how we won a car in a school raffle

This is the story of how we won a car in April last year.  I mean - who wins a car?  Nobody I ever knew!

Annika came home from school one day with a book of raffle tickets.  They sat in the drifting pile of paper on the bench for about a month, until she suddenly said "Mum you had better hand in those tickets because the profit goes towards air conditioning in our classroom".  So I bought the whole book of tickets thinking I was giving a $20 donation towards air conditioning in classrooms.  And then forgot about it.

Then one Friday in April I was home by myself during the day, doing some housework, listening to music and waiting for Lisa to come over for lunch to plan a kids talk.  And the phone rang.  Conversation as follows.

'Is that Catriona Pine?'
'Yes'
'This is Musgrave Hills State School P and C.  Remember the raffle tickets at your school?'
'Yeeeeees..'
'Well, you have won the car.'
'You're joking.  WHAT?'
'The car.  The prize - we pulled your name out of the barrel.'
'Really?  Are you sure?  We don't need a car?!!  Really?  For true?
'(laughing) Yes.  And you can pick it up from .........'

I then rang my husband (AHHHHHH) and rang Lisa who was on her way and told her to scream loudly.

It was surprisingly easy to rock up to the dealership and pick up the car.  It was a Holden Cruze.  I only drove it once from the dealer to our house. We decided to sell it so we could spread the money around
- gave some away
- replaced the broken dishwasher
- fixed the kitchen bench
- upgraded to digital TV
- and decided to go on a family trip to CHINA and Vietnam to give the girls an idea that the world is bigger than Brisbane

What a blessing from God.

Who wins a car...