YES!!

I never win ANYTHING.

I quit playing the lottery, both the instant tickets and the lotto, because I never win anything.

I buy tickets for all kinds of raffles, yet I've never won a thing.

Heck, even when I would play games with the kids at school once in a great while, I never win.

I feel like Charlie Brown sometimes. Heck, there could be a drawing for 99 prizes and only 100 entries...without a doubt, I'd be the only one to not win.

HOWEVER, today that all changed!

At our opening day meeting, the entire district met at our high school. We have a gorgeous high school that's only about 8 years old and there's plenty of parking (a bonus in and of itself!). For the past few years, someone has contacted a few local restaurants and asked them to donate $25 gift certificates for a raffle. We also have eight large tables in the auditeria and they each have a centerpiece for the opening meeting.

As we walk in to the auditeria, we're given a ticket. The superintendent's secretary makes sure that everyone gets a ticket. At the end of the meeting, tickets are drawn for the restaurant gift certificates and the centerpieces.

And my luck has now forever changed.

I WON A CENTERPIECE!!!

It's a mug with a school district emblem on it, and it has floral sponge (or whatever it's called) with live flowers. It's just the right size for my desk, which is where it is sitting right now.

When the superintendent called out my number, I just yelled "YES!" and put my arms in the air. Some people don't think it's a big deal to win a centerpiece, but I sure do! I was one of the last ones out of the auditeria (a few of us had a short meeting after the "big" meeting), and there was a centerpiece still sitting there. No one had claimed it. That made me mad...you win something and then don't take it?? How rude and disrespectful is that?

Anyway, I'm a life long loser NO MORE!!

YES!!