Extreme Summer

This is what Centennial Park looks like without rain.

Yes this is the summer of extreme events and it is always interesting to see what will come out of all of it.  I am talking about the weather again, I know enough already!!  We continue to experience extreme temperatures along with little to no rain leaving us relying on each other to conserve our resources and do our part so that some of the smaller towns have water.  According to channel 2 we have had 13 consecutive days of temperatures reaching over 100.  The norm right now is 111.  Tulsa county is experiencing rolling blackouts due to people using so much electricity.  I call this EXTREME!!!  I am someone that believes that even though I am one person and we are one household I like to think that I can make a difference, so I am not turning on the lights during the day unless we need it and we are not watering the yard.  I think I have mentioned that the yard is ugly and this is why.  Sure alone we are not going to do a lot to cause the rolling blackouts to stop but maybe if everyone understood that what they do does have consequences and if we are all doing our part that maybe we can stop the rolling blackouts.  I have several friends that have gone without electricity and why not turn your lights off and turn the air up and use less electricity so that maybe just maybe someone doesn't have to experience a blackout. 

My girl helping her brother.

I think that this is an important thing to teach our children, that they are important and their actions have consequences.  I am not just talking about taking care of our planet, but in all aspects of life.  When they say something mean it has consequences.  When they don't feed their pet, consequences.  This can go both ways.  We have all heard about paying it forward.  I want my children to see the bigger picture and that their actions count.  So because our actions count we recycle, conserve our resources and we always try to say nice things.  Sure we could always do better and we know this. 

We are having an EXTREME summer and I am trying to turn it into an EXTREME lesson.  Funny?  Maybe, but something good has to come from all this heat and lack of rain.  So I ask are you doing your part because you count and can make a difference.