Well I did retire, July 1st 2014.  Official date!   When it was time for school to start in August I was a bit sad.  I went to the school the first day to take lunch to my friend, Dana, and when I left I felt good about what I had done.  Marion and I have been very busy taking care of our gardens and canning.  We have been able to travel to do things with our children and grandchildren.  We have a new grandson, Jack Reed Thellmann, born on July 28th.  I was able to stay in Gilbert for a few days with Melissa, Cory, and Jack.  Then we headed up to Bear Lake in Idaho/Utah.  There we were with Brad, Randy, and Scott and their families.  We actually stayed at Kent Vaughns cabin.  The neat thing about this is that in 1976 Marion helped to built the cabin.  We went to see Gary and Sylvia and Joel and Cindy while we were in Idaho. On the way home we attended the Ogden Temple open house.  In September I spent 12 days in Sandy, Utah watching Asher and Sara while Randy and Kristin went on a Mediteranean Cruise.  Marion was able to join me for some of the days.  It was so much fun and the kids were so good.   We had a great time.  We went to Idaho to Brad and Katies for the last few days and Asher loved seeing his cousins.    Then we went to Arizona for Jack's blessing.  We were able to see the movie,  Meet the Mormons,  and also attend the Phoenix Temple open house.  So you see our lives have been very busy and we have had some great experiences.  And this is only the beginning!

It is already March 9th of 2014.  We have had a great year.  It is going so fast.  We spent Melissa's 25th Birthday with her in Arizona where we attended the open house for the Gilbert Temple.  It is a beautiful temple.  We were lucky to be able to go.  Christmas was just the two of us and it was somewhat lonely but we were both sick most of the time.  We are busy getting spring things ready.  Marion has spent some time with the missionaries.  It has been good for all of them.  I'm actually going to retire.  At least this month anyway.