Go Green Again!

It is Earth day again...already? This year has just flow by.



So have I become more eco-friendly? I would like to say yes, but really it is Richard who heads that department in our family. After are mostly successful garden that we planted WAY too early last year, it has really been a passion of Richard's. So much that this year he bought a composter. Now we are saving food scraps and lawn clipping to make our own wonderful and enriched soil.



Let me tell you that I am glad this is something Richard wanted. This is a stinky venture he has created. Well only when you open the composter, ours is fully enclosed. I do have to deal with our counter top composter though.



This little can has filters in the lid, so it doesn't get all stinky just sitting on the counter, but boy when you open that lid it sure is ripe if it doesn't get emptied every day.



The kids absolutely love this. They help turn the composter and they always want to know if this food or that can go into it. Bradley thinks it is crazy that egg shells and coffee grinds can go in, but steak and candy can't.



As for me, I want to some kind of project in honor of Earth Day. I have chosen a pretty adventurous project. Hopefully I can get it finished in time and that it turns out like I see it. My idea....



But my fall back tribute to Earth Day will be dirt cups desserts. Very easy and safe. Bradley has been asking for them, so why not?

GO Green

I am really not the "Green" type of person. I recycle because we have a recycle pick up in our community. I hope it does good and does not end up in the land fill like the rumors have once stated. I have the cloth grocery bags thanks to my mom, but you have to remember to use them for it to actually count right? I recycle paper at work, because it is confidential information and I have to. So that is the extent of my greenliness. Yes convenience, very sad I know. So this year we decided to celebrated Earth day (early), the first official time for our family. Actually doing and being aware of Earth day and participating was fun. We taught the kids about plants and insects and how they help the Earth. I also made the kids a "recycled" shirt, and a Earth Day themed dessert. Our First Garden

We planted some vegetables that I hope Bradley will learn to like. Olivia already loves all vegetables and salad.

The "Recycled" Shirts

I used Olivia's St. Patrick's Day shirt (there is a shamrock in between the word GO) and one of Bradley's shirts to create these new shirts. It was a fun craft project, the kids couldn't really help though because it involved bleach. I got the idea for my "recycled" shirt from http://secretsofasupermommy.blogspot.com/

Dirt Cups

Of course we had to end the day with a yummy treat. And that implies worms? Bradley wanted to eat a million of them, no surprise. The surprise was, Olivia didn't want any. She loves to dig up worms she just didn't want to eat any, even the gummy kind.