December 13, 2011
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January 2009 revisited
After years of being self employed Lucy's husband went to work for a major trucking company in 2001.
After nearly 8 years of stressful steady working and adjusting to all the many rules and regulations his retirement became a major topic of conversation. Several of my friends warned me that having a retired husband around the house takes major adjustments. They shared horror stories about it as proof. Lucy's husband had it counted to the exact day he would retire, he talked of it more each day. Several times a day actually.....as each day passed he mentioned it more frequently........well I should admit it, he talked of little else these last few weeks.
Received a phone call from said husband to come get him.............he had quit, had it up to here, retired, thrown in the towel, ended his employment!
Retirement Chapter 1
Day #1 of retirement went well we were busy getting his gear put away and ending our cell phone contract.....we do not need the 1,000 minute plan anymore
Day #2 Lucy's husband spent most of the day outside blading the drive and trimming trees. I hear him singing.....a very good sign
Day #3The husband helped make the bed, did several repair jobs around the house, burned the trash without me mentioning it, this seems to be working out well. We both could attend #4 Son of Boy Genius' birthday party.....actually plan on it and be able to do as we planned...this retirement is rather nice.
Day #4 Lovely but cold day. Husband asked me to go for a little walk with him. We bundled up since it was 17 degrees out."Isn't this great" he said several times. I jogged trying to keep up with him as he marched along. We quickly went 1 and 1/2 miles......that means another 1 1/2 miles to return home but this time walking into the wind. 3 miles total at a very brisk pace....wearing heavy winter snow boots and a bulky parka. Since my body was nearly frozen and it took some time to warm up after we returned home the pain of screaming muscles didn't set in until later. Husband several more times said," this is great we need to do this every morning". I think we may have hit the makings of our first sour note to this retirement.
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As a result of this, Lucy changed RL's name to Fritz since he is like a new and different man since his retirement.
Comments (10)
I remember reading this -- wow -- 3 years ago! I'm glad to read these days that you are doing well in Fritz's retirement
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ha! now, am I wrong, but are you going on your walks by yourself these days? or more often alone than with hubby? how have things gone with his retirement since then? now I need to go read the OTHER post of yours which I missed. for some reason, Xanga's not telling me when you post, or else I'm going blind.
@plantinthewindow - Hope you are not going blind! Fritz usually goes with me on our hikes but if he is unable to do so Bella and I go anyway. This morning Bella and I went because rain was forecast for later and Fritzie was at his part time job at the saw mill. Thanks for the comment.
I know your time together is treasured. I am so happy Fritz retired/quit when he did. The more time you have for each other.
@Dominie - How was yesterday? Grand fun?
I love the way you shared/wrote this!
I'm glad Fritz is content in his retirement...a content, happy Fritz makes for a content, happy Lucy!
Continue enjoying your days together!
That really can be a tough adjustment for some people.
HUGS!
@AdamsWomanFell - Thanks for your comment. Fritz and I just try to treat each other like we want to be treated. That keeps it simple for us LOL.
@Lucy_or_Ethel - Yes, that is how I treat people. It works in most relationships...whether friends, spouses, co-workers, neighbors, etc. I'm amazed more people haven't caught on.
Enjoyed reading about retirement. I don't know if we'll ever retire. Too much mortgage left but....we'll see. I guess my mom still working at 81 is an indicator?
She works because she enjoys it, however the Christmas party was stressful for her. She drove home crying. 
I'm going to think up things to do that she would enjoy. Not easy losing your dad and seeing your mom going through grief. I wonder sometimes how God has seen all the sadness in all the years of humankind and, well, I guess I just don't understand but I still hold His hand. 
@mcbery - Thank you for this comment. I recall watching my mother grieve and my older sister, it must be so very sad especially over any holiday, with Christmas being so near the time of your mother's loss and yours too.Take care my sweet little friend.
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