I love reading and critiquing stories that others have written, then I decided.....that today? I was going to write 'our story'
The Retirement
Retirement, just the word, opens up a 'can of worms'.....It means you are old, older, out to pasture...oooh....such negative words, such negativity to the entire process.......
We have been called Grandma, Grandpa.....for 8 years now.....no problem! We love being parents, grandparents, but when you add "RETIREMENT"......We are NOW in a different category.....We are not the affulent grandparents who work, and spread the wealth, we are in the retired grandparents who are on a budget.....WTHECK???????
We HAVE saved....so we are not broke? BUT....I feel that pull.... that pull to say...."Really? You want that gum that 1 year ago, I would have paid $2 for, NOW,,, think that is crazy!
I now respect my hubby even more.....he has allowed me to be the free spirt that decorated and spent money without worrying....ok, not in the early years.....I have learned to love decorating and experimenting with color...and....well....destroying things when he was gone....He NEVER criticized......EVER! He is always supportive of my 'tangents'...But he sees my vision.....that is awesome....
So....here is too our traveling, our, ok, my tangents on decorating......HERE is too retirement!
