RETIREMENT

This is all very new to me. I worked on computers for 25 years and never knew how much information there was on these things till my daughter got me going on Google. We were watching what I call the cowboy hell station, Encore Western. Big Valley was on and I mentioned that Nick was my favorite actor then, my daughter told me to Google his name and find out more about him, I was very happy to find out that he was still alive, after my husband told me he wasn't. I found he had his own web site, so that was really cool. Now I spend a lot of time looking stuff up on the computer something I never would of done while working because I hated looking at a computer after working on one all day. Then my daughter told me about Blogging, so here I am.

I retired in June of 2008, that was the best thing of the year. Other than that 2008 was a living nightmare. My best friend passed away in April, my Mother in May and and my uncle that came over for coffee every morning at 7:15am passed away in October. I guess everyone has to have one of those years. Retirement is a time where you have to get use to being with your husband more, and that is a challenge sometimes.

He retired three years ahead of me and was really retired until I retired, you know how women find a lot of things to be done, not saying he always does things, but promises he will so I will be quiet. What I enjoy the most is watching my extended family granddaughter. She is six and the most beautiful and smartest little girl in the world.

My extended family consists of mother, father, two teenage boys, and little girl. How they came about is because my two kids would rather be home with me and not produce, so I adopted their best friend, not really, had a great big party to welcome them into our family so I could have grand kids. My son and daughter are great kids all kidding aside, they both work, and contribute to the household, and pay rent. I never had a big problem with them even growing up, very lucky Mom. My extended family even spoils me. When we go camping my son does all
the cooking and my daughter-in-law makes all the drinks, which are very powerful.

The world around us is not that great, I believe we just have to hang in there, be positive and things will get better. I really feel sorry for all the people out of work and losing their houses.