Mid life retirement

I remember a few years ago asking a recently retired mother in law what the week ahead held in store for her. She started her response by pausing, and then saying, “well Monday, I need to go to the Post Office, Tuesday...” I’ve made fun of her ever since suggesting that when going to the Post Office becomes the main activity of your day, then you really know you’re on the downward slide. However when I look at my activity report for this morning it runs something like, “got up, dressed three small children and had a shave”. And the worst thing is that I was actually quite proud of myself to have been able to get everyone in a state of dress with freshly cleaned teeth! Maybe I should put those stones back in a box now that I’ve discovered that the house I live in is made of glass (http://www.goenglish.com/PeopleWhoLiveInGlassHousesShouldNotThrowStones.asp). On the bright side, at least Frodo managed to save the world last night so it's not all bad...