OLD GLORY...a retiree's 'gift'

FRIDAY THE 13th... people!! Superstitious are you?

First off...I want to thank JEN for passing along the "Versatile Blogger Award" to me and my blog. I feel quite privileged.

RULES
1. Nominate 15 fellow bloggers with blogs you enjoy the most. [see below, next to the blog award]
2. Share seven random facts about yourself.
3. Thank the blogger who nominated you.
4. Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your blog post.

I award this to: Linda, Lighthousegal, Madi & Mom, Ginny, Mari, DJan, Betsy, Denise, Ann, April, Kim, Chatty Crone, Marydon, Sherry, and Sharon. All for different reasons, all for being loyal to visit with me weekly -sometimes daily!!! Know I appreciate you. AND if your name is not here, and you wish to have it for your blog, by all means, help yourself. Just click on the award, it'll open and you can save it to your hard drive. If you don't 'do' awards, I understand. And several have been having difficulties grabbing the award. Here is how you can get it: In your browser, find options and disable javascript. THEN you should be able to right click on it and save it. Oh....and don't forget to re-enable your javascript again when done. A 2nd alternative way of saving it: click here



My random facts: - 1) I'm a morning person! 2) I don't miss TV at all! 3) My favorite bread is GARLIC 4) Mexican food; I crave most often 5) I miss the fragrance of lilacs in the Spring 6) I love teaching myself new template skills 7) I learned a new song yesterday, thanks to Lighthouse Gal ---and I LOVE the title/phrase which I plan on using in my life often!!!! Wanna know what it is? Well, you came here at the right time, 'cause I'm gonna tell you this...."MY GIVE-A-DAMN'S ALL BUSTED"!!

It only took me nearly 20 years to get this done like I had in mind!!! A day in October of 1992 [yes, 1992---long ago], Bud retired from the Federal Government. He actually did NOT go to his retirement ceremony because of all the politicking stuff that goes along with it. He was done...he didn't want to go back for any special 'treatment' or recognition. I can't blame him for that stance he took. His job was grueling...both physically and mentally. Some days his day began at 3 a.m. --and long hours. Lots of travel time -sometimes for 6 days out of the week!!! Bud decided to use his accumulated leave time...take that time with pay, use it up, and then.. get the heck out!! But, on the day of his 'official' retirement, as protocol has been for decades, when you retire from the government, the flag flying outside the Federal Building where you are 'headquarted' ...it becomes sole ownership of the retiree. It was given to Bud by one of his co-workers who brought it to our door that day; his official retirement day.

That's where I step in. For all the years and paper work that accumulated in the past; my genealogy researching, collecting facts, documents, photos and such - they were all stored in boxes, folders and filing cabinets. That's when I found it...

When I set myself down this past year; ready to get the families all in a genealogy, published book [link], as I posted about several times...I came across something that was stored for nearly two decades. The Retirement Flag!!

After getting the genealogy work completed, and the book now sits on my desk, I was determined to get the flag in a shadow box and get it out where we could see it daily.

Out of the plastic storage bag it came ...

...and into the shadow box it went.

As Larry the Cable Guy says "Git 'er done". 20 years this October, I got 'er done!! It only took me 20 minutes to get the job done. Go figure.

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