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***NOTE: This was written wayyyyy back in 1998.....

Most of us met on CompuServeŠ going broke minute by minute and I mean minute by minute. For those of you who can remember, Becca was already on IRC. The only channel of ex CompuServe people we knew of were on the Sac channel and they were not very friendly. With the help of Barb we started discussing starting our own channel. We agreed on the name #CAFE1 and registered it and invited all our friends from the CompuServe channel Adult II Channel 1 to join us. It has been an up hill battle since but we came here as friends which has expanded to become an international family.

We have had some wonderful moments on this channel, where we have laughed, argued and cried. One of the most memorable moments was Lee's 9 months of pregnancy. We were by her through all her doctor appointments and we worried when she couldn't sleep. Then there was the morning sickness and those sinus infections. When the big day came it solidified us as a family. We went through centimeter by centimeter and finally the great news --- Jeremy was born to a family of international friends. We all feel he is our godchild.

Another memorable moment was when MelodyAnn went through her bone marrow transplant. We chatted with her before and after the procedure. We tried to keep her spirits up by giving her our love and prayers.

We have had some other wonderful moments too. We have seen our friends fall in love and we have sadly seen some fall out of love. We have out fights and boy do we have our fights! But through it all #CAFE1 has endured.

We are on our second year, and too many things have changed. Like most families, ours is a little dysfunctional. We have had some sad moments.

We lost Melody, a wonderful friend and mother, to domestic violence. That was the saddest day in #Cafe1. Our prayers still go out to her children and family. We miss her courage and her wonderful sense of humor. Mel, we love you.

LeeLee, well she is happy with her Bear, so CONGRATULATIONS!!

Now the Cafe family, well, what can I say *smiling*. We have lost some friends, but that is life and we must move on. And it is time to welcome new friends into our little family.

A special thanks goes to those who have made this channel possible:

Barb - who did the leg work and helped get the channel registered.
Joey - who got everyone set with the right tools.
Eddie (Wild-Guy) - who is ready to help with MIRC.
Ranger6 - who taught me all the rules of IRC and how to get the channel going.

All my best
TAINA