The Big Joke

So... Derek and Jamie gave Jake's Dad, Brian, a scratch lottery ticket as part of his Christmas gift. No surprise here... Donna and Brian often put scratch cards in our stockings, so this was not out of the norm. As everyone continued to open gifts, Brian began scratching off his lottery card and all of a sudden starting shouting (loudly, mind you), "I WON 20,000 DOLLARS!!!! I'M NOT KIDDING!!! I REALLY DID!!! He repeated this about 10 times, seriously, I thought he was going to have a heart attack. Anyway, Jamie finally had the good sense to say, "Dad, so if you won, how do you redeem it?" Brian turned the card over and begins reading something along the lines of, "In order to redeem your winnings show this scratch card to Santa and the Tooth Fairy..." Good thing the guy has a good sense of humor! I wish we had a video camera rolling - not everyone would have had such a fabulous reaction!