The Joy's of Winning

Have you ever won anything? I've won music competitions, I've won swim meets, and in high school, I won the science fair. Then there are those phone calls. "...You have been selected to enter into a drawing for a (insert cruise, vacation, new car, etc.)" These are the calls you would completely ignore, since there is usually a catch. Then there are the drawings you enter while at the State Fair, such as a drawing for a new Hummer (as if it would even be possible to pay for the gas.)

Well, I got an interesting voice mail this week. I didn't recognize the number, because they called my cell phone first, and I don't answer the call if I don't recognize the number. When I got home, I found the same number on my home phone along with a message.

Now, before I tell you who the call was from, let me give you a little background. Last weekend, while the Apocalypse Queen and I were out of town visiting my parents, Lord of War, Prince of Darkness, the The Elfin Princess (the latter having somehow obtained tickets) went to a polo match. That's right, croquet on horseback. Now apparently, there was a drawing people could enter for a chance to win a free polo lesson. That's right, you read my mind, because that's who called. Apparently I've won a free polo lesson from the Dallas Polo Club, and if I call them back, they will have a horse available for me, as well as a free lesson. Now I'm up for trying new things, but I haven't ridden a horse for several years, and even then, it was one of those horses you didn't have to guide. No, it wasn't a pony attached to one of those merry-go-round things, but it did follow a trail it had taken about a million times. Besides, I don't think it would be such a good idea to put me on a horse, hand me a big wooden hammer, and ask me to hit this little wooden ball lying on the ground, especially since my back just isn't what it used to be. I think those 3 have a little explaining to do. Oh the insanity (and the joy's of payback...I mean winning.)