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| melanie47601 |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 05:26:04 AM
My aunt (the one I'm buying the house from) called while I was on break at work and told me that she had the deed to the house and that it was in my name. I'm not thinking anything at this point because she had told me she was going to do this just in case something would happen to her before I paid off the house. She didn't want me to have any problems getting the house. She hadn't cashed my last three house payments so I asked her if she got them. She said, "Mel, the house is yours. Mamaw would want you to have it. I'm tearing up the checks. Go fix your checkbook."
Isn't that amazing?! I tried to argue with her, but she wouldn't have it. When she called and told me, I didn't know if I was going to cry or pass out or both. oooooo I'm so giddy! Doesn't even bother me that I have to work this morning. LOL
Melanie
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh Crap, She's up!"
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Dec 20 2010 : 3:28:05 PM
Melanie,
What a wonderful surprise and so nice of you to pass the church gift on! Your kids sound wonderful and grateful. I truly belive what goes around comes around in this life. So happy for you!
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| gypsy goat |
Posted - Dec 20 2010 : 11:14:46 AM
wonderful news for you and what a great way to pay it forward! enjoy your new home-that must be such a great feeling
farmgirl#1362 whatever you are be a good one-abe lincoln |
| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Dec 20 2010 : 04:55:44 AM
So wonderful. Your aunt has a deep sense of family and I am sure you share it. Congratulations.
Marianne |
| Annie S |
Posted - Dec 19 2010 : 3:19:41 PM
What a wonderful gift. You are very blessed to have such a fantastic aunt. Enjoy!
Annie S |
| classygram |
Posted - Dec 19 2010 : 2:53:45 PM
Melanie what wonderful news. Hugs, Brenda
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| homsteddinmom |
Posted - Dec 19 2010 : 1:57:48 PM
yeehaw!
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm! |
| sherrye |
Posted - Dec 19 2010 : 1:20:07 PM
i am all fuzzy and happy for you. what a wonderful thing to share this with us. i am so very happy for you and your family. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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| pinkroses |
Posted - Dec 19 2010 : 12:27:09 PM
Lucky you. It was a early Christmas present .
Happy for you. hugs sheila
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Dec 19 2010 : 09:59:07 AM
Melanie - that is wonderful. I know there were times when you almost gave up on having the house, what a wonderful gift to get. I'm so happy for you!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Dec 19 2010 : 09:55:22 AM
Melanie - you must be a mighty nice niece! That is great news for you! Merry Christmas right???
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Penny Wise |
Posted - Dec 19 2010 : 03:48:17 AM
melanie the blessings are snowballing! how wonderful !!!
and wow- your kids ARE awesome........musta been raised well ya think!!!!!
Farmgirl # 2139
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
| melanie47601 |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 2:44:22 PM
Thank you all so much! I knew you all would be as happy as we are! LOL
The night before last I was baking some cookies and the phone rang. It was a man (turns out he's actually a distant cousin lol) with a local church. He told me the church wanted to help with Christmas for my family. (This of course was before the conversation with my aunt.) I was feeling pretty bummed about Christmas. All my friends were talking about how they were spending $100 or more on each of their kids and I was just spending $30 a piece on mine plus getting the remodel going upstairs for their bedrooms. The kiddos said they were cool with them each having a bedroom of thier own for their "big" Christmas gift even if it was after Christmas when it got done, but I was still feeling kinda blah. So the plan "was" to meet at Wal-Mart with some of the members of the church to do some Christmas shopping. After getting off the phone, I told my kids about the call. Do you know what they said? "What's wrong with what we're doing for Christmas? Isn't what we're doing ok?" What good kids I have?! Right?
Anyhow after speaking with my aunt yesterday afternoon and getting this terrific gift, I was getting ready to pick up the phone and call this nice man from the church, but my mom called with news about another aunt. She's having a bad time of it this year. She lost her husband back in March, has lost her job, her unemployment runs out next week and she just found out last month that her daughter is addicted to meth. No money for Christmas or bills or groceries. So today I finally got to talk to gentleman with the church. I told him thank you for the generous gift but that we were unable to accept it. I think he was stunned. And I explained the phone call from my other aunt about the house and he was tickled pink for us. And then I asked him if the church had anyone else in mind for the gift and I told him about my aunt that is having a rough time. So they are going to pass the gift on to her!! Isn't that wonderful! We got to talking afterwards and that's when I found out he's a distant cousin.
Lots of blessings this year! Ooooo I'm still floating in the clouds!
Hugs~ Melanie
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh Crap, She's up!"
Blog~ http://wheelsarealwaysturning.blogspot.com/ Etsy~http://www.etsy.com/shop/theflourishingfinch
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| Penny Wise |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 2:22:44 PM
oh my goodness!!!!!! i had to actually read your post twice to make sure i understood it!!!!!! how absolutely cool......see...we ARE blessed!!!!!!!!!!!
Farmgirl # 2139
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
| CountryBorn |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 2:16:42 PM
Melanie, I am so happy for you! Your Aunt sounds like a wonderful woman! It is so good to hear such wonderful news! Wow!
Hugs and Congratulations! MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
| Mikki |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 09:55:26 AM
Melanie how amazing! I am soooo happy for you, this is wonderful!
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
"Courage is being scared to death... but saddling up anyway" ***John Wayne
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| maggie14 |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 09:24:02 AM
That is awesome Melanie!! I'm so happy for you!
Hugs,
Hannah
Farmgirl sister #1219
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| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 09:18:12 AM
Fabulous! What a Christmas it will be and actually has already been! I know you've had some expenses and problems with it but now thats all worth it. What a feeling of security for you and your family, that it is now yours! Maybe some of the money you have planned for payments can go into fixing and improving for a while.
God bless you in your new home.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
| Prairie Gypsy |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 08:08:56 AM
Wow, congratulations. And money you can spend on the house or save on top of it. What a blessing.
Farmgirl Sister # 2363
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Warren, MI
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 08:07:54 AM
WOW!!! What a gift!!!
CJ
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| cntrygrl |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 08:02:10 AM
YAY!!! I love when things happen from the heart and not from the wallet! Very happy for you!
Tommie
~Live~Laugh~Love~
~Dust is a country accent~ |
| Sheep Mom 2 |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 07:58:31 AM
That is amazing fantastic news!! I am so happy for you. What a great Christmas present.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 07:53:53 AM
That is AWESOME, Melanie!!! AWESOME!!! I'm so, so excited and happy for you! Celebrating with you in spirit - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
Farmgirl Sister #1974 |
| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 07:24:48 AM
That's amazing. Congrats Mel.
Best Growing |
| Simply Ann |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 07:21:02 AM
What a wonderful gift and way to start the New Year!. May you be blessed with many years of health and happiness in your new home.
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| Alee |
Posted - Dec 18 2010 : 06:41:21 AM
Oh my gosh! That is amazing!! Congrats!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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