I love recyleing...

I am soo excited right now! I just took out the trash and made an awesome descovery... I have 3 outside trash cans and used to use all 3 to full capacity in a weeks time. That equals about 7-9 13 galon bags of trash. Since about a month ago, I have been recycleing consistantly. Today when taking the trash to the curb, I realised that I only had to take 1 can to the curb, containing 3 bags. Just 3 bags of trash for a family of 6! I am very happy about this and hope to notice even more improvement in the future.

Another thing I have noticed for a long time is how much paper kids are bringing home from school. Honestly, how much paper do we need at school for a first grader? here is a pic of Jessicas papers from the last 3 1/2 weeks...
for those who cannot tell, this is a stack of papers nearly 3" high, and that is not including papers I needed to keep or ones with glossy finishes as I recycled those. This stack of paper has another purpose... check in tomorrow to find out what these papers will become...

and please don't forget to recycle...thank you...