Today we have Mary biting the head of a stretchy dinosaur wearing some of her new clothes. I couldnt resist the pic of Aidan white as get out and wearing ;ittle guy undies. Hes so soft. My treat as a mummy.

I have a clothing theory . This has happened so many times. So I go to Sears and feeling very responsible stretch my imagination (which is very hard to do, any parent will tell you) all the way to trying to imagine how big my son will be in the winter. It is a boiling day and not the kind of day to think of winter. But ,on this day there was a sale on and I felt very good leaving the store with a pack of undies(for Aidan) , little kid ones are so cute. A lovely fleece quarter zip and a cool Tuscan T-shirt for only $15.00.

Now, the conspiracy is that every time I start looking for the next size or season of clothes. I usually go and purchase pants a shirt something to try to get ahead of the season and it appears that as soon as I do so . I have deposited in my lap a big bag of clothes that are just the right size , combination, season that I need. So that is what happened today again. On saturday,I went and bought the fleece pull over and as if God looked and thought , Oh, Elaine needs winter clothes...(not to be irreverant ) and so this morning at church...Im handed a big ole' bag of really nice clothes collected by friends of ours. She works at a school were very well off children seem to leave tons of label, fine quality barely used clothing cast off like a one wear stop. If they don't claim it then its given away. She scooped a winter jacket and fleece vests ,winter pullovers , gap, polo, etc. And a bunch of reallly cool T-shirts. and a cool winter hat for Aidan.So nice. One less thing to worry about when winter comes and school starts for Aidan. I feel like my kids are so blessed.

Isnt God good?

Great article in a well respected childrens mag ,Junior...The one thing you shouldn't throw in the bin is your childs unwanted clothes.

900,000 tonnes of waste is made up of textiles, 700,000 of which end up in landfill.

Synthetic fibres won't decompose, and although woollen garments do, they also produce methane, and therfore contribute to global warming.

The current craze for cheap clothes-which promotes a cycle of wear and chuck-isnt good for the environment either.

So next time you feel like going on a clothing binge to get all new clothes . Think about what your doing to contribute to the mess we are making. Youl'l get the same feeling using perfectly good used clothes as you get putting your cans, plastic and cardboard in the recycling bin.

Just a thought.