Time for my Second Calling!!!!

Well, I did it! I'm officially retired! Lisa called and asked if I cried. Heck, no, I didn't even get CLOSE! As I drove away, my radio was playing, "I'm trading my sorrows...for the joy of the Lord" and I thought that was quite appropriate!

The retirement picture is actually from our staff meeting in Little Rock (I forgot my camera today). Mava has been my best Literacy Specialist buddy for 10 years, and she decided to retire, too! They gave us these cool clocks that look like books. Mine says, "Kathy Hickey, Literacy Specialist, 25 Years of Educational Service For the Children and Teachers of Arkansas, December 2006."

At the luncheon today Mr. Fenter presented a big heavy present to me, and he said, "I think this is wine." Ha! It was a crystal vase. Whoever they sent out to buy it obviously didn't know me very well, but Lana showed me the sticker on the box that means I can return it to Dillard's, and I think I will! I think I'll get the most extravagant and totally useless Christmas doodad that catches my eye! (I'm usually quite practical.) Woohoo! Retirement is fun already!