Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Abby's First Lesson in being Green

We're a green family.  No doubt about it.  We expect Abby to learn the same respect for our Mother Earth and civic duty to reduce, reuse, recycle, compost, etc.  After today's lesson in this area, I'm sure there won't be any confusion going forward.  Here's how it went down.  The last few days, I've been teaching Abby to throw away trash into the trash can.  She actually does pretty well understanding the request, walking to the trash can, opening and tossing the item away.  She also has a tendency to open the drawers as far as they can go (they have safety latches), reaching her small hand and retrieving all of the reusable bags she can get.  After a quick lesson on throwing away the milk top tab, I check the can and what did I find?  THREE REUSABLE BAGS.  Oh, Abby.  We had a pleasant conversation on what was trash (not a heck of a lot) and what can be recycled or composted.  Looks like I'll have to check the trash can periodically.  Here are some random pictures that certainly make you smile. 






1 comment:

  1. Luke has also learned to love the trash. We couldn't find his sippy cut the other day and Nick looked in the trash. Not only did he find the sippy cup, but his wallet, and toys.

    He also learned to take OUT of the trash too. When we caught him eating old food out of the trash we decided it was time to get a new trash that he can't open :)

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