My Day at the DMV

On Friday I went to the DMV to register a car that my husband's mother has given to us. The DMV is always a lesson in patience, and it's a great place to people watch. Today I didn't have any of my children with me, so I got to people watch. My favorite are couples and parents with small children. I love to see how different couples interact with each other, and when you are not the one dealing with the little bundles of energy it's a blast to watch them. It is also very interesting to observe the different levels of manners people have or lack of them.

While standing in my first line I noticed a ticker displayed that was sharing health tips. The tip I took notice of was the one on hearing loss. It shared how you should wear ear protection if you will be exposed to loud noises regularly or you can have permanent hearing damage. Our home is a loud home. Someone is always doing something. There is always talking and laughing, singing and twirling, playing and roughhousing going on. And plenty of fighting and crying too. Because of this our home can seem overwhelming to those not accustomed to it. During my waiting I gave some thought to preserving my hearing by wearing earplugs daily. Then I thought that I also should preserve the children's hearing they should wear them too. As I thought more about it I got a picture in my mind of all of us walking around deaf and asking, "what?" to each other all day because we couldn't hear each other with the ear plugs in. I figured that that might be counter-productive, so I think I will just work on lowering the noise level of our home.

I was number 46 in line for registrations, and the line was moving at about 10 people an hour. I was supposed to get together with my sister so I was getting worried that I wouldn't be able to. They had just announced number 36 and there were 10 more to go. I groaned silently and pleaded with the Lord to work a miracle and speed things up. My sister is having back surgery on Tuesday, and I wanted to spend some time with her before she has the surgery. Well about 5 minutes after my prayer they announced number 44! They skipped for 36 to 44. Then instantly they announced number 45. And about 3 minutes later, just enough time for me to gather my paperwork out of my purse they announced number 46. I went up and 10 minutes later I was finished and on my way! God is so good, He even cares about little things like waiting at the DMV.

I don't enjoy going to the DMV, but I guess it wasn't so bad this time. I had a pretty good time actually.