Around the offices of Butler & Associates, there’s another lesser known PI that is a vital part of our team. She has become one of our greatest assets. She’s a solid girl, dependable, reliable… indeed a treasure. She has never let us down and has been a part of some of our most dangerous and interesting cases ranging from infidelity, corporate espionage, workers comp, and elaborate stings- yet you’d never recognize her in a crowd. Who is this incredible gal? Bessie.
Enter Bessie… my minivan. Blogging about a car? Surely I mustn’t have much material to pull from. But no, she’s remarkable. Lovingly named by my children, she is a true working girl. On her first day of work she was painstakingly ‘PI Prepped’ with tinted windows and all- truly a travelling marvel. Outfitted with 17 beverage holders (a selling point let me tell you), she houses a ‘lazy Susan’ under the back seat mats which is furnished with the usual PI paraphernalia (snacks, duct table, pliers, screw drivers, GPS- you get the drift) and can hold seven investigators covertly, and better yet comfortably.
I never intended to be a minivan driving mom, let alone a PI minivan driving mom, but don’t let her fool you into thinking she’s just like all those other minivans… she’s that undercover superhero that after dropping off kids at school, soars to work ready for action (and she’s fast to boot).
Although my kids prefer her other known talents, the ability to produce a movie of their choice from a DVD player that unfolds out of the ceiling or a remote control that pops out for ultimate radio volume control… I like to think of her as our safety net.
After all, she houses precious cargo every day… the PI Moms.
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