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Dec. 10th, 2005 10:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
quidditchgrrlEveryone must be at holiday parties tonight. I conveniently was able to bow out to help feed the homeless. No matter how friendly librarians might be, they would never stoop so low as to fraternize with the unwashed Circulation staff. Aside from the year I went with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rlanto, our work party is a wash-out.
I went out and bought a Christmas tree today. A fake one with the lights on it. Really, it was for Honeybunch, since he loves Christmas. I am meh about all holidays, but thought putting down $80 for a permanent tree (and Honeybunch's happiness) seemed worth it.
He gave me heck about spending the money on a tree. :-(
We're doing cards and cookies this year, that's all. The kids will all get something small, but wow, we can barely keep our heads above water as it is. Maybe the tree wasn't such a good idea after all. :\
But in the grand scheme of things, we have a place to live, jobs, family and friends. We serve for a shelter which is the end of the line for most folks. They aren't alcohol or drug-free, they've just gotten out of prison. The other, bureaucratic shelters have turned them away. But you know? These men are the nicest, most grateful group I've ever served. They aren't institutionalized into the "homeless" culture and the staff are respectful toward the residents. A lot of them have jobs (I heard that some homeless shelters won't serve anyone who is employed?!). We've always been treated with great respect and we show them respect in return. I'm so proud of our girls - they talk to the residents, say "here you go, sir" and smile - and I wish we could do it more often.
rlanto, our work party is a wash-out.I went out and bought a Christmas tree today. A fake one with the lights on it. Really, it was for Honeybunch, since he loves Christmas. I am meh about all holidays, but thought putting down $80 for a permanent tree (and Honeybunch's happiness) seemed worth it.
He gave me heck about spending the money on a tree. :-(
We're doing cards and cookies this year, that's all. The kids will all get something small, but wow, we can barely keep our heads above water as it is. Maybe the tree wasn't such a good idea after all. :\
But in the grand scheme of things, we have a place to live, jobs, family and friends. We serve for a shelter which is the end of the line for most folks. They aren't alcohol or drug-free, they've just gotten out of prison. The other, bureaucratic shelters have turned them away. But you know? These men are the nicest, most grateful group I've ever served. They aren't institutionalized into the "homeless" culture and the staff are respectful toward the residents. A lot of them have jobs (I heard that some homeless shelters won't serve anyone who is employed?!). We've always been treated with great respect and we show them respect in return. I'm so proud of our girls - they talk to the residents, say "here you go, sir" and smile - and I wish we could do it more often.
