Day 1 of Freedom (Jan. 5)    
     Yesterday was my last day at work. They had a nice reception for me and gave me a very nice glass plaque. I spent most of the day talking to people and giving away stuff from my office.
     Perversely I woke up at 6 am today and could not get back to sleep so I got up and watched several Daily Show/Colbert Reports which were still on the DVR from before Christmas. Then I logged on to my home email and started cleaning up my inbox. I am trying to plan a summer cruise with my family so there is a lot of emailing back and forth.
     Next I unloaded the dishwasher and cleaned off the counters. Then I did some laundry while I caught up on the snail mail and paid bills. I made an egg sandwich and read the paper. Then I called my mother and talked her into going on the cruise. I watched a movie on TV.
    My husband shampooed the carpet in the office and went out for lunch with one of his buddies (he invited me but I declined as they were going shopping for a truck).
    My husband and I went to dinner at the Irish Rover because we had a play tonight. We had time to eat before the play for a change!
    This is the exciting life of a retiree!