Being Thankful

I was thinking about posting about something I am thankful for each day in November. Today is November 2... already a day late and a dollar short. Besides there are days when I can't even seem to brush my teeth before 2 p.m. Therefore, I'm going to set the bar low. Rather than blog every day in November, I am aiming for at least a couple times a week. Let's hope for the best, shall we? This will be similar to a few Februaries ago when I posted on my Favorite Things.  Perhaps some may overlap?

To start things off, let's focus on a little 3 year old who I am thankful for in my life.  In fact, there are many days where I have to repeat how thankful I am for him, over and over and over.  It's either do that or send him to the zoo.  I tell Dan that Landon has his daddy's mind because if he had my mind he would be too lazy to do some of the things he has done over the last few weeks.  I have been jotting his antics down...here are a few highlights:

*taking cup fulls of water from the toilet and pouring them out onto the carpeting in his bedroom...we figured it was at least 2 toilet bowls full (probably 2 gallons?) soaking into his carpet. Dan walked in when he was mid-pour. Not sure who was more shocked, Dan or Landon.

*pulled out the towel holder from the wall in the bathroom and put the screws down the drain

*poured out all of Simon's baby bath down the drain

*pulled off all the toilet paper from a brand new roll because he "needed a telescope."

*took the van keys down into the basement "to unlock the bathroom door."  Reference the first few items as to why we lock our bathroom doors (thankfully he remembered where he put the keys otherwise I am sure we would still be looking for them)

*made a make-shift stairway with his dresser drawers so he could reach up on top of his dresser to turn on his light and turn the c.d. player on full blast.

*collected all the Hi-Ho Cherry-O cherries to put in his pockets.  Found a few hanging around the drain in the bathroom...pretty sure a few are making their way to the ocean.

*Apparently gave himself a semi-swirly by sticking his head in the toilet.

*left childcare on Sunday with two pocket fulls of playground pebbles.  When I asked him what he had in his pockets he said "I don't have any rocks in my pockets."

*flushed aforementioned pebbles down the toilet

*stuck a pinto bean up his nose in Sunday School...twice.

*repeatedly (at least once a day) turns on the neighbor's outdoor spigot to "make grass soup."

*And the coup-de-grace happened just yesterday when I was helping Landon go potty before his nap time.
Me: Landon, buddy, why do you have a little bit of poo-poo on your undies.
Landon: I don't know. I didn't go poo-poo in the garden.

Excellent.

Yes, I am very thankful for Landon.  He has showed me many other things to be thankful for...
*washing machines
*Oxi Clean and bleach
*bathroom door locks
*absorbent towels
*Homeowner's insurace
*chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate

My friend LL at Vitafamiliae had this shirt posted on one of her blogs...thinking this would be a perfect Christmas gift!