Even mommies break the rules.

Why hide what is going on?   So, we got pulled over the other day.  Sure sure.  I tried (stupidly) to get everyone home at 5:20 and then fed and put back out the door at 6pm for swimming class.  That might sound do-able, but keep in mind that we also have an exchange student and I can’t “fake” dinner.

Previous swimming nights, there have been times when pb&j and grapes counted for the ladies. For my dinner, I may or may not have eaten two thin mints and called it a day.   With guests, something has to be made.  Crazy.  Somehow, things happened.  Girls were crying – food wasn’t eaten – exchange student trying to get them out to the car.  NUTS.  

At this point, I have learned (after 3 babies) that it would possibly be ok to just not go.  Sometimes we can’t force them to want to have a good time.  Problem being – grandma takes classes before our swimming class.  She is already in the pool waiting for us.  She would worry.  A lot. 

Here we go – 6:20.  20 minute drive away from swimming class. Set to be there 15 minutes late and then changing into suits.  In pool about 6:50 for a class that ends at 7:15. Vroooom.   Of course.  We are pulled over.  I was very surprised, I really didn’t think I was going that fast.  He asked me how fast.  I said- not sure.  He said 40.  I said oh?  Very confused because it is a  non-residential frontage road.  40 seems perfectly reasonable.   Apparently not to whoever set the speed limits.  It is 30 there.  *#)@ 

Turns out, in addition to speeding, I didn’t have my insurance on me.  #*@)*  The girls wanted to know – what did he want?  I told them he was doing a seat belt check.  We all had ours on.  Whew.  I also had my ID on me – something I very typically don’t have.  Whew.  There was a lot of conversation about why the lights were on and why it took so long.  And why the red and blue lights made purple.   Keep in mind I had very agitated babies.  

Then I got the question.  “If they were doing a seat belt check, what are we waiting for?  We all have seat belts.” Yikes.  I explained – Mommy was driving too fast and that isn’t safe.  He is stopping mom to give her a ticket.  There were more questions – but really- I felt good about using the moment to explain that even mommies have to follow the rules.  

Now to write the check…