I wish I had won the lottery

coasterqueen wrote: I wish I had won the lottery, even $1,000 would be nice. I've been working all day trying to figure out a way that we could go visit Dh in Louisianna. My boss gave me one free ticket so I'd just have to buy one for Kylie but plane tickets are outrageous. Not to mention I would have to drive us 2 hours to catch a flight then a 2 hour layover and then a 3 hour and 40 minute drive to where he's at. The 3 hr 40 minute drive is because Southwest only flies in to New Orleans or Jackson Mississipi (the two areas closest to him).

My3LilMonkeys replied: I'm with you there! $1,000 would be nice - enough to get all the Christmas shopping out of the way.

Although I'd be more than happy to take the $340 million...

TANNER'S MOM replied: Oh Karen I hope you find a way to go see Dh..

And I too spent all my lottery winnings on my ranch.. with mansions for each of my children and father..We had new high bred horses...and you should my new truck.. it is a 4 door dually 4x4.. so pretty. And my new horse trailer has living quarters.. all I do is travel around and buy and sell horses.

BTW: My ranch hands were hot..

Then today I had mass disappointment!

gr33n3y3z replied: I spent it all too
In my head LOL

six_kids_at_28 replied: would be nice.....
But family is better

jacobsmama replied: That is very True family is better and you don't have to pay taxes on them!! Oh wait...we do huh? hahha

TANNER'S MOM replied:
Well, I didn't think it was either or! lololol

I want BOTH~!

Money can't make you happy... but it sure can help!

six_kids_at_28 replied: LOL true

coasterqueen replied:
OMG Mel! I think I need to go get some sleep. I was reading your post thinking to myself, wow, Mel won the lottery...was it a long time ago? Oh wait, DUH!

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
Not for lottery winnings in Canada!!!!

Boys r us replied: I also hope that you find a way to go see Ryan!! I know that would mean so much to him!!!

My2Beauties replied: I hope you find a way to get there, what sites are you looking at. Normally cheaptickets and expedia aren't really bad, but I bet to Louisiana right now it's pretty expensive! Keep us updated! I Hope you run into some $$$

kimberley replied: do you know anyone who works for an airline? wouldn't kylie be half price? hope you figure it out and get to spend time with Ryan.

coasterqueen replied:
No, Kylie's ticket is only $5 cheaper. Wow, what a savings huh? We do know someone who's husband worked for an airline, but we don't talk to them much so I hate to call out of the blue asking for help.

As of late last night I think we decided the girls and I are going to drive to Memphis TN and so is DH. So we both will have a 6 hour drive, I'll just have the more stressful one. I think we are going to do it the weekend before Thanksgiving so he won't come home then. He can fly home and it's paid for, but since he's a PAC officer and such there is so much crap they have to go through to do a "turn around" which means come home for a long weekend that DH doesn't want to do it. Plus he's not supposed to get any leave time til December, but he thinks he can convince his superior to give him a Friday/Saturday leave. So we'll have all day Friday and Saturday and he'll travel back on Sunday, as well as us. BUT he'll still have to do lots of paperwork while we are with him, but it's worth it.

I haven't committed to this crazy adventure yet. Why? Because I'm thinkin' I'm nuts to drive 6 hours with 2 kids. Megan screamed for 2 hours straight the last time we hooked up with him.