DAY 98

I took Miss Nine to the dentist today. This was an appointment that was scheduled six months ago, b.c. I received a call to confirm the appointment with instructions on how to proceed when we arrived. When we got into the parking lot I called the office and let them know that we were there. A hygenist came to the door to meet us, gave me some paperwork to sign, and took Miss Nine in for her check-up. I had the option to come into the waiting room or wait in my car. I waited in the car. When she was done the hygenist brought her out to my car and gave me a report on the state of her teeth. No cavities.

After the appointment, we headed to Romulus to visit with my daughter and her kids. We stopped in Ypsilanti on the way to drop off some things at a kids resale store.  There were only a couple of other customers in the store, and they now have a different procedure for dropping off your items. I put my basket on a shelf where the clerk wiped the handles before she sorted through the clothes. Everyone I saw in there wore a mask. I left the things there and told them I would be back later to pick up whatever they did not take.

At my daughter's house we sat in the yard while the kids played. Miss Nine and her cousin went for a bike ride. I am still not able to hold my new grandbaby or get too close to any of them. We ordered lunch from the local bowling alley bar and restaurant. When I went in to pick up lunch there were five people at the bar, two sitting at a table and one waitress. I was the only one wearing a mask. This was in Wayne County where there are still many new cases of the virus every day.

We stopped back at the resale store on the way home. I picked up the things that they did not want and received store credit for the things they kept. I did not have any desire to hang around and shop. We will go back another day for that.

Navigating the world these days sort of feels like walking through a minefield. It's exhausting. I came home and took a nap.