I haven't quite figured out my life as a semi-retired grumpa yet.  One thing seems certain though and that is that no matter how hard I work throughout the day I still fall further behind.  There is just so  much to do and it gets bigger every day.  For instance, yesterday I spent  more then an hour on my computer checking out electric shavers!  I see a need in our next stage to shave more often and I figured that as an alternative to my using my razor when I shower.  Do you realize how many web sites there are comparing shavers and teaching about beard type?  I am more confused now then when I started thinking about the question.  

 

Last night we attended a reception for Mark Wright up Parley's canyon.  It rained on us there (and every where else), but was a very pleasant evening.  We visited with some dear 'old' friends, some of whom we hadn't seen in such a long time.  So all night I have been thinking about those relationships and how they play in my eternal sense of things.  It brought some tender feelings that are weighing on me some, and certainly cause me to think about things that I often don't think about.  So my studies for today are expanded even more.  Our family outings the next 2 Saturdays, this mission call on the horizon, upgrading my phone, a new shaver and my lesson on Sunday PLUS just trying to keep up with every day things.  Certainly any thought of 'slowing down' isn't realistic at all.  We may not have the 'raising children' situation that you have, but there is so very much to do.  It's a good thing that we are 'retired' so we can attempt to deal with it all!