Many years ago back when I was in elementary school there was an annual contest where we would draw the best picture that we could for the local fire dept and they would have their volunteer firefighters be the judges. The rules were simple, we had to use the large art paper that the teachers provided us, the artwork had to be relevant to fire safety and we had to use either crayons or colored pencils (absolutely no markers!). After we got a a couple of class periods to complete our art they sent them to the local fire dept and they would pick the top 3 pictures from each grade (K-5). Im proud to say that I got 3rd place three years in a row. It was really cool because we would have a big presentation in the gym with the whole school seated on the bleachers (I went to a tiny school, less than 30 kids per class). and the volunteer firefighters would come and name the winners from each grade one by one and hand out trophies and ribbons. I remember how awesome of a feeling it was to be one of those kids that got called out to come down and get their trophy and have your picture taken with the firemen, even if they were just drunk hicks. Good memories, and I also remember how horribly jealous I felt those years that I didnt win anything, even to this day it still bugs me a little bit. So yup I really dont recall winning anything else in my life other than that and the $20 from a scratch off ticket when I was like 19. I went to a casino once though but i only spent a couple bucks, maybe im overdue for a jackpot.
i've won $ too, but the best thing ive ever won is my woman's heart (cheesy? A bit, but this will make my night great tonight after I show her this)
