i did nothing

The other day, I got home early from work and had a couple of extra hours before dinner. Here's what I wanted to do:
- Start the laundry
- Put away the clean dishes
- Read the mail
- Download photos from my camera

Here's what I got done:
- Nothing.

Or a lot, actually. My son and I played outside for two straight hours. Here's what we did:
- Read a book, slowly and in detail, and discussed it
- Jumped up and down
- Made funny faces at Bumpa through the window
- Ran away from our backyard "alligator," a.k.a. the grilling tongs
- Hugs, kisses, and tickles
- Got mad, had timeout, gave mutual apologies
- More hugs, kisses, and tickles
- Threw a new bouncy ball for my son to catch while in his swing
- Pretended to get knocked over by said swing (this joke never gets old)
- Sang "Happy Birthday to Me" and a song about spoons that my son taught me
- Laughed. A lot.

It's so hard for me to put aside my to-do list. But when I do, I end up with so much more than a clean kitchen or a check mark on my list. At the end of those two hours, my heart was filled with joy and love.

I took three photos during our afternoon of fun. They were all terrible. My son was too busy making the "alligator" pick up the bouncy ball to pose with me. So I put the camera away and got back to doing everything important.