A couple of years ago I shared the various environmentally friendly things we like to do around the Griffin house and I'm proud to say that we are still consistently doing all of the same things.
One of the new things we've been able to start employing is reusable snack bags. My sister got us started on them when she made the cutest pirate themed ones for our nephew's birthday a couple months ago...only the kids were supposed to get party favors, but somehow Uncle Seany and Auntie Nora were lucky enough to come home with our own too.
This might be a good time to mention that my sister pretty much taught herself how to sew the week of the party. She and my mom are disgustingly talented like that. You'd be amazed if I listed all the things they have quickly mastered between the two of them. In the time I'll take to worry and self-doubt they'll just have it done.
So my new seamstress sister (remember with three kids under age three) decided to open an Etsy shop. She has filled it with all kinds of items she's been using with her own children, including the softest little blankets...these are the kind of fabrics that you can't take your hands off of because they are almost mesmerizingly soft.
A side note: she named the shop Noonan's Notions since Noonan is her middle name...the story seems to go that Margaret Noonan was named because her older sister Nora Dunnigan suggested we name the new baby Peggy Noonan (my Grandma's name) and it worked. Peg is not a fan of "Peggy", so for several years she told everyone her name was Noonan.
So to bring it all together, Peg/Noonan has made reusable snack bags with Earth Day in mind...
And she has given me one to share with you. Please leave a comment if you would like it to sent to your house...maybe you can share something environmentally friendly you've incorporated into your life...or something you're interested in learning more about.
Or you could tell Peg what an awesome older sister she has...I'm sure she would LOVE to hear about it. :)
A random drawing will be on Friday evening...
