Get Lucky?

Some people are just plain old lucky. They always win on scratch off lottery tickets ($20 on a $1 ticket really does happen, just ask my Dad!). They are caller number 98 on the radio and score front row seats to see Taylor Swift (grumble). They win the office baby pool (why yes Joe Schmoes baby was in fact born on Saturday at 7:17 AM weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces!).

If you haven't already figured it out, I'm NOT one of those people. I never win anything. Ever.

The good news is that I did not pass my unlucky genes on to my two babies. At a mere five and two years old, they have already proven to be quite serendipitous.

No, they don't buy lottery tickets, call in to radio stations or work in an office. At their ages, raffles is where it is at. So when our local library had one, my husband bought eight tickets and put Teagan's name on four and Nolan's on the other four.

Well low and behold, we got a phone call on Friday that Teagan's name was drawn! As soon as the library opened on Saturday morning, we headed over to pick up the prize. And what a prize it was! Two reusable grocery bags chalk full of books, toys, games, tickets to a baseball game, craft supplies....too much stuff to name really.

Look how excited they are!

Last time we entered a raffle at Nolan's school, he won. Maybe it is time to start letting the kids choose my Powerball numbers!