Our Trip-the first leg

I left Springfield Wednesday night around 6:45pm headed to Columbus, Ohio. I had a 6+ hour drive ahead of me with the van loaded and the kids settled in.

Prior to leaving I had the van checked out, new tires, muffler fixed (it was sounding a tad ghetto), an oil change and new wipers. I made sure that my registration was in the glove box and our newest insurance cards were accounted for.

I. was. set.

My plan was to stop only one time half way to our destination. That plan was working until we got back on the highway after our gas/potty/drink break.

WHAM
dead
stop
traffic.

Apparently in Indiana they like to work on the roads at night instead of daytime. They had the entire highway blocked and we were not going anywhere.

We sat for 35 long minutes.

For 35 minutes I listened to:

Hannah, quit singing.
Hannah QUIT SINGING!
Hannah your foot keeps kicking the back of my seat.
Mom when are we going to move?
Mooooom I am tired of sitting here.
MOOOOOOOOOOOM how much longer to Grandma Mary's?

Holy cow. I thought I was going to have to stop threatening them with duct tape across the mouth and actually DO IT!

FINALLY we were moving!!!!

Now in Indiana the speed limit is 70 mph. So yeah I was trying to make up some time by doing 78 mph.

OK OK I really did 80.

We get across the Ohio state border and guess what happens?

I GOT PULLED OVER!

Noooo not because I was speeding! I remembered to lower my speed the second I crossed the border.

I got out my information as the police officer approached the van.

Poor Hannah was crying in the back thinking we were going to get arrested!

At this point it was 12:30 am (11:30 pm our time, we lost an hour crossing the Indiana border) and there I was, with three tired kids and a few hours drive still ahead of me wondering what I did to get pulled over.

Turns out I had a headlight out. A HEADLIGHT! Of all things....a friggin headlight.

He took my license and car information and said he was going to make sure I didn't have any warrents (WTH LOL) and he would let me be on my way.

Kasey asked what warrents were and then after I explained he got worried and asked:

"Mom, you don't have any warrents do you?"

Goofy kid!!!

We were finally on our way and made it to Grandma Mary's at 2am. We all went straight to bed.

My plan was to be on the road by 10am Thursday morning.

Comments

[AJ]

Warrents!! Lori, if you needed one you could have called , I am sure I have a couple I could lend you.

[whit]

Do they issue warrants for duct tape misusage?

[whit]

AJ...explain.

[AJ]

I was just trying to make a funny-- no warrents issued for me-- at least there are none under my maiden name. I lead a relatively boring life- no warrents, no restraining orders, no subpeonas (which is a funny word if you think about it). If there is a sub-peona, is there such a thing as a supra-peona?? Wait- I am getting a visual... anyway, no-- you won't catch me on QVC whalloping the host anytime soon. That's not the way I roll.

[whit]

AJ- I just thought that wielding a crop-a-dile might have become a felony!