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November 27, 2009
4.27: Retirement
I've finally figured out what people do when they retire.
My grandmother came downstairs the first morning a little before 8. Not long after 9, she went back upstairs to get dressed, and didn't return for almost two hours. Yes, she took a bath, but still.
Every time she goes to the bathroom, you can write off 10 minutes, minimum.
At 7:30, when we sent the kids up for bed, she asked me if we were planning to head to bed, too. She decided to stay up with us "for a little while," and was soon sleeping beside me on the couch. She woke up for an hour or so when my uncle arrived, and then went to bed.
Thanksgiving day was more of the same, except she took a rather long "rest" before dinner, instead of after.
Throw in going up and down the stairs a few times, eating and a slow, slow walk to the park, and you've got a day.
I had wondered what my grandmother did to occupy her days. She doesn't really watch tv, had the internet and cable disconnected after my grandfather died, has no hobbies that I know of I don't think leaves the house alone. Apparently, the business of being alive is enough to keep her busy most days.
Posted by me at November 27, 2009 8:44 PM