Lucky Me

I like to enter contests.  I don't know why exactly, I just do.  Recently I entered a contest to win cereal for a year.  Why?  Well, why not?  Of course I also enter Steve and my mom in these contests...won't they be shocked (and pleased, I'm sure) if they win a years supply of Cheerio's?!?

I've won various prizes a few times, such as movie passes, CD's, gift baskets, concert tickets, etc.  Silly little things that I don't really need or necessarily want, but when I hear 'call now' it's like an order that I just can't ignore, and I find myself picking up the phone and automatically dialing the contest line.  It hasn't always worked out though.  A few times I have turned on the radio, heard the words 'be the (whatever caller #) now' and away I go...grab the phone and dial, dial, dial...When this happens, I always get a little panicky as I don't really know what I'm calling for.  Are they going to ask me a question?  What am I even calling for?  I once listened to the phone ring a few times and then when I won I got nervous and hung up.  I was sorry about a minute later when I found out I had just hung up on a trip to Belize!  When I really don't know what I'm going to win and it starts to ring on the other end, I'll often give the phone to Steve...'here honey, find out what I've won...'

My most recent win was last Friday when I won a $100 gift card to a local clothing shop.  Steve wants to know why I can't win anything 'good', but I don't mind winning these little prizes.  I mean, what's the fun in winning the lottery when you can win a Christina Aguilera Christmas CD?? 

Well, time to go.  Have to enter Steve, Mom and Me in the cereal contest...