Being retired is great, but borring. Let me explain;

Wake up time...3:30 to 5:00 What do I want to do?

Read? Do genealogy on the Computer? Too early to

eat. I showered last night, so what to do? TV= no!

Oh, I know, go on to the Blog, or Wall, and read what

others have to say - or to copy some of the pic's if

they are family.

(Family)

Just yesterday, it seems, we had our 7 kids at home

(in California) then we moved up to Washington.

Before long our oldest was married and gone. We

became grandparents, soon after.

Then before we could turn around, 24 years had passed,

and the youngest child was getting married, and moving

away. Now we were Grandparents of 17. And two of

our Grandkids, were expecting.

Before we knew it, our grandkids had grown in number

until we had 27, AND we had 5 great grand SONS.

So, back to deciding what to do! We could go see one

of our kids, and visit the grandkids- except that they

are busy with their own life of kids and activities.

We could invite one of them here.. no, they have their

active lives. they don't have time. they don't want to

come. (any or all of the above)

That is not the end of the story.. two of our children

will have, or could have more children of theirown

which would add to our descendents. And then too,

our grandkids will be having their families- so that

means we get some Great granddaughters too.

So, maybe we should plan a get away, just the two

of us... perhaps a car trip? Or a visit to someother

place?

Can't do that.. our Doctors need.. us.

Their ought to be a law, that we must have all of our

foibles, and surgeries before we turn, "'old'" age.

Where is it written that when we turn 70, our bodies

need replacement parts?

Did we wear our body parts out in running to sports,

or school activities? or taking the kids her or there?

How come we did not smell the daisies? Just the

diapers!

When was there time and money to see a show?

And, why are we too tired to go see a show now,

or go to the park?

Which reminds me, How come we can not find the

interest in just going out to park?

Being "'Old"' causes one to be "'tired"', or to sit at

home, instead of finshing, of hunting, or of just

going to hang out someplace? Opps the kids' are

comming. Did you know I asked the Missionaries

to come to dinner tomorrow? Sister x wants me

to... Brother x needs our help to....

Now, after this belly ache in print- are we just

complainers? No, actually our lives are great

and we have been truly blessed by our FATHER

whom is in Heaven. Or by The SAVIOR, in one

way or the other!

We served a mission together, and now

considering serving in Bellevue, one shift;

and we can, at the same time, be Home

Misionaries in NewFamily Search's Support !

I guess it is not what you do in this life, but it's

how you do it.

Now a message from my sponsor;

"Cynics do not Contribut,

Skeptics do not Create,

(&) Doubters do not Achieve.

(Gorden B. Hinkley)

For you whom are reading this, May all your

troubles be small, and all your sucesses be great.