{"id":9842,"date":"2012-04-11T19:02:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T00:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=9842"},"modified":"2012-04-11T19:08:55","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T00:08:55","slug":"hey-im-too-young-to-be-married-to-a-retired-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/hey-im-too-young-to-be-married-to-a-retired-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey! I’m Too Young to Be Married to a Retired Man!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This afternoon I mentioned (in a comment) that my husband recently retired a little earlier than we had planned. The last (+\/-) five years have brought on a few new “conditions” which are the impetus to his “early” retirement.<\/p>\n

I know that I have recently written about a few hospital stays he has had. These hospitalizations played a large part in our decision. I kept telling him that I thought it was time for him to “take it easy”… although, in his case, it will just be “a little easier”>>> He’s not a “take it easy” type of guy.<\/p>\n

These last two weeks (he started his retirement at the beginning of April) have been a time of adjustment for both of us. I am trying to get him to sleep in longer, but after so many years of 6:00 am wake-ups, he considers 8:30 to be late. Also, since I used to get up right after he left, I no longer have my early morning routine going by 7:00 am. I am finding that if I have errands or shopping to do, I don’t even get out the house until at least 10:30.<\/p>\n

It is really nice having him home. However, it is a little “different”>>> I’m used to coming and going whenever I want. I mean, I used to say goodbye to Sprite, but now I actually have a dialogue before I leave the house. I don’t simply pat my husband’s head in the kitchen and assure him “I’ll be back soon.<\/em>” as I walk out the door. Unlike Sprite,\u00a0he actually talks back!<\/p>\n

\"\"Luckily, he has a lot of interests, so I won’t need to entertain him. I have mentioned that it would be nice if we could do more things together… like clean the house. He actually said he would vacuum the house IF we get a self-propelled vacuum – which is currently at the top of my Wish List. (Of course, I do wonder how I was able to run our vacuum for so many years without even knowing there was such a thing as “self-propelled” vacuums.)<\/p>\n

I’m glad he’s home. I just wish I could get him to sleep in longer AND take it a little easier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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