AUGUSTA, Ga. -- She doesn't know she's lost her leg. It looks like she will have to lose her fingers as well, but Aimee Copeland appears to be in good spirits. 

"We saw Aimee laugh and smile," her father Andy Copeland blogged Monday night. "She told us some things she wanted, we played games with her and she was very stimulated. It was an amazing time."

"The nurses were even laughing and saying it sounded like a game show in Aimee's room," he added. "Today was a really huge day."

The Copeland family has been taking it one day at a time since Aimee fell from a homemade zipline over the Lower Tallapoosa River on May 1 and contracted a flesh-eating bacteria through a gash in her calf.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- "We beat them up with a hammer first," said Bill Hallman of Gwinnett County's Department of Water Resources. "And then we take and crush them down even further."

Just the thought will make anyone say "Woo!"

And that's just the beginning of the process when it comes to recycling toilets in Gwinnett County.

"Then we go in there and we pull out all the plastic in the seats," Hallman said.

The warehouse manager for the county's Department of Water Resources told 11Alive News the toilets are broken down into tons of of pieces of porcelain - then used for a little bit of everything from porcelain chips to brand new kitchen counter tops.

Hallman says everyone turns out a winner in the end.

"Recycling it, it's going to be used constructively, so everybody wins," said Hallman. "We're looking to save the county money. We're looking to make good usage of our water."

ATLANTA -- Here is a list of free summer activities for kids and families throughout the Atlanta area. There are plenty of free activities to keep your little ones busy: VBS, movies in the park, educational events, crafts, splash parks and more.

Many churches around Atlanta offer VBS free of charge. Some even include a free meal each day. Sign up fast because spots go quickly. The children will enjoy fun, games, and crafts while learning about Jesus. If any of these churches are charging for VBS, please let us know.

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