No New Shoes For Mikey

My husband Mike and I went to Menards Saturday afternoon. The weather has been really wet lately with lots of rain and heavy wet snow. The parking lot had water standing in huge puddles all over

Mike pulled the car into the parking spot and shut the car off. I got out first, shutting my door and rounding the car to his side. He was fiddling with something inside the car, and when he finally opened his door to get out, he put his foot right in the middle of a deep puddle.

"%*#! it!" he swore, taking long strides to clear the puddle.

I didn't think much of it. I was in a hurry to get inside the store. As we were walking toward the entrance, my husband says, "If we win the lottery, I'm going to buy a new pair of shoes."

Apparently, his shoes have a hole, and after stepping in the puddle his sock got wet. I stopped walking and started laughing out loud. I doubled over in laughter! He didn't want to buy a new car with the winnings or even a new house. He just wanted a new pair of shoes! It was hysterical!

Unfortunately, after spending the $30 I won on Wednesday on lottery tickets for Saturday's drawing, Mikey won't be getting new shoes. We didn't even break even. It looks like Mike will be wearing his holey shoes a bit longer!

Feeling Lucky Today!

Woohoo! I just checked my ticket for last night's drawing in our local lottery, and I matched 4 out of 6 numbers! I won $30!

I wonder how good my odds are for winning something significant if I spend the $30 and buy 30 more tickets for Saturday night's drawing?

To Be A Millionaire

I was sitting in the garage this afternoon, having a cigarette (No, I didn't quit yet). I started daydreaming about what I would do if I ever won the lottery. How would I spend the money? How would my life change?

I think the very first thing I would do with the money is pay my house off. We just bought it a year and a half ago, so how great would it be to not have that huge house payment!

The next thing I would do is pay off all the other bills/debt we have. It's not an astronomical amount, but it's enough. No more doctor bills waiting to be paid when there's a little extra money. No more credit card bills with collectors calling if you're even a day late. That would be the life!

Beyond paying off our debt, I don't want to live extravagantly. I'd probably buy myself a new computer with everything I'd need to accommodate my eyesight. And maybe a new truck. It would be nice to have a brand new vehicle for a change!

Depending on how much we won, my husband might be able to quit his job. We could maybe take family vacations in a motor home in the summertime.

Dreaming about the easy life can be fun. It's the crashing back to reality that bites! When the mailman came and filled my mailbox with numerous bills today, my dream-bubble popped with a loud BANG!

Well, it was fun while it lasted!