Pulled Over

Scenario 1: a woman is pulled over on the way to church with out-of-date registration (seven months) a license with the address three houses old -- yes, they give tickets for that -- and an old insurance card with an expired date on it. No ticket.

Scenario 2: a woman is pulled over on the way to help at an evening wedding reception. She thinks her car must have a light out, but the officer tells her she was going 40 in a 30. Ticket.

The first woman, who has yet to hit the big 3-0, is way cute. The second, late thirties and pretty average, would be me. I paid a big fine, opted for deferred adjudication and cannot receive a ticket for 90 days.

I chose to do this because I thought it would be better for me to have to be extra careful for three months than to take some internet defensive driving course and go on my merry way -- but each time I catch myself going 5 miles over the limit my heart races because I just know there is a policeman parked behind a tree waiting to give me a ticket .

But I am not bitter.

A Painting Fool

Happy to report that the front entry and front stairwell are now Universal Khaki like much of the rest of the house. I had toyed with Restoration Hardware's Silver Sage in the entry, but couldn't do it (have you met me?). Have only my bedroom and Anna's to paint now... they are currently splotched. Gotta get motivated...

I celebrated my painting progress on Friday with a trip to Canton for First Monday Trade Days. I came home with a fabu-less ($35) concrete garden bench that now lives in one of my flower beds. I heart it. If you are in the area, come check it out.

Then tell me how great it is.