Well, Hey

Yes, I realize it has been almost a week since I last posted, but with the given circumstances this last week, I think you'll forgive me.  The visitation and funeral were rough times for a lot of people, and it was nice for them to be behind us.  We stayed at my in-laws' house on Thursday night, just because I think we needed to be there with them and needed some more time for just family.  An untimely death is an awakening for me.  I seem to be looking for the brighter spots, for the more significant meanings behind things and people.  I think it's sad that it takes such a tragedy to heighten my awareness of such things, but it does sometimes.

I had a friend watch my kids today, which is a HUGE deal for me.  I had a doctor's appointment today, and they didn't need to be with me, and would have much rather been at my friend's house.  They had a GREAT time. :)  They love my friend and her little girl.

I feel like there is so much more that has happened over the past few days, but nothing that's really significant enough that it needs to be mentioned here.  

I wish that the heightened awareness and brighter viewpoints of things also applied to how I see myself.  I see everyone and everything as brighter, which almost makes my viewpoint of myself as dimmer and much worse than its normal bad state.  Hm...how to solve that...

Totally Unfunctional

Yeah, it's a word.

So the past day and a half I feel like I've been just going through the motions, hardly acknowledging the reality of much.  Yesterday we had leftovers for supper, except Dusty made the kids some eggs, and Seth a ham, egg and cheese sandwich.  I just don't feel like doing anything.  Today I went to Jackson and picked up some music for my students, and went to Dusty's work to eat.  I almost couldn't go to his work because of the effort it took.  What in the wold?  It's not even MY aunt!!

Tomorrow is the visitation.  Dusty is going to work for the whole day, and the kids and I are going to go through our daily routine of the library, and then I'll teach my one piano lesson who rescheduled for the rest of the year for Wednesday from Tuesday.  I'll have the kids ready to leave when Dusty gets there, and then we'll grab some food on the way and go to the visitation in Maury City.  Thursday is the funeral at 10, so Dusty's going to take off the whole day.

I keep hearing awful, tragic things about this accident.  The teenager that did this has, apparently, been turned in for speeding on this road at least three times.  His car rolled down the road after he hit Janie.  I heard it rolled three times.  There is glass spread for a HUGE stretch of road because he rolled so far.  Janie laid on the road with a sheet, that Terry had to put on her, for two hours.  The original ambulance didn't get there for an hour, AN HOUR, and when it did get there, it had to take the boy first because he was actually living, so Janie was still laying there.  The police wouldn't let anyone move her because pictures hadn't been taken yet, and they had to take pictures for documentation of the scene.  Finally, her ambulance came.

It is just a down few days.  I keep thinking that I want to feel special.  I think I'm terrible at dealing with tragedy.  I automatically internalize it and make it my own tragedy.  I want to know how I can be helped through it, and this is not my tragedy!  This is not my family.  I'm just needing to man up and deal.  Two more days and then our life can resume, except I know theirs never will in the same way.

Yes, life will resume.  The blessings are glorious, but only if there are these days to which I can compare them.

So today

We went wedding dress shopping with my sister-in-law, Dusty's sister, who got engaged last week.  She tried on one on Saturday, and tried on a bunch more today.  She wound up picking the one she tried on Saturday.  First pick is usually it. :)

On the other hand, while we were there my mother-in-law got a terrible phone call that her sister-in-law, Dusty's aunt, was hit by a car while on a Ranger (similar to a Rhino...pretty much an off road golf cart).  She was turning into her driveway after riding only about a quarter of a mile from her husband's shop.  She turned left, and was broadsided by a teenage driver who passed two other cars that had been slowly following her.  Her husband heard the crash and was one of the first ones on the scene.  She was gone before the ambulance got there.  This man has lost his mother in December and now his wife.  This is just a horrible tragedy and I would appreciate all prayers.  Please pray for Terry, her husband, Randall, her son, and her grandchildren.  She was only in her mid 50's.

Thankful for days like these that make me remember and appreciate the days like yesterday.

Blessings Galore

God has really decided to lay on the blessings recently.  We got our tax refund, which was directly deposited into our checking on Friday.  Dusty had talked to his uncle, who had purchased his grandmother's car after she died, and was going to buy it from him.  The uncle had initially gotten it for his son, Dusty's cousin, our good friend, but he didn't need it anymore because of a (blessed) job change.  Dusty talked to his uncle, worked out a deal and got the car yesterday.  Now we had two cars, a truck and my SUV.  Dusty was planning on driving his old car around with a for sale sign in the window until he sold it, just for publicity.  However, I knew that my neighbor piano student, who just turned 16, was used car shopping, and I knew she shopped yesterday.  I saw her mother was on facebook last night when we got the kids to bed, so I sent her a message asking if the girl got a car, and telling her why.  She wanted to know the details about the car, and after finding them out she made an appointment to test drive the car today.  The girl and her father came to test drive, and drove for over 30 minutes.  They came back and the father and Dusty made a deal!!  WOOOO!!!!  We are so blessed!  So here's the synopsis.  Got the tax refund on Friday, bought the car and spent all the refund on Saturday, sold the other car on Sunday!  God has truly blessed us.  The awesome thing is, Dusty was saying they kept talking about what a blessing it is for THEM!  She loves silver, and they've looked at a lot of cars, but nothing that was in the right price range.  They figured they'd have to finance it, and just have the girl pay them back.  Now, with this car, they can buy it outright and the girl can pay them back, and no one has to pay any interest.  It's the perfect car for a first car because it has a lot of miles, and is old, and can be wrecked without a huge loss.  She has already posted on facebook that she got a car and can't wait to drive it to school tomorrow.  Blessings all around.

This morning's service was so wonderful.  The music service was beyond fantastic.  I just sat and cried during the choir's special.  The sermon was from a guy from Jews for Jesus.  It was about Christ in the Passover.  It was incredibly enlightening and eye opening.  I'm looking forward to knowing more about it.  Great day.  The past few have been really good.  I keep thinking about Chris Rice's song that asks, "Why can't every day be like today?"  I guess it takes bad days to make these days seem so good.

Woo Outside Play!!

Today Chick-fil-A had Mommy and Me, which is a time when they play with your kids with Play-Doh and markers and some other toys from 9:30-11.  The mommies get free coffee. :)  They played for about an hour, and then we went outside and they played on the Chick-fil-A playground for 30-45 minutes.  I had made a picnic lunch to take to the park, where I knew some more of our friends would be, so we went out there and ate, and the kids played for an hour or so.  They had a great time playing.

That last picture wound up being a disaster.  He couldn't really handle it himself, although he thought he could initially. :)  It was only in the high 70's, but it was HOT!  This playground is completely unshaded, except under the toys, so it's quite stifling.  Hannah got in the car and said, "Mommy, I'm drippy."  And she was.

Oh, just as a side note.  Don't preheat your oven while forgetting you're letting bread rise in it.  It does not fair well for the bread dough, nor the white plastic bowl in which the bread was rising.  Just thought I'd note it, so you wouldn't have to experience that for yourself. :-/

Isn't it ironic...don't you think?

My last post was about how cold I am, and right now I'm about to go change into a short sleeved shirt.  It's GORGEOUS outside!  My kids and I spent from about 9:30-11:45 outside today.  They pulled up grass, and sat in the beach chairs (even though we have never been to the beach in the almost 8 years of our marriage), they played in the backyard, and then we went to the little park in Medina and met a friend, and then some other people I knew came to play.  It was so heavenly.  Dusty's hoping to get some outside work done after work.  It's supposed to be in the high 70's today and tomorrow.  I'm a winter person, but it's nice to have a break in the cold.

OK, so Hannah has been waking up at approximately the same time of the night for 4 out of the last 5 nights.  For a while the ceiling was falling down, but when I called her bluff after the 750th time of claiming that as her "dream", now she's not saying that there's really anything wrong, or she just creates a reason to call out.  Last night it was that a truck drove by and startled her...yeah, right.  It's not that we mind going up there, but there's no possibility of going to be at 10, if we know we'll have to get up within an hour to go up there.  This morning I told her that Daddy and I won't be going up there again tonight, unless there's actually something wrong.  She's perfectly capable of rolling over and going back to sleep.  So hopefully she'll be able to do that tonight.

I'm getting a baking itch again.  I really want to bake something, but I know that we're getting pre-made cookie dough tonight that we bought from our neighbor, and I know we'll make some cookies from that, so I don't want to make too much stuff.  Plus, our kids are developing a habit of eating dessert every night.  I got in that habit too a few years ago, and gained a lot (alot...hehehe) of weight from it.  I'm trying to break the of the habit and have it be a special thing instead of an expected thing.

I'm wondering if a nap in a cup is in my future.  It seems like it may be one of those types of days.  Also, what will I cook for supper.  Something that doesn't require ground beef, cheddar cheese, or bread.  And something that can be eaten quickly, so that everyone (Dusty and the kids) can do more outside.  Not that I'm choosy or anything.  Hmmm...

Brrrrr...

I am so cold!  I know I should just turn up the heat, but since it's going to be in the mid/high 70s later this week, I can't justify turning up the heat.  I know.  I'm weird.  It's 65 in here right now according to the thermostat, but I KNOW it's colder than that.  OK, I just went and turned on the heater in the bathroom and that thermostat said 59.  I knew it was cold!  It's just so dreary outside that it makes it feel colder in here.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a warmer day. :)

Hannah keeps waking up with a bad dream that the ceiling is falling down.  Dusty thinks that it's not a dream.  He thinks she's awake barely and looks up at the ceiling and sees the reflection of her clock lights on it, and it changes and makes it look like the ceiling is moving.  It has been probably 6 or 7 times that she has cried out because of it.  Last night it was RIIIIGHT after I went to sleep.  Then I couldn't get back to sleep for another 45 minutes.  It was very sad.

I thought we might go to the library today to switch out our books, but now I'm not sure we will.  We normally go on Wednesdays for story time, but we have a birthday party tomorrow that doesn't allow us that opportunity.  I don't want to spend any money because of the St. Louis trip we took, and the money it cost, and I'm going to need gas soon.  I'm really trying to not drive as much because of the prices of gas, so I think we may just not go anywhere again today.  I had thought about going and getting a few groceries in Jackson, but again, trying to save gas.  Budgeting is hard!  We have to go to Jackson tomorrow, so maybe I can combine the grocery trip with the trip to the party, and then we can just wait to go to the library until next week.  Ah, thanks for helping me come to that conclusion. :)

So we'll just stay home again and they can play, and I can teach this afternoon.  Watch out!  Exhilaratingly fun day ahead.

Hooray!

The fugitives are caught!  There have been two escaped convicts from Louisiana in Jackson since Wednesday night.  They finally came out today and stole a Madison County Parks and Recreation truck, tied up the worker, and drove around trying to get away.  They got to Memphis, where they crashed the truck, and then were caught. I'm really wanting to know where they drove.  I heard there was a sighting of that truck near our neighborhood this afternoon, which is feasible, but not confirmed, with the time that they crashed in Memphis.  If they were trying to get away, then they could've come this way to go around roadblocks.  Both hand guns were loaded and ready to go, as well as the two shotguns ready to be unlocked and used.  Can't ever be too prepared.

Daylight savings time has smacked me in the face.  It doesn't help that I was already tired, but this time change has messed me up.  I hate getting up in the dark, however, it is nice that it's still barely light outside now and it's after 7.

My wonderful husband made ham, egg and cheese sandwiches tonight for our family because I was stuck to the computer listening to the scanner.  It was RIGHT after I left the computer that the reports came out that they were caught.  Of course.  Every time I type caught, I add an er.  I'm pretty sure I'm used to typing daughter.

My husband wants to start a Bible study.  This is a huge step in leadership for him, and a gigantic step out of his comfort zone.  I'm so excited and can't WAIT to be a part of it.  I think we're going to aim for Wednesday evenings.  We're going to have it at one of the houses of the people in our Sunday school class.  He emailed everyone in our SS class, and everyone that has responded has been extremely positive and supportive to the point of volunteering their houses, and stating how much they're on the same page right now because they feel like they want to be getting so much more out of SS lessons and Bible study.

I feel like a big ball of anxious has been released now that the fugitives are caught.  It's not really that I thought they'd come to our house, but it made me nervous to go anywhere.  Plus the place where they'd been hiding is basically on the road where Dusty drives to work.  I knew they'd escaped from the police around where he drives every morning, but I was hoping they'd gone elsewhere.  Guess not.  It's just a nice relief.  Wish I was able to release that anxiety to God instead of holding on to it myself.  Maybe that's just not something I'm able to do, but maybe I'm just lacking in my faith and trust that He will really take it away and I want to keep that control.  Oh woe is me.  :) Not really.  Just sounds like it. :)

OK, so...

First of all, maybe faltering wasn't the right choice of words, but maybe it was (or maybe it was, but sometimes it wasn't, but sometimes it is...).  It is a falter from the norm.  It is a falter from what I've known.  Yes, it's still greater than most everyone else I know, but still not quite what I'm used to from that person.

Secondly, how do you know that I'm talking about YOU, oh, dear commenter! ;-) Maybe I'm talking about someone else that I know that is FALTERING!!!

Today is rainy and dreary.  Hannah has already stated she wants to go to the gym, but I'm not really liking the idea of getting out today.  I should probably go and socialize, but eh...I'm kind of just liking staying in today.  If it weren't rainy AND chilly, we'd go for a walk in the rain.  Alas, it is.

Here begins our week...

Tired

I didn't post this on my blog because I don't like to advertise the fact that we'll be away from our house, but we went to St. Louis on Thursday to meet my parents and have a mini vacation.  We went to the zoo on Friday, then the Magic House on Saturday.  We got home yesterday evening.  It was a fantastic trip.  It was the best zoo trip I've ever had (minus the departure), and we got to see more animals out and playing than I've seen.  The kids got to ride the carousel there, Hannah rode twice.  It was so much fun.  Yesterday when we went to the Magic House we played with so much stuff.  The kids love that place because there is so much cool stuff to play with.  I would highly suggest anyone with children visit that place.  I was able to get a hotel with two rooms, so we all stayed together.  Also, it had an indoor pool, so we got to swim every night.  The kids had a blast.  Hannah keeps telling me more and more of her "my favorite was..." times.  I am absolutely exhausted now.  We didn't sleep well, of course, being in a hotel.  It was worth the exhaustion though. :)

I'm emotionally exhausted right now.  I'm not sure if I can recount all the draining things right now.  It's strange to see someone that has been a constant forever, now falter a bit.  I'm also dealing with stuff with our Sunday school teacher and class more.  I'm just unable to function right now.  I truly feel like I'm maintaining my life by just sitting on the couch and staring.  I'm praying that tomorrow will be a much better day.  I'm not sure if I'll have a good attitude with my kids if I'm the same.

I know I've been away from here for a while, but I was preparing to leave, and then vacating. :)

I have this nervous feeling in my stomach, like I have a huge project to turn in for school, and I don't have any idea what I'm doing, and it's due tomorrow.  It's like I'm 5 minutes from my flight leaving and I'm still at security.  Ugh.  I wonder what's going on that I'm so nervous about.

March Events

OK, so this is panning out to be a busier month than I thought.  We had company on Sunday night from our Sunday school class.  One couple was a new couple to our class, and then the other people were a family that we have had over before and are become good friends with.  Last night we had Stephanie come.  We love Stephanie.  She's so gracious when she comes over.  Anything I feed her she likes.  Anything we do she likes.  Well, except Dusty's jokes.  Those she tolerates, at best.  :)  It's hilarious.  She's a very busy woman (yes, woman.  I said that word specifically, Stephanie), so it's difficult for us to plan a time together.  This visit we scheduled on Feb. 17.  Last night we scheduled our next time together as March 28.  Funny that we have to schedule three weeks in advance.

Hannah loves to spell.  Any time we spell a word for her, she LOVES it.  Then she wants us to tell her a word to spell.  She's amazing.  I'm not really sure how to handle Seth's learning right now.  Maybe I just need to lay off, but I feel like I've been saying that for a while now.  He just doesn't seem to care right now.  Hannah does and always has, so I don't really know how to deal with a child that doesn't.  Not that there's anything wrong with either of them, it's just different and I don't do change well. :)

Spiritual Honesty coming up.
So Tricia posted a blog about apathy.  Apathy is one of those things I seriously struggle with.  What do I care that this person or that doesn't know Jesus?  I know Him, my husband, my parents, and I'm teaching my kids in a Biblical manner (usually), so isn't that all that matters?  I know the answer is no, and it's not just the Sunday school answer, it's the obviously Godly answer.  I just have such a hard time sacrificing my time for other people when I have my own family to care about, take care of, and teach.   I need to be spending more time reading the Bible and praying because I know that I would be more tolerant and patient with the annoyances that go on in my daily life.  If I did, then I would maybe be more encouraged to stick it out in difficult situations instead of turning tail and running.  If I did read, then maybe I could work out ways that I would want to do missions and help others.  I just have a lot to think about.  Why don't I want to study more?  Why don't I want to spend more time invested in others' spirituality?  Lots to think about.  I wonder if it'll have any lasting results.

Busy Day

Last night the kids cleaned up the living room (Hooray that they're old enough to do that!), so this morning I vacuumed the living room.  I washed a load of laundry and put them in the dryer, then started another load in the washer.  Then we went to Dusty's parents' house, and almost got to pull another calf.  I didn't get there in time, and my father-in-law was able to get it done himself.  We had to spend the day inside, which wasn't ideal for the kids.  It has been raining since yesterday afternoon.  I've done more laundry, we washed the kids and put them to bed.  It doesn't seem like I've done much today, but I'm incredibly tired.  

It looks like this month may turn out to be quite a bit more eventful than it originally assumed.  I'm ready for bed already.  I'm watching House, which has 7 minutes left, and then to bed.  :)

Monkey Bread and Taxes

I made monkey bread tonight for Dusty's work in the morning, and this afternoon/evening I filed our taxes.  The end.

No, but really Dusty has the IT phone this week for work, so he is responsible for bringing breakfast on Friday.  It's a good deal though because the phone person also gets off work 2 hours early Friday, too.  I decided to make monkey bread muffins.  I made regular monkey bread, only I put them into muffin tins instead of a big bundt pan.  It's easier to divide, and, well, I don't have a big bundt pan. :)  I made them from scratch from a yeast roll recipe I tried a couple of weeks ago.  It's really good.  I wish he didn't have to take all of them tomorrow...ah well.  I'll just make some more.

I did our taxes today and e-filed, so we should get our refund in a little over a week.  We have done our own taxes the past two years, and I like it a lot better than waiting until after 10 pm on April 15th (or the 18th this year, which I still haven't figured out) for our accountant to e-file for us.  I was FURIOUS two years ago.  It was finally done at 10:45pm.  I am not that person.  I can NOT wait that long.  I was itching to get it done a month ago, and finally decided today was the day.

We were going to go on a mission trip to South Dakota this year, but we're rethinking that possibility.  It's a 14 hour drive from our house, and we think that's rather extensive with a 2 and 4 year old.  We're thinking maybe we could just invest the same amount of money into a mission trip that's closer to our home.  It's sad though because I was really looking forward to going with the people who are going.  Maybe next year...if it's closer.  If only I knew the planner of these trips...

Seth is an accomplished potty trained kid.  He still wears a pull up at night, and has only been dry 2 nights out of the last 11 or so, but I'll take what I can get.  He's had two minor accidents and was VERY upset about them.  That's a great sign. :)  We have diapers left though...maybe I should've planned this a little better and used all of them.  Oh well.  I have a niece and nephew that could probably wear them.  I have PLENTY of Dora pull ups too, and some Princess ones thrown in the mix.  My poor emasculated son.  It's a good thing Hannah's a tomboy.

We have no visitors coming this month.  We're not taking any trips anywhere.  It's a little sad, in a way.  I would like to have something which I can look forward to and plan.  I guess I'll just have to make some maple bacon cupcakes to take up that extra time.  It'll be good though.  We can visit people around here that we haven't seen in a while, and hang out with our new friends.  One friend is supposed to come for supper on Monday.  I hope she remembers. *cough* Do you? *cough*  It's hilarious because we had to plan for her to come 2 1/2 weeks in advance because our schedules were so crazy that was the first time we could get together.  Whoa...I'm a rambling [wo]man!  I'm talking about everything under the sun tonight!  I think I'll just go to bed.

Yea!  My husband will be home early tomorrow!  Post naps will not be a time for me to face alone!  HOORAY!!!

Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!

We went to the library this morning, and celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday at story time.  We read Green Eggs and Ham, and we ate green eggs and ham.  They had extra, so Hannah ate almost four servings.  Needless to say, she didn't have a whole lot of lunch.  Tonight we're going to go to Chick-fil-A for supper (anyone surprised?) because they're celebrating his birthday too.  Also we get a free kid's meal with the purchase of an adult combo.  Not too shabby!  Hooray for birthdays!

After the library we went to Walmart, which seems to be becoming part of our regularly scheduled Wednesday activities.  I went to the self check out, which is close enough to the game place that I let the kids go over and play while I check out.  I can see 3/4 of the room when I'm checking out, and am usually facing right toward it.  Today I bent down to get out my credit card, and heard Seth's "pitter patter," which is actually more of a "splat splat" as he ran across the game center room.  I got my receipt and walked to the room and Hannah said, "Mommy, Seth is gone from here."  "WHAT?!?  Where did he go?"  "He's right there...oh...no he isn't."  I called semi-gently for him a few times, and he didn't come.  Mother's worst nightmare.  He had walked out of the room through the checkout aisles, according to Hannah's direction.  I guess he was looking for me, and couldn't find me, so he wandered into another aisle.  A woman at the back of the original aisle said, "I think he went that way."  I said VERY loudly, "SETH!!!"  Again, I heard the wonderful "splat, splat, splat" sound as he ran from another checkout aisle.  I knelt down and pretty much put the fear of God in him by explaining that if he goes away from where Mommy can see him in the store, then someone can take him.  If someone takes him away, then he will not see me or anyone else he knows (and I listed many people), or do anything he normally does, like going to our church, again.  He was nearly crying and was very remorseful.  I told him how proud I was that he ran back to me as soon as he heard me call.  I also told him that if he wants to find me at a store to call for me, not to just run around looking for me.  I told Hannah to call for me too, if Seth runs away again.  That way I can immediately look for him instead of searching minutes after.  Rest assured he won't be going to the game room again without an adult with him in the room.  I'm especially thankful for his safety today. 

Now it's time to prepare for Chick-fil-A.  Also, I need to revamp my blog.  I am very envious of other people's blogs when they look all pretty and different.  I wish I knew a computer guy that could help me with that...

HOORAY!!!!

I've been excused!!!!  Wow, I am so thankful.  I have a problem dealing with stress that involves my children.  Everything gets fuzzy and foggy, and I can't focus on any details or decisions that need to be made because I'm so consumed by the main problem.  I can't even focus on making supper or teaching piano, or anything else.  I've been in a daze all day just sitting.  I've briefly played with the kids, but nothing big.  I wondered how in the world I'd make supper tonight knowing I'd have to go tomorrow.  I'm so thankful.  So, so thankful.

STILL waiting

So I waited until 11:00 this morning before I called the courthouse and tried to get some information on whether or not I'm excused from jury duty.  The woman said the judge has not even been in to check his mailbox.  The letter is sitting there in his mail box, but he hasn't even taken the liberty of checking it!  She gave me the number to his office.  I called and left a voicemail with his secretary because, shockingly, no one answered.  I informed them that I'd written the letter to be excused, as I was told to do, and have no received a response.  I was needing to know one way or the other before...oh I don't know. TOMORROW!!!  I'm going to call back in about 30 minutes and leave another voicemail.  I don't want to have to go in tomorrow, when I could have actually been excused, had they had the decency to follow protocol.  I'm fuming.  I've been sitting here all morning anxious because I don't know what's going to happen!  If I do have to go, then I'm going to have a lot of work to do getting my kids ready to go to my friend's house.  My friend, who is on an antibiotic as of yesterday because she has a bad sore throat, is graciously going to keep them.  I just hate that she has to do it.  I have such a fight or flight response going on in my body right now.  I feel jittery and shaky.  I just wish they'd tell me already!

OK, so since that's the only thing that's consuming my mind right now, that's all I will say right now.

Oh wait.  Last night on my way back from the VBS meeting I left at the same time as a friend of mine.  She lives in the neighborhood just after ours.  She went one way, I went another.  She got to the stoplight JUST before I did, and her light was green.  I was waiting to go, knowing she was about 4 cars ahead of me.  I get down the road a little bit and noticed she made quite a long stop at the stop sign.  After she pulled out, the next car went almost immediately, and flipped on their lights.  She must have been speeding going down that road (SO easy to do because it's a straight, easy stretch and it's only 30 mph there).  I felt so badly for her because she was in a hurry to get home to make sure her kids were asleep, and to see her husband she'd only seen for a few minutes that day.  I know this because we'd discussed wanting to get home to do those exact things moments before we left.  I really hope she only got a warning.  I hate that she was pulled over, but I'm so thankful that I wasn't.  The end.