(re)discovering {play}

For the past three weeks I've been working outside of the home for many, many hours.  (You wouldn't believe me it I told you how many hours, so I won't.)  August is the one month of the year that it happens this way, every other month I simply work part time.  A pretty good gig of both staying at home most days and working in a profession that I really love a couple days.

But August, August is really, really hard.

So I am happy to have finally slowed this week.

Slowed enough to appreciate the new rythym of a new season.

Slowed enough to begin planning a little gathering for my 40th birthday.

Slowed enough to simply play.

And play we have.

Legos.

Wooden whistles.

Hero masks.

Tutus.

House, bikes, sandbox, books, coloring, dancing, costumes (always lots of costumes), dolls...

Each and every moment practically perfect. 

Exactly how I would happily spend many, many hours any month of the year.