A typical day… what does that mean really? I decided to go through my days before answering the question.

Today was anything but what I would call typical, but it was a good day nonetheless… the day started hot, hotter than normal with heat warnings issued starting at 11 am. I got up early at 6:30 to beat the heat for a walk and mowing. I did not beat the heat. It was up earlier than I was. I did a walkabout and then sat my mower for an hour. The oppressive heat and crazy weather lately are anything but typical…

I went to run a few errands in town and went by the grocery store. The visits there are surprising, shocking, and not what I consider typical. Prices are crazy, and people are not as friendly. I do not find shopping as enjoyable as I used to, that is not typical for me…

I spent the afternoon with my son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and her boyfriend or partner, and my 2 great-grandkids.  I typically do not see much of them, but the birth of the babies has turned our distance into a need to reconnect. I admit it fills my heart with happiness.

A typical day in my life is usually spent alone. No, I’m not lonely, but rather happy in my existence. The world is always changing, evolving,  and we are with it. I’m not sure what “typical” is anymore, and I’m not sure what I consider normal is ever going to be back either… but today was a day, I laughed, I ate, I was social, and I had time with people I share blood with… I’d like to think it was a typical day and that more of those are ahead…