Have a great weekend all!
My weekend looks pretty uneventful. My hubby works every other weekend so that explains it. I will just be chilling with the kids +one. My niece will be spending the weekend with us. And I will of course be sending lots of virtual love to my new nephew who just arrived in America from China last week.
Earth Day/Week was nice even if I didn’t get to see the new Earth movie from Disney. My stupid, bass ackwards little town decided not to show it at the local theatre so we hope to see in the city next week. My son was totally in his element for earth week at school. He brought in several books about recycling and the teacher read them to the class. He even brought in his favorite documentary about recycling and they viewed it in class. He brought home a lovely note from the teacher saying that he really made Earth Week special.
One of the books was Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug. This is a sequel to the Michael Recycle book we got last year about a child hero who recycles to help clean up cities and towns. In this book he meets a boy named Litterbug Doug who has some serious clutter and litter issues. Is is a very cute book, just like the original. The teacher liked it so much she told Payton she will be ordering it so she will have it for Earth week next year.
We did end up making those pineapple spinach Popsicles and they turned out quite delicious. The color was amazing! With all the fresh juice and Popsicles in this house it is no wonder my 8 year old has been going around the house singing “I love my mommy!!!!” He is in heaven with all the new treats. LOL.
Interesting links this week include yet another vaccine link. This one is a post written by Jim Carrey about the vaccine autism connection and how the latest court rulings are no indication that vaccines are blameless in regards to autism. Here is a quote:
The truth is that no one without a vested interest in the profitability of vaccines has studied all 36 of them in depth. There are more than 100 vaccines in development, and no tests for cumulative effect or vaccine interaction of all 36 vaccines in the current schedule have ever been done. If I’m mistaken, I challenge those who are making such grand pronouncements about vaccine safety to produce those studies.
I also saw this very nice tutorial for a May Day Basket using recycled materials you probably have around the house. Looks like a great crafty project for the kids.
My raw foodie friend Kristen blogged about freezing raw foods and why she freezes a lot despite the nutrient loss. Its a great article with some points I never thought of…
Also, one of my new favorite blogs called Green & Crunchy had a great post awhile back on using glass straws for your green kids. Very cool!! I seriously LOVE Sheri’s blog! She has 5 raw vegan kiddos.
And in the off chance that you are looking for a good DSLR camera I reviewed my Nikon D60 on Squidoo.
That’s all for now!
Thanks for the great links!
Hi Tiffany, Thanks for the shout-out! I’m a big fan of yours, too :)
Hi Michelle! I have the stainless steel straws from Amazon that you mentioned. The glass ones are WAY superior. the steel ones are harder to clean because they are bent, and because you can’t see inside them to see if they’re clean. they are also narrower than the glass straws, so they are harder to drink a thick green smoothie with. the glass straws ROCK and I have no concerns at all about them being glass — they’re strong and thick and heavy duty. I use them on 5 little kids with no concerns! And they have an unlimited lifetime warranty against breakage. They’re great straws!
You can also buy metal straws off of amazon if you are fearful of the glass and at half the price. Although I am sure the glass is somehow a healthier option.
Sounds great, I think I will order us some. I hadn’t ordered the metal ones yet. The glass ones are very attractive and since you can see if they are clean on the inside it takes care of my fear of straws. I remember when I was in elementary school, trying so hard to suck threw a straw and nothing would come up, so I peeked into the straw and there was a fly or some bug stuck in the middle. I haven’t used plastic (non-see threw) straws since. Yuck! I cant believe that these have a lifetime warranty against breakage, with five kids you would know right away how sturdy they are so I take your word for that! I cant wait to tell some of my friends about these. Too cute!!!
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Hi Tiffany,
Thanks for the shout out. I’m addicted to your blog and read it religiously!
And, I love Green & Crunchy – Sheri ROCKS!!!
Thanks for the electric green popsicle recipe! We have the tovolo molds as well, and my twins LOVE to help un-mold their yummy treats. In addition to fruits and vegetables, I add soy/almond milk, and hemp protein powder. My son has celiac disease so he tends to be pretty picky when it comes to food. He loves his popsicles and with all the stuff I blend up and put in them, he gets a full meal!
I’m sorry, would someone mind telling me where you can get the glass straws, for some reason I cant find that info. I would greatly appreciate it!! :-)
Check out Dharma Glass!