TGIF! Have an awesome weekend everyone! Mine has started out great. Picked up a child’s drumset and a baby doll stroller for $1 each at yard sales this morning! I also hit the homeschool supplies mother load at Costco and found a ton of raw delights at Whole Paycheck Foods.
The winner of the Organic Jammies according to random.org is commenter #27, Misty at The Urech Quads! Congrats!
Now…on to cool links this week.
The Good Human wrote a great post about creating positive change. If you think small changes don’t add up just consider these points:
* The average coffee farmer gets just 2 cents from a $3 latte.
* Eating 1 pound of meat emits the same amount of greenhouse gases as driving a hummer 40 miles.
Ouch!
I also ran across an amazing story about a couple in Canada that decided to unpave their front driveway and plant grass. The city government initially refused to allow them to do it, saying that an all grass yard and driveway was a saftey hazard. But when it hit the media they backed off. Watch the amazing transformation here. I LOVE what they did.
I just found an awesome online store that sells baby shower invitations and thank you cards made from post consumer recycled paper and they have a big selection. Check it out.
Have your kids gone back to school yet? I read and commented on one mom’s experiences or rather nightmares with her local schools. This has to take the cake. She found out a bully was stealing her son’s lunches….therefore requiring him to buy two essentially and when she complained to the administrators they guilted her for denying food to a less fortunate kid who didn’t have lunch money. WTH??? With this stuff going on it is no wonder homeschooling is gaining popularity.
Also related to school, this great post encourages us to contact schools and urge them to adopt a no idling policy for their school buses. Sitting and letting their engines run creates a toxic atmosphere for our kiddos and it is very bad for the environment. Also, parents need to remember not to idle in the pick up line.
And last…I just love this post by Simple Mom on how to dress up your walls for cheap.
Thanks for the link and the support. I did feel a little guilty for a while and then thought why the heck wouldn’t the mom put him on the free lunch program instead of the stealing lunch program.
This is the same school I went to growing up and loved. I can’t believe the changes that have taken place over time. Now they’re more interested in how they look to the government than to the parents who are paying their salaries.
I took my daughter out of public school after only 4 days. I sent my letter of notice today. We are officially homeschooling. I am glad because I forgot to call the school to tell them my daughter wouldn’t be attending today, and it dawned on me that they never called me to inform me my daughter was not there. THAT SCARES ME.
Thanks for the great links and have a wonderful weekend.
wow those are great Links!!!! thanks for sharing them!!!!
how cool is that driveway? neato