Are you joking?

So. I never win anything. Well, pretty much nothing. Lottery, contests, sweepstakes, etc etc....not a thing. So imagine my surprise when tonight, after getting my kids in bed (BOTH!) by 8:30, the phone rings. It's a guy at the local parish picnic saying that I've won their BBQ basket and I need to pick it up by 9:00!

UGH! Are you JOKING? My kids are in bed and there is no one else here to watch them. I peek next door. All asleep. I call my other neighbor, no answer, so I try her cell. THANKFULLY, they are just down the street on their way home. So, her older daughter stays at my house with the girls, and Michele offers to drive me so that I don't have to worry about parking my car!! AWESOME!

Did I mention that it's a HUGE basket? There is everything you could ever need for a picnic: Condiments, tablecloth, napkins, plasticware, beans, chips, pretzles, meat thermometer, aluminum foil, plates, bug spray, soda, etc etc, AND a gift certificate to a local place for a backyard bbq (pork chops, potato salad, cole slaw, beans, bbq sauce)...WOOO freaking HOOOOO!


A great day with my girls and a great ending. It's a happy day.