I think I might have mentioned this on one of our elder threads, but my sister & I are taking a class at the local community college on caring for someone with dementia. It sounded like a good opportunity since our mom and my MIL are having some cognitive issues, so we had signed up a couple of months ago. We've been to 2 of the 4 sessions so far, and I'm definitely enjoying it. There are only 4 students in the class, and the RN teaching the class is great. I was thinking about what a rare treat it is to take a class just because I want the knowledge, as opposed to it being a degree requirement or something needed for work, just pure acquisition of knowledge because I want to learn it. DH and I had taken a bunch of horticultural classes at the Arnold Arboretum quite a few years ago, and it was a similar experience. I would go so far as to rank this as one of life's greatest pleasures. Doing it with someone I love just makes it all the sweeter.