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Bring Back the Drive In.

November 12, 2009 4

Feeling nostalgic? Why not catch a double feature from your car, or better yet pack your fave folding chairs and a few blankets. Pack sandwiches or burgers, popcorn, Izzies and goodies and enjoy a flick under the stars. Kids especially love this activity and if you get there early enough, there are usually other kids that your children can meet. Eben loves the drive in and we are lucky enough to live in a city that still has a thriving drive in. {Just remember to bring your own goodies in reusable containers and to never litter (like in the picture)}

Does your town have a drive in?
Do you go to the drive in?
xo.

How Do You Get Ready for Winter?

November 12, 2009 0

Have you stopped by Cascadian Farm lately to check out my blog there? I love writing for Cascadian Farm and would be tickled if you stopped by now and then and left me a comment telling me what you think.

My post today is about the ways you can get ready for winter. Do you have special rituals or traditions that you do each year to prepare for the long cold winter ahead?

Keep Your Child’s Quotes in a Journal + 3 Ebenisms

November 12, 2009 8

Kids say the funniest things. Eben makes me laugh day after day with the silly, funny and intellectual things that he says to me and Mr. Sweet Greens. I have been keeping a journal of Eben’s loveliest quotes. You can find super cute and Eco friendly journals at Ecojot. I write down what, when and where he said it. If I am having a hard day or just want a good laugh, I will open My ‘Ebenisms‘ journal for a good laugh. Here are some of my favorites Eben quotes:

* While at the pool Eben tried on a pair of goggles and were super tight. He said, “Wow! These goggles hug me better than my own mother!”

* One night Eben asked what we were having for dinner. Mr. Sweet Greens said, “Baked Ziti.” Eben wasn’t sure what that was until Mr. Sweet Greens served dinner, then Eben exclaimed, “Oh, yeah! I remember Baked Ziti, it’s Lasagna’s cousin.”

* While out running errands one day, I made a wrong turn, getting us lost. Eben calmly said, “This is what I love about you Mom, every car ride is like an adventure.”

Do you record your child’s random quotes?
Will you?

I Want to Hold Your Hand: Eco-Friendly Squeeze Me Mittens

November 12, 2009 8

Who doesn’t love to hold hands with their little one. Eben is still very lovey dovey with me, so we hold hands all the time. Wouldn’t these Squeeze Me Mittens from Ouef be just fabulous for holding hands with your little lovey on a cold brisk day?

Whose hand do you want to hold?

Earth Friendly Etsy Giveaway: Polarity Recycled Locket

November 12, 2009 60

I love jewelry, especially when it is jewelry that is made from upcyling something else. I think that anytime we can take something that no longer works, is old or worn out and make it into something new, is fabulous. You can find some of the most unique and funky jewelry finds when the artist is working with upcycled materials. Almost always you will find that their jewelry is like nothing you have seen before and you won’t see anyone else wearing the exact same piece.

Recently, I found Polarity and this fabulous jewelry company does just that, takes someone old and makes something fabulous. Polarity is a jewelry company owned by a mom named Catherine Ivins and is located on the Jersey Shore. Catherine makes fabulous necklaces from recycled auto parts. The necklaces have magnetic design lids that are interchangeable. This gives you a necklace that can be made into many different necklaces.

Catherine uses repurposed and sustainable materials in unique and beautiful ways all the while, leaving the smallest possible carbon footprint in her wake. To make her wonderful lockets she uses recycled steel parts because steel has many advantages due to its distinctive environmental fingerprint. Catherine says that more than 1/2 of the steel we see has already been recycled from scrap. It takes at least 60% less energy to produce steel from scrap than it does from iron ore. Waste disposal problems are lessened because steel can be recycled over and over again and it’s magnetic properties make it easier to separate in the waste stream.

Catherine has been so great to offer ONE of my lucky readers a Blackoutwell Locket. (mischievous fox and cat design) These lockets are designed by the very talented artist Amy Blackoutwell. This necklace comes with 3 interchangeable lids. (one of each, a fox, cat and the definition of mischievous) Catherine’s lockets are 1 1/4″ in size, have a 30″ 2mm nickel brass ball chain and 3 different lids.

How to Enter

1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens (if you haven’t already) and click confirm in the email confirmation that you receive from Feedburner.

2. Visit Polarity and leave me a comment telling me which item you absolutely love.

Additional Entries
one of each of the below things that you do.

* Share Polarity on Twitter and follow @SweetGreens.
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* Stumble, Digg or Kirtsy Polarity.
* Email Sweet Greens Giveaway to a friend.
* Add Sweet Greens to your Technorati Favorites.
* Blog about Sweet Greens Polarity giveaway.

Rules for Entry

* Please leave a way for me to contact you if you win.
* Contest ends July 22nd@ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator and will be announced the following day. (I will announce the winner, if I do not hear from you within 72 business hours, I will pick another winner.)
* You must leave a comment telling me which item you love in order to qualify.

Good Luck and Enjoy.

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