American Girl

I want to thank all of you who posted comments or sent them to me privately on the very personal post that is right below this one. My mouth did curve up a few times and I did have to excuse myself to go to the bathroom rather than cry in front of my boss. Thank you is not enough, but it will have to do. I will post next week about the situation at hand, but for now it is Friday and I would much rather focus on something positive. Let me see if I can find something. I haven't done a Daily Dose in awhile so, here goes.

Let's make this one fun. You have just won the lottery! Your payout is a large check in the sum of $23 Million! Congrats, by the way. Give me the Top 10 things you would do first. Put them in order, I need to see what's going on in that quirky mind of yours. Ok. Here I go.

I'm a WINNER!

1. I would immediately buy a house for my family, cash! No mortgage...nothing. I would also furnish it with everything that I have ever wanted from IKEA, Pottery Barn and yes...Target. It would be the best home ever. My kitchen would be in bright colors, my living room would be red, my bedroom would be black and white and I would have huge closets!!!! Every kid gets their own room and a tv to watch whatever they want and I won't have to!

2. I would buy my parents house and the house of each of my siblings. Yes, kind of so they all would be indebted to me, but just because I don't want any of them to have to pay for the walls that house the people that I love.

3. I would put $15,000 into 4 college funds for each of my children. Granted, I am not so sure each of them will get to College, but that money will come in handy for something. Likewise, I would put $10,000 in a college fund for each of my 9 nieces and nephews and for my Goddaughter. Although a few of them are already past the college age, they will just receive the cash. Like they will complain.

4. I would take my children to Hawaii. We would surf. We would eat BBQ. We would love it.

5. Our entire family will go on a Disney Cruise. That includes my parents, all my family, my brothers and sisters and their families, too. It would do us all good to be trapped together and be forced to bond with each other. Along this line, I would buy Disneyland passes for my family so we can go visit the Mouse anytime we want.

6. I would give my parents $50,000 and each of my siblings $5,000 to do whatever they want to. They have all given me so much that I think they deserve it.

7. I would buy 2 brand new cars. AND THEY WOULD BOTH BE BIG ENOUGH TO FIT OUR FAMILY. I would prefer an Escalade, Suburban...but it has to have the tv screens in it.

8. I would get everyone to the dentist and get our teeth fixed.

9. I would pay off every single debt I have. Also, I would over pay my utilities so that I wouldn't have a bill for the next 3 years!

10. I would go to the cemetery and place at least 1 rose on each grave there. I have thought about this since I was a young girl. I always found it very sad when there were graves that looked like nobody had been there in years. It would do my heart good.

So. With all of my money, I think I have made mine and few other dreams come true. How about you? What would you do?

Mirth & Merriment...and Money, Money, Money!!!!