I have been using Spray 'N Wash with Resolve Power Stain Stick for a while now and can’t say enough great things about this product. I just leave one of these stain sticks in each bathroom. If you have a stain, you just rub with the stain stick and throw it in the hamper. Specially formulated so you can treat stains when they happen, and then wash later—up to a week later! I’m training my kids to pretreat their own stains. They both love using the stain stick and are getting to be quite the spot checkers. And my husband, well, that's another story ;~)
Since Earth Day, Bailey has been on the recycling band wagon. Before we moved to Houston, I did recycle. Not sure why it is harder here, but it is. It took forever to get our recycle bin from Waste Management. They had me marked down as having already received it and we never got it. So, after a month of waiting, the Barger’s are finally “officially” recycling.
A fun Earth Day DVD is Schoolhouse Rock: Earth. It is the same Schoolhouse Rock that I remember as a child, but with some new songs and characters. Click here to see a short video clip.
This post is for my friends, like me, that have a child with Autism. AMC & Autism Society of America have come together to bring families affected by autism and other disabilities a special opportunity to enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting environment on a monthly basis with the ”Sensory Friendly Films” program. In order to provide a more accepting and comfortable setting for this unique audience, the movie auditoriums will have their lights brought up and the sound turned down, families will be able to bring in their own gluten-free, casein-free snacks, and no previews or advertisements will be shown before the movie. Additionally, audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing - in other words, AMC’s “Silence is Golden®” policy will not be enforced unless the safety of the audience is questioned. Tickets are $4-6 depending on location and can be purchased on the day of the event.
EARLY VOTING STARTED YESTERDAY in the Humble ISD Tax Rate Election. Please vote FOR a tax rate of $1.52. If approved, the tax rate will provide the school district with about $17 million to keep staff and programming in place. If not approved, district leaders say $17 million more cuts will need to be made. $17 million in cuts could include:
-Elimination all high school sophomore athletic teams
-Remove athletics from the school day
-Reduce middle and high school visual arts, choir, orchestra, and theater courses, and extracurricular activities
-Reduce number of middle and high school band classes and extracurricular activities -Eliminate elementary honor choir
-Eliminate elementary art
-Reduce elementary counselors, librarians and nurses
-Secondary teaching schedules move to 6 of 7 rather than 5 of 7 classes
-Reduce central support and administrative staff.
http://www.humble.k12.tx.us/pdf/taxelectionbrochure.pdf
Here is a short video of Ike in progress.
Here are a few pictures of the cleanup efforts.
Here is a good picture of what we are expecting from Ike early Saturday morning. We are just to the NE of Humble. We had the kids out front this morning decorating the driveway with sidewalk chalk and running off a little energy. Looks like most of our neighbors decided to stay too.
No school tomorrow because of Hurricane Ike. We plan to stay put this time around and pray that we made the right decision.
Hurricane Ike is on the way, but he doesn't seem to be able to make up his mind where he will make landfall. Houston is on the far right of the projected path. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it will not cause too much trouble for us. Looks like I need to make a trip to the store ;~)
