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Adjusting to being a retired couple

by KERRI THORESON
| August 13, 2025 1:00 AM

My much younger husband, Bert, officially retired June 30 after nearly a quarter century with the Lakeland School District Transportation Department and over half a century as a wage earner altogether.

I’ve been mostly retired since January 2024. One of the humorous adjustments for me over the past several weeks is not knowing what day of the week it is when every day feels like the weekend. The weekend used to be the days Bert didn’t go to work. Now we’re both a bit discombobulated.

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