Same but Different

1/26/13 continued

Yesterday's post {HERE} was about the beginning of our day-- recycling, chatting with Poppie, and having milkshakes. Today I'll share the end of the story/day:)

After Trav and I returned home, we received another text from Poppie saying he wanted to stop by our house. I asked him to bring his bike (so we could go for a ride), but he already had left and didn't have his bike with him. So I decided to put him to work instead! He helped Trav hang a huge frame/cork board in my studio. 

The package of crackers are from Poppie.

Then he checked out our front door. 

I love when Poppie stops by:) I always get him to help out with something-- LOL!

We had a good visit with Poppie and when he left, there was just enough light out for a quick bike ride. Trav and I suited up and started off to collect cans in our neighborhood-- again! Our neighborhood has lots of liter/cans!

And I know that we have said before that we weren't going to go into the woods...but I don't think that is true anymore. Trav was found going into the woods for cans during our entire ride! He did find several cans as he went into the woods further-- which again makes our catchphrase true:)

I took this pic as Trav headed into the brush to get one can...then he saw another one further back.

He got it! Click this pic to zoom in:)

Three cans in the woods-- totally worth it;) 

Now here's where I get the title of this post-- at the end of our bike rides, Trav and I always take a picture and talk about how far we have traveled/etc. Here's our pic.

And how far did we go?? Well... you would think that our trackers would have the same miles since we were right next to each other the entire bike ride! However, they were different! Trav must be peddling faster/more or doing u-turns and I don't know it:)

Miles: apparently I only went 3.95, and Trav went 4.06 miles
Bags: 1 bag

**NOTE: I have to admit that my "no good very bad day" ended up being one of my favorite days- spending time with family and Trav! 

Recycling Day and Some FUN

1/26/13

It's time again! We need to recycle...mainly because of THIS post! We really need the C4C trailer at church to be emptied on Sundays and during the week for other's to drop off their bags/cans.

Unfortunately, I wasn't in the best of moods while bagging the trailer. Poor Trav had to unload, bag, and pile it all in the truck by himself. THANK YOU, Trav!!!! 

And it looks like there were a TON of bags and cans to collect today--I feel horrible that I didn't really help. Thanks again, Trav:) <3

Look at our new web at work!!! 

While at the recycling center, we had lots of people gasp and talk about how large our load was. We always like to share the C4C story and how we are helping our church's building fund.

Total pounds of aluminum cans recycled today: 154-- the cans were falling off the weigh scale when I took this pic! It really was 154! 

Total pounds recycled for C4C as of 1/12: 3,058 pounds!!!!! 

Usually, this is the end of the post-- but we had a bit more fun today:) While waiting to turn in our ticket, Trav helped our friend, Frank, clear the weighing station by throwing the bags into another pile near the back of the center. **Afterwards, Trav asked if I got any good pics of him throwing the bags.... I didn't! What a disappointment! LOL! 

As we drove away, I texted Poppie our total (who had asked earlier in the day if we were canning). He's so silly! Here is our conversation and his responses!!! **Just because Poppie won at the Guessing Game last time {HERE}, he thinks he can guess the exact weight every time:) LOL! 

Did you see what he said??? He was going to guess the exact weight-- he only said that because I told him what it was! LOL! 

After our laughs with Poppie, Trav and I stopped at our local Chick-fil-A (owned by our friend, Ed). We absolutely love love love him and this restaurant! We were lucky enough to stop by while they were giving away free milkshakes if you repeated a phrase that was posted on their FB page {HERE}. HOOOOORAY! What a great way to end the day:)

Be sure to become friends with Ed and the Chick-fil-A of Port Charlotte on FB--- they are always sharing great deals and coupons!

**NOTE:: By the end of the day, I was in a better mood and back to my normal self:) Thanks to Trav!! LOVE him.

Congrats everyone!! Cans4Christ is doing awesome!!! Keep collecting your cans and random metals:) 

Monday Night Newbies

1/21/13

We have MORE Canning Newbies joining in the fun for the Monday Night Route!! This week our Canning President Kates was busy and couldn't make the regular pick-up. 

It didn't take me long to find some helpers:) I was over at the Huffer house helping Justine (the youngest) sort through some music. I agreed to help organize as long as she would join me for canning. Lucky for me-- she agreed!! And so did her friend, Caitlyn!!! 

These two girls might be beginner canners... but they were FABULOUS! They did all the work:) 

Each week... without fail... the same spot has cans:) This week, I made the girls get them! 

I hope I am speaking for all of us when I say that we had a GREAT night!! It was fun sharing the C4C info and canning knowledge with these gals:) I hope they will join in the fun again next week (and maybe on a permanent basis! LOL!)!

Late Night Drop Off and Good Parking

1/18/13

Well, it's been a busy week and the cans and bags are filling up our truck again! To prevent bugs from visiting our house or driveway, we've come to the conclusion that we need to find a solution and storage place for our bags while waiting to go to the recycling center. 

This particular time, Trav and I decided to take the bags we had accumulated at our house to the C4C trailer at the church-- we figured that it would be empty enough to hold our bags and that there would be enough room for more from the congregation. 

Boy were we wrong! Trav and I dropped off our bags after attending the Celebrate Recovery service on Friday night.... we found that the trailer was stuffed again and that there wasn't much room for even single drop offs! Don't get me wrong--that's great news! It just caught us off guard:)

Afterwards, we needed to stop and get some food for Olsen. Trav parked the truck and walked around to get my door (he is such a gentleman!!!). As I got out, he pointed towards his rear tire-- he had parked right next to a can! LOL! LOVE it:) 

Sorry for the horrible pic-- it was late at night! 

Just another reminder that we can find cans EVERYWHERE! So keep your eyes out and keep collecting cans:) Thanks for joining in the fun with C4C!!! 

Extended Canning Crew

Welcome to another edition of the "Extended Canning Crew"!!! Read THIS post for more details. **NOTE:: We would love for you to send in ANY picture with cans or you canning! 

This week you might be wondering about the featured picture--- we want ANY picture of you, you and cans, you and your bag of cans, you dropping off your cans, or whatever you want to share with us!!! 

So today we are joined by Trav's co-worker, Sara! She is the sweetest! She's been saving her cans for us for a long time! Each time she brings them to Trav, I tell him to take a picture (for our ECC posts).... but I never get a pic. So I thought I would take a picture of the bag of cans this time:) 

THANKS so much, Sara!!! You ROCK! 

If you would like to be a part of the "Extended Canning Crew", take some pictures of your family or yourself collecting cans, crushing cans, or dropping off cans at the C4C trailer and send them to {Cans4Christ at gmail dot com}. 

**Please include: names of all people in the picture, explain what you were doing and how much fun it was, as well as your email address.

True Catchphrase and NO Poison Ivy/Oak

Trav and I had some time for a quick bike/canning ride on 1/15, so we headed out... but first we took Olsen for a quick run! 

Trav and I went around our neighborhood again. It's amazing how quickly the roads are littered with cans after we collect! 

Since our last "amendment" and change to the C4C motto "We go to the ends of the Earth for cans!!" {HERE}, we haven't been near the woods. I will see cans deep in the woods and brush... but I don't tell Trav because I don't want him to get more poison ivy/oak. Well...today he wasn't listening! I told him that I saw a can in a lot, and he went to go get it.

And then he went further! 

I asked him what he was doing (NOTE: I didn't yell at him:)), and he responded that the C4C catchphrase {HERE} was true-- where there is one can...there were many! LOL! I just hope he doesn't get any poison ivy/oak from this collection!! 

Down the road at another stop, I was emptying a can and was scared due to a little frog that jumped out of the can! GROSS! 

Overall, we had a good ride! I love cleaning up our community...collecting cans for our church....and spending time with Trav:)

Miles: 4.33
Bags collected: 1 bag 

Without Fail...

... there are always cans alongside this road on our Monday Route! 

I snapped this pic of Kates as she jumped out to collect them. I wonder if we should put a bin near this wooded area...that way people would drop off their cans in the bin instead of on the road?? :)

Unfortunately, I didn't get any other pics... I was too busy giggling:)