Life Lessons:)

I had a little life lesson in the car this morning on the way to school....I was behind a man in a Ford Explorer that was going along fine. We hit a school zone(20 MPH)...and when we came out of the school zone the man still continued to go 20 MPH....I didn't have enough time to pass him before the stop sign so I was there patiently behind him. He puts on his blinker to turn and I let out this huge gust of hot air.....I'm thinking I am going to have to be behind this man in this Ford Explorer with 7 antennas on his car going 20 MPH STILL for the next 10 blocks......I had a solution that was not the smartest solution....I passed him in a turning lane....big time NO NO!! The lights come on behind me....I realize I'm in trouble and rightfully so....The officer comes to my window...."Can I see your licence ma'am?" I don't have it with me...I hand him my insurance card.... He tells me that I have committed one of the most dangerous and Illegal acts.....I reply ...by passing someone...(in my head I'm thinking Lindsey shut up)....He says , "Yes, you see that solid yellow line."..."that means no passing"....okay okay okay...yes sir yes sir yes sir.....so he walks back to his car....The kids are saying to me, Mom, why didn't you tell him that man was reading a book while he was driving???? Mom you should tell him that(the man really was doing this) ...this is so stupid..and on and on.....So the officer comes back to my car and tells me to make better choices and have a good day....I roll up the window and began to tell the kids something I have told them a million times but I have never got to be the example with their little eyes watching....You see kids, it doesn't matter what the other person is doing or not doing...I made a decision to pass him and that got me in trouble...I did it and I had to face the consequences....(the man in the explorer is still driving reading his book going 20 MPH somewhere and I was sitting there with an officer about to get a ticket....) what we choose to do is a reflection on us...we do not have control of any one else....only ourselves....So we have to make the right decision all the time no matter what...little life lesson of the day...

lindsey