Welcome,
Ivy! You're probably figuring all of us out from our PWYC conversations -- I'm the one who is acting like she is the first person in the world to ever have a grandchild, LOL! Our first -- dgs -- is almost 11 weeks old. DH & I are a little over-the-top w/this new experience! DS28 (our only child) ddil have been married a little over 2 years and live just a few miles from us.
I will also be a new retiree in about 8 months. I'm retiring after 30 years teaching high school -- 9th grade English. It is still a little bit of a traumatic decision for me -- I'm "only" 51 years old, and I do still enjoy teaching -- but dh has been retired about 13 years now, and he'd like to stop arranging our lives based on the school schedule. For the past 6 years, I've been thinking this probably should be the year -- our niece graduates this year -- but with dgs's arrival, I think the Lord really gave me a sign I can't ignore.
So -- I've been a member of this village about 10 years or so now -- and I am STILL struggling sooo much w/making myself "just do it." (I suspect I'm a little bit lazy!
) But I have learned sooo much from these wonderful ladies! We're glad to have you join us!