Stuck at the DMV

Somehow that thing with my driver's license being suspended had me on edge this morning. So much so I went ahead and signed up with a new insurance carrier thinking all this old stuff last June with my car being dinged was caused by something happening with my old insurance carrier. Like they must have missed sending info or something. Anyway they were the ones that sent me communication letting me know I couldn't be renewed. Which is why I signed up with a different carrier. I thought they may be going out of business or something. Anyway because of the accident this new California law required that I report it to the DMV. I guess the DMV wanted to make sure I had financial responsibility. Which I did because I had insurance. But the DMV sent the notice to Lindbrook so I never got it and so they suspended my license. I had to get to the bottom of it. I could have called Clearcover.  But then what I wanted was to clear my license and from what I had researched on the web only the DMV could do that. And so right after breakfast I packed Johnnie's backpack up with water and snacks, and then went to Staples to get my proof or insurance printed. And headed off with Johnnie to DMV Culver City. Of course I didn't have an appointment and the line to just get was so long it went all the way around the block. But since I was here anyway I figured I'd test my powers of being able to control my state and in doing so, perhaps somehow get my license cleared somehow. We got there before 10 AM and got inside about an hour and a half later. And that's just to get a number. Finally I did get to talk to a DMV rep who told me I needed to provide evidence of insurance from the exact day of the accident. Great. One more thing I needed to print out. She told me to get it in that same day and I wouldn't have to wait in line again. And so off I went to Carl's Jr to get Johnnie some chicken strips and me an Beyond burger. I mean look at him in the picture. He was so bored I know. But he was such a trooper. He stuck with me the whole time and now I realized how Lisa felt whenever she was alone with Johnnie. No matter what they did, no matter how boring it got, as long as he was with her he was ok. And that's how I felt like today. The day was boring as shit waiting in those lines... FOR ME. Yet I did have the presence of mind to bring drawing and cutting stuff for Johnnie so he at least wasn't all the way bored. After lunch we printed my insurance stuff and went right back to the DMV.... where they told me they couldn't accept my document. At least not from me. They would need something official from Clearcover. Sigh. And so finally I got on the phone with Clearcover. And after 10 minutes, the guy told me my license was cleared! YES! YES! Mission accomplished. It took all day but hey at least I got it done. It was like a great weight was lifted off my shoulders. And in retrospect I think I did a pretty good job today managing my state even though I was impatient as hell. And also focusing on the outcome that I wanted, whether it was the line moving a little bit faster or whether I was going to get a positive response. I knew though that somehow it was going to work out. In fact I was pretty sure it would somehow. By the time we got home it was already almost 3 PM. No point in taking a nap then. I also realized by that time that I had made it through the vacation week. I know we didn't do anything today Johnnie and i, nothing out of the ordinary anyway. Or did we? I realized also that I don't usually have Johnnie on Fridays and so tonight I made it like an ordinary weeknight. Had some pizza from Whole Foods, made him some chicken noodle soup penne. As for me, I had been eating crap all day long and it continued tonight. Johnnie and I walked to McDonald's to get him some chicken nuggets and me a chicken sandwich. Lisa and I had talked about possibly getting together again for dinner and maybe this time Johnnie could spend the night at Lisa's house. But by 6 PM she hadn't called yet and so I figured she was still tired or something else. She needed to focus on her house anyway as it had turned into such a huge thing. And so I kept Johnnie with me for one more night tonight. The best thing about today was that Johnnie and I bonded anyway. Just look at the last picture I posted with him kissing me on the cheek. Aww. My favorite Little Bug. Bestest son ever.