Gift #9 - February 25th

I took a fantastic business communication course in college that taught me, when writing, get to your point quickly.  So, dear readers, I will do just that.  I'm greedy and weak.  There I said it.  Now that we've cleared the air..let me tell you about Saturday's gift.

The family & I took a little road trip to Dallas to visit with our extended family.  We are staying with my aunt & uncle who offered to watch the girls while us adults went out for dinner.  Since we both have a young child, this was a rare treat.  We agreed!  Knowing we were going to have a night out meant we would have the opportunity to tip.  John agreed this would be perfect to leave a tip and a lottery ticket.  At our next pit stop, I purchased one Texas lottery ticket.  The estimated cash value was $4.4 million.

That night we had a late start getting out the door for dinner.  We had to feed kids, bathe kids, read books, prep bottles, find a missing lovey - well, you get the point.  My aunt called in a "call ahead" for us at a local Mexican restaurant.  Perfect! Out the door we went.  When we arrived there was still a 45 minute wait.  I was tired, hungry, and had already helped myself to an adult beverage.  So, we called another restaurant which had only a 10 minute wait.  We decided to make a beeline for them.  Stay with me people, I'll get to my point. 

It was after 8:00pm by the time we got to our second restaurant and settled in to meet the server that was going to be the lucky receipient of my lottery ticket.  The lottery drawing was at 7:00pm.  Do you see where I'm going?  Yes, that's right - at that moment, I could possibly be holding a $4 million dollar lottery ticket!  What should I do?  Should I check the ticket real quick then give it to him?  NO!  I couldn't make a gift of a losing lottery ticket.  And, friends, I can just tell you I wasn't about to hand someone a winning lottery ticket either.  Maybe I should not check it and give it to him?  Then, I would never know.  Argh!  What to do?!?!?  I decided to do nothing.  I didn't check the ticket and I didn't give it to him.  So, on Saturday, I did not make a gift. 

I'm still working through my emotions on this.  I feel greedy, I feel weak.  But, as I type, my resolve to make an even better gift in the coming days is building.  Stay tuned.  :)