An Uneventful Beginning

I have been retired now for 8 days, but it doesn’t feel like retirement. Because of the snow, Pam hasn’t been back to work yet so it’s like—“Honey, how can I miss you if you never leave?” Plus, I’m going a little stir crazy being cooped up in the house all day. We did manage a morning walk through the neighborhood yesterday, and I paid some bills after having lunch at Boychik’s. But last night around 9:30 I looked at Pam and made the observation that I hadn’t taken a shower all day. Don’t worry, I won’t turn into that guy—two showers a week guy. It was a one-off oversight. This morning I returned personal hygiene to its rightful place in my daily routine!

Now I’m at the Cafe plotting and scheming my plans for 2025. I’ve gotten to chat with a couple of my favorite Hope Church peeps. I’ve gotten to brag about my pending status as a grandfather. Later today we have a Facetime appointment with Patrick and Sarah because it’s our daughter-in-law’s birthday. Her presents arrived yesterday, just in time, and apparently Patrick opened the boxes and gave each present a proper wrapping. Major props to us for raising such a thoughtful man. Not only is he lucky to have found Sarah, so are the rest of us. She is a gem and I am thankful that God brought the two of them together.

It’s not like I’ve accomplished nothing in these first 8 days. I have stepped up my Dad Joke game with beauties like this one:

What do you call a detective who solves cases accidentally?

Sheer Luck Holmes…

I texted this to some friends of mine and they responded with this:

“Is this what your retirement looks like for us?”

Yes. As a matter of fact, this is exactly what my retirement looks like. This morning I got a text from someone at the office:

“It’s boring when you are not here.”

Well, they can’t say that I didn’t warn them.