Speeding Tickets

Today I had to drop my very dirty dog to be groomed. She loves to play outdoors and becomes very dirty. She will be clean by end of day! My daughter was in the car with me this morning when I took the dog to the groomers. We then started our way to her school to drop her off as well. My oldest daughter was riding in with a friend. Anyway, I was speeding over the limit. 12 miles....I learned... It was not as though I did not know this police officer was holding out on Ohio Road because I had seen him on my way to the groomers....anyway, my daughter and I were talking....musing over the time and getting her to school on time and as I went through the light and carried our way closer to the police car I saw his lights turn on and I pulled over....First, I told my daughter that I was speeding and that we were being pulled over. She handed me my wallet and I pulled my license out. There was a brief moment that I feared my insurance papers were old but as luck had it I had the new card in my car because I had printed all our car insurance cards out last week since I had to update our vehicle registration sticker. The officer approached my car and asked me if I knew I was driving 12 miles over the speed limit. I said, “No, I had not realized it” and he asked if there was an emergency. I again, said, “No, I was just trying to get my daughter to school on time.” He took my licenses and registration and asked me; “Do you still live at this address?” I said yes, and he continued to ask questions…. It was apparent that I was driving toward my neighborhood but well out of reach of the public school that would have been my daughter’s school if she attended public school. So he asked me where her school was. I told him Custera and Spring Creek. Then it all made sense to him. I told him our dog was dropped off at Petco today and that I would be mindful of the speed limit. He gave me a warning and no ticket. Thank goodness! This has never happened to me before…. I could not help but wonder if I got the warning because I had a McCain bumper sticker on my back window? What do you think?