Mom's Birthday Party

All went well at Mama's party to celebrate her 74th birthday. I was so happy & so elated that almost everyone was able to attend. Only ones missing were Jay and his son, J.J., Gilbert, Dominique & Celeste (they were all missed), and of course, our brother was not there nor his family. We had such a good time, none-the-less. Mom was presented with a mock copy of her house deed. After 8 years, her house is paid off and it is officially hers. I am so elated we did not need to wait until late into 2010 to pay it off as originally agreed. The home was purchased from Mrs. Osborn, she has been awesome through this entire process. She has always expressed to us (family and to other ppl in town) how fortunate she was in having our family buy her home as we never waivered or reneged on any of the contract agreements in the entire 72 months that we had this business arrangement. She is good for saying that, and it makes us proud knowing we always did right by it all. It was an honor as well for our family to "have done business" with Mrs. Osborn; what a wonderful landlord she was. Blessings to her for her trust & giving us a chance at purchasing the beautiful home after so many others (tenants/buyers) faltered on her. We all saw something within one another, we somehow knew we were the perfect fit for the agreement.

I hope all goes well going forward, and we all look towards completing all necessary repairs to the home as a priority list is compiled. It is an older home, but it is "solid". Too bad current builders do not share the same building ethics. Mom's home, thanks to the Lord, does not need a lot of repair, but it is good knowing that $$$ is more free to flow for the reparations.

It was a blessing for the family. The Lord is good and just and He really never gives us more than we can handle. Not sure what tomorrow brings, but with trust and faith, I know all will be good. What a fantastic family we are (so blessed indeed).