Paper Towels in My Sink

So, J loooves to brush his teeth. Usually he'll spend a good 5 minutes in there just brushing away. Great - can't complain about good dental hygiene! But he almost always manages to do something when he's in there, such as but not limited to:

a) Put his toothbrush down the sink (this one really, really makes me have to count to 10 to keep my head from exploding)
b) "Washing" things that aren't washable in a sink
c) And putting things (washcloths, paper towels, bath toys)above the drain that stop water from going down the drain, and thus causing water to nearly overflow.

Thankfully, J runs out to find me (if I'm not there) as soon as he realizes he's caused trouble.

Yesterday we went to Pittsburgh to see the Nina and the Pinta, recreations of Columbus' ships, which was really neat to see. By the time we went on the 2nd ship, J was pretty much done learning about history. So, he and I took a walk along the river towards the city while the rest of the group finished looking at the ships. Jack was leading and he kept pointing way ahead of us. At first I thought it was the bridge. Nope. Ducks? No. The boat? Nah.
Finally, I asked where exactly we were going. J points toward downtown (which is a good mile (or two) away.
"Um, you want to get something to eat?" I guessed (it was 12:30).
J nods profusely, "Yeah!".
"Where do you want to go?"
J points to the skyscrapers again.
"J, we can get there faster by driving."
J immediately does an about-face, points towards the direction we came from, nods and takes off speed walking. The boy was hungry!

Today J and I worked on colors (matching the lids of his Dot Art markers to the markers themselves and then he handed me the colors as I asked for them) and then we did his "I Can Spell" book (http://activitymom.blogspot.com/2009/10/spelling-mats.html), followed by our (abstract!)art activity (cotton balls, paper plate, glue and markers). We had a busy day today, but it was a succesful, fun day!