PBW#8: Operation:Christmas Child

We are kinda busy ourselves this weekend preparing for the shoeboxes for school.The boys' school is having a donation drive called "Operation Christmas Child" in cooperation of Samaritan's Purse Organization. Each student have to donate a shoebox filled with school supplies to send to kids in needy country. But before that, in school, they spent a day watching videos about how kids in other country live their everyday life, since that day Kendrick always reminds me of his shoebox, to buy some stuff so he can send it to other kids, so they can go to school. I'm so very proud with my boys. They have a heart full of compassion to those who are underpriviledge kids. I am so thankful to God that my boys are living a life that they should be, a kind of life that I as a child was dreaming of. I'm glad that my boys know how to appreciate it and they are so willing to share their blessings. We are not rich but whenever there's a chance like this for them to help, I make sure that they can give something just for them to realized that inspite of everything, we are still more blessed than others. That we are in our situation right now for a reason.By the way, here's their shoebox,

The school gave us a flyers of what we can and cannot put in a box, they also give us a label to put on it. My boys include some of their toys and books from their own stuff aside from the supplies that we bought. I wasn't able to buy a box of crayons and Kendrick said he will just give his instead.
While putting everything in a box,there are so many things that comes to my mind. I picture happy kid with a big smile on his face once he open his shoe box. I bet he will be very happy as if he won the lottery and will be so grateful. And the thought hit me. There are so many times that I as a person keep complaining of what I don't have instead of being so Thankful and Grateful with what I have. I wish for whoever got any of my boys' shoebox, all I want is for him to give me a heart like his. :D

Shot or Not To Shot?

I'm really having a second thought of getting the shot. Although I consider myself lucky because I think Canada is one of the country who are blessed to have enough shot supply. But the nurse who was visiting me before told me that the best way not to get the disease is to learn about disease symptoms .I found a website where I read about and learn The Amen Clinics 9 principles to have a basis on checking the status of your body health. It is a very helpful information because there you can read everything about how your body function together with your brain and how it affect your health in all aspect. Now back to the Swine Flu shot. I read so many things about the not-so-good side effect and I'm really having a doubt. The one that really bug me is the news I read about an athlete who after a few days of getting the shot she become paralyzed and that is scary.

Dentist Appointment

We took Kendrick to the dentist last week. Thanks to all the candies from their trick or treat because the day after, he started complaining about his teeth hurting. For a few days I have to give him an advil junior to help him relieved the pain and put orajel in it but of course that'll only work temporarily because he really need professional help.Then their dentist only gave him an antibiotic because of his age and according to him, they need to do lots of fixing on his teeth and since he is not pediatric dentist, he give us a recommendation but we have to wait until February because they are already fully booked. A friend in California is telling me about their dentist who is a member of San Diego orthodontics and she told me how good he is because he's the one who take care of her childrens teeth. I'm just thankful that the antibiotic is really working, Kendrick always had a good sleep and the dentist said that if we run out of medication and he still complaining about it, he can give us a refill until Feb when the Pedia dentist can take care of it.