TheHusbandHalf is retiring in Jan, I haven't worked in years. He will be 62, me 60.
We've been doing a 'pretend we're retired' since Jan, and any day that the weather is nice enough, he goes to the golf course 1 1/2 miles away. Plus he's taken a few trips to other courses. I have seen the relationship between him and our oldest son really improve from all their golf trips they've taken. He got 87 the other day - that's good for him. I think seeing how much work he's putting into it, with good results, is making our son kind of proud. THH drove him around since he was 10 and sort of let his game go to the back burner. Me? I don't golf and probably never will.
As he has our whole life, if I ask for something, I almost always get it. I'm never foolish enough to think he goes to a big quilt show just for the lunch, he does it for me!
I am a homebody. Our acre and home are always being worked on because of my ideas.
We've talked about going to Canada, hopefully to see the oil's effects on Alberta and the scenery on the way driving there. We love Canada, and envision driving all over it. There are US states we want to visit, family too.
Ohio has been changed to a Zone 6, rather than the cooler zone 5 planting zone, so I think we're going to stay here a while. Maybe forever?
Maybe I'll find some volunteer work, possibly with the local 4H program. I used to be a leader of a county dog club, might do that again, or sewing, I've heard that's becoming more popular. Who knows?
There's so much in this house that has a story, I want to categorize everything, and write 'our story.' So when I die, the kids will at least know what they're throwing away. Both THH's, and my family have pretty extensive genealogy that has been done, I might gather all that up and add it to 'the story.'
One thing I know I'm going to do:
When I was in my late teens/early 20's, the local paper had a picture of a guy who was going all over North America, pulling what looked to be a buggy (like the Amish used). His last name was the same as my mother's maiden name with a unique spelling, and she always said her family was 'French Canadian' Believe it or not, I still have the newspaper clipping, and I'm going to find out if the guy, probably dead, was related to us. It sounds like something we'd do!
I'm going to find just one person who has the same last name as my maiden name, who is NOT related to me. I was told it can't be done, and that right there makes me think I'm going to do it. I have 85 first cousins, only 6 on my mom's side, and some are grandparents, so it's going to take me awhile.
I have enough projects and ideas to keep me busy for 100 years!