Project 365- Day 31

Since the little guy and I were still coughing like crazy we took the night off from his swimming lesson and hung out at home after school.
After we baked cookies we decided a dip in the hot tub would be good for our coughs. It's probably not good for our coughs at all but it felt nice.
While in the hot tub we watched the sunset and talked about who created it. The baby said, "Good night sun." It was an amazing sunset, like the sky was on fire, and it was a relaxing end to our day.

While watching the sun set I was thinking how nice it is that we have this gorgeous view without a room, and how incredibly blessed we are. Yes, we could have a nicer home or more money for the day to day living. But we have so much more than a lot of people, especially in our county.

After we got out the little guy noticed that there was a package outside the front door. It was my shipment of Colgate Wisps that I had ordered from Woot.com a couple of weeks ago. I got a ton of them for only fourteen cents each which is a lot cheaper than the store with a sale and coupons. In case you don't know about them, they are these little toothbrushes you use without water.
I figured my husband could use them at work since he often has to deal with the public, minutes after he has scarfed down some food.
But as I was looking at just how many we had received I got an idea. Every time we go into the city we see homeless people. And every time I see homeless people I have to give them a buck or two. I know I am probably gullible, but it breaks my heart and it's who I am. I remember learning in college that the majority of non-transitional homeless are veterans, families, and the mentally ill. That's sad. So I give them money.
But what if we gave them more than a few bucks? The little guy and I decided that we should come up with a bag of things that will make their living a little easier. The Wisps would be good since it isn't likely that homeless people have access to clean water often. We started brain storming ideas, things we would want if we were out in the valley heat or freezing cold. We came up with a lot of great things to include and this weekend we will begin working on that. I am excited to find something that my son and I are both passionate about, me since I worked at my first soup kitchen at the age of fifteen, and he when his dad took him to meet a homeless man he has had the opportunity to get to know.
And while shopping around on the internet for ideas I found the perfect bag to put everything in:

If you can't see the print it reads: One Earth, One Person, One Chance.
Perfect, right?