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By Carol February 7th, 2012
We can solve just about any problem if we talk about it together
I heard myself saying this to Bill the other day after we had resolved a potentially serious malware attack on our computer. As I think of it, this seems to be one of the great truths of our relationship. Recently our challenges as a couple have gone a bit deeper than a computer glitch. Retirement is a momentous experience in the life of anyone who has worked almost every day of their adult life as Bill has. We both knew it would be a big adjustment but I don’t think anyone can know exactly how retirement going to impact them until it happens.
For a while things went pretty smoothly between us. Bill got a part time job, we adjusted our …
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By Bill January 5th, 2012
Hand Surgery
Carol had hand surgery today. She has been bothered by pain in her right hand for about ten years, so she finally mentioned it to her doctor. The doc got some x-rays, said there is some arthritis in her wrist that was bone to bone, and surgery will fix it.
So, today after about four hours at a surgery center Carol is home with her hand and arm in a cast with a prescription for some pain medication. All is well so far. So what’s the big deal? Something doesn’t work too well anymore, so get it fixed. That is what we do as we get older. I am doing it as well. I’m sitting here with my titanium knee. My friend has a titanium knee as well, and his …
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By Carol January 1st, 2012
This is the time of year for resolute looking forward. But as Janus, the Roman god that gives January its name, shows us, looking forward also involves looking back. Our stories about those who are ill and those who have left us are an important part of what we carry with us into the unknown ahead.
We all benefit from one-another’s stories. Fortunately it’s not too late to enter the Your Favorite Memory Contest. Here’s a chance to memorialize your family and win prizes.
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By Bill December 29th, 2011
Holiday Moods
The holidays have not been as sad this year. We are farther away from the deaths of Audrey and Frank, Carol and Judi’s parents. Judi is facing health problems, but Carol and her son and daughter are doing well. We spent Christmas with them. We saw a good concert and a good movie, along with good food and gifts.
This is my first holiday season since I retired. I have not been home for the entire holiday season for about 30 years. I worked in water treatment, which meant shift work. I worked days, nights, weekends, and holidays. I was never home for the entire holiday stretch. I worked 12 hour shifts, so my time to spend with family was limited by the need to rest before the next shift. I …
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By Bill November 24th, 2011
Carol likes for us to be on the same page with whatever we are doing or planning. I agree, but how can we be on the same page when I don’t even know where the book is? Since my retirement in March I have had a great part-time job at Four Mile Historic Park, a living history facility. I work with elementary school-age children who come on school field trips and also conduct weekend birthday parties.
The job has made the transition to retirement easier. The problem is that the Four Mile activities are mostly outside, so the bookings go into a big winter slump. I am not working much and have too much time. I have not begun pursuing some of the interests I had planned for retirement, and am having trouble getting started …
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