Ruth, great for you and as you see things have a way of working out for us!!

You may already know we got a little Shih Tzu puppy 2 weeks old for our granddaughter for bringing her grades up and making the Honor Roll so we couldn't go back on our promise to an 8 year old girl!!!

Now the puppy is 10 months old and will be one year on January first. I'm the one at home with her(yea, she wanted a girl dog) all day and I wouldn't take nothing for her company anytime!!! They are small lap dogs I'm told but she don't like me to hold her, my granddaughter does but I put the leash on her and she loves to ride on my scooter!!!!

So William having a puppy may be a good thing but we just got one hand to use real good!!! We put her in puppy training at Petsmart and that helped her to understand Sit, Stay, No, come and Leave It when she shouldn't bother something!!!

She has to be a year old to get command classes so for now I need the leash when she goes outside or she will go where she wants to go!!! But I love the little dog and she is great company for me until school is out and her little master comes home from school!!!!!

Ruth :

congratulations once again, I feel job does lot more than bringing in money, it aso provides lot of other satisfactions in life, that's the reason lot of men die quicker after they retire compared to women who can find things to do aroud house versus men are so used to working outside the house and when that is taken away they feel lost. I was more deressed about my job loss than my stroke deficits till I found feeling of accomplisment in raising our youg son though I know I have to find joy in other things since he will be off to college soon.

Asha

Ruth: it was good to chat last night. I am hoping at this point you have spoken to HR and your caregiver and things are moving forward.

Even if you loved housekeeping and cooking, that gets stale quickly. I found myself cleaning the grout on the fireplace bricks with a toothbrush and that was when I realized I was losing my mind. I cleaned out our closets, which needed to be done and we don't have many, but then painted them before I reorganized.

You know yourself and you have had enough time to figure out what you want to do and what is managable in your home.

I couldn't do the puppy or even adult dog, as much as Bruce would have loved it. Just one more responsibility and another living thing that would be depending on me. I still do think of it on occasion, but our Kira is our darling. Cats are just easier and I know she was one of a kind to find: older, spayed, declawed, box-trained; but she took so fast to Bruce, all the equipment and the WC. Loves to ride on his lap and sleeps with him every night. There is just something about a pet. All they ask for is love and it makes such a difference. Let us know what you decide.

And please updates on the job - Debbie

your not ready to retire for sure--- look at you... good job and with your degree you can do most anything -- choose wise ( i know you will or have already).... OR go on a cruise in a hurricaine that will break the boredom - for a bit anyhow.. Hahaha...nancyl