happy new year!

Another year - more resolutions! Fallon and I ended up getting sick over the Holidays due to the very warm weather in Ohio. It brought all the Spring pollen which sparked allergic reactions and led to colds! We are still in Ohio while Jonathan headed back to Vegas to work and begin his real estate classes. Mom and Dad are packing up and heading to the Philippines for the winter so we wanted to spend some extra time with them.

Thanks to everyone for your lovely emails about your families and your happenings. It's always nice to read about everyone's activities and accomplishments. We were also amazed that many of you responded to the concern of our climate crisis / global warming and to hear about what you are doing too! Here are some of the responses that were not posted on the blog:

- Thanks for the great tips on how to save. I guess we have always associated eco-choices with being more costly, but not so!

- It's sad that most people ignore the issues and continue to live in the "bubble" of the evils of big business. Since we have kids, it is our moral repsonsiblity to protect their future.

- Yes! Thank you for the very important message this Christmas. We admit that we always think about it, but we saw the movie you suggested and we are active as of today! Long gone are the days of: it's not cool to be green. It's irresponsible to raise kids in this world without being aware of global warming and educating them about it. What is the point of raising kids when this planet is in crisis???

- We are also practicing green living and would like to discuss with you more about the subject and exchange ideas on greening the home.

- It's good to see you are eating healthy (we also eat organic as much as possible) and are green.

- We are also very much into environmentally/socially responsible practices (rain barrels, composting, organics, no Wal-Mart, etc). It's great to see others in the family are as well.

- I truly enjoyed your blog, esp the pictures and the many links to help us become more involved. I admit, I've been a huge contributor to global warming. No more plastic take out boxes for me!!

- Being a nurse makes me sad sometimes to see how much waste we generate in the hospital. I really try to make better choices when I buy products at the grocery or at the mall.