…that kid who, when we were growing up, came up with great ideas of how to rally the other kids and start a small business or organize a community project or some such thing. No, that wasn’t me. I was the one content to sit in my room and read for hours on end. No need to lead or organize or motivate or revolutionize our neighborhood. Not at all.
I think my oldest may have a bit of that kid in her, though.
One day a few weeks ago, Samantha and I were looking at her new calendar and she noticed that tomorrow, Sunday, April 22nd is Earth Day.
“Mom, what’s Earth Day?”
“Welllll (thinking…thinking…thinking…), it’s a day for us to remember to be thankful for the earth God gave us, to appreciate all of the things that we get from the earth, and to remember the things that we need to do to take care of it and leave it better than we found it.”
She thinks for a second and asks, “So, what are we going to do for Earth Day?” Because, of course, if there’s a special day for it and all, that must mean that some action is required of us. Obviously.
The original plan was for us to invite some of her friends to join us to help clean up the park near our home. I dropped the ball, we forgot to invite anyone along. However, she has still been counting down the days until we get out and clean things up. And she is SO. EXCITED. Seriously, I think only Christmas and her birthday have trumped the anticipation of this approaching event.
She’s even started talking about special trash bag harness things that we could use to carry the trash bags around to make it all easier. I’m sure by next year, she’ll have the business plan in place for it, and have convinced some neighborhood kid (or one of her brothers) to build the prototype for her.
That’s good of her. I think you should point out that the best place to start the clean up effort is at the house. Then she can help you with all the housework. Maybe take care of a little of the laundry I hear piles up at your house!
Rantz: I’m not sure where you would’ve heard such a nasty rumor. heh.