Friday Night

I sculpted all day.

Isabel was a real sweet heart. She helped me all day long, and when she got tuckered out, she would sit down on the wooden church pew and think about little girl things, twirling her fingers around her stuffed cat's tail. And when she caught her wind, she'd ask to help, or perhaps to draw some more.

We drew on the concrete with chalk: giant cats, and what Alexander would look like as an adult Jedi. We drew on paper (more cats and some abstract swirlies). She brought me pieces of steel for various functions, both helpful and sometimes imaginative. And of course from time to time she would don her goggles and crouch down beside me with filler rod to feed into the flame. Fearless child.

I had a few moments where I had to shut the torch off and simply lie down on the concrete. I forgot how easy it is to burn yourself when you're not on top of your game.

I pushed through and worked despite my intense need to just quit.

Baseball practice was long and hard. Kelly played great. We are trying to figure out a starting infield for the second half of the season after playing everyone equally all over the place.

I have just now finished my position by position write-ups and now I can relax.

Comments

[Stef]

Isabel sounds just perfect... how cute!!!

"she would sit down on the wooden church pew and think about little girl things..."