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Old 12-20-2018, 05:15 PM   #21
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Congratulations, Midpack! I cannot wait for DH to retire so we can spend more time together.

Enjoy!!
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Old 12-20-2018, 06:10 PM   #22
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Congratulations! However, I see no reason for her retirement to mean she has to give up the convenience of having her own personal chef-shopper-launderer-landscaper-errand boy.

Here's to many happy years of togetherness for you two!
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Old 12-20-2018, 11:17 PM   #23
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Congrats to DW + you!
We retired 5 years ago. It was our best decision ever, other than to marry 36 years ago.
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Old 12-21-2018, 04:37 AM   #24
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Congratulations to you both, Midpack.
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Old 12-21-2018, 05:31 AM   #25
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Old 12-21-2018, 05:33 AM   #26
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Finally, we're both retired!

First and foremost Congratulations...

My wife stopped working when our second DS was born. You’ll note I did not say retired. There’s plenty to do keeping 3 kids and the house running. My last day officially is 1/4 and Im finishing the last project. It will be a big change for her having me home all the time. She has her routine and complete freedom. Now when she goes shopping I go along just to get out of the house.

Ive said “Your life is changing and not for the better”.. Answer “I know”
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Midpack, this is wonderful to hear, and congratulations to you both.

I retired about 3 months before F could retire, and I still remember his first day of retirement. What fun we had. We went out to lunch at a nicer restaurant, and just watching his joy at being retired brought me sweet memories of those first wonderful days of retirement.

Eventually we had to work out a daily routine that worked for both of us, which required some compromises but since then life has been a bowl of cherries for us.
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Old 12-21-2018, 12:59 PM   #31
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Ray, I would just hand you the list and say have fun!
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Congrats Midpack! My DW retired 8 years prior to me, ( I guess her BS bucket was smaller than mine! )
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Old 12-21-2018, 02:35 PM   #34
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Congratulations! However, I see no reason for her retirement to mean she has to give up the convenience of having her own personal chef-shopper-launderer-landscaper-errand boy.

Here's to many happy years of togetherness for you two!
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Old 12-23-2018, 11:43 PM   #35
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Congratulations Midpack, and enjoy! DH and I RE’d on the same day. It is really nice to be able to do more things together, while also having some separate activities we each enjoy.
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Congratulations to you both MidPack.

Do you have a plan for what to do with your extra time if Mrs decides to take over some of the tasks you do today?
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Wow - so many stories similar to mine. DW will finally pull the plug next year, about 6 years after me. Similar story to what others have shared, where my BS bucket was long full, but her w*rk environment was much more positive.
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