Four years ago I moved into my new house. As I got settled, I tried to sign up for our neighborhood recycling program. This program was going to cost me $35/month for pick up. But they could pick up all glass, plastic and paper and I didn't need to separate anything.
Hmmm, no thank you. I need to spend $35 each month somewhere else in the house. I wasn't married at that point and I am not having children (and no grandchildren, duh) so I was ok not recycling at home. Hey, I recycled at work.
So last month our neighbors were picking on us for not recycling and the whole conversation ensued about the cost. Well, little did I know it was FREE to recycle now. Troy and I got on the bandwagon and got our bin. I think the recycle guys think we only drink wine and DP and eat lots of frozen pizza (well Troy eats alot of pizza!). So our bin is overflowing every week now. We are very proud of ourselves.
Well now that we are recycling, how much more green can we get? Ding, ding, ding, Lowe's has told us how. They have a compost bin on sale and on a crazy whim, Troy and I bought one. What now? We are looking for things to throw in the bin now.
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I have been reading the following two blogs for suggestions, Today I will mostly be growing and Composting Instructions: How to Compost at Home.
Do you compost? What do you or would throw in your compost bin?
I like:
To Create
Crazytown
Cookies and the Cookie Monster
Chocolate
Christmas
Candy
Chicken
Cee yoU Next Tuesday
I hate:
Carrots
Cabbage
Calculus
Cannibals
Chipmunks
Code words
Chores
Today's letter is P. The 16th letter in the alphabet.
I like:
Purple People Eater's from Baby Acapulco's in Austin
Pink Toenail Polish
Pickles on my mac n cheese
Parchment Paper- the secret to non-burnt cookie bottoms
Pedicures
Pirates
Pecans
I hate:
The color purple (not talking about the movie)
Pimples
Parrots
Prisoners
Puke
Pioneer Days
Perverts
Last night was our bi-monthly night in with friends hosted at our house. Troy and I threw down a fajita bar; as he says, K-I-S-S, Keep It Simple Stupid.
We laughed until we cried, we ate until we had to unbutton our pants, and the boys taught us to play 5 Card Draw and 7 Card Draw. We were so busy laughing that there was not one picture taken :-(
I had beginners luck and took home some money (we were playing for nickels). But I still don't understand the game.
Must keep studying so that I can take more money in two months. I can tell there has been a 5 Card Draw monster created in me.
Look out Sanders and Swing families, this Hampe is out for your money :-)
We have all seen "the" lists that give you all the ideas of things to do with your spouse to kept the spark alive.
Troy and I have just discovered the 102nd thing that you will never find on those lists. We have a friend that has had a "boo-boo" for a while and we have laughed about it. So Troy and I wrote a short story about this friend. I so wish I could share it with y'all, but I promised Troy and our friend I would keep it between us.
Anyway, this has been a great experience that Troy and I have done together. We both got to see a side of each others imaginations at play.
Troy and I move this fun exercise to the top of the "101 things to do with your spouse".
Off to write another story....
