My plan is on hold…
Thursday Morning after powerball drawing update:
I only got one number right on my Powerball ticket and the price of gas went up by ten cents a gallon. Yet another example of why I’ve never been to a casino and don’t plan to. On the bright side (always look on the bright side of life), my dear father-in-law has located a 1999 Dodge Neon for my daughter (who will have her license in six months). I plan on driving that for carpool and errands around town, which should save me at least $100 a month. So, things always work out somehow.
On the way home from my son’s hockey practice tonight, he and I stopped at Holiday to get some gas. I decided on only a half a tank because I just didn’t feel like dropping 70 bucks tonight. Instead, I decided to gamble that the price of gas would continue to go down. When Erik and I went in to buy some OJ for tomorrow morning (and Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles), I remembered that the Powerball was up to something like 148 million tonight. I decided to buy two tickets. I only buy lottery tickets when it gets this high, which is ridiculous I know, but its the only time I buy a ticket. On the way home, Erik started asking me all sorts of questions regarding the things I’d buy if I won. It surprised me the detailed list I was able to produce in a short time:
- Buy an Audi A6, loaded, and not worry about the cost of maintainence
- Buy houses for all the grandparents, other family members and one special sis-in-law
- College funds for everyone
- Money for grandparents so they don’t HAVE to work
- Money for church, charities
- Some new clothes
- House nearby in nice woodsy area - not Cedar Pass, but Sherwood Forest
Then we started talking about all the things that wouldn’t change:
- Still have to try out for sports teams in high school and college
- Still have to pass your classes
- Still want to attend same schools
- Still careful with money and not wasteful
And I reminded him of the problems we would have:
- Would never really know if a person liked you for yourself
- Have to hire accountant and lawyer
- Would get lots of requests from money from everyone and it would be hard to deal with
- Lots of extra worries and headaches from managing the money wisely
I am glad Erik and I had this disucussion. I was surprised at the detailed plans I held in my head for possible lottery winning. Despite all the problems, I am up for the challenge!
Congratulations! You did it again. I was lured into reading your blog and then I was cast far into the blogosphere. I clicked here and there and then I was off who knows where. You truly are on the cutting edge of what’s happenin’. The Library Thing caught my interest. I spent maybe a half hour there, and now I’m late for bed and the better half is either upset or asleep or both.
P.S. I thought I ducked when you tried to tag me.
Tim wrote:
” Congratulations! You did it again. I was lured into reading your blog and then I was cast far into the blogosphere.”
That’s the story of my life, Tim. Besides, isn’t this a little like the pot calling the kettle black? I would probably NOT be keeping a blog if our families had not shared a little meal at LeeAnn Chin’s in May of 2004! I remember thinking, “only computer geeks have blogs and they talk about computer terms.” Then you and Suzi lure me into the fold. That night I started my blog. That mad spouse thing is a good and necessary deterrent, though. So if Suzi was mad, tell her its her own fault!
TK, may I have some money, please?
Thanks!
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If I say yes and I win, is that a legally binding contract? Sorry to say I didn’t win this time. Did anyone? Maybe on Saturday…