Welp. I didn’t win the lottery last night. But it wasn’t from lack of trying and wishing on that rare lunar eclipse thingy last night. It just wasn’t my time.
I’m not sure if anyone won, actually. I saw the headlines that the numbers were finally picked this morning after last night’s drama. All I know is I checked my tickets and I got nada.
But then I remembered, my lucky day isn’t until later this week! I need to buy a lottery ticket on the 10th because that’s the day I gave birth twice.
Yeah, Gomer was supposed to be born in December, but he got bored and decided to come a month early. And then two years later Gomer celebrated his second birthday with cupcakes in the hospital with his brand new baby sister who arrived right on time.
Once Adolpha hit about a year old, everyone just assumed they were twins. The other night we went to dinner to celebrate their birthday and the waiter was trying to guess who was the oldest. He thought Adolpha looked a “few minutes older” than Gomer.
Poor Gomer’s been getting that his whole life.
Either that or he’s been called a liar. Yeah, his preschool teacher called him a liar when he told her he shared a birthday with his little sister. Luckily, I was standing right there when she did it, so I could tell her to shut her damn mouth. Why would you think my kid lied in front of me?? Why would you chastise a kid in front of his mother? I’m standing right there! If he needs to be told something, I’ll tell him. God, I hated that lady. She was awful. Ugh. Now I’m all pissed off again about something that happened 14 years ago. That’s okay, anger keeps me warm in the wintertime.
When Adolpha was born the staff in the hospital kept stopping by to see her and everyone joked I should buy a lottery ticket. But I never did.
Until now.
I’m going to buy one this week on their birthday. Gomer will be 18, so I’ll buy him one too. But if he wins he has to use the money for college and Mother’s Day presents for life.
If I win I’ll share my windfall with VISA and AmericanExpress. If I have enough left over, I’ll buy a lot of books for school kids. When I was in Louisville, a bunch of school kids came to the festival and they got a lot of free books. They were so excited to show me the books they received. And I met a woman there who has a bookmobile! I’d totally stock her bookmobile with my lottery money.
What would you buy if you won the lottery?
Kansas City! If you live in the metro area and you want to meet some new friends, then you should come to the Midlife with Moxie Ladies Night Out. We’re going rollerskating on Monday night and we’d love for you to join us. Also, there will be cake. If nothing else, come for the cake.
If I won a lot of money, I would open a residence for handicapped persons who need a lot of assistance but are young people. My daughter, who is very handicapped physically would probably love to live in a house with other young people. They could certainly help each other.  There would be people there to help them with day to day living. They could experience social connections and more independence. I have not found such a place yet.
If we were to win, it would go toward our new house. We're in the process of building a new house on the East Coast (we currently live on the West), and we've used all our money to fund the build. We'll be fine once we sell our current home, but until then - we have no money for the move, furnishings, etc.
Oh, and my kid's college education - should he choose to go to college.