What if...

What if I won that big ol' lotto last night? Wouldn't that have been great? Of course I probably should have bought a ticket if I wanted a chance at that. My lack of ticket did not stop me from dreaming about what I would have done with the money. Here's what I'm thinking...

1. Pay off my house!!! Wouldn't that be sweet? 29 years early.

2. Pay off houses of people I love. Just because I didn't buy a ticket this time doesn't mean I won't buy one next time. It might be a good idea to pull out all the stops to make me love you between now and then.

3. I really don't know for sure what I would do about my job. Some days I really like it. Some days, not so much. I guess it would depend on the day. One thing's for sure, I would dump a ton of money into my school. The building is pretty but the kids (& teachers!!) could use so much.

4. I would donate to charity. When I do donate, I always wish I could do more. I feel like with $355,000,000 I could.

5. I would buy things that I have wanted but can't justify spending the money on at this time. New chairs for my living room so my friends have places to sit when they come over. A treadmill to get me off the couch. Professional (not JC Penny's) family photos. A closet full of new clothes. Round Table pizza for dinner a couple nights a week. A cleaning fairy who does all of the stuff I don't love to do...dusting, bathrooms, windows.

6. I would do major improvements on my deck and yard. Why? Because this is my current situation:

Can you even see my tiny little decks? You can't open the doors while you are standing on the porch or you will get knocked off. I want a big deck with lots of room to entertain. And I would need a big grill, and a patio set. A real one, not the mismatched chairs I got on clearance at the end of the summer. And while I'm at I can't wait to get rid of all of the weeds in our mud pit, I mean yard, and replace them with nice green grass. And a sprinkler system. And then I will buy my husband a riding mower. And build a shed to put it in.

7. I would rest easy knowing that my children can go to any college they want to without having to worry about paying for it for the rest of their lives.

8. I would take a vacation. With my family. I would go somewhere sunny and hot. I would sit by the pool for a month or two and if I liked it there I would buy myself a house so I could go back whenever I wanted. And the house I buy would have lots of beds so I could bring my friends with me when I came so I had people to play with.

Did I miss anything? I probably did but it looks like I have time to think about it.