I have obviously been spending too much time with my Competition Winning friend and have started developing that green "me too" feeling. So much so, that one day last week I rather jealously reeled off a list of her latest winnings to my darling Adventure Husband. When he went shopping on Friday (he spoils me!) he returned with a gift, a DAB Radio for the kitchen, stating that be wanted me to win him lunch at Fairyhill or a family day pass to Bluestone. Who's jealous now?
I have been listening to several local stations on and off since Friday with not even a sniff of a competition. Yesterday morning, however, my ears pricked up in excitement as I heared the mention of a prize if you could answer the following question: Which TV Celebrity sang "Happiness"?
My first reaction was "haven't got a clue" but knew the song and realised my age was showing! I carried on making the lunch boxes when it suddenly came to me! I grabbed the phone but hadn't taken down the number for the radio station. I carried on making sandwiches, the question was asked again and I quickly wrote it down and dialled. As I have never before had the nerve to enter such competitions I assumed some kind of receptionist would answer, but the phone rang and rang so I put it on speakerphone and busied myself around the kitchen.
When the DJ's voice echoed from my phone, I was almost in shock. "Who's that? What's the answer? What's your number" and gone. "OHMYGOSH" It was 8.25 and I had to get the boys to school, had I lost my mind? Why did I give my home no? The excitement! I told my Adventure Boy's what I had done and the prize we were after, a Happiness Pack sponsored by Yakult (Happy Days DVDs, Happy Feet DVD, some other DVD and CD and a book on Happiness). The excitement mounted, I told them not to answer the phone if it rang and to be quiet, but we had to get to school and we would probably miss the call if they did ring back.
Then at 8.45, the phone rang. I was shaking as I told the world that "It's sunny out of one window and dull and cloudy out of another- so it's a strange morning!" "I'm rushing to get my children to school" "Hello to my little boys" oh yes, and the answer "Ken Dodd".
I'd won! Such excitement, such laughter and happiness for a weekday morning. We ran to school and arrived on time. Imagine my embarrassment if they had told their teachers they were late because their mother was on the radio trying to win them some DVDs. Both were still excited at tea-time, had both told their teachers and wanted some sweets from the shop to celebrate (any excuse).
Well, it certainly made the Adventure Family happy!
P.S. Another 1lb lost!
Labels: competitions, Happiness, Ken Dodd, Radio
Wow, how exciting! I have never had the guts to do anything like that. I remember my Grandad singing that song, but I had no idea who sang it first.
Posted by: tartetartan | October 23, 2008 at 04:18 PM
Well done you! Losing all these pounds but winning fab radio contests.
Posted by: A Confused Take That Fan | October 23, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Fantastic! Now you've started, who knows where you'll end up? Countdown? Weakest Link? Mastermind?
Posted by: The Dotterel | October 24, 2008 at 02:26 PM
i couldn't remember who sang that until you said... well done!
Posted by: Grit | October 25, 2008 at 01:01 PM
Well I am impressed both by your knowing who sang it (and yes, now you tell me I sort of knew) and by your having the presence of mind to phone. I never quite get there.thanks for visiting my blog!
Posted by: elizabethm | October 26, 2008 at 09:06 PM
OOH how exciting....I've never won a competition! Lx
Posted by: family affairs | October 27, 2008 at 02:20 PM
Very exciting for you! A bit of useless information for you but when I was about 15 or 16 I was photographed by the local press, sat on Ken Dodd's knee giving him a peck on the cheek!! Can you imagine that taking place today?! He is a really nice and funny man and I met him many times as he used to be a patron of the theatre I worked for.Okay, you can stop yawning now!CJ xx
Posted by: Crystal Jigsaw | October 31, 2008 at 07:00 PM
Hurrah! Ken Dodd! That post was brilliant and I'm still smiling. Well done!
Posted by: blogthatmama | November 3, 2008 at 08:34 PM
Winning a contest with Ken Dodd! Hilarious. Now you'll see his face everytime you watch that DVD!
Posted by: Tara | November 3, 2008 at 09:03 PM
I so know how exciting that is!! I once rang up This Morning when it was Richard and Judy... I was ironing and they wanted to know what you would do if it was the end of the world. So I rang them and gave them my answer... guess bloody what! Richard Madeley rang me back!!! Oh god it was so funny. To cut a long story short I went on the show 3 days later. Shaking and shivering with nerves. So much fun thoughso I totally get that giddy madness when you are standing there in your socks, lunch boxes gaping, and children catching your excitement! Well done!!Thanks for dropping by on my blog. Will come back soon!
Posted by: Ladybird World Mum | November 8, 2008 at 11:29 AM