A New Year - Primary Children's Hospital

I'm tired. SO tired. I don't think I'm any good on no sleep. In fact.. I think I'm an absolute beast on no sleep.

This last week has been a hard week. My little monkey man has been so sick, and as much as I want to make him feel better, it feels like there's nothing that I can do except for sit next to him while he pukes, yet again. His little body is so, so tired.

We spent Thurs, Fri, and Sat at Primary Children's. Luckily, by the good grace of God he was able to come home Sat.. which was Christmas eve, and didn't have to spend Christmas there. I hope that we don't have to go back.

The entire staff at Primary Children's was amazing... Walking out of the hospital Saturday I felt so incredibly blessed that I was getting to take my baby home. That he wouldn't have to wake up there on Christmas morning.. but at the same time I felt incredibly sad.. for all the kids I knew were still there. For all the families that would be spending their holiday in a hospital room. For the ones that couldn't leave.

We got out to the car and there was a candy cane hanging from the car door handle. Aiden was SO excited that Santa's elves were already out leaving Christmas presents... and it sort of made me wonder what amazing person out there took time out of their Christmas Eve.. and away from their family to do something so simple as to hang candy canes on car doors... that left my son with the BIGGEST smile he had mustered up in a week.

SO!! The New Year is fast approaching.. and like every other year we all make New Years resolutions.. Well.. based on the resolutions I made at the beginning of this year, and the luck I had over this past year.... I'll never make another resolution As. Long. As. I. Live. lol.

Instead I decided walking out of that hospital on Saturday to do something different.. And I hope you can all help me.

Primary Children's is in need of things constantly. When my son was admitted they gave him a panda bear stuffed animal that he got to bring home with him... But there are children there of all ages.. that have to stay a lot longer than my son, and I want to help.

This year instead of a New Years resolution I decided that I would spend the next year collecting donated items for Primary Children's Hospital. I want to get 500... yes.... 500!!! Of EACH item on the list below. These are just SOME of the things the hospital desperately needs. I hope, with your help it wont take me all year to collect everything.. but I will do it as long as it takes me.

Please help.. in any way you can. Let's spend 2012 giving back to a community that has taken time to give to us all.

The things I'm collecting:

*Snappable Newborn Sleepers (0-18mo)
*Receiving blankets (36''x36'' or larger)
*Underwear (boys and girls sizes 2yrs to young adults)
*Matchbox cars
* 3 oz containers of Play Doh
*Coloring Books
*Bubbles
*Crayola washable markers
*Nail Polish
*Stuffed animals (they recommend Muslin, the one Aiden received was polyester.. so I think anything store bought will do. If it's home made please use the muslin)
*Any cash donations - If you don't have the time to do the shopping I will happily do it

Most of these items I took from their "Top Needed List".

Please contact me if you can help at all!! I know I have several immediate friends and family that have been touched and blessed by this Hospital. Please help me give back!!

Also.. Once I've collected at least 500 of each of these Items I'll figure out a donation day and I'd love anyone who is able to help to be there to donate the items with me!

You can E-mail me at ElizabethBusath@Yahoo.com for any further info needed :)