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Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!

During our last Home Show, our vendors donated Home Improvement Items and Services to a Non-Profit Company, which they raffled off during the Show to raise money for the families of fallen police officers and fire fighters.
There were some awesome prizes to win, but I didn't think our staff was allowed to participate, so half an hour before the Show closed, I asked my manager if we were allowed to play and to my surprise we were, since we had to buy the raffle tickets and therefore would be supporting the cause.
Believe me, you've never seen me grab my wallet faster and I was convinced I would win some great prize, which was probably the same conviction I have every week, that I'm going to win the Powerball!
A few days later I got a call, that I had indeed won a tubular skylight including installation, valued at $500! I was beyond excited, especially since Katie and I had been talking about buying one for a few months now.
I don't even know how to describe what it is, I've never seen these in Germany, I'm sure they have them there too.


Während unserer letzten Home Show haben unsere Aussteller Hausprodukte und Dienstleistungen zu einer Non-Profit-Organisation gespendet, die während der Show verlost wurden, um Geld für die Familien von gefallenen Polizisten und Feuerwehrmaennern zu sammeln.
Es gab einige tolle Preise zu gewinnen, aber ich dachte, dass wir nicht teilnehmen duerfen, also habe ich eine halbe Stunde bevor die Show geendet hat meine Managerin gefragt, ob wir auch Lose kaufen duerften und zu meiner Ãœberraschung durften wir, da wir die Lose kaufen mussten und damit die Organisation unterstuetzen wuerden.
Glaubt mir, ich hatte mir mein Portomone in null komma nix geschnappt und ich war fest davon überzeugt, dass ich einen tollen Preis gewinnen wuerde, was wahrscheinlich die gleiche Ãœberzeugung war, die ich jede Woche habe, dass ich den Lotterie Jackpot gewinnen werde!
Ein paar Tage später bekam ich einen Anruf, dass ich in der Tat eine Solarbeleuchtung inklusive Installation gewonnen hatte, ein Wert von ueber $500! Ich habe mich so darueber gefreut, vor allem weil Katie und ich bereits seit ein paar Monaten darueber geredet hatten uns ein paar zu kaufen.
Ich weiß nicht einmal genau, wie ich beschreiben soll, was es ist, ich habe so etwas noch nie in Deutschland gesehen, aber ich bin mir sicher, dass es sie dort auch gibt.



Before, with the Lights on.
Vorher, mit der Deckenbeleuchtung an.
After, without any lights on, just the natural light!
Nachher, ohne Lampen, nur das Licht von draussen.














The decision was easy, the skylight had to go in the one room that doesn't have a window, which unfortunately is the guest bathroom, which I will never use in my life, but I'm still so excited about how it turned out and it surely adds value to our house. Seriously, this room is brighter now than some of our rooms that have actual windows in them, it's awesome!
I was also impressed about the Company, who came out the same week to install it and gave me the BEST customer service I have ever received from anyone, even though it was completely free for me!
Being on that lucky streak, I also bought an extra Powerball ticket, but I guess you can't win everything...at least not in the same week...hehe - still waiting for that winning ticket...but who isn't?:)


Die Entscheidung war einfach, das Oberlicht musste in ein Zimmer, was kein Fenster hat, was in unserem Fall leider das Gaestebad war, was ich nie in meinem Leben benutzen werde, aber ich freue mich immer noch total darueber und denke, dass es den Wert unseres Hauses steigern wird. Ganz im Ernst, das Zimmer ist jetzt heller als einige unserer anderen Zimmer, die richtige Fenster haben, es ist super!
Die Firma, die es gespendet hat war absolut super, sie kamen in der gleichen Woche vorbei um es zu installieren und gaben mir den besten Kundenservice, den ich je in meinem Leben bekommen habe, obwohl ich ja nicht dafuer bezahlen musste... ich war wirklich beeindruckt!
Da ich meine Glückssträhne noch ein bisschen rausziehen wollte, kaufte ich mir direkt noch ein extra Lotterieticket, aber ich denke, man kann ja nicht alles gewinnen ... zumindest nicht in der gleichen Woche ... hehe - ich warte immer noch auf meinen Jackpot ... aber wer tut das nicht?:)
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