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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

Thank you! It was April 28th....a true Taurus!!!!! I have reached the WONDERFUL, retirement AGE OF 65!!! I retired last year, a little early, but I just could not hold out any longer (and I had my gullet full with what was going on at work!!!)!!! I am, I guess, one of a rare breed.....I am absolutely ecstatic with retirement....to be able to devote 100% of my time to my babies, is EXACTLY what I had anticipated for the last 5 years! My brother is here for ths week, and we are having a ball, doing whatever we want, when we want, as early or as late as we want! My son and my brother had a small birthday for me....it was lovely!! I ended up with 100.00 in gift cards to Lowes, which is my favorite place to shop! I also got a beautiful pair of "diamond and pearl" tear drop earrings from my son, as an early Mother's Day gift......I bought myself a new 60 inch flat screen TV for my sun room, as my old one had become a fire hazard!...a great time has been had by all!!! My brother hooked up this fancy TV and I am so thankful for that, as I could have never done it myself. We are going to a German Bier Garten that has received rave reviews in many magazines and "places to visit"...they have an "Om-PaPa" trio that plays polka music and German and Austrian music....I ADORE this and my brother enjoys some of the speciality beers they have on tap.....While I dont drink beer, I will enjoy the music and dancing!....

I quit work 2 years ago (just turned 60 in March) and I like you love every minute of it. Not having to go to work every day to me has been wonderful. Having so much time with the pups and my grandkids, life has never been better. My DH retired at the same time so we are having a blast.