Fun...then not so fun.

Today we went to the gym and were able to use the outdoor cafe and slides afterwards. It was lots of fun. The girls and I did races in the swim lanes and played a mean game off shark. The outdoor cafe was finally open so we wee able to enjoy our lunch outside by the pool...lots of fun. I even went down the slide with the girls.it was fun and there were no lines so it was nice. We only stayed for an hour because we has to get home to meet the exterminator. All was going well and I had the perfect amount of time to get there without rushing. So heavens knows why when I got on the turnpike to head home I pressed the gas pedal to speed up for so long.I think I was talking to the girls and just didn't realize I was still accelerating, till I looked down and saw I was going almost 90. Eek. So I took my foot off the gas and looked up only to see a highway patrol car in the other lane coming toward me. I Look in my rearview mirror to see his brake lights.ugh. sure enough he whips a u-turn and follows me.... then the lights. Ugh. Well, I WAS on time, but I'm not gonna be now: ( I was hoping he would give me a warning, but I wasn't that lucky. So $188.50 later I have a ticket. Blahhhhhhh. So frustrating.but nothing I can do about it except pay the consequences for my mistake. And of course, pay better attention while driving so that I don't do that again! The thing that is so frustrating is I really wasn't late and intentionally speeding.it really was an oversight, and when I saw my error I was fixing it, unfortunately he saw it at the same time (or earlier) and I couldn't undo what I had already done: (
So a fun time ended in a not so fun time. And W is crying in the backseat because she doesn't know what else to do, and my kids are grilling me with questions about what all this means and what will happen (court, costs, insurance, etc) the only good thing I guess is that I admitted my mistake and I explained to them that there are consequences for bad behavior(we talk about this all the time as well as being responsible for our actions) so I was able to show them that I took my consequence without complaining, and that when we do something wrong we are responsible to pay for it. Even though it stinks! I don't want to give away almost $200 for a couple minutes of stupidity. But a ticket is better than an injury or fatality, so I will take my ticket and look towards tomorrow as a new day. :)

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