My grandkids and I have discovered the wonders of private kid chats on FB.  It’s addictive!  I’ve been at it most of the day, exchanging silly emojis, stickers, and conversation of sorts.  It’s fun to see them learning their way around communicating via texting.  It’s almost like learning a foreign language or code, for both parties.  It’s not quite like being there, but it helps to feel connected.

Meanwhile, my son is learning to deal with a childless house and a routine that’s now blown wide open.  He has to learn to reestablish a whole new, balanced lifestyle and discipline, minus the limitations and constraints of a full household of clamoring demands.  It’s just as challenging, in a different, unfamiliar sense.

I barely made it outside today, what with all the chatter, but here are a few sample sightings.  If you didn’t know better, you’d think it was early autumn.