[HoovDaddy]

Originally Posted by bird72

It took me three months to deaccelerate and get my physiological levels down to calm.

Right, even though I still work, it's different. I don't have any timelines, very few responsibilities, and unlike adults, the kids appreciate me being there.

[Riverbird455]

For me it's 8 days and a wake-up.... next Friday. Have been saving and planning for many years, and it is time. My wife will hit full pension in 7 years just before she hits 60. I am 60 1/2, and am excited about retiring. We have big yard and 9 veggie gardens, we work our tails off all weekend when it is not winter, now I can get things done during the week now so we can go and have fun on weekends if we want.

There are probably a bunch of you out there that have a parent who is from the generation that absolutely refuse to talk about moving into senior living. My dad is 90 and is still in the house he built in 69, he just cant keep up with maintenance and is in total denial about it. Stubborn 'ol Norwegian, love him to death, and he has always been my best friend. I owe it to him to help him out and get it fixed up and do a lot of cleaning. He is looking forward to seeing me more, even though I am going to nag him about downsizing. Its going to be a lot of work.

Oh yeah, and plan to do some work on my car.... I found a tiny rust bubble just in front of passenger rear wheel flare, I think that might be a bad spot to find rust.