Right now in our area there are a lot of people retiring the Chemical Depot that has employed a lot of the people in our little town is shutting down. Most of the people that are retiring are around my age.

I belong to a Quilt Group a lot of the men that are retiring are husbands to my Quilt Buddies. A lot that is being said I just have to smile. Don has been retired for almost eight years. Don has always stayed busy. He about drove me nuts cause he was on the go from the time he got up to the time he went to bed. One advantage that we had was it was summer. We spent a lot of time on the four-wheeler One big problem that has been mention is that they are use to going to town alone being able to take their time etc. Don has always gone with me even when he worked so that has not been an issue with us. But once in awhile I have told him I need some down time and I have either gone to town or he has gone somewhere and given me a couple hours to myself. We have discovered that we enjoy doing a lot of different things together, we work together in the kitchen and in the yard garden etc. There are also things I enjoy doing that Don doesn't I do those things and Don goes and does things I really don't enjoy. Being together and giving each other space also is the key I believe anyway.