What are the chances….

I know I said my last post was my last post today, but I had to write about this.  School raffles – bane of my life, I despise them, actually it is more like an all consuming hatred of them.  There is nothing worse (ok, I’m sure there are a lot worse things, but for the purpose of this post there is nothing worse) than being accosted by some small child going ‘want to buy a raffle ticket?’ looking up at you with those ‘you can save the world’ trusting eyes.  It’s exploitation, I tell you!  I also refuse to send my kids door to door begging for money, so whenever a raffle form comes home, I fill out half of it and send them back.  The latest form to come home collecting for something or other (can’t remember what) had the first prize being a membership to the local Fish Hoek gym, the 2nd prize *also* being a membership to the local Fish Hoek gym and the third prize being some sort of sports takkie.  I duly filled out half of Jessica’s and half of Tamsyn’s and packed them off to school.  What happens?  I bloody win the prize for the membership to the gym!  Someone somewhere is laughing at me right now, why I couldn’t have won *any* of the million other raffles that have come my way is beyond me.  A gym membership *grumble* I ask you.  (Stop giggling Wouter, it isn’t funny!!!)  ‘Course in order to redeem the 10 month (yes you read right 10 month) membership I have to pay R50 entrance fee.  Fat chance.  In case you haven’t gathered, I’m not big on exercise (shut up Wouter).