When I got home Tuesday night from teaching class, Anna and Sofie were soon pulling up in the car from their day-long adventures up north and then over west to the burbs to see my cousin and her new baby, who were in the area for a visit. It had been a long day, for me, for them. I was hot and sweaty from the humidity we've had. (Though nothing compared to when we were in Baton Rouge.) I haven't been getting a lot of important things done, being at work all day, then at class in the evening. I've been short on sleep and sick these past two weekends. I'm a wimp. I was feeling pretty sorry for myself.
But when I finished bringing the stuff up from the car, Anna and Sofie were sitting in the chair in the front room. And when I said "Howdy" to my little girl, her bright blue eyes lit up, a smile went across her whole body (because when babies smile, they use their whole bodies), and she giggled. She pointed at me in her quirky, thumb-and-forefinger, hand-at-the-tilt way she has. She startled telling me about her day in the babble-tongue that is her language. She paused, waiting for me to answer. I said, "Is that right?" And she babbled some more.
Yep. This is the good stuff.
Posted by Clifton at July 22, 2004 06:30 AM | TrackBack