Showing posts with label eco-friendly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eco-friendly. Show all posts

Saturday, September 4, 2010

September 4: National Newspaper Carrier Day

I pretty much hate newspapers. We don't have them delivered and I read the online versions if I must. The only real exception to this is if Middle Lady or Little Lady happens to be in one. Every week, however, we have a Weekly Reminder that is delivered to our house. I do not know who delivers it, or why for that matter. But, in honor of the day, thank you anonymous paper delivery person. To celebrate I made my own newspaper carrier (thanks to http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/ for the idea):




My sister (Crazy Lady) and my mom (Grammy Lady) can attest to my dislike of newspaper. Crazy Lady in fact shares the same aversion. So, they will know how difficult this craft was for me to complete (and, thus, why it is such a shoddy version of How About Orange's).

September 3: National Skyscraper Day

We live in Idaho where the tallest building in the state is only 20 stories tall, so celebrating Skyscraper Day proved to be somewhat of a challenge. Middle Lady wore her highest heels for the occasion (which are fabulous) and Little Lady said she walked around on her tippy-toes all day. In honor of the day, though, here are some eco-friendly skyscrapers that I found at ecogeek.org that I think are the cat's meow: