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Texie
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201st Post Mon Jul 21st, 2008 06:42 pm | |
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| Gump, if you think NK's fits are bad, you haven't seen mine.
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gumpbowl
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202nd Post Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 08:11 am | |
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| OOOOHHH I'm scared.
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Texie
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203rd Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 05:49 pm | |
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So, I'm feeling really good. We have a young college student who is one of our runners back and forth to the bank; I see her every day because of where I sit. She's cute, she's funny, and very very young. She's on the President's List at North Texas, on scholarship, grants and loans and was raised by her grandmother. Her mother is a homeless drug addict and if she wants to go see her mom, she starts looking on the streets.
Anyway, the other day I asked her how things were going and she just started talking about how hard it was to save money to begin the fall semester. She has moved out of the dorm into a university apartment complex and will no longer be on the meal plan. She has nothing to get started and her scholarship and grants won't come in until September 1. She moves into the apartment on August 23 and they require upfront deposits, etc. She said she had just enough to get in and buy books. All she wanted was two new towels for her bathroom. She broke my heart because she works very hard and is quite intelligent. She will work part time on campus and tutor kids in the afternoons. Right now she's working full time as summer help as our runner.
I went home that night and loaded up a huge shopping bag full of bathroom soaps, girlie stuff, bath poufys, cleaning products, toilet paper and paper towels. I gave them to her and she did nothing but cry. Apparently no one has ever been so thoughtful to her and that breaks my heart even more. But, I feel like I can help out this young girl by providing some of the little things. I'll ask her what her colors are in her bathroom and maybe surprise her with towels and a bathmat.
Last edited on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 06:27 pm by Texie
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gumpbowl
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204th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 06:37 pm | |
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| That was nice Texie. Little things can make a big difference. Sometimes people have not seen good in others, for whatever reason. That was very nice of you, and I'll bet you did not even think about doing it.
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Texie
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205th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 06:52 pm | |
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Thanks, Gumpy. It was easy to pull all that stuff together. I just didn't realize how much I had and have made a mindful decision to be more careful with my purchases.
She said she needs a pair of jeans. I may give her a gift card to Wal-Mart. I just hope she doesn't think I'm interfering but she just needs a little help now and then.
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Orphie
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206th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 07:47 pm | |
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| Very sweet Trixie.. I know the little things make someone feel special.. Thats sweet of you.
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Zephyr
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207th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 09:22 pm | |
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| Any way to set up an account that some of us DD members can kick into with spare change and such?
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Orphie
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208th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 09:30 pm | |
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Zephyr wrote: Any way to set up an account that some of us DD members can kick into with spare change and such?
Who are you and what have you done with our Zephyr..
j/k.. Z
that would be AWSOME idea!!
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Texie
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209th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 09:32 pm | |
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Zephyr? Is that you? Where's our Zephyr???
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Ric
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210th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 09:35 pm | |
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| How about a few supplies.. I can handle that....
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Zephyr
Official Bourbon Taster
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211th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 09:47 pm | |
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| Perhaps I've been drinking too much.
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Zephyr
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212th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 09:48 pm | |
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| Perhaps I've been drinking too much.
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Orphie
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213th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 09:55 pm | |
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| Which one do you want us to believe? The first one or the second one?
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Bubba
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214th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 09:56 pm | |
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That was a very sweet thing of you to do Texie!
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Bubba
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215th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 09:59 pm | |
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Zephyr wrote: Any way to set up an account that some of us DD members can kick into with spare change and such?
The DD Fund is set up to accept donations for SPECIFIC disbursements also..... NOT just for the general fund....
I.E. Anyone can donate $$ and instruct the Treasurer to insure those monies go to a specific person/project....
JSYK....
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Texie
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216th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 10:19 pm | |
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| I appreciate the offers and I will see what else we can do for her. I don't want to inundate her with too much right now.
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Orphie
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217th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 10:21 pm | |
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Texie wrote: I appreciate the offers and I will see what else we can do for her. I don't want to inundate her with too much right now.
Yeah you can get away with saying, that you are involved in a "group" that likes to pick a special person to do something for that is doing their part in life.... that way she doesnt feel like a charity case.
It's like a scholarship fund or something.. just sayin..
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Ric
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218th Post Thu Jul 24th, 2008 11:16 pm | |
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| That makes good sense, Ang... where did that come from??
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"There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary. And there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance."
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Bubba
Redneck Computer Geek
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219th Post Fri Jul 25th, 2008 12:23 am | |
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Bubba <----- *ain't gunna say even a broken clock is correct twice a day*
Ain't gunna do it......
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kathy
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220th Post Fri Jul 25th, 2008 05:17 am | |
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| that is awesome, texie!
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