Earth Day - the good, the bad and the ugly

Earth Day was yesterday, April 22, and what did I do? Save the world? Not exactly. I did take the kids for a walk in the great outdoors in the afternoon (because it was part of my oldest sons homework...), on the way back I picked up some beer-cans and threw in the recycling bin (normally I don't because I don't want the kids to copy - there are the occasional used syringe in the same area - and I'm a paranoid mother!). And the right out ugly: I drove to a friends place in my big diesel-hungry four-wheel-drive (good for the soul!). Most importantly though: I talked to my kids! My oldest suggested we could water all the plants we find, and also said that bad people were the ones who let gas-filled ballons go, on purpose! Regarding the latter, I had to correct him; a lot of nice people let ballons go to, because they don't know better... when we know better, we do better. Enjoy your children and their wonderful logic!