Watching Shmoo playing outside this afternoon... digging in the dirt; throwing a ball; swinging around on the old Hills Hoist clothesline using the makeshift swing that the OH rigged up for him; drawing and making up and solving maths problems with the new pack of sidewalk chalk; and rearranging his 'Kitchen Christmas Tree' - a small, thin branch that he has propped up in front of the kitchen window and decorated with old kitchen utensils.