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Retirement lifestyle (Part 2)

Retirement lifestyle (Part 2)

So I've started the process of retirement. I still have roughly 3 months of work left with the diocese. The house is going on the market and we need to find a new house. Piece of cake right, not! I have to admit there was a certain degree of relief in formally putting...

The house sold!

The house sold!

By Bruce Carlson It's a crazy time. Telling my director I'm retiring, fixing up the house, and putting it up for sale. When we signed the contract with Alecia, one of my conditions was no closings while I was in Bolivia. I didn't want Karen to have to put up with...

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2023 was a transitional year. We started the year announcing our decision to retire. We also were looking forward to our 50th wedding anniversary. These blog posts tell our stories about this new life and what we’re doing next.

Retirement brings transitions and things we have learned.