A few days ago I told you that I was going to my sons school for the Great American Teach In. On Friday he came home with a handful of Thank You cards all decorated by his classmates. I wanted to share a few of them with you: Dear Mrs. P, … [Read more...]
My husband cleaned out his drawers a few months back and gave me some of his old t-shirts to experiment with. I got a sewing machine for Christmas (for myself) and have been learning as I go. I took a sewing class in High School but that was … [Read more...]
As I lay here in bed typing away on my iPhone, too scared to pull out the laptop in fear of waking the wee ones, I am pondering the weekend that has appeared. Today will be spent at the Little League field with the Opening Ceremonies. It's going to … [Read more...]
Today I spent an hour at my son's school with about 40 first graders talking about trash! The Great American Teach In is a time for parents and community members to come into the schools and show the kids what we do for a living. I love talking … [Read more...]
Like most parents our house is littered with kids toys that require batteries. You can't celebrate a birthday or a holiday without obtaining a few more of those e-toys that are suppose to make your child smarter. My baby alone is sleeping with 3 … [Read more...]
Yes, I've been on vacation! My Twitter followers have followed my adventures with my family at Disney this past week but I wanted to share a few fun things with everyone. Cloth Diapers and Traveling: We didn't have a washer or dryer so we … [Read more...]
GIVEAWAY ALERT! Be sure to read all the way to the bottom for the fifth contest of The Eco-Summer Blog Party! CONGRATULATIONS KIM! Today is a little different post for the Eco-Summer Blog Party, it's about green fundraising. School is … [Read more...]
This past Saturday was the closing day for Big B's Little League. We don't usually spend much time at the park and rarely visit the concession stand but this weekend was different. Halfway through the game Big B looked at the dugout coach and … [Read more...]
We've all heard the term RECYCLING but how many of you have heard the term UPCYCLING? Anyone want to take a guess what the definition of UPCYCLING is? According to Wikipedia; Upcycling is the use of waste (trash) materials to provide useful … [Read more...]
I mentioned a few months ago that I was so excited that our waste services were finally offering curb side recycling in our neighborhood. In the past we've hauled our recyclables up to the local drop off location about once a week. While it's not … [Read more...]
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