Hello,
One of Leroy’s seminary classmates is
retiring today after 40 years in the ministry. For some reason I have stopped
to think about that for Leroy. He is officially retired, but it did not happen
with any particular fanfare. He is still working half time in the ministry, and
half time at the museum. He has gotten some recognition as he left jobs here
and there, so maybe that was a partial retirement. Some days he talks about
actually stopping working, but he does not want to quit entirely and cannot
choose which job he would stop doing. So for now he will continue as is. I
think he would like two full days off a week and sometimes maybe three, but
otherwise he is content. He does not
know when his church job will end, but he expects it to last another year or
two. As usual we do not know much about our future. I like my job and am not ready
to quit either. Strange that we have these jobs we like when people our age are
stopping. What happened to us? We simply did not follow the usual pattern.
Today we had a brunch at church. But we
ate breakfast before we left home, otherwise we would be too hungry. Then about
noon or a little later we went for samples at a food coop. We will eat an early
supper because we have an early evening meeting at church. Somehow I think my
body does not know what to think. It seems hungry much of the time.
We did get some buckwheat flour at the
coop. Tonight we will make buckwheat walnut pancakes. However there will have
to be a big side of vegetables because they were not represented at brunch. I
certainly miss them.
One thing nice about the meeting at church
tonight, we will get our four miles walking today. It is pleasant because the
weather is just perfect for that.
Paula
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