Moms in minivans don't get pulled over for speeding.

I have lots of stories to tell about my fun weekend in Phoenix. In an effort not to neglect my children and in hopes of working through the mountain of laundry after being gone for 3 days, I'll probably spread the stories out over the next week or so, but here's the one I've decided to start with. When I went to pick up my cheap compact rental car on Friday evening, I was starting to feel a little spunky. After all, I'm looking at 3 days without my kids in a warm climate AND I'm going to a bachelorette party! So, when the guy at the counter asked me if, for an additional $10/day, I'd like a sporty little convertible, the answer was not just, "yes", it was more like, "YES!".

As the weekend passed, I joked with people about how I am having to be very careful not to speed because people in red sports cars get pulled over all the time for speeding, unlike Moms in minivans. I even bragged to a few people about how you can go 100 m.p.h. in a minivan and still not get pulled over. I'm not going to tell you whether I know that from personal experience.

Have you ever heard that expression, "What goes around, comes around?"...

Imagine, if you will, the humiliation of being pulled over and ticketed for speeding, directly across the street from your place of employment. And, of course that place of employment would happen to the be the ultra conservative school district. Then, take it another step further and imagine that your boss sits in front of the window and has a great view of you sheepishly signing for the aforementioned speeding ticket. Yep, that was me this morning, on my first day back to work, less than 24 hours after returning that pretty little red sports car! At least I can proudly say that it's my first speeding ticket in the minivan and I've been driving it for over 6 years.