Helen Turk:  

New Note 05/2009. I am now officially retired from my job with our Federal Government. It was not planned, but became necessary after 25 years of service. Oh my God!! 25 years of my life!! Thank God I didn't have to start it until I was 39 years and 10 months old. You know, I never did want to work for a living. It just wasn't expected to be necessary. I used to tell the people who did work for a living "I don't know how you do it - committing 40 hours of your life every week to an employer!" Well, I still don't know how most people do it, but I managed pretty well by following my installed (not a typo!) virtue of doing any and every thing to the best of my ability. It truly wore me out! Wish me luck trying to manage my finances with about half of my monthly income! Pray for me, as I do for you. ...Love, Helen ______________________________________ Biggest Surprise: 20 years growing up single; 20 years married (supposed to be forever); going on 23 years divorced (not supposed to happen)! To be truly happy, I would be at the beach, living my life, sharing it with family and friends. I hope old friends remember me as kind and fun and good company. I grew up in Dundalk when Dundalk was the most excellent place to grow up! We had nice neighborhoods (I lived in Dundalk "proper", Logan Village, Eastcrest), good friends, caring grown-ups, a very good library, bicycle riding on safe streets, hopscotch in the alley, swing sets and kiddie pools in the backyards, playgrounds, trees, fields, streams. There was the ...Expand for more