Green Meme #2

I already did Green Bloggers #1, so I figured I would do #2 too even though I haven’t been tagged for it.

Guidelines:

1) Link to Green Meme Bloggers. (use image if you like) 2) Link back to whoever tagged you. (no need to wait to be tagged!) 3) [...]

Green Meme Blogger #1

Annie tagged me for a green meme a few weeks ago but I’m just getting to it now. So here goes!

1) Name two motivations for being green?

I have always loved Canada and the fact that there is forest, mountains, ocean, etc. all [...]

Ambitious Plans

Meredith and I just spent some time wandering around behind the other houses in our complex. Really I was just following her around (and at times she was following me around) with no real purpose to our walk, but it made me realize something. Our yard is one of the least well-kept yards here. [...]

Thoughts on Chores

There seem to be as many ways to try and make or coerce a child into doing chores as there are parents out there.  My whole parenting style tries to avoid making or coercing my child into doing anything, and Kris and I have had discussions about chores and cleaning since before I was [...]

My Garden

When we moved in last year, our backyard was a mess. It still is, but it’s starting to look better. I have to be honest, I dreaded gardening. To me, gardening is being stuck outside in the hot sun being told to weed because it’s too hot for my dad to want to do [...]

Update

Well, I haven’t posted in a couple of months. Mostly because I decided I’m not a very good writer anyway and it’s doubtful anyone even reads this. But in reality I’m writing this more for myself to look back on than for anyone else so I’ve decided to keep it up again, at least [...]

“Living is learning and when kids are living fully and energetically and happily they are learning a lot, even if we don't always know what it is.”
~ John Holt

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