Last week, Jaymee’s school, Clay Middle School, held their first Clay Challenge – PTO fund-raising event. Students would run/jog/walk for 30 minutes around the track to raise money and awareness about the benefits of exercise and healthy living. There were 1200+ students participated.
The PTO provided event t-shirts and water bottles for all students. Being a [...]

It’s that time of the year again!
EarthHour 2009 is coming up. Even though I really think we should do it once a month at least.

Anybody interested organizing a event in Indiana?

It’s 21 lb.!
Our “one” watermelon in the backyard is finally ready! Just in time for Labor Day Weekend. And just in time for the GOING LOCAL week, which is a one week “challenge” to Indiana citizens to eat at least one Indiana locally grown or produced food at each meal during the seven [...]

I have not been using our clothes dry in the house for over a month now. I figure: Why pay for the electricity
when I have Free Solar-powered clothes dryer right outside on my deck?

I know it might not look too great from this view point, but it’s on my back deck, unless someone is trying [...]

Kids and I went to Taipei visiting my parents for the whole month in June.
It’s my kids’ first trip to Asia, and my first trip back after 13 years.
Going from Indiana to Taipei, it is a completely different world.
I meant to write some posting while I was there, but there were so many places to [...]

It was a wonderful spring day for the Earth Day celebration Downtown Indy!
Kids and I had been going to the Earth Day event every year since we moved to Indiana.
And this time, my husband and my daughter was interviewed for TV news!!
Earth Day Indiana Festival on WISH TV 04/27/08
I was helping out at Indiana Living [...]

I know it is OLD news now…
But I’d really like to hear from all of you:
What did you do during the Earth Hour, 8 – 9 p.m., on March 29?
Even though turning the lights out for an hour might not amount to much Kilowatt, but it definitely worked as spreading the awareness of the [...]