Today, on facebook someone posted, "It's Coastal Cleanup Day!"
I quickly rallied the boys, "Let's go clean up the beach," even though the house is a mess.
I have my priorities in order. And at the top of my list are my kids, especially since I can't surf.
In my mind I thought, "This is a great opportunity for the kids to learn to take care of our Mother Earth.
Yeah, right.
"I don't want to go," says Vinny.
No surprise there.
"Thanks for sharing, and you're still going," I say.
I googled Coastal Cleanup 2011 locations, and learned there was a site at our very own beach in Marina.
Score!
The instructions were simple, BYOB (bring your own bucket) and gardening gloves.
Suddenly I found myself slamming on the Teach My Kids To Do Good brakes, "Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech!"
"Honey, we need buckets and gloves!" I say.
"We have buckets, but the kids don't have gloves," says Hubby, after rummaging through the maze, we fondly refer to as the garage.
"Could you go get some, please, so I can finish getting ready?" I ask.
"Sure," agrees Hubby.
"I'll go with him," offers Gio.
*******Thanks to the Huz for going to pick up gloves, and he did it fast!*******
We made it to the beach about thirty minutes after the Coastal Cleanup began. We checked in, and began searching for trash. There wasn't a lot of garbage, but there was plenty of whine.
"Is our time up?" asks Gio.
"How much longer?" asks Vinny after 15 minutes.
"The next log I find I'm going to have a seat and eat my snack," says Vinny.
"Where did you get the snack?" I ask.
"When we checked in," replies Vinny.
"I'm going to join bro bro on the log," says Gio.
"We've walked so far, we've come upon another beach," says Vinny. "It's time to go back."
"We aren't finding anymore trash, it seems like beach cleanup is over," says Gio.
Wanting to make this an teaching moment I ask, "Why is it important to clean up the beach?"
"Because trash kills plants and animals," says Vinny. "Plus, you get screen (video game) time."
Apparently, my kid has his priorities in order, too.
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