Retirement Party....

As most of you know, I have retired from the child care where I had worked since March 1982. My actual retirement date was February 1st and because of the surgery I had in January...any kind of retirement party was put on hold. Well this past Sunday I was honored at a Retirement Open House and it was awesome. Several of you have heard some about the party but thought I would post about it here…(wish you all could have been there.) As you all know...

I have been blessed with a wonderful family. .and they spoil me and they did it again! All of my kids and grandkids went together and got me a Wii game!! Yep and it is soooo fun!! They also helped with the food, helping clean up etc. Lori (who still works at the center) helped with the organizing along with the new director Pat....all in all a lot of work was put into this endeavor. Decorations, food, snacks, abounded!!!

Pat brought over albums of photos that had been accumulated in the 27 years the center has been open..I had been there for 26 of those years..and there were some funny pictures!! Hmmm when did I get this white hair??? Quite a change in the pictures from 1982 to 2008!!!

I seen friends and relatives that I hadn’t seen in quite a while.. Some of the ladies that use to work for me at the center and have either retired or moved were there.

And I was blessed beyond words with wonderful cards, letters and gifts. So as you all are a part of my life I wanted to share with you one of my most memorable days. Thanks for reading this...Here are a few pics that my daughter in law took...