The first day of the rest of my life

Today opens a new chapter in my book of life.  How do I feel?  I’m not sure.  It’s surreal.  I’m excited and anxious at the same time.  I feel like a kid in a candy store.  It’s hard to believe that this day has actually finally arrived.  I have been looking forward to this day [...]

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The end is near

As Frank Sinatra would say…
And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My countdown calendar says 0 days till retirement.  Technically, tomorrow is the last day so I guess the calendar was off by a day.  However, after tomorrow…
I will no longer get up at 0500 to get ready for work (I [...]

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25 years ago today

25 years ago I walked into the Sanford Fire Department to work 10 hours a week as the ambulance billing clerk.  In only 11 days I will walk out of the SFD for the last time as a firefighter/EMT.  It has gone by in the blink of an eye.
25 years ago my son was 8 [...]

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Holy mosquitoes, Batman

Another week at “Fun at Camp” has come and gone.  This year was a little different because Greg, Vanessa and Ella came and spent the entire week.  That meant a whole week enjoying my granddaughter.  She is getting so big and is walking, although tentatively.  She gets around so much faster crawling that I think [...]

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Finished…finally!!

Greg’s funky monkey quilt is done, completely done.  I finished the label tonight and got it sewed onto the back.  I don’t know exactly how long this has taken but it seems like…forever.  Seriously, why can’t I complete a quilty project faster?  Answer…I don’t sew often enough.
The quilt has been called Greg’s Funkey Monkey quilt [...]

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My last evaluation

As I continue to count down the days (45) left until I retire, I continue to mark the last time something happens.  Last week I had my last performance evaluation.  Last year my supervisor was an acting Captain.  In other words, he was temporarily assigned to my shift as the officer in charge.  He wasn’t [...]

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55 Days and counting…

Yesterday I gave the Chief of the department my letter advising him that I would be retiring effective October28th.  That’s only 55 days.  YIKES!  I have been procrastinating for the past several weeks, knowing that once I gave them a date, it would be official.  It took me quite a while to complete the letter [...]

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Anticipation to Trepidation

This is my second post today but I need to get this off my chest.  I have posted several times about my desire to retire in the fall.  As of today, my countdown clock says I have 186 days until I work my last shift.  I listed my condo last fall and it remains on [...]

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What is a “blogiversary” anyway?

According to the online dictionary, there isn’t any such thing.  It does define “blog” as on online journal but that’s the extent of it.  However, just like the other blogs, I’m having an anniversary of my online journal.  In other words, I’m having a BLOGIVERSARY!
Unlike the other blogs, I’m not having any big giveaway.  First [...]

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One down, four to go

I spent this morning cleaning out one of my closets in an effort to get more organized before eventually moving.  I managed to fill three trash bags with clothes that I haven’t worn in ages and most likely won’t wear anytime soon, if ever again.  I also emptied out a knitting bag and filled it [...]

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