Elections
Dave and I watched history made tonight. What exciting times.
Filed under General | Comment (0)Hats for Baby
There are so many women in my life that are growing babies in their tummies right now. I’ve been trying to figure out what to give all of them as gifts in celebration of the new lives that are being made. Sunday morning I started knitting this little baby hat…
Then, this morning I came across this blog post from SouleMama, one of my favorite blogs, that inspired me to be a part a project called the Caps to Caps-Haitien Project. She encourages her readers to make baby hats that will be sent to mothers in Hati as part of a safe birthing kit that is given to women there. Amanda from the Soulemama blog writes:
I invite you to join me in sharing your creativity, time and energy to aid our Caribbean sisters. Our life circumstances may be so very different from one another, but as women and mothers, we share so very much in common - the most basic being our desire to keep our children safe and healthy from the moment of birth onward. Please read on to find out how you can contribute to this project in a simple but meaningful way.
In northern Haiti:
- Just 1 in 5 women receives skilled medical care during childbirth.
- Haiti has the highest maternal mortality ratio in the Western Hemisphere.
- 1 in 40 women will die as a result of pregnancy complications, unsafe abortion, or obstetrical emergency.
- Twelve percent of children die before the age of 5.
Check it out here. So here is my plan. All the new mama’s in my life will get a knot baby hat and for every hat I make for the mama’s close to me I will make one for a mama and baby in Hati. I would encourage you to consider this project and see if it is something you would like to be a part of too.
Filed under General | Comment (1)November Weekends
This Saturday was full with cooking, errands, and baby celebration
I made the most yummy red sauce ever!
Here is what it looked like in the beginning…
and here is the end result in a Crock Pot…
The best is just hanging out with my husband, puttering around the house running an errand or two, working out at Health Sport together. I wish everyday was like this.
Saturday was spent celebrating the fact that dear friends of ours will be welcoming and little baby into their lives soon. Getting together with a group of ladies to shower the mama to be with gifts and good wishes is the best.
Days of November
Here we are in the month of November already. As you can see, blogging has been placed on the back burner in my life during October. This is not to say that I have not been thinking about blogging, seeing opportune times and pictures to blog about, and making up imaginary blogs in my head. It has just been a challenge to find the time to sit, reflect and write at the computer. One reason for this lack of blogging is that our dear lap top, which we fondly called Lappy, died this last month. Yet, I am planning on heading into November with gusto. Planning to have a blog for every day of November and and use all the great October ideas that never come to pass to fill my days of November. The Autumn season this year has struck me with its’ beauty. More than any other of the 26 Falls I’ve lived through I’d say. It might be because I am blogging and looking for beauty in life, looking for pictures. Maybe it’s because I have been commuting to school on bike and bus so my walks to the bus stop and my rides to school have heightened my senses and given me more daily experience with the outside world. It could be the beautiful trees by our apartment, the wool I’m knitting with, and the cozy times with friends lately. All in all it has been a wonderful busy month. I plan to share some of Autumn’s beauty with you during the Days of November.
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