Day 146: Donating the Baby Carriage

Nana and Buppa here. About a week ago, I made my decision (a long time coming) to donate the baby carriage given to Marie and Ron for Meaghan who finally had come into their lives. We have been "housing" it for about 5 years now. I went on Catholic Charities and couldn't find anyone looking for a carriage. My next step was to ask the man at St. Jude's who is in charge of The St. Vincent de Paul Society ( a group of men and women who deal with the needy of the parish very privately.) I asked him if he knew of anyone who needed a carriage. His eyes lit up as the lady who has taken care of his terminally ill wife for more than a year has a single daughter that is expecting a baby boy next month and has nothing. Well, late yesterday we brought the carriage up from its' holding place and it brought back many memories. We thought it had a cellar odor to it, so put it out in the sun. Buppa didn't think that worked well enough, so put it in a large plastic bag with several "bounce" static free sheets that go in the dryer and this morning----the carriage "smelt like a rose" as the saying goes. Spoke to Bill at church this A.M. and he said he'd be down in a few minutes and that he was. His comment was "this is the Cadilac of carriages!!" Couldn't thank us enough. Buppa carried it out to his car as I watched a bit sadly but happy to know the carriage would be used by someone in need.