherish it, to observe it, if you can, in the slow motion of a mom's eye.&nbsp; Here's a story I wrote (for The Voice!) long before I started working here:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.northwestvoice.com/home/ViewPost/6904">Through the mommy-cam</a></p> <p>Enjoy.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Although I'm a fairly new mom.&nbsp; (I've been a step-mom since 2003 and a birth mom since 2006.)&nbsp; Someone told me the following...&nbsp; <b>The days will be long, but the years will be short.&nbsp;</b> Now that I'm a mom I completely understand.&nbsp; When was reading about your daughter that was running through my head.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/tsimpson/26489/#c_237497 http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/tsimpson/26489/#c_237497 <p style="text-align: justify;">Although I'm a fairly new mom.&nbsp; (I've been a step-mom since 2003 and a birth mom since 2006.)&nbsp; Someone told me the following...&nbsp; <b>The days will be long, but the years will be short.&nbsp;</b> Now that I'm a mom I completely understand.&nbsp; When was reading about your daughter that was running through my head.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>