Food, Clothing and Shelter

Food:
Thursday morning, I asked Joshua what he wanted for breakfast. We usually have to list the various kinds of cereal we have, go through the waffles, pancakes, french toast, toast and jelly, bacon and eggs options before he says he wants so and so cereal. But that morning, he emphatically said he wanted a jelly biscuit and can we make some. I turned on the oven, got out the flour, the bowl and the measuring cup and instructed Joshua to put in one scoop of flour. He scooped some, stuck in his hand and picked up a little more, smoothed it off nicely, got flour all over the place, but put his scoop in the bowl. I measured out the oil and milk which he poured in the bowl. He turned the mixer on himself. I scraped the dough out and he rolled it around in flour, patted it out, cut it with our biscuit cutter and put the biscuit dough in the pan....all while singing "Patty Cake"...I put them in the oven until they were done. He will really impress the ladies one day with this biscuit baking ability.

Clothing:
Sometimes, getting clothes on Joshua can be a chore...he likes to try to jump into his underwear and shorts, he likes to run around in circles while you try to get the shirt over his head, he likes to kick his feet and see if you can catch them to put his socks on, you know, 4 year old stuff...One morning, Joshua went into his room, closed his door and came out dressed. He even put on his belt, which he buckled himself, tucked his shirt in, put on a cap...I think he is trying to be like Daddy.

Shelter:
Well, this isn't really about shelter, but food, clothing and going to the potty doesn't make for a good title. We were eating dinner at a small restaurant with single stall restrooms. Joshua gets up from the table, goes to the bathroom, shuts the door...I can see the bathroom from our table...I wait, and wait, and wait, I go to the door and ask if he needs help and he assures me no, he can do it himself. He comes out and says I had to go poo poo. When you gotta go, you gotta go!