"Who is thwarting my efforts to save the world again?"
or
"Shame on someone! I am trying to save the world here, family!"
The other day I found an empty gallon milk jug teetering on the top of the regular trash. I held it up and said loudly enough for everyone to hear...
"Who is trying to destroy the earth?"
Mike responded quietly, "Oh...sorry...that was me...I was...", but before Mike could finish Brian piped up cheerily with an ear to ear mischievous grin...
"Me, Mom. I'm trying to stroy the earth."
From the look of your bedroom floor lately, I can honestly say I suspected as much, son. I. suspected. as. much.
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Brian (October 2008) 5 years and 5 months old
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34 comments:
I'm kind of like Brian, an earth stroyer.
Our neighborhood provides a small container for plastics, but small it is, like two milk gallons and 1/2 week of newspapers. So once it is full all I can do is throw the stuff away.
I called and asked for a second container, but only the first one is free, the second they charge. Are you kidding me? How can I afford plastics if I'm paying to recycle them?
Team Brian!
I love it! What a great kid. I absolutely LOVE the picture.
is it nov already????? i missed that;-) brian looks liek he is getting blond!!!!
Go Brian! I have some comrades over here for you.
Lauren, how'd you get his picture in Nov. 2008 already? :)
great post! such a cute picture... you are such a good writer! Your posts are always so entertaining and fun to read.
Many thanks to Amy and Laurie...I changed the date of the picture to October 2008. I got a little ahead of myself there. I guess I just can't wait until Thanksgiving.
After watching the debates and the congress work the last few weeks, I suspect that Brian isn't the only one out to stroy the world. I don't know if I'd want to join that club, though! :o)
Darling picture! He looks like a keeper!
"Who is thwarting my efforts to save the world again?"
I'm stealing that line L!
Now that should be recycled!
I'm from Oregon, born and raised. My blood is as green as it gets. But even I will forgive darling little Brian for "stroy"ing the earth.
I am a complete destroyer of the earth. Until January, then I HAVE to do my part by recycling. Crap.
I love that you have fun with it. Who knew?!?
That is so funny. Now that I am an Oregonian, I am an obligatory tree hugger and recycle everything with great pride.
I love this story, and I love that picture! I have a couple of stroyers on this side of the country. No one is safe.
Ha ha! Now that is funny!
I love the conversations that go on in your house!! I am an earth destoryer I must confess!! I need to take your approach!!
I love the picture....but isn't the bucket dirty!!hahahah
We are complete earth destroyers over here... but not by choice.
We have no recycling facilities here!!
Shocking, I know.
It was hard for me to adjust from living back East every summer to moving here and having nobody care that we were DESTROYING THE EARTH!!!
HEAR THAT UTAH???
DESTROYERS!
Now you got me all riled up again... :)
Oh, you all wouldn't last a MINUTE in this house with my little green kid. He lectures me daily on my carbon footprint. And he's NINE.
We have no recycling here. I would TOTALLY recycle if, ya know, I had one of those recycling garbage can thingies. Hauling my stuff to some special place in B.F.E., however, just doesn't sound like too much fun. Does it count if I recycle my plastic grocery bags for the occasional poopy diaper?
Okay, that is the cutest picture EVER!!!!
The earth will last as long as Heavenly Father needs it too. Is that bad to say out loud?
That child is adorable. As you know, I am also trying to stroy the earth.
I love, love, love that picture! He makes even me want to recyle!
What a great story. I tell ya... and everyone that reads THE MARSHMAN FAMILY BLOG and comments.... BRIAN MARSHMAN is going to marry one of my daughters. I tell ya, I love this kid!!!
I try to recycle, but it's hard. I'm lazy, like that.
Maybe if I printed off that adorable picture and taped it to my trashcan, I'd think twice about stroying the Earth?
We have the opposite problem. My family tends to put things that can't be recycled into the recycling bin. "Well, it SHOULD be recycled-it is paper/wood/plastic" the kids say, as I am having to pull out sticky popsicle covers, number 5 and 7 plastics-dripping with goo, and saran wrap/baggies with leftover food still in them. The things we do for the earth we love:)
LOL To cute!!!
Perhaps his allegiance is switching from Batman to The Joker?
You may have to purchase a new Halloween costume this year.
I am a shameless earth stroyer, I'm a body stroyer too, I eat twinkies which everyone knows last forever.
heeheehee! LOOK at that grin!
I'm just proud of you for being so lighthearted whilst you nag. I'm too grouchy to cushion my nagging with humor; I usually say it, "#$!!*@! WHO put this can in the garbage! Am I the ONLY one in this house who recycles???"
My kids wish they had a funny mom who reacted to repeated misdeeds like that.
This is the kids my mom have: "I am so sick of having to tell you the same things over and over again!!! We are going to start having serious consequences around here if you don't put stuff in the recycling bin!!! THis is ridiculous. I don't yell the first time, do I?!?! I've had with you!!"
You? You have hilarious blog worthy quips.
Your efforts are admirable, it almost pains me to tell you recycling does not exist in Peru or Venezuela. Keep up the good work though, you're carrying the burden for millions of people, and Paige of course.
He's so cute!
I love that picture! And I hate to admit it, but at my house I'm the earth destroyer....
Can you email me your address?
bcaas2000@gmail.com
Thanks
If only all the earth destroyers could be so cute!!
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