It's Earth Week!!

And so it goes, I wait and wait for the Springtime air...and then we can't get anyone back inside. Oh, the whining and screaming and negotiating that goes on, it's really something special. Jack can go on and on and Drew, yeah he just screams. I mean heaven forbid they should ever need to eat or sleep!

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I have a confession, I've gone a little granola. Sure, I admit it's definitely the trendy "Green Movement" that is sweeping our nation. But it's also a little bit of an obsession right now. I think I notice when I see how much trash is on the curbs and see how many diapers and junk we are contributing to the 'fills. I wonder about the quality of the food I'm feeding the boys and what long term effects it may have on them. Maybe I'm just getting old, no I think I'm turning green...granola, tree hugging. Hmmm. So, we started recycling this year and I am proud of that. But then mom commented on the organic milk in my fridge and I notice myself thinking and acting a little out of the norm. And then there is that shirt that Jack has that has a giant whale on the front with the "Save the Humans" logo. I really just thought it was funny because he has always called people humans, in his crazy scientific talk. Although I've gone back to Smith's milk, things are certainly changing at our place.

Jackson's class is of course talking about Earth Day on Wednesday and Toyrific's is sponsoring a Power Down challenge to kids all week. If you can commit to watching only one hour of TV or computer per day for this week you will earn points that can be redeemed at their store. So, of course, we hopped on that wagon.

So, our family made a commitment to try to change some things this week. Or should I be honest and say I decided and they are grudgingly agreeing. There are a few additions to our fridge this week. Just friendly reminders to turn off lights, limit the TV and computers, no take out, and keep recycling. I don't know how we'll do, it's day one and they were already complaining b/c they had to look out the window in the van rather than watch a DVD. Rough life!

If nothing more comes of this week I hope that we will spend more time talking to each other in the evenings rather than talking over the TV, remember to be conscious of what we consume and try to remember that less is really more in the end. We'll see what things are like on day 7...