Wanted to start out by saying its good to be back at LP. I am a long time member that first joined back in 2004. What was interesting at the time i joined was i was a nervous wreck waiting for my first child to be born and finding this place helped ease my mind a lot.
Wonder if a lot of the long timers are still here at LP and going strong like Maddog,Emily,Four4me,Lucky,Fast Eddie,etc.
I joined mid October 2004 and two weeks later on November 1,2004 my daughter was born. Whats surreal is my daughter will be 13 here in a few months and thats also how long i have been a member here. A year later to the day in November 2005 my son was born.
Anyway during those first few years here the Tennessee lottery started up and i won a lot of money. Between 2004 and 2007 i won around 30 grand all on cash 4 and cash 3.
My first hit was when i bought 10 tickets 486 straight and won 5 grand. I also had a lot of cash 3 hits for a 1,000 bucks where i bet on one number twice. My fave was cash 4 i hit that one a few times winning 5 grand or 2,500 on various numbers i chose.
In 2007 i was headed to work and bought some diapers at the store and notice my lucky numbers on the scan numbers on bottom but i was running a bit late and almost put it off but gut instinct made me buy a ticket. Next morning after work i checked the numbers and couldn't believe it 4856 hit.
I used those winnings to move where i live now. However after a decade i am planning a move again this time from Memphis to Nashville about 200 miles up the music highway.
Around 2008 the Tennessee lottery went from ball draws to computerized draws and i cut back a lot on tickets. Here at LP we like our ball draws and trust them more than computerized draws.
I have been busy with family and raising kids but i still love to play the cash 3 and cash 4 as well as the jackpot games like Powerball.
A lot has happened the last few years a wreck combined with health issues landed my better half on disability and around the same time in early 2009 my mom suffered a bad aneurysm and was in hospital for months touch and go docs said it was a miracle she made it.
Anyway in January 2009 a job i had over ten years ended when the warehouse i was at shut down and they offered to put me somewhere else but i decided to take a break from working and started taking care of my gal and the kids. In spring 2015 i hit the big 4-0.
To make a long story short between January 2009 and January 2017 i have helped raise my kids and taking care of the family but i am itching to get back to work and maybe take some college courses.
Hope everyone here is doing well and wish everyone the best of luck.