Upon arrival at Anita's before 10 o'clock this morning., as usual she was making baby bottles, dressing the two yr. old, feeding the dog and checking her messages on the PC. We discussed our plans for the day over a cup of coffee deciding what to bring with us. We packed children's clothes, shoes, men's t shirts, toys and the few remaining quilts we had. Strapped the children in their car seats and started out to search for someone we could possibly help in some way to ease their hardships. There are literally thousands of people living in what I call the "twilight zone". They have no idea what to do next to allieviate the present conditions they find themselves in.. As the months go on their situations are becoming worse and spirits are falling.

My daughter did most of the foot work today going to the trailer doors and handing out flyers and taking as much time with each person as they needed. The people she made contact with were older and needed a very different kind of assistance. One of them was a very dignified lady who needed someone to help lift queen size mattresses onto her bed. She said the doctors believe her husband has cancer. When it rains, it pours! I presented her with a quilt and she was thrilled especially that church ladies in a quilting circle had made them for us. Thank you Minnesota!

Things were moving along without incidence until my daughter approached the trailer where the previous woman said was an elderly lady with severe diabetes. Since the daughter has her own blog, she will tell what happened. I snapped this pic from the car and couldn't hear what was being said.


Today may have been a little more disappointing than previous days but I feel that we brought a little sunshine to a few souls. There's always tomorrow!

More to come ...