Four More Days of Work Left

I have not been sad until today. I only have four more days of work left - for my entire lifetime! It seems strange, but it is also creeping up on me fast. And I have a lot of stuff to clear out of my office yet. But, the file drawers are empty. Six of eight desk drakers are empty. Three of four book shelves are empty. I mostly have the stuff that is sitting out on surfaces, or on the floor, left to pack up and move out. But this weekend, I was in here creating one last Ward 2 Year-End Report. It's going to be my best one ever!

Getting ready for retirement, I did make a trip out to actually see my farm this fall. Here I am outstanding in my field with my friend Kelly and my renter Bruce.

New Hiking Boots

Bought some new hiking boots for my Great National Retirement Tour. With excellent ankle support. I am ready to hit the hiking trail. Have been wearing them to work to break them in before January.

Also, made some more reservations: One at Joshua Tree National Park in California; one at Carlsbad Caverns in Carlsbad, New Mexico and one very close to Charleston, South Carolina. So far not running into any campgrounds that are full up for the snowbird season. Hope my luck holds.

Joshua Tree National Park and Carlsbad Caverns are on my bucket list, so those items will be crossed off after those stops.

So far will be more than doubling the number of nights I have spent camping in my little trusty pop-up camper. Thus cutting my per-night cost of ownership in half. Of course, that is before I have to pay for all the mechanic work on the camper, especially the part that I damaged trying to get it into my garage last winter.