Another pro to having a baby is....

They help get you out of a ticket!!!! Yup, my wonderful (screaming) child got mommy out of a ticket yesterday! :) We were on our way back up from RR when I was pulled over. We were driving through what I didn't realize was a school zone, and the lady to my left had been honking at me since the previous light. I seriously thought there was something wrong with my car, maybe my tires were low or my gas cap was open. I was so focused on trying to figure out what she was trying to tell me that I didn't realize the light had turned green a while ago and now I had the car behind me honking at me too! So trying to get through the light I failed to see the signs saying "NO PASSING" 15 MPH School Zone! As soon as I reached 17 MPH I hear the dreaded sound of sirens and those ugly flashing lights in my mirror! GRRRR. I pull over and the cop has a pissed off look on his face. So here I am thinking "Great, M is just going to LOVE me even more after this... Our insurance is going to go up again & I am going to have to spend a dreaded 4 hours in driving school!" I get my license, insurance and registration out and have them ready by the time the cop pulls up to my window I just hand them over without him asking! (Hehe practice I guess) The rest kinda goes like this...

Cop - "Ma'am, do you know why I pulled you over?"

Me - "Yeah, I speed through a school zone"

Cop - "Why were you speeding Ma'am?"

Me - "I wasn't paying attention." (Sad Face)

Cop - "Why weren't you paying attention?"

Me - (This is where I start rambling on about the Lady that had been honking at me and me too focused on trying to figure out what was wrong with the car)

Cop - "Yeah, I heard the honking, she was honking at you?"

Me - "Yeah, she had been since the previous light (Eli then starts to fuss) and she kept pointing at the car"

Cop - "Hmmmph" (then he circles my car) "I don't see anything Ma'am. You have a baby in there?"

Me - "Yes"

Cop - (Looks in the car to the backseat, then he notices the dog kennel safely seat belted in to the front seat) "What do you have in there?"

Me - "My dog."

Cop - "A puppy?"

Me - "No, he is two."

Cop - "Ohh, you have one of those Dinky dogs?"

Me - (EXCUSE ME) "Ummm, No, not Dinky, just small." (E is screaming by this point)

Cop - (Pat's the car and goes to his fancy cop car) .... Two minutes later "That baby is upset Ma'am"

Me - "I know."

Cop - "I don't know how women can drive around with a crying baby, that's a big distraction."

Me - (I just stare... confused)

Cop - (Looks in at the dog again) "I have to say, I have never seen anyone seat belt their dog before (smirks)... How 'bout I let you go with a warning this time if you get that baby home and pay more attention to School Zones"

Me - (Shame face for the whole School Zone thing) "Ok."

Cop - (Hands me back all my stuff) "Have a good day"

Me - "Thanks!" (HAPPY DANCE, HAPPY DANCE, HAPPY DANCE)

So my screaming child along with my seat belted in dog helped me get out of a ticket! Woot, Woot!!!

*** And for what it's worth, I have NEVER gotten a ticket for speeding, I am NOT a speeder however sometimes I do fail to notice signs, like "No turn on red" or "No left hand turn" which are what my tickets are for, and I ALWAYS (with the exception of yesterday obviously) obey School Zone's, I don't make excuses for school zone's and I do feel really bad about not paying attention to it. ***