A Day with Isaac

I arranged to take the day off on Wednesday so that I could stay at Danae’s house and watch Isaac for her. Gary and she were traveling to Las Vegas for Gary’s interview with the Radiology Department at UNLV. It seemed good and a little strange to be taking care of a baby again for a whole day. Isaac was as good as gold. When he woke up and I came into his room to pick him up, he would give me a “full-body” smile. It was such a pure expression that I wanted to kiss him and hold him forever. It is amazing how a sweet baby can affect my heart. After I changed and fed Isaac, I would just watch him play with all the many, varied and unusual things that Danae and Gary have there for him. I could almost see his mind working as he studied and experimented with everything. Sometimes he would get such a big, satisfied look of pleasure on his face when he managed to make a sound or play a song, that I just had to laugh. His world is a joyous and fascinating place.

I took my second set of tests in my Legal Assistant classes. The tests were so easy that I was almost embarrassed at how much I had studied for them. Or maybe they were so easy because of how much I had studied for them. I had been very worried that I would have to know the terms for the intricacies of grammar. All I had to do was to identify the proper noun, the common noun, the verb, the adjective and the adverb in the following sentence: “Joan reluctantly rode the rusted bicycle.” Brother. I could have done that with my eyes closed, let alone after studying for a week. Anyway, I have an average of 100% in both classes, so I guess I qualify (so far) to be a legal assistant.

I also reached another one of my exercise goals. I ran 25 out of the 28 days in February for 90 %. On the weekends in February, I added another mile to my run, so that I was running four miles. I am so proud that I can do it. But now that it is March, I have to start all over again. Just like Groundhog Day.