As a mother of 5 healthy kids it is very hard to think about all of the children that are not as lucky.  I am more than happy to make a donation to this wonderful organization.

The mission of Reece’s Rainbow is to rescue orphans with Down syndrome through the gift of adoption, to raise awareness for all of the children who are waiting in 25 countries around the world, and to raise funds as adoption grants that help adoptive families afford the high cost of adopting these beautiful children.

To learn how you can donate please visit them at http://reecesrainbow.org/ to learn more.

Hurricane Sandy has left quite a bit of tragedy and devastation.  Please do your part and donate to the American Red Cross and help those in need.

Please visit http://www.redcross.org/index.jsp to make a donation – they also take Paypal as payment.

So happy to be able to donate to this sweet little baby boy and his family.  I can’t even begin to imagine how hard this must be on everyone.  Easton was born 8/23/12 with a rare disease known as Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

Please visit their Facebook page to learn more about their story.  You will also find links to donate directly to the family and to EB.

We are happy to be able to supply one of our favorite local charities, Books for Keeps, with a donation.

Let’s keep those kiddo’s reading!  🙂

Things at my “real job” have been very busy for the past 2 weeks and I was afraid that maybe I wouldn’t be able to meet my goal for these kids…….but in the end it all worked out and we dropped everything off on December 18th instead of the December 14th planned date.

Countless hours were spent making 70 stuffed animals and hats over the past few weeks. My husband and 2 of my sons helped stuff the stuffed animal parts while I was sewing pretty much nonstop in the background.   I was very fortunate that a few of my coworkers were able to donate their time and help make hats for this donation effort.  Always amazed at how others just pitch in and help, even though they also work full time (thanks ladies!).

A special thanks to my sweet, sweet husband who lived this craziness alongside me – he helped stuff parts, stuff holiday bags with hats/stuffed animals, shop for toys, load the “sleigh” and help deliver the items.  He also was solo on bath time duty with  our 1 & 3 year old girls for over a week while I cranked out as much as I could with every spare moment I had when I was not working my “day job”.

For this donation, each of the 70 kids received a new handmade hat, new handmade stuffed animal and one new toy each off of their wish lists.

And now to enjoy a few weeks off from work with my family……  🙂

Happy Holidays!