The First Day of the Rest of my Life

Well, here it is at last--the first day of my retirement from teaching!  The parties have been held, the congratulations shared, the children sent out for the last time, the room has been cleared, report cards sent out, and the keys have been turned in.  Lonnie and Sarah helped for hours yesterday, loading up all my stuff--that's after getting rid of tons to other teachers and our school TLC program, sending 5 or 6 carloads to Sarah, and the rest. . . well it's now a new wall in my garage.  Lots of stuff to go through and make decisions about.  And now I have time--lots of time.