The nicest thing happened during the holidays.

During the holidays Karin (Terry's Ex) called me and started her conversation much as she always does. She checks on me regularly and still introduces me as her mother- in- law. Through the years I have came to accept that role with more grace than when Terry was married to her. It was such a traumatic marriage. Anyway I digress. About five minutes into the phone call Karin calmly says, "I won $50,000 on a scratch ticket yesterday. I got very excited and told her that was a life changing amount. I think my excitement was catching and she told me they had been planning what they would do. I was especially happy as Karin has worked as a waitress for more years than anyone can imagine enduring that job. When she and Terry were together she would quit for a few months then get another job, but since Dave I don't think she has taken a vacation. She certainly deserves this good fortune, but what are the odds?? Of course for me who buys a ticket about once a year they are zilch. I think it is Karin's one indulgence for herself.

She swears her friend Lenny helped her to get the right ticket. Talk about manipulation. Lenny has been dead several years now but when he was living he always rooted for her to win. She has won an inordinate amount of small amounts like a couple of hundred. Just before Xmas she won $300. She said," I told Lenny this was nice and I was grateful but to think BIG money." This made me laugh but I told her I thought this was big so thank the abundance angels and Lenny. I expect helping Karin win on lottery tickets is a side job for Lenny and he has an important day job which he probably shouldn't.