Long-term

Friday is my birthday. Yes, 29, again. My driver's license expires on my birthday this year, which is OK since I happen to have lost it. I know it's in this house somewhere...


So, today I went to renew my license. I wasn't too excited about going and having my picture taken. I look OK in person, but with my hair so thin now (yes, it's still falling out!) I just don't look good in pictures. This is the license I will have to carry with me for the next ten years! 


I drove out to the DPS office in Hempstead. There were only two people ahead of me in line (compared with the 200 who would have been ahead of me at the Grant Road office), and the ladies who work in this office are always friendly and efficient. They gave me a vision test. Thankfully I passed! They asked me how much I weigh - a lot less than last time! They scanned my thumbprints - first time I've had that done! Then they told me to step back against the wall to take my picture. I was feeling OK until she handed me my receipt and my temporary license which actually had the picture on it. So, yeah, I still look like a cancer patient! Or maybe a scarecrow? 


But here's the good news...


I actually thought "long-term" today! I was thinking of having and using this license for ten years! I have moved past the five year time frame! And the other good news - I only have to keep this license for six years, not ten like I thought!


Happy Birthday to me!