Michelle sat down and was visiting with a woman that she found out is 8 months pregnant, has a 4 year old daughter, and nowhere to stay. Apparently she was living in FL with a guy that ended up not working out, so she moved out here to stay with friends but kept getting kicked out and couldn't find anywhere else to stay. So after BOL Christie and I dropped Hip-Hop (Christopher) off at the church, then me at my place, and Christie and Michelle took the mom and her daughter to their place. I drove Michelle's car over around 10:00pm and they were already asleep. So Michelle, Christie, and I stayed up for about an hour talking then slept. Woke up around 6am and Michelle brought me home before they go to see Jenn Tracy this morning to try and find them a place to stay. I think it was a little overwhelming for C&M but what a great thing to be able to do. Those crazy Golden girls - one is in the Caribbean with the Peace Corps helping people clean up their homes and lives after a devastating hurricane, and the other is here using her nursing-know-how and own home to hospitably bring a pregnant woman and daughter off the streets. Gotta love 'em. So this wasn't exactly the most ordinary Bread of Life. Oh, and it had to be Christie's first and Michelle's second visit to BOL.
Also I forgot to mention we called Kelly on her birthday, Monday, and talked to her for about 30 minutes. We got cut off (come on Skype, give us a timer or warning about these things!) and I put more money in, but it didnt' seem to go through. Anya called and we said good bye via cell phone. It was good to be able to talk to her and hear a couple good stories. For instance: Kel decided she would open a can of soup but couldn't get the can opener to work. She was in the dark with nobody else in the house and couldn't get it to work, then remembered she saw a man open a can with a knife, so she tried to use a knife she had handy (Kel, where'd you get a knife like that?...) but still couldn't puncture the can. She then starved. Oh, and she's living with a guy from Texas named Himay (spelling?).
Also I forgot to mention we called Kelly on her birthday, Monday, and talked to her for about 30 minutes. We got cut off (come on Skype, give us a timer or warning about these things!) and I put more money in, but it didnt' seem to go through. Anya called and we said good bye via cell phone. It was good to be able to talk to her and hear a couple good stories. For instance: Kel decided she would open a can of soup but couldn't get the can opener to work. She was in the dark with nobody else in the house and couldn't get it to work, then remembered she saw a man open a can with a knife, so she tried to use a knife she had handy (Kel, where'd you get a knife like that?...) but still couldn't puncture the can. She then starved. Oh, and she's living with a guy from Texas named Himay (spelling?).
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