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April 25, 2005
consequences
After reading Mark's blog last week, I was incredibly thankful that he was let off with a warning instead of the due ticket that we could not afford.
Saturday, we decided to take a quick trip to the Unclaimed Baggage store somewhere in Alabama only to get lost on the ride home--an hour past lunch time, the baby crying for a bottle, the boys fighting, me with an attitude, and Mark stressed about the wedding that he was suppose to photograph that evening. I am known to be somewhat of a fast driver and can get us where we need to be much faster than my husband who gets caught up in conversation or dreaming about his next big idea. I am also usually quick to spot lurking law enforcement but not this day. We were cruising down the road well over the speed limit trying to entertain our weary children with some old Fingerhutt songs when I notice a trooper who was obviously well aware of my transgression.
So, here we are pulled over again. This time with me behind the wheel. The boys had a multitude of questions about the whole ordeal; so I used this situation as a learning tool to teach them that even mommy is punished for bad choices. We often talk about policemen and following the rules while driving--and, I admit, scaring our children a bit with the thought of an angry policemen catching them without their seat belts on. So, Aidan especially is well aware of the officer's duty.
When the trooper came back to our car with the fat ticket in hand, Aidan quickly started trying to get his attention. He kept saying, "Umm. Mister Policeman...Excuse me, Mister Policeman." Over and over he continued with a concerned look across his face. We soon figured out that he was trying to rat Mark out for taking off his seat belt earlier in an attempt to retrieve a spider-man toy from the floor board. Then, Mark started to get nervous and tried to get Aidan's attention turned to something else. Aidan was determined, "Umm. Excuse me. Excuse me, Mister Policeman. My dad...Umm." Despite all of Aidan's efforts, the trooper was more focused on my ticket and did not hear what was being said. So, Aidan was not successful in busting his dad, but we get a good laugh at the thought of his diligence and the nervous look on Mark's face.
| By cooleys | 03:38 PM
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