Doug, what is bentonite? I think you have said before, but you know how it is, don't remember. congrats on the other halfs retirement. Louise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Crim" <ddcrim@gmail.com> To: <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 3:54 AM Subject: Re: [ML] a day's work/retiring > Not long ago while having lunch with friends, someone asked Sherry what > she > was going to do with herself and joked about having to be around me all > day. > She replied that she would send me out on my tractor and as soon as I > left, > she was going to watch her "chick flicks", which I absolutely hate.. Of > course she was half joking but it's going to be interesting. > Today, her first day of retirement, we will make a run to the lumber > company > so that we can begin repairs to the small house our hunters stay in. The > hunters have offered to help us scrape and paint the house and there are > repairs to be made before that happens. While shopping for lumber, we > will > pick up whatever it takes to build the chicken coop Sherry wants. > Day two of retirement, we will hook up the trailer and drive to Comanche, > Tx > to pick up a load of bentonite that I will spread in the bottom of our > stock > tank to keep it from leaking. I talked to the company yesterday and they > want $350 to deliver it. A seventy mile trip for them.... Being the > cheepskate that I am, I told them I'd come get it. > Between the lumber/building projects and the spreading of bentonite, I'd > say > our first couple of weeks oof Sherry's retirement is planed out. lol > > :-)* > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 1:22 AM, <askgranny@juno.com> wrote: > >> I used to scurry around and get stuff done while hubby went on his rare >> errands, but now I just sit and read in peace and tranquility...Wish your >> friend 'Larry' lived close to us...would be glad to send hubby out with >> him. MY hubby only goes to Masonic meetings...I always drive when we go >> anywhere in town...I would dearly love for him to have a friend he could >> go fishing with, hunting...ANYTHING! I know he worked very hard for many >> years to make a living and retirement funds, but just can't figure him >> not wanting to go places.....Oh well, when the weather fairs up he'll be >> outside more....Sigh....He's a mixed blessing...Aint we all ? *grin* >> Jeannie T >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` >> On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:29:22 -0800 Emma Roses <roses4831@msn.com> writes: >> > >> > After hubby retired, I'm like you, I would get tired of him being >> > underfoot all day. Finally I would tell him "Go see Larry" (his >> > buddy), or someone else, but anything to get him out of the house. >> > Not that I was going to do anything exciting, I just got tired of >> > him always being there.Emma >> > >> ____________________________________________________________ >> $65/Hr Job - 25 Openings >> Part-Time job ($20-$65/hr). Requirements: Home Internet Access >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d6c9d05c4a5e38e12m06duc >> >> >> >> >> >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message