EARTH DAY 2010!

So Earth Day was last week. The kids all learn about it in school every year, they get pumped up about it, want to rush home and recycle, etc. This year was no different. Emma's class even made an Earth Day shirt to wear to school that day.When I opened the door after school to greet Emma she had a certain kind of look about her face where you just know something is bothering her. "Emma, what's the matter?" "I don't want to talk about it," she says very hastily. "Em, just tell me what's wrong." Here is where the flood gates open and the tears just come pouring out of her eyes and trying to control her uncontrollable voice she says, "no adults I know care about earth day. We are all going to wake up one day and the whole earth is going to covered in a big brown cloud or we will all be dead!" (ok so a laughed out loud just a bit - cause let's admit - a little drama here) "Emma, that's not true, adults care, we aren't going to die and we won't wake up to a big brown clouds covering us."

She takes off to her room to change for dance. She came out a little bit more calm and asked for a snack, I offered her a banana but she needed to know if they were organic! Well, no they weren't because that cost more money but being the good mom that I am, "yes, of course they are organic!" That cheered her up and made her happier.

Since then she has been quick to point out when we waste water, when we ask her to take garbage out to the trash can she makes sure to double check with us that nothing in there can be recycled and I make sure to point out anything in my house that says organic on it. I look forward to next year what Earth Day will bring us.

(My new favorite word that Elias says is "Gatorater" for Gatorade. Man I could eat that boy up!)