I Am Thankful For

A child's list of things he is grateful for and the stuff he's thankful not to have.

         I Am Thankful For

         

         I am thankful for peas small and round.

         I push them to roll them onto the ground.

         I am thankful for Mommy not seeing me do this.

         She says I should not give green veggies a miss.

         I am thankful for my dog, slobbery and stinky.

         He eats all the yucky stuff I find hinky.

         I am thankful he sits close and makes sharing easy.

         'Cause veggies are gross and make my insides queasy.

         I am thankful for cookies oh so yummy.

         They fit in my hand and then in my tummy.

         I am thankful for my baby brother not having any teeth.

         No cookies for him and he chews on my fingers, my toes and whatever he can reach.

         I am thankful for my little brother not eating my stuff.

         If he could eat my cookies there wouldn't be enough.

         I am thankful for my feet liking to climb and run.

         Because of them we always have fun.

         I am thankful for wet puddles and cool mud that I can clomp.

         My feet and I like to splash, squish and stomp.

         I am thankful for my baby brother now that he's here.

         Less mushy kisses and squeezes for me with coos of 'oh dear.'

         I am thankful for him being the one picked up and carried around.

         I really prefer standing like a big boy with my feet on the ground.

         I am thankful for the baby, I can see he is cute

         even if he farts and Mommy calls it a toot.

         I am thankful for my family Mommy, Daddy, baby brother and me.

         As long as I still get the good cookies and he eats those peas, it's okay we're no longer a family of three.

         

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