Winner!!

hey, remember when i was all like: "Hi Kathy!!"

well, here's the scoop - i was wearing my ever so stylish "I am the Diva" t shirt, and a co-worker of mine stopped by the blog homestead to check it out... hence the 'hello'.

That was on Wednesday....
Yesterday we were in an all day meeting in the board room... and my phone at the front desk rang. Usually when i'm in meetings, i'll just let all the calls go to Voicemail. So i ignored the call. But then one of the people at the meeting had to use the washroom - and my phone rang again, so i ran out to get it.

I answered the phone and the voice on the other line asked for Kathy. i said she was in meetings all day and couldn't take her call... and the woman on the other line insisted. she said: "It's really really important that i speak to her right away."
so i asked who was calling, and she told me her name - adding: "Tell her its regarding the Hospital Home Lottery."

Now, every year in my city there is a Home Lottery where you can buy a ticket for $100 and be entered in the draw to win a showhome, and many many other fabulous prizes...

so, i ran to the board room and told Kathy she had a very urgent call.

"Is it my kids?" she asked me, slightly concerned.
"No," I said, "it's someone calling from the Hospital Home Lottery"

the next 5 minutes or so, Kathy was in shock as she spoked to the person on the other line. not wanting to get TOO excited, but wanting to believe the best....

the meeting was on hold as we all watched from the hallway as Kathy said: "yes......yes.....uh huh... ....Yes!....." finally she excitedly whispered to me:
"We won the house!!"

And there was much rejoicing!! She worked out the rest of the details with the woman on the phone while the rest of us hoorahed and babbled excitedly. It was such a great feeling, it almost felt that we had all won in some way - by being in the same room with her when she received the news!

When she was off the phone, she told us that her and her family had won the Grand Prize Showcase!!!. The house is beautiful, completely furnished, and it's all theirs, along with a 2008 Cadillac CTS, and 10G!!

She was in shock - and rightly so.

She's been talking about this home lottery since they bought their ticket... and i'm sooo happy for her and her family!

Honestly, it couldn't have happened to a nicer person on this planet.

Hooray for Kathy!! WOO!!