Last weekend, my youngest had a birthday party to go to. Never one to miss an opportunity, I took my oldest to a an afternoon movie. Unfortunately, we were late getting out of the house, and I had to make up time on the highway.<\/p>\n
“Daddy, Daddy! It says 65!”<\/p>\n
The big guy loves reading street signs – speed limit signs, in particular.<\/p>\n
“It sure does,” I said.<\/p>\n
“But you’re going 70!”<\/p>\n
The speedometer in my Mini is located in the center of the dashboard, easily visible from his seat in the back.<\/p>\n
“I know, but we’re late and on a highway, and the road is empty, and I don’t see any policemen around. Do you?”<\/p>\n
I watched in the rearview mirror as he twisted his head to look in every direction. “Nope.”<\/p>\n
“Okay, so as long as we don’t tell momma, we’re good.”<\/p>\n
He thought about this for a moment, and then “Daddy,” he asked. “Can you go 80?”<\/p>\n
Heh. That’s my boy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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