A Day in the Life

Here is a short synopsis of what Jackson accomplished before noon the other day, and the reason we had to leave the house for the rest of the time before his nap.

• Broke a candlestick. Thought it was funny.


• Threw about two cups of cheerios all over the kitchen floor and stepped on each on individually instead of picking them up.


• Dumped Katie's red bathrobe, my silk scarf, a board book, a battery operated truck, several different sizes of metal cars and trucks, and a stuffed rabbit into my bathtub and turned on the water.


• In the two seconds it took me to leap across the bathroom and turn off the water, went headfirst into the tub, fully dressed and with shoes on.


• Tromped around the inside of the tub leaving muddy footprints while I frantically bailed the objects out.


• Found the girls' Halloween candy stash and free-fed for 15 minutes while I was showering.


• Generally took a picked-up house and covered all surfaces with cars and blocks so that the average foot could not be placed anywhere without stepping on something sharp.