  Yes,  the dog alarm went off at 5AM as usual,  so I may have been napping in the recliner,  but I was technically up. nbsp;  My son's alarm went of first at 6AM,
 then at 6: 15AM,  and at about 6: 25 I woke him up so we to go to the Edmond,  OK DMV to take the driving test. nbsp;
 It takes him forever to get ready,  but my dad was that way,  too. nbsp;  When we get to the DMV,  My boy was,
 like,  77 on the list. nbsp;  That's at freaking 7: 30AM! nbsp;
 I learned they had been lining up since 5AM. nbsp;  Anyway,  we're in a line,  not sure for what,  for another 2 1/
2 hours. nbsp;  We learn that's the line to make the appointment for the actual test. nbsp;  Damn. nbsp;
 The clerk asked me what time I preferred. nbsp;  I said,  " Now? nbsp;
 He laughed,  showed me the days list and said,  " I'm sorry,  all these people are ahead of you. nbsp;
 The earliest we could get was 2: 15PM. nbsp;  Now I have to be at work at 12: 30PM,  the Boy was scheduled at 2PM.
nbsp;  The Hubby is stressing over his mother,  and has too ( too,  too,  too,
 too )  much on his mind. nbsp;  First my son calls his work to see if they would let him come in a little late ( he swore they wouldn't)  and he explained what it was for and they said yes.
nbsp;  ( Then his Dad calls and acts like an ass,  but that's not news -  and it's another post)  Calling my work is a little stickier.
nbsp;  I can't just ask for the day off, nbsp;  while I may not be hanging by a thread,  I just can't call in. nbsp;
 But I have to do something. nbsp;  So I call in to our Workforce Department to see if I can get what's called "  Low Call "  until 4PM. nbsp;
 That's when the volume of calls in are low enough to let people go early ( or in my case,  come in late)  without pay. nbsp;  They said no,
 so I spoke to my direct supervisor,  who at first referred me back to Workforce,  I told her I did that,  then she spoke to her supervisor. nbsp;  She gave me Low Call until 3:
30PM.  We spent more time getting to the DMV,  than the test took.  * SIGH*  Right turn on red AFTER STOP !
 We get to try again next week. nbsp;
