Sue Is Retired!

Well, Sue is officially retired. Even though she quit working when I retired in 2004, she was too young to collect retirement herself. That changed on her last birthday in March, so her first pension benefit payment showed up in our checking account today. That makes it official. An added bonus is that she has her own medical coverage now which is much cheaper than having coverage as a spouse on my account. Today's payment was for April. There will be another on May 1st and each month thereafter.

To celebrate her retirement and our last night in Savannah, Sue took me out for dinner at The Pirate's House. The building was constructed in the early 1700's and was used, you guessed it, by pirates. The infamous Captain Flint died on the upper floor of this building as he exclaimed, " Darby, bring the ale aft". Many have supposedly seen his ghost in the rooms of the house (I suspect after too many tankards of Chatham Artillery Punch, a potent local drink). We both had the filet mignon and it was very good.

Savannah has been great, but we are both looking forward to traveling to Charleston, SC tomorrow. Among other things, we plan to visit some of the plantations in the Charleston area. There aren't any good examples of plantations here in Savannah. Thanks, General Sherman.

An update on my mom's recovery from her broken hip: The operation on Tuesday went well and she was up for limited physical therapy today. Now it's a matter of working through the rehab so that she has good flexibility in the hip. I talked to her twice today and she sounds feisty and in good spirits. That's a positive sign.