out of nowhere i’ve become one of those moms that keeps the kids outside all day, every day that’s even remotely sunny and warm. i’ll be honest, i don’t actually prefer it personally. oh, i do love being outside, but never so much as when i’m sitting still near the sea or on a blanket in a beautiful park, reading a book and drinking something refreshing, running nowhere, never having to look at a watch. still, the “taking the kids outside” thing is born at least in part by purely selfish motives on my part: keeps the house untouched and uncluttered all day (i LOVE coming home at the end of the day to a quiet, clean house!), and allows me to pass the long afternoon hours taking pictures of beautiful children in beautiful light. i’m told it’s also good for the kids (that’s what Aunt Donna used to say as she shoved me outside to play, anyway), and we do have a lot of fun…so i’m not going to feel too guilty.
all this is to say: no time to post. it’s sunny out and i finally – FINALLY – got the camera back!
cheers!
oh my GOSH, it was so hard to go without the D300 for 20 days…
…having it back makes us dance and jump for joy!
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4 comments in “worth 1,000 words”
May 20th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Your Aunt Donna is STILL a big advocate of kids playing outside for various reasons. . . plenty of exercise, doses of vitamin D from the sunshine . . . not to mention the little boogers are out from under your feet for a while!!!
May 20th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
oh hahaha! i never even thought of the fact that you could send us outside without having to go outside yourself! come to think of it, i NEVER saw you outside (unless we were at the pool)! we can’t really send them out alone here….
May 21st, 2009 at 7:27 am
I would go out there long enough to fix up a picnic area for you, setting out a blanket, crackers, and drinks, and then I’d go back in and enjoy some precious peace and quiet. You kids would play out there all afternoon except for the occasional time when you would come back in crying, “Warren HIT me!!”
May 26th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
it is amazing how your upbringing affects your own parenting. i feel guilty if my boys are inside on a pretty day. i am constantly throwing them out into teh backyard….because mom made me think that it is soooooo good for little kids. now the truth comes out…..she just wanted us OUT.
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