Stuff

LA Kids Consignment is back this weekend with a massive Spring sale boasting, "Over 40,000 amazing kids' items from 375 families--All at 50-70% off original retail prices!" This is one of three sales held throughout the year which began as an idea over four years ago by Kristin Nelson who, wanting to make a little extra money to help support her family while she stayed at home with her young son, started having sales with her friends in her driveway.

I'm completely enamored with the Obamas and basically they could say "cut off your toe" and I'd say "which one?" So, it's no surprise that I'm pretty psyched with President-elect Obama's Call to Service event happening on Monday, January 19th in honor of the Martin Luther King holiday.

Tis the season for giving and giving thanks. And as we watch our children make their way through mountains of presents it's important for them to understand that along with the getting it's nice to be giving. An easy way to accomplish this is by checking out what a group of Army Corps Engineers in Iraq are doing. They're asking for people to send gently used stuffed toys to the children of Iraq for them to distribute to some very grateful children.

An article on TreeHugger titled "Saving Kids and Precious Resources, One Set of Dentures At A Time" explains how Japan is taking preservation and charity to all new levels proving just how resourceful and kind of gross they are willing to be.