MY FIRST TICKET EVER!

I just got my first ticket EVER this week. Not for speeding, not for running a stop sign or a red light, not for switching lanes in the middle of the inersection. NOPE not for any of the good stuff. Instead my 600.00 (THAT'S RIGHT - 600 DOLLARS) ticket came from expired tags. WHAT?!?!?!? Who looks at their tags? Isn't something suppose to come in the mail from the DMV? Well according to the Police officer, for the last part of 2007 the DMV did not send out notices for this, so he let me know not to feel bad because he is writing tons of tickets for this. OH YES, that makes me feel tons better.

When he pulled me over and walked up to the window the first question he asked me was, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" To which my response was, "If I knew why you pulled me over I probably wouldn't have this look on my face." Propbably the wrong answer because he asked me to step out of my car after that. AHHHHHHHHH! I thought I was going to get cuffed or something, because on the show COPS when they ask them to step out of the car, you know they are getting cuffed. So after I am out of the car he asked me if I knew my tags were expired to which I replied, "If I did, the same look wouldn't be on my face."

OH to make matters worse I could not find my insurance card! Well actually the boys had ripped it and I took it out of my car the week before. GREAT TIMING!

So now I have a court date of January 24th. GOODNESS! I don't understand why they can not just say HEY YOUR TAGS ARE EXPIRED, GO GET NEW ONES. What is the purpose of tags anyways? Why do we have to get tags? We already register our cars, get insurance, have drivers licenses. WHAT IS THE TAGS PURPOSE?!?!?! Some one answer me that.

AND TELL ME IF THIS MAKES SENSE? THe next day my friend Jenny got pulled over for speeding in a school zone and she only got a 125.00 ticket. NO SENSE!!!

Britton's First Pill No-No!

Let me just start off by saying that the boys have never gotten in to any medicine before today (with the exception of Benson getting in to Melatonin at Grandma's... and that had NO affect on him). Britton some how decided he was a monkey today and climbed to the highest shelf in the pantry and ate EX-LAX. It was not even the chocolate kind! After downing two pills, Benson came running in to the bathroom (yes I was going potty) to tell me about Britton taking the "Big People" medicine. I ran in to find blue all over Britton's mouth and him looking at me saying, "Yummy, Mommy." AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I, of course, freaked out and called Poison Control (thanks for pointing me in that direction Jessi). It took about 20 min of me being on the phone with them (because I was crying so hard) for them to let me know just to keep him hydrated, and keep him on the BRAT diet. So of course he has been pounding the water, pedialite, bananas, toast, rice, and applesauce.

As you can tell from this picture it has taken A LOT out of him, and I think tonight will be a long night for both of us. It is a little tramatizing for him, and even for Benson to watch. I hope it has taught them both that big kid medicine is NO GOOD!

My poor little guy...

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO CONTAIN MY EXCITMENT!!!!!

YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! Dan and I have decided to get married before he deploys! I did not even know this kind of excitement existed. I am giddy all the time, have a constant smile on my face and cry out of joy about every 30 minuets. GOODNESS! Someone slap me I have to be dreaming.
We set the day for February 9Th. ONLY TWO MONTHS AWAY!!! I bought my wedding dress last night and it is BEAUTIFUL. He will be wearing his uniform and BELIEVE YOU ME, he looks so handsome in it.
EVERYTHING is coming together beautifully! I just keep asking myself "How I got so lucky? What did I do so right to deserve this perfect man in my life?" For every bad turn and up and down I have done in my life, I am so grateful that the end of my path lead to him. I honestly feel like he is the one I was meant to come to earth and meet. I can't wait to spend ETERNITY with this man! I LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!