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The Tooth Fairy got creative last night!

abbie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:49:26 +0000

It seems that in honor of the loss of Alex’s fourth tooth, the Tooth Fairy decided to forego the conventional bit of cash she normally leaves for him and surprise him with a toy! She left a Clone Trooper action figure from the new line of Star Wars Clone Wars toys. For those of you that know Alex, you can imagine his sheer joy when he discovered it this morning. For those of you that don’t, just know that this kid LOVES Star Wars. Loves it mucho!

Here’s my kiddo with his front 4 teeth all missing at the same time. You should see him try to eat a cheeseburger! HA! But he gets the job done.

Green thing about today’s post: Alex was thrilled to discover in the package’s insert that some of the Clone Wars toys are 100% recycled. The Mighty Muggs say they are “100% recycled AWESOME”. And I love that. It’s awesome.

Today’s green things

abbie — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:03 +0000

Today is a bit of a rainy, dreary day, so with the exception of a couple of errands I just ran, I’ll be getting things done around the house today. I thought I’d share the little things I’m doing along the way that help make an average day’s activities a little greener….

I’m about to sit down and serge some cloth baby wipes. For months after I began cloth diapering, I just never switched over to cloth wipes. I thought that disposable ones were easier and just never went past that. However….I soon realized that picking used disposable wipes out of a poopy diaper is just not appealing. If you use cloth, you don’t have to bother with that…..they just go in the wash right along with the diapers. They’re handy that way. And they’re really soft and cute (see above photo). And….they’re green.

I have down a few loads of laundry today with my Purex Natural Elements detergent. It’s concentrated, so the bottle isn’t excessivly large. Its ingredients are Earth-friendly. And it smells veryyummy with it’s natural apple & melon scent! While I don’t find that it’s a great cloth diaper detergent, I love it for the rest of our laundry.

Later on, I need to clean my linoleum floors (which I recently discovered are relatively green themselves! But that’s another story for another day.). I absolutely despise mops, so when I clean our linoleum, I get down on hands and knees and scrub. I use cotton bar towels (love the natural fibers) and I just pour straight vinegar onto the floor. My floors have never felt and looked so clean as they do with a good vinegar scrubbing!!

So….what have you done today that’s green?

I love fluffy mail!

abbie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:27:48 +0000

When you love cloth diapers like I do, there’s not much that’s going to brighten your day like getting new diapers in the mail! It’s like Santa leaving gifts, really. It’s a treat!

Today, our dear sweet mail carrier left a package full of fluff for me and Elliott. Specifically, our beloved Pampered Bunz!

Some action shots:

A beautiful green paisley one…

A Pink Panther one! Who’s cooler than the Panther???

A mini jolly roger print with pink snaps…

Those make for a cute, comfy little hiney! She picked the jolly roger to wear first. ARGHHHH!!!!

***Since I wrote this post, Pampered Bunz has become Doodle Bunz.