outside

The first hint of Fall is in the air. The wind has picked up a bit, the days seem a bit shorted, and there is an army of yellow school busses back on the streets. I love the fall, and I'm ready. We haven't had our A/C on in over a week. The kids and I have been outside as often as we can... the result is nothing short of miraculous. I don't think I ever feel as present with them as when we are outside mucking around. The rest of the time the to-do lists and schedules seem to get in my way. But out in our backwoods, it all seems to drop away leaving me to focus on the kids, not on what I have to cook for dinner, or what calls I need to return, or doctor's appointments to schedule, or dust bunnies that need to be attacked next, or, or , or...