Oh, so you are "those parents"...

Chloe recently had a project from school. She was to write a report on a habitat of her choice. Mrs. Hunt also wanted her to make a diorama depicting the habitat. Chloe loves the ocean and dolphins, so she decided to report on the ocean.

Remember, Chloe has a science teacher for a father. This can be an advantage or a disadvantage. It depends on your perspective. As Matt guided her research on the web, they ran across an interesting angle. Evidently there is a giant mass of plastic garbage floating in the ocean the size of Texas. There were picture of dolphins tangled in plastic, birds with six pack rings around their neck and dead fish filled with plastic pellets. (please note: we did know there was a trash problem before last month.) They decided they needed to educate others about the trashy dilemma we face. Chloe ditched her dreams of a beautiful aquatic diorama and got Barbie dirty.

The result was "Throw Away Beach". A fun family project. We had a great time making tires, plastic grocery sacks and six pack rings. I thought it was a great idea...until I talked to Lindsay. When I told her about it and showed her the pictures she looked at me with a smirk and said, "Oh, so you are 'those parents'. Using every opportunity to push your political agenda. Poor Chloe. I'm sure her class really likes her after that report." Of course, you'd have to know Lindsay to appreciate that comment. I thought it was hilarious. And I guess with all the changes in our life, we are proud to add "those parents" to the list.