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21-06-2007, 06:44 AM
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Bec, it is certainly appropos that you mentioned pumpkin pie, as it is Jim's most favourite dessert. Evie's favourite as well. I have two such pies from the freezer currently thawing for tea tonight. And well done to my hunk of misery, my silly pet name for my husband! I am also amazed at how long he served (and amazed at how old we both are, how time flies!). I could only bear 10 years in the military myself, before I retired. But Jim truly loved it, he was born to it really. He's had a wonderful career but I am delighted to have him to myself now.  |
21-06-2007, 09:20 AM
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Congratulations Jim, what have you got planned for your retirement? Cant imagine you are just going to put your feet up now are you? |
21-06-2007, 10:05 PM
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No Claire definitely not putting the feet up. Have 32 acres of land to tend to, a fishing boat, and a large Victorian house, 8 bedrooms, which the wife and I are considering turning into a Bed & Breakfast. Firstly though needs work and updating, which I am delighted to do, love carpentry and electrical wiring and so forth. Also considering becoming foster parents once more. We fostered many youngsters over a span of 10 years. Most keep in touch and are doing splendidly well, those who aren't know where to find us if need be. Would love to help more. So many desperately need a decent home, and we have that, at least we like to think so.
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22-06-2007, 04:50 AM
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You are going to be busy. That all sounds excellent. You'll looking for another day job for a rest!:loopy: |
22-06-2007, 10:19 AM
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That is the way I prefer it Claire. Idle hands are the devil's tools, as Chaucer says.
Jim. |
22-06-2007, 12:07 PM
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Uncle Jim, Congratulations first off.....Secondly, Thank you for your service to your country, very impressive indeed. |
22-06-2007, 01:49 PM
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The B & B sounds like a great project, Jim. I'm thinking it might be cool to come up with my husband and stay sometime when it's done.
Also, I just wanted to say how much I respect you and Kathy for being foster parents. I've often thought about doing that myself sometime when I'm better. |
23-06-2007, 12:38 AM
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You would be welcome at any time hodge, B&B completed or no. Kathy and I enjoy visitors immensely.
If you love young people as we do, you would enjoy foster parenting. Takes a tremendous amount of work and patience, but well worth the effort, for the satisfying results.
Jim. |
23-06-2007, 07:44 AM
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Wow, congratulations Jim... I think it's fantastic what you plan to do in your retirement, fostering, B&B... so you are not retiring for a quiet busy-free life specifically! But it sounds very fulfilling, very exciting, and very much rewarding. Your house also sounds beautiful. I imagine it to be.
Yes, congratulations... 40 years is a long, long time to serve the army... time you do the other things in life that you want to do now! Best of luck. |
23-06-2007, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim  You would be welcome at any time hodge, B&B completed or no. Kathy and I enjoy visitors immensely.
Thank you, Jim! Don't know when I will be up for making such a long trip, but that's really nice to know. Evie's told me a bit about the area you live in, plus your farm, and it sounds like such a beautiful place. I'd really like to get out there sometime.
If you love young people as we do, you would enjoy foster parenting. Takes a tremendous amount of work and patience, but well worth the effort, for the satisfying results.
| I've always loved kids and been told I'm good with them. I have more of a ways to go on my healing before I'd feel confident about doing it, though. Plus, I'd definitely want to take some parenting classes first, since I've never been one. But it's still in the back of my mind.
Darn, I don't know how to get the quotes to work correctly, sorry.
Last edited by hodge; 23-06-2007 at 01:12 PM.
Reason: tried to see if I could fix the quoting
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