Thursday, June 12, 2008

going green

that phrase is everywhere right now. in fact, not a day goes by that i don't hear it or read it. people are doing it many different ways. we're trying to do our part.

we had a regular mower at our old house and for every other place we've ever needed one. before moving from utah, we sold ours at our yard sale, assuming that we would buy a better one here. the one we had was just okay.

well, after some research and some thinking, we bought a reel mower today. it's not electric. it's not gas. it's not battery operated. it's not a new concept. people have been using them for decades.

and while it's great bc it is perfect for the environment, it's also perfect for us. no fumes in our garage. no chance of running out of "power" for it. and it is something that we can supervise emma using it.

i believe that after our lease is up on our van, we are also going to heavily research the pros and cons of getting a hybrid. while i'd love to say helping the environment doesn't have a cost...it does. hybrids are pretty pricey. gas prices can no longer be ignored. and i do believe that it's something that has been a long time coming. if this had not happened, i am pretty sure that "going green" would not be in peoples' minds the way it is. when the wallet starts to hurt, changes get made.

we made the switch to the cute little spiral bulbs. not that i'm fond of the mercury inside of them, but they're super sturdy and last substantially longer than the others.

we also are recycling for the first time ever. i'm ashamed to say that. well, it's not the first time ever, but it's been about 5 years since we did it on a regular basis. it's a wake up call to how much is wasted on packaging. embarrassing, really.

anyway, i'll get off my soapbox. here are some pictures of ken mowing the yard at 10pm. oh, that's another thing...no noise pollution!!





2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ahahahahahaha, I love the second one of Ken!

Spencer does look like such a big boy. I can't believe he's the same little baby I held - whaaaaa!

Anonymous said...

Hey!
Your brother thought it would be a good idea to buy one of those mowers from QVC a year or so ago. While it's great for the reasons you mentioned it sucks with weeds! UGH! Have you had that problem yet with it?
I love all the pictures of the kids too! :( Spencer is such a big boy! Other than the paci in his mouth he doesn't look baby anymore at all!!! :( :(
Christie