Her Money, Her Mortgage and Her Menage

Grandma LeeGrandma Lee’s money now was not her’s. It became her children.

Her belongings also got taken away.

Glendine, who was waiting for grandmother to return home, was kicked out of grandmother’s house.

And Vanderbilt, the mortgage company (who was ripping Grandma Lee off in the first place by charging her a 12 percent interest rate)  came to take the almost- fully- paid- for -trailer away.

Prior to Vanderbilt coming, we asked Vanderbilt if they would work out a payment plan with the grandchildren who are in  college, and give us a low-interest rate payment plan.

We can’t EVER lower the interest and you can’t pick up where your grandma left off. They continued, you have to re-buy the trailer and start over.

Since they did not really want to offer affordable plans, we tried different banks who asked for documents that we did not have and her children were not too willing to give it to us.

We had no other choice but to leave the trailer in the children hands.

When Vanderbilt came to take the trailer, they met neighbors who refused to move their poles and other property that the movers needed to move to lounge the trailer away.

So, the trailer is still there.

And all of this is going on without my grandma knowing.

 

Church Family- Literally!

Church Family

 

So, when my family went down to Virginia we went to church- of course!

Going to church made my Birthday all the better (my birthday happened to be the day after Thanksgiving).

But I’m not blogging about my Birthday. I’m blogging about the fact that everyone who was at church was literally related to me- from the pulpit to the door.

At the church I attend in New York, everyone is not related to me; so going to church in Virginia and worshiping with family only seemed like a once in a life time experience.

In this picture is my family and all who attended service that night.

Oh, and before I end, to top off having a good birthday, the preacher- my cousin, preached a message using Isaiah 40 which is the exact scripture I’ve been dwelling on since the summer.

Isn’t Jesus good?

Cousins

Cousins

 

Here we are, my siblings and our cousins!!

And guess what? that’s not even half of us! So many are missing.

You see how I’m the only Blessed one to get bunny ears?

Grandma Lee

Grandma Lee

 

This is a picture of some of my family.

In the center is my Grandmother, Grandma Lee. She is my mother’s mom. She is surrounded by her Grandchildren.

I blogged about her early last year. I went down to spend time with her.

She was doing fine when I went down to see her last year but this pass Thanksgiving she was in a wheelchair and not staying in her home. She is in a nursing home.

My mother passed away a few years ago. I got close to my grandmother. I, along with my siblings are doing all we can do to try to help Grandma Lee get back on her feet.

She had a few strokes and is unhappy in this home.

If our mother was here, we know our mom would drop everything just to take care of her.

Now my Aunt is trying to get rid of my grandmother’s home. I’ve been trying to keep it in the family. Nothing seems to be going right.

My grandma is not even dead yet my aunt is seeing to get rid of her home. My second eldest sister is staying there now. Our plan was, when Grandma gets better, she would be there to help her out.

Money always seems to be an issue all of sudden.

 

 

West Point, Virginia

1-IMG_8912Over Thanksgiving, I went to Virginia to visit family.

I took a picture of the smoke rising from the paper mill factory. It was not a pleasant smell but as a photographer I like the smoke effect.

I wonder if this factory is the reason why my cousin who lives in the area have a bad case of asthma?

Lucia and Billy and Family

Mr. Dee & Amanda

 

Another one of my couple shots. I can’t believe I didn’t post this. I told Nyla to smile and she told me No!