Blue frosting, cherry chocolate cupcakes and messy fridges

This morning I finally got the last of the blue frosting scraped off the island countertop and looked again at the table top in dire need of stripping and refinishing. The song "If I had a million dollars" is on my cd player, and I started thinking about what I would do if I had a million dollars.

I'd like to say that I would be completely altruistic and donate the whole thing to my favorite charities, but the truth is, I would take care of me and my family before anything else.

I would hire somebody to take care of all the blue frosting messes, the stuff piling up in the fridge, and cleaning the toilets (my least favorite job, but one I do daily).

I would get a new kitchen table. One that expands to 106" so that I can have my family and friends over without feeling squished.

I would have new living room flooring - I hate my carpet in all its shredded, level loop splendor.

All my debts, and all the debt in my family (yes, even yours M and R) would be taken care of. I might even buy my brothers each a house, and M would finally get the pink and purple paisley mini van with a soccer mom sticker I've been threatening him with since he got his temps. Of course, now that he has kids he would probably like that!

I would get a new saab for my hubby - he thinks he needs one. I would get me something that goes "shhhhhh" and is very green and gets great mileage. A would get the baby blue station wagon.

We might go to Disney, or Seaworld, or both. I think it would be fun! We also might go canoeing through the Boundary Waters - I haven't done that for years and I think it would be a great experience for the kids.

I would have some trees planted in my yard - shade, glorious shade! I would buy a distressed tract of land somewhere up north and invite anyone who wants to stargaze to go use it. No hunting allowed during stargazing season!

I would buy a piece of forest and let any family member hunt on that. Keep nature green!

I would maybe even slow down a little and take some time to breathe. Mostly, I would just be happy for my good fortune and share with my close friends and family.

Money does not motivate me. It's nice to have, it's a necessity and I enjoy having a comfortable life style, but even if we had half what we do now I would be content because I do get to scrape blue frosting off the counter as a result of making cupcakes with my son and I do get to wake up and drink coffee with my husband, and my brothers are alive and kicking it up (all 3 of them), and my sisters in law are incredible women - all 3 of them and most of all I am blessed to have so many great and wonderful friends and such an incredible family. D and T, you are my sisters in my soul and heart, and the day we became best friends is one of the greatest memories of my life.

P.S. I did not win the lottery last night. I guess I'll have to get another ticket.