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#30: January 03, 2024, 05:53:22 PM
Happy New Year Ready!  Sorry to hear about the train sickness with your wife.  That's no fun.  Can't wait to hear where you are planning next!  I think we are looking at a London trip in the Fall if we can swing it.

I'm glad that your knee surgery was successful and that you can walk and work out at the gym.  Congrats to your daughter on her promotion!
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#31: January 04, 2024, 04:15:02 PM
Very nice update, Ready.   Life sounds good, even with all the twists and turns, you seem to be navigating well.  Japan sounds lovely and congrats to your D on the promotion.  Can't wait to hear about your next adventures!  I've said it many times before, but I just love to see the LBS thriving in the aftermath of what once was a very different life.
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#32: May 28, 2024, 07:44:05 AM
Hello,

It's been a long time since I have updated my profile. I am doing well and just navigating life. In March, we flew to Texas with both of my daughters and saw my parents for a week. It was a lot of fun. My parents are managing with a lot of help from my brother and SIL. I have been trying to help them out as well, but it is hard when you are several states away. I am going to visit them again in December for another week.

I had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend. Had over twenty people for ribs and tri tip, I even smoked corn on the cob and asparagus. Everything turned out great.  Now I only have a four day week before the next weekend.

We booked another big trip to Greece in March 2025. I want to get some traveling in before I retire because if you wait too long, you just don't get around to it. LOL. We are planning four days in Athens, three nights in Santorini, and four nights in Crete. We will then spend another night in Athens and fly out the next morning. I am very excited about this trip as it will be my 60th birthday gift to myself.

But folks, that's not all! I had been planning the trip to Dallas in December with my oldest daughter and her husband going with us and renting an AirBnB. Suddenly, she got very vague about it and set up a breakfast to talk details. When she and her husband arrived, she brought a late birthday bag for me. We sat down and she asked if I was going to open my gift. I said sure even though I would normally wait till I get home to open present. I opened the bag and there was a box of sugar babies and inside the other box was two little booties with a message that I was only holding them till January 1, 2025.

Yep, Ready is going to be a grandpa!

I am so excited and happy with the news.

Have a great day,

(((Ready)))
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#33: May 28, 2024, 08:51:03 AM
Woot, woot! Gives you time to settle on your grandpa moniker:)
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#34: May 28, 2024, 10:57:09 AM
What happy news! Congratulations Grandpa!
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#35: May 28, 2024, 01:55:01 PM
That is such fabulous news Ready! Congratulations!  What a lovely update.
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#36: May 28, 2024, 02:40:49 PM
Hey, Ready!!  What a fabulous update!!  You are going to be a Grandpa!!  That is some exciting news!  And, a trip to Greece doesn't sound so bad, either lol

Your Memorial day feast sounds amazing.  I'm a sucker for anything smoked.  When I was married to xh, we had a very nice electric smoker.  Well, I say had because one day after our divorce became final, it "disappeared" from my back deck.  Just another thing I guess he thought he was entitled go take.   Hopefully,  he's taken care of it better than other things in his life.
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#37: May 28, 2024, 05:55:31 PM
Congrats Ready!!

What lovely news delivered in a lovely way!

Loved reading this, It's weird that I feel I kind of think I know lots of the the posters on HS but have only met a couple in RL but in some ways I think we probably understand each other better than some of our relationships in RL. Since the beginning of my journey I've always liked reading your posts and you've always given me great and heartfelt advice. I felt so happy to read your news!
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#38: May 28, 2024, 11:47:48 PM
Ready that is fantastic news congratulations! I know what a family man you are, this must be the cherry on top, wonderfull!
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#39: May 29, 2024, 12:44:45 AM


Congratulations!

Hope that you enjoy Greece as well!
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