So I'm on vacation for a couple days, for my annual outing to the Wizard World Comic Book convention. It starts today, but I actually had yesterday as a day off just to rest and hang out.

It feels like it's been so long since I've had a vacation (last "official" one was in February). Life has been going so fast and work has been keeping me so busy that I haven't had time to stop and take in the world around me.

So yesterday, I ran a couple errands, went crazy shopping at Hobby Lobby, and took Benjamin to the mall. I let him play in the play area for about an hour (there's all sorts of things for kids to tinker with and climb there) and to tell the truth, it had been the best hour I've had in months. No computer, no phone calls, no running around and multi-tasking...just me, sitting on a bench, watching Ben climb up a fake bridge and slide down, always running around to start over again and giving me a smile of pure joy.

It was his 16 month birthday (yes, I still keep track) and although he's still tiny for his age, he makes up for it in his want to be like the big kids. Other mothers commented on how amazed they were that he could climb the objects like the older kids for being such a little guy (he was the smallest kid who was able to walk around).

Who knew that doing something so simple could be so wonderful?

Posted by Yano at August 10, 2007 05:14 AM

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