Day for rummaging

I started today rummaging through old posts found on some of my favorite blogs. I wrote about one in the post below this one, then I came across this list from Green Baggins. He called it "Toddler Property Laws."

• 1. If I like it, it’s mine.
• 2. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.
• 3. If I can take it from you, it’s mine.
• 4. If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.
• 5. If it’s mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.
• 6. If I’m doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.
• 7. If it looks just like mine, it’s mine.
• 8. If I saw it first, it’s mine.
• 9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.
• 10. If it’s broken, it’s yours.

Rev. Baggins post was serious. Mine is too, I suppose, but in a totally different sense. The Rev was preaching. I'm just sayin'. We have a toddler in the family, his name is Nate. (Short for Nathaniel).

One day Nate was playing with Gammy's broom: That means Toddler Property Law #7 applies.

Nate "owns" Gammy's Broom!

Big Sister Bridget Wants It! (Isn't she sweet)? 

A Tug of War Did Not Settle The Issue.

Of course the "war" ended with Nate holding the broom, crying his eyes out, yelling mine, mine, mine.

The Rev. Baggins could, of course, turn this illustration into a great sermon; I will leave that to him. All I will say is that in the end Nate was just following Toddler Rule #5.