Hey - long time no hear from!

So, what does it take to get a procrastinator like myself to finally write a blog post? When said procrastinator vows that she will work on the income tax papers without stop until they are complete!  That was a stupid vow (so many are) as it means that I will put off starting for as long as possible.  That window of "possible" growing shorter and shorter by the second.


I do have some news to share - since I haven't blogged for so long.  We went on two holidays this winter.  The first was to Cabos with our friends Bonnie and Wade, and Rita and Shawn.  It was wonderful - the resort we stayed at was the Riu Sante Fe and it was beautiful.  We couldn't swim in the ocean due to the undertow, but there were a couple of pools where we could stretch out and relax in the sun.  With a pina colada.  Or two. 

It was just a beautiful, peaceful, restful place to be.  I just loved it.  That was in January.  A friend of mine went to the same place in February and it was party central with loud, obnoxious, vomiting drunks all over the place.  Timing is everything I guess.

In February we went to Cancun with Holly, Cory and the girls.  What a blast.  Lots of hot sun, fun times in the ocean, never a dull moment.  The resort was kid friendly, which meant noise and activity at all times.  Good thing we were well rested from the first vacation!

Then, I was home for a couple of days - and I retired!  From work!  Forever!  Well actually I have a casual position which may have me back once in a while - some people just don't know when to quit do they.  Then, once I was retired for a couple of days I had my 60th birthday.  What a milestone!  My amazing family threw me a party on the actual day (Friday March 9) when I went over to Holly's for a wonderful meal and some fun times with my little girls, who know how to party hard (just like their parents ha ha on them!).  Then, they also threw me a surprise birthday party the next night - which totally blew me away.  With the help of Bonnie and Wade and Rita and Shawn, Holly, Brad and their crew were able to get me out of the house and to get everything ready so that they could yell SURPRISE when I got home.  It was just great.  Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who helped out and to everyone who came.  I am so happy you did.

Then it was time to actually get down to the grind of being retired.  So far I have spent a weekend making cards, signed up for a retreat to scrapbook, knit a pair of socks, working on a baby blanket (or two), cleaned out my closet of clothes that are too big for me now (yay!) and just generally enjoying life.  Until now.  Tax time.  It all had to end sometime I suppose.  Anyway, hopefully I will be able to just drill down through the huge pile of paperwork to get to the pertinent details for CRA.  Pray for me.

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