I flunked my Indiana written drivers test this morning.
As the "follow the rules, straight A student, perfectionist" type, you have no idea how freaking upset I am right now.
Technically I didn't flunk. I filled in the correct answers in the wrong circles. You see I didn't realize I was going to be taking a test this morning when I took the 4 kids (Zach's at Boy Scout camp with Greg in Maryland) into the BMV. Going along with my usual "follow the rules, straight A student, perfectionist" type, I made sure to have my passport, birth certificate, social security card, current license, and proof of residency (which considering none of the bills are usually in my name, this was no small feat). I figured I could keep the kids entertained long enough to smile for the camera and answer some questions.
Instead I got hit with a 50 question multiple choice test. The test was printed loose leaf front and back and then there was a separate answer sheet to fill in the circles. So after about 5 minutes my kids started throwing their Webkins at each other like footballs and Kelly was running on the seat cushions down a roll of chairs. After getting them settled down, I returned to the test and was so frazzled I didn't notice one test sheet was flipped. I was near the end too and just ready to be done and I screwed up the remaining answers. Cause for goodness sake, who gets the "Pedestrian Crossing" sign wrong? I felt like such a complete idiot when I was told I didn't pass and she showed me the test and I saw how I had screwed up. That on top of being embarrassed by my kids' terrible rotten behavior.
And all I wanted to do today was get my freaking drivers license so we could go to the library and check out some books.
Instead I burst into tears as soon as we were out of the BMV and the kids have never been so quiet on the drive home.
As much as I'd like to mope around the house (I never flunk anything! Well except that one test in organic chemistry in college but everyone failed it) I need to suck it up and go back out to buy groceries and stop by the post office.
I know one of these days I will look back at this and laugh but right now with all the other random stresses in my life, all I can do is cry.
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