Dennis has done a few more small projects around the house. He has asked a couple of contractors to come out and make bids on building his shop and adding on the room to the back of the house. We also had to turn in a request to the city to get approved for those projects. We decided to hire those done, since it would take Dennis a LONG time to do them on his own, and we need the shop completed before he starts in on the kitchen. We've been shopping for wood sources for some smaller projects that he has planned. At one place, we stumbled upon a super deal on a jigsaw that he was needing, so he bought it with some money that he received as a retirement gift. It is funny when people ask him "what he plans to do now", thinking he'll get bored being retired. He has too much to do to even think about getting bored!
The kids threw Dennis a retirement party last Saturday at the old, historic post office (which is now the women's club). It was wonderful to celebrate with dear friends and family! Warren and Belinda had "conspired" on their gifts because of a post that I had made on facebook about Dennis already having learned the joy of lounging around in his pajamas. He received two very interesting pairs! One was decorated with minions from "Despicable Me". Dennis' response? "Who is that guy on these pants?" (He definitely doesn't keep up with popular animated movies!)
We enjoyed getting to play with Jesse over the weekend. Then we made a quick trip to Paris this week to take care of rolling over Dennis' thrift savings plan. This was the first time that we managed to see Jesse close together, so he definitely remembered us! It melted my heart when I walked into their living room and Jesse got excited and started reaching for me!
So, all in all, this whole retirement thing is working out quite well for us!
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