TUESDAY is Garbage Day. The truck comes by three times - 0nce for trash (black cans), once for recyclables (blue cans), & again for green waste (green cans). Jayson looks forward to this every week. "Come on" he'll say as he hops and scrambles his feet in anticipation.
My older boys watched the trash truck too. They would sit on the step of our front door and watch from the porch. Goose runs around court following the truck. Some of the drivers honk for him or wave. He never seems to tire of this ritual.
Just a note: See him clasping the neckline of his shirt? It's his signature move. He used to hold on to my shirt. As he became more independent with the bottle, he would hold his shirt when he drank his milk. Now we see him do it when he's content.
Some days Jayson makes it his personal mission to close all the lids of the cans. It's a BIG job. I can usually only stand to watch him do a few before I make excuses to go back inside.
Until next Tuesday....
Our garbage man comes too early in the morning but I know both boys would be out there watching if they could. I love it that you have so many cans. We don't have that option in our little town. It is amazing how much garbage a family of 6 can go through. I love that you took the time to document this for Jason. What a busy man he is.
ReplyDeleteDallin was OBSESSED with the garbage truck as a toddler, too. It was hilarious. Except that several years later he STILL wanted to be a garbage man when he grew up. I think, now that he's 7 and has to empty stinky, diaper-filled cans as part of his chores, he's finally OVER the idea of being a garbage man. Phew!
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