V has her driver's license!!!

At last! After many months of paperwork and waiting, V's test was scheduled by the driving authority for this afternoon in a nearby town (after phone calls to see what the hold up was--they were waiting for her driving school to contact them, but we don't have a driving school...). I dropped her off and waited for the results. She did great and we were both a bit shocked she passed on the first try (reminder, some of the answers to the questions are very strange to non-Germans). After the test they handed her a stamped piece of paper, she asked to clarify to make sure she passed and half the class responded "yes." I took her straight to the Kreishaus and after some waiting she was handed her new license after handing over her US one. Then I had some fun making her drive me around the county for a while. It is the first time she has driven in Germany. This is in the nick of time too. School starts back up on Monday and finally I don't have to commute the kids back and forth all day!