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AN Community => AN Community => Topic started by: msmaggie on May 28, 2010, 06:00:06 pm
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As of today, I am officially a retired teacher. Twenty years at this school, thirty altogether in the business. Whew! It hasn't hit me yet and probably won't until school supplies go on sale in August and I don't aim my car at Office Depot :D :D Today was the last day of school. Woo hoo! One of my precious families, by way of thank you for my teaching all three of their kids, offered me their vacation home in Florida for a stay. You know, I think the hubby and I are going to take them up on it!
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Congratulations, Ms. Maggie!
I know you will miss it, Priscilla (but maybe not too much). The Florida vacation sounds like a great way to start retirement, and I'm sure you will find something to keep you busy. Enjoy!
Steve
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Congrats on your retirement!
(BTW Nice knit red hat in your photo- very snazzy :)
Enjoy this time...
DHM
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Congrats! Take them up on the home in Florida, you've earned it!
Be well my friend.
Regards,
Brian
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Congratulations and best wishes for a very happy and wonderful retirement!
Brenda
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I would take them up on the loan of the Florida home and take a break ...
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Many thanks, my friends. I was up at 6:45 this A.M. :o and my husband wanted to know why, on this first morning of the rest of my life, I wasn't sleeping until 9. Old habits die hard! I googled the Florida place last night. It's in Jupiter Island. The dad said it was very private and it was their little slice of heaven, so now all we have to do is pick a date. I think it will be a good way to learn to slow down and get off the clock that has been ticking for most of my adult life. Hubby isn't retiring yet, so I will be taking some solo trips to visit old friends from college once fall arrives and he is back teaching again. It does feel good to see all that time stretched out in front of me!
Priscilla
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Congrats, Priscilla!
Let us know when you are going to Florida, maybe we'll all come crash the house for a wild party.
Sara
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Priscilla ~
I want to offer you my congratulations and best wishes for a great retirement.
I find that I'm just about as busy as before I retired but doing things that I want to do...on my own schedule. It's very rewarding. We don't travel all that much but I've been able to spend more time with my wife and help her do some much-needed major re-decorating in our home. I've taken a leadership role in my church (as a deacon in charge of 'benevolence') as well as function as a moderator on the ANA website's discussion forums, something I most likely wouldn't have had the time for, pre-retirement. I'm pretty sure you'll find your own way to make your retirement productive and rewarding for you. Taking that Florida vacation home offer will be a great start. Enjoy. :)
Jim
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Ms Maggie's new retirement job is...getting KAYBO, Dave & the Three Curly Girlies settled!!!! ;) ;) ;)
Priscilla~
Did you get my text?
K ;D
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Kaybo, my phone is lost somewhere in my house. I had it last night, but don't know where it is now! HOWEVER...I am at your disposal, whatever it is you need, my sweet!
P
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congrats congrats...take the vacation. I love it in Florida...sand, sun and surf
JO
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Too bad you aren't here - NOW I am in frantic mode - just throwing stuff in boxes...I'll have to go thru it later!!
K ;D
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Congrats to you! 30 years as a teacher says something very wonderful about you and what you are made of. My husband is a teacher, too, and this year, two of his closest colleagues retired - he is really gonna miss them...as I'm sure your colleagues are gonna miss you.
Enjoy this next chapter with gusto!!!
Kathy
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Thanks, Kathy! How are you doing, BTW? I keep you in my prayers. I am excited about having options about what to do with my time. I quit before I was burned out on purpose, because I have been around teachers who were just hanging around because of the pension. They were bitter and not fun to be around. I am now ready for whatever the good Lord sends my way! I am looking for adventures that don't involve drs. and hospitals, specifically. :D Been there and done that!
Priscilla
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Enjoy your retirement. My sister retired 7 yrs ago from teaching. She was actually the 1st female principal for the rural small school board she worked for in Southern Ontario Canada. She was fortunate to retire at 55 and has loved every moment of it. She like Jim does what she wants to do. Her main focus is Crime Stoppers here at home. When she lives in Florida from Dec 1 until April 15 she helps out in a local school. Oh there is also golf, grandchildren, her younger sister (me) ::) that keeps her busy also.
Enjoy, you certainly deserve it! Can't wait to hear about your new adventures after you help settle Kay and her family ;D
Anne Marie
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Settling Kaybo and family IS my first official adventure!! :D :D
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Girl, you have NO IDEA what you have committed yourself to!! ::) Hopefully we will get together this summer & you can meet the girlies!!
K ;D
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What's this "hopefully" thing? Of course we will! I'm not backing down on my offer, and entertaining you and yours is part of it. :)
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you are such a sweetie! :-* :-*
K ;D
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WOW, I missed the beginning of this thread ..... and it's on page two already! :o Congratulations on your retirement. You will not miss the hectic pace very long ..... trust me!
I retired from teaching nine years ago, as soon as I was eligible ..... like you, I retired before I burned out ..... and because I was spending more time writing lesson plans and documenting what I had done than I was hands-on with the students. Actually my first year of retirement was spent doing a half-time job counseling at-risk gifted high school students so I had a chance to step down a little bit more gradually.
It does take awhile to "de-structure" one's life after the early morning to late night routine for so long. However, what I know from you on this forum, you will most likely have to keep repeating the phrase "No, I cannot do _____, I'm retired."
Best wishes for a great retirement!
Clarice
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a late congratulations to you too!
keri