Feeling Nostalgic

I was listening to Jewel the other day and it completely took me back to an experience I had while Living in Haiti..It was an experience I would never forget(one of many)I was having an afternoon rest on my little springy mattress in the house I was staying in, I was listening to Jewel at the time and was interrupted by a knock at the screen door..It was a young man around the age of 17 or 18 and he was holding a baby boy in his arms.The baby was very weak and lethargic almost lifeless.The young man was pleading for me to take his son from him and into my care..I was completely shocked and didn't really know what to do.The man told me that he hasn't had any food or water in three days, I took the young baby boy from him and invited them into my home(at the time)I brought the baby to the kitchen and tried to find something for him to drink and eat..I tried water and milk and he wouldn't really take it,I was persistent and he eventually had a small amount of fluid.As I was holding this baby I had tears on my cheeks thinking that he was close to passing away and his short life could come to an end. I took the baby to a clinic that was close by and handed him off to a nurse and talked to a missionary about the situation.After leaving I wasn't sure what the fate of this young precious baby would be.A few days later I was again in my little home and there was a knock at the door.It was the young Man and for me he had a piece of wood the shape of a square and in it was carved 'Karina Thompson in Haiti' and a cross on the other side..He made it for me to say thanks and he told me that his son was doing well and was actually going to be living with a wealthier family who can take care on him..The father loved his son very much but he knew that he could not provide for the infant and made a wonderful decision for his baby..The piece of wood is the most thoughtful gift I have ever received and has the most meaning behind it..That was about 6 yrs ago now and I often wonder how the baby(boy now) is doing..I cannot express the feeling I get when I see this gift on the ledge of a shelf in my home..I am really glad I was there that day and possibly made a difference in someones life.

I love my Girl.. and apparently she loves me too!

I put a chalk board up in my Kitchen..I knew Bailey would love it!! The sweetest thing is that she wrote all those nice things on it about me!! I have never felt so loved and adored,she has such a sweet soul and she melts my heart..

I love Sock Monkeys but could not justify spending $30 on one so I decided to make them for my girls! They are so easy to make and I love the fact that they look homemade..;)

My newest idea!!

I always try to think of ways I can help the less fortunate and get my daughter involved..I think it is the most important thing to teach a child(how to give back to others) I always have ideas but it is pretty hard I have learned to put the ideas forward.Money is the biggest problem! you always need money to start anything!..I have a new idea that could be good if it all works out..It would probably be called Gardian's Wardrobe..We would collect clothing from women and girls and send them in a container that would be going out to third world countries.Its a girl helping girl thing..We will see if this works out but I would really like to stick to something long enough to make it successful. Wish me luck!

I love the idea have having different mirrors on the far wall!

What ever it is..

Bailey has gone through so many stages of fear..Fear of fire,fear of floods,fear of the roof of buildings falling down and of course your typical monster fears etc..but right now she is really only afriad of RACCOONS?? Everytime we go to get in the car she freaks out that there might be a Raccoon under it.At her Daycare she doesn't want me to park to close to a hole in the grass because she thinks that a Raccoon lives in it!! I know it is scary for her but I think it is so cute and funny( I don't laugh infront of her only behind her back)There is always something that has her on edge and what ever it is she eventaully gets over it..So cute!!

Dreams...

I had a horrible dream last night..Ever since I was young I have had very morbid, detailed,disturbing dreams..Last night though I had a dream that my Husband,Daughter and Mother all died.It was very very real..I woke up and was so happy to see my husband beside me and I just started to cry..I am so grateful for my family and love them so much!! Even though these dreams are horrible it reminds me how lucky I am and to not take the moments I share with my family for granted!I can't imagine that some people actually go through this stuff for real and I hope and pray that I will never have to experience what that really feels like...

www.idealist.org

Still figuring this website out but it sounds great..Having people who think the way I do about making change in our world is very powerful and exciting!!

Best Children's book ever!

This is my Favorite Children's book..It has such great teaching's and is such a beautiful book..I think everyone should own it!

I am always trying to get Organized..I have found some good ideas on Rate my Room.. Unfortunately when you are limited with space it is harder but there are ways..

Looking at Daddy!

Nothing like a Little girls love for her Dad..He was trying to call over the Ice Cream truck..Unfortunately we were on our Balcony so it didn't really work! She was so proud of him for trying!

Some of the many faces of a Beautiful Soul!!

I want this house!

Beautiful entrance into the home!

This has got to be my dream house..Well almost,it doesn't have a yard or a garage but other than that I am in love! now how do I convince Dave to buy it hmmm....Not a chance!

I love White rooms!

Very simple and clean..White is so beautiful!

She is so proud!

Fundraiser we had! This one was for Bridge to Cross who are an organization that works on developments in Mamelodi South Africa..Im thinking of doing one for Haiti next..

cute!

The Designspongeonline.com

I get tons of ideas from this website!!

My favorite part of the day!

Everynight I go into her room and watch her sleep for a while. It never gets old!

Who says babies have to be expensive.

These are from Once Upon a Child,Old Navy sales and Value Villages but very cute!

One of Bailey's old toys!

More coffee more problems!

I was on my way home tonight and I really felt like a coffee(half coffee,half vanilla cap)So as I pulled into the parking lot and was getting my wallet out I noticed that a pen had busted in my purse!! Grrrr... all over everything especially my wallet and my hands.I grabbed my wallet trying not to touch the ink on it and noticed that after I sat it on the Tim Horton's counter the ink got all over that too..With my wallet in one hand and my coffee and keys in the other I was determined to throw my ink covered napkin in the garbage without setting anything down. Of course my keys fall into the very full garbage bin!Luckily there was a very nice man that noticed and dug all through the garbage bin to retrieve my keys for me! That was so nice of him..Kinda funny how his wife asked if he wanted to wash his hands and he said he would do it in the Car!! What? What car has a sink in it??

My chair

I don't think Dave likes this chair..probably because I never use it but I can't part with it because I think it is really cute!

Our home!

I have so many ideas for our home for in the future but I still like the way it is now...I do what I can with what we have and it's our home and feels like our home that's the most important thing! I really don't like when a house is cold looking and uninviting..

Im not sure if I can get into trouble putting up someone's ideas(pictures)on my blog..I just love them and get inspired by these pictures!

Not so New anymore!

Bailey and I had fun beating the crap out of an old dresser..I think she liked the fact she could ruin something and it be totally fine. I can't wait till our next project,its a great way to get out frustration!

madebygirl.blogspot.com

Another Great Idea I found while Blogging!

Justimagine.blogspot.com

Cute Bloggspot I found..Love the designs

Daddy's Girl

This is one of my Favorite pictures!Daddy's are always so cute when they try to do their daughters hair.You can always tell when a Daddy was on morning duty and the ones to get the kids ready for school.. Dave was away this weekend and Bailey missed him so much!! She always calls him her Bubba( That's what one of the names we call her) She cried a bit for him and it was very sweet!

Joel!

Crazy Uncle Joel!! I have been friends with Joel for about 15 yrs now and he has always been so willing to go with the flow, which is perfect for Bailey because she always has games up her sleves for any willing person! He's Crazy and I love him for that!

Keeping up with the Joneses!

I had a night to myself because Dave was away and Bailey was at her Nana's house..So I decide to throw caution to the wind and go for a walk at 8:30pm (I know exciting eh! but what else is a pregger lady suppose to do on a Sat night) The area I live in has a bit of everything The street I live on has our Town homes a Group house and that's it.Walk a bit further and you are in an upper class area..Walk a bit further and you have Subsidized housing..So I go around the block and there's really not much to look at however I did notice something interesting..All of the Upper class houses have exterior lights and they were all on,every single house was lit up by tons of light bulbs..(At our house we only put the outside light on if we are expecting someone)..All I could think about was the saying 'Keeping up with the Joneses' Its very true that everyone of these houses was competing with the next..As I kept walking around to a couple streets over where the Subsidized house were I noticed something allot different..There were no lights on at all and all I could think about was that these people can't afford keeping their lights on all night(stereotyping maybe but also observing the situation)Why would all there lights be off and all the Upper class lights be on...I just thought that was kinda interesting!! Such close quarters but such different lives...

I Love Children's Rooms

I think if I was to go to school again it would be to become a designer and I would just design Children's rooms..They are so much fun! I guess I will just have to work on my own children's rooms..These are super cute rooms!

I know my life revolves around Bailey these days and to others who don't have kids it's hard to understand..I remember thinking before I had her how could you possibly love someone so much..
So I may talk about her allot but I am very proud of her..She is so smart! I can't believe How much a five yr old knows.Here's the problem though...I don't consider myself the smartest person academically(i don't even know if that is spelt right)so already she is challenging me..I do math flash cards with her and I frantically try to come up with an answer before she does..I don't know how im going to do her homework with her when she is like in grade 3(I hear that grade is really hard now) Oh man..I need to start looking questions up on the internet now so I am ready by the time she is..Yikes!!

Love it!!

Bailey's uncles!

I love love this picture! I have Great Brothers and Bailey has Awesome Uncles..They will both be great dad's someday(if they have kids) I can't wait to see what their children would be like...So weird still how much we have grown into our own lives that are all so different yet we have a close bond and except each other for who we are and where we are going in life.I feel sometimes that I just woke up one morning and here I am married with almost two kids..Even though time is going so fast and changing so much I will always have my memories.Growing up with two older brothers was fun when I look back at it now..:)

Good way to reuse Old books!!

Gathering old books and belts from around the house or buying cheap ones from a thrift store could be a cheap and innovative way to create an end table..

I have been getting great ideas from a good website called designspongeonline.com

Another great idea!!