Living The Life of retired folks (Robert Busby & Ann McNabb Busby) is not easy, someone must do it, so we thought we would give retired life a shot in 2010, Ann retired in 2008 so in 2010 we were both retired.

 

We were both lucky in that we chose to work for Uncle Sam a long time ago in a land and time far far away.

 

Remember folks, brain fog tends to bother me every now and then so some of these thoughts may be off just a little, enjoy anyway.

 

Once we had lived our exciting lives prior to our meeting each other, we found ourselves single, we traveled the world, lived life to the fullest here there and everywhere, and found each other in the late 1980s. 

 

After several attempts at finding true love, traveling the world, and having all the fun and excitement we could handle, we both were single, met, fell in love, married and started enjoying life together.

 

Ann and I had no carry over physical/monetary  baggage from our previous lives so our retirements from Uncle Sam, Social Security, and of course savings are ours, so we have sufficient funds to live the good life, well a nice life, during our retirement years without having to work for a living.

 

Some of our retired life activities consist of me having fun riding my three-wheel trike, walking, and swimming, while Ann and I together read, watch television, talk to family and friends on the phone and computer, travel every now and then, take care of our Double Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot Josie, and spend a lot of time at doctor visits.  

 

If we had the energy, we would be involved in the many club and exercise activities available here in The Villages, Florida. Sadly, we hardly ever have enough energy to get out and about like we would like to.

 

Apparently, we had way too much fun while growing up, working, being married, traveling, and just having too much excitement in our lives, so we now spend many hours visiting doctors trying to fix our worn-out bodies.

 

While I am out during the day doing chores, taking pictures, and just having fun Ann and Josie are home enjoying the day without me.

 

Every now and then I write about my life in an electronic journal and even jot down some stories about the life and times of me and post those memories on face book so family and friends can see what our retired life is like and what life before retired life was like.

 

Since 2010 Ann and I have enjoyed traveling, having family and friends visit us, visiting family and friends, hosting numerous holiday parties, attending lots of neighborhood parties and enjoying life together.

 

The last several years we have slowed down some since we both have been advised by our bodies by way of terrible pain and breathing issues that we had way too much fun while growing up, working, traveling and even during the start of our retired life.

 

Living life as retired folks have made us writers, readers, television and movie watchers, photographers, gossips or is that teller of stories?

 

As many will tell you, retired life is not for everyone, some folks are just not wired to having fun each and every day, all day, with the ones they know and love.

 

Our families overall seem to have lived life till they were in there late 70s and mid 80s with some exceptions of shorter and longer life ages.

We are both now 71 and must look at the crazy idea we have now become Old and may not have lots of living time left.

 

Darn, don’t we all hate it when the life and times of us catches up with us and we may no longer exist.

 

Brain Fog is catching up with me quickly, so it is time to end this before I forget where I was going with this. More will follow once I remember to continue with this train of thought – Smiles.