{"id":5196,"date":"2023-05-03T21:46:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T01:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scheumann.us\/blog\/?p=5196"},"modified":"2023-05-03T21:46:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T01:46:15","slug":"well-i-dont-need-this-rockin-chairretirement-dont-fit-in-my-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scheumann.us\/blog\/?p=5196","title":{"rendered":"Well I don’t Need this Rockin’ Chair\u2026Retirement don’t Fit in My Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing up in Indiana, you\u2019re taught the old adage that, \u201cApril showers bring May flowers.\u201d But I have to tell you that all the trees, shrubs and flowers were all beginning to bloom early in April \u2013 and the allergies were off the charts\u2026fun! April started off with temps up in the 70s and 80s \u2013 with record-setting highs and promoting all that flora growth. However, those temps didn\u2019t last long. It quickly snapped back and the month was actually one of the coldest Aprils on record. We assume Matt & Taylor must\u2019ve had a busy month. We didn\u2019t see them, much less talk to them much this month so we really don\u2019t know a whole lot. He continued working from home for One America as an underwriter and then drives to Zionsville for work at the middle school. We are looking forward to seeing them soon when we go up to Indy to have dinner with them. We hope they are able to come to Week 19 this year. Abby had a great month. She\u2019s still working for Sly Fox in Greenwood, goes to see her friend (Bakr) in Bloomington, spends time with her friends in Franklin and hangs out at home with Ann & I. Luke was disappointed again with the CFD process but continues to be focused on making that his life\u2019s goal. In the meantime, he continues to work odd jobs, trying to start up his own business. I suggested he call it Will & Mike (a nod towards the \u201cweakside\u201d and \u201cmiddle\u201d linebackers on a defense, which was where he played all during his career). \ud83d\ude0a He and Samantha spent most days together this month, working out at the YMCA and even attending her senior prom in Batesville. Ann and her office continue to flourish as they bust at the seams. She can\u2019t wait to hire two more providers to help care for their growing patient base. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family but continues to deal with the lingering effects of our last bout of that damn Covid virus. We\u2019ve spent more and more time talking about retirement and have even begun talking with financial planners to map out a path for us. It is both exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. With the warmer weather, I was able to get out and exercise more, playing 369 holes of disc golf during the month. I also enjoyed spending time with friends and family but can\u2019t wait to see more of them down in Florida real soon!! It\u2019s been a while since we last touched base, so let\u2019s get to it. Hello again; and welcome back to the Scheu Family Blog.
\n Luke worked with Chad a lot in the early part of the month and he also began scoping work on our shed makeover project. After work one night, Abs & I called the IRS to verify her identity so she could get her tax return. We\u2019ve never had that happen with any of our returns before in all the years that we\u2019ve been doing our taxes. After a couple hours, we finally finished. Abby went out to the Y to work out, Luke went to the grocery store while Ann & I watched American Idol and then turned on the March Madness championship game to watch U-Conn beat the snot out of San Diego State. Although it isn\u2019t much solace, Zach Edey continued to rake in the hardware, winning all the big awards \u2013 including AP National Player of the Year! We had some severe weather, including thunderstorms and even a tornado warning. Thankfully, we dodged any major damage this time, but there was nasty stuff all around us, including some damage at the Franklin College campus. The weather was crazy, going from freezing to the 80s and then back down to the freezing level before finally leveling off in the 60s and 70s. Luke got word that, unfortunately, he & Alex didn\u2019t make the fire department this time around. However, they both said they will continue to go through the process at least one more time. I helped Luke create a quote\/invoice template for his business. We need to find an original name and then we can figure out a logo and catch phrase for him! \ud83d\ude0a He finally got the mower and yard tools fired up and working the first week of April and mowed at Gma & Gigi\u2019s house as well as our own. He also started working with Chad again and I think I even heard him talking with Coach Harris for some work as well. After doing a good job with the last painting job, Bryan gave him another project also, so things are starting to pick up for him. In fact, he\u2019s even taking on his old buddy Alex as a part time helper. The two of them might even look at doing some coaching for wrestling this year. Ann turned them on to what I think is a great idea \u2013 trying to get on at CRH as EMTs. They will train them and pay them while they learn. That would look great on their resume for the next round of hirings.
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After seeing Matt for his birthday, we\u2019ve missed him a couple times. The first was at Brayton\u2019s wedding and then again at Easter. Unfortunately, I can remember going through the same thing at his age. We were so busy and tired all the time from working two jobs that we began missing stuff from time to time as well. So, I get it. He\u2019s just trying to make his way in the world and figure it out. We just really miss seeing the kid\u2026 Abby continues to live her best life: she loves her job and the people she works with; she loves spending time with her friends and going out to clubs; she loves spending time with her new beau, spending a couple nights a week with him each week; and I love spending time with her, playing cards, working on our mixology and telling stories. We play games once or twice a week, making a night of it. We picked up a couple new games to try\u2026well, new to us. We had a fire on Easter Eve, spending several hours out back on the patio \u2013 listening to music, enjoying a few cocktails (and a few stogies) and played Skip-Bo. It took us a couple hands, but we eventually got the hang of it. Abs has taken to attempting to be healthier in her eating choices and getting out to exercise. Now if she could just get that bedroom cleaned up\u2026 Annie is killing it at work. Her practice is bursting at the seems and she is involved in special projects. She enjoyed spending time with her scrapping buddies, her BFF Amy and seeing Mom & Sandy as much as we could. She is trying to do some exercising with Abby, but Abs bought a membership to the Y to go workout with Luke, so now she needs to find new inspiration\u2026 With the warmer weather and the time change, I\u2019m starting to get out and golf more and more. The bad part is that my body isn\u2019t always on-board with that decision. I have to take ibuprofen and put Icy Hot on my throwing shoulder several times through the week. I\u2019ve also started wearing a 2nd ankle brace so now I have them on both ankles. And I may even start wearing a knee brace\/sleeve. Damn, I\u2019m old\u2026 As far as courses I\u2019ve played this year, they include Greensburg, 2 Columbus (AirPark and Lincoln), Batesville, Rushville, North Vernon, Rushville and Shelbyville. I\u2019d like to get over to Franklin again as well as Atterbury. I\u2019ve heard that there\u2019s a really cool one at the state park in Brown County that I want to go play. I\u2019ve also heard there\u2019s a new one in Knightstown and a few others in the area that I hope to get to this spring\/summer. We had a good Easter weekend. Luke mowed then went to Samantha\u2019s house for her family\u2019s Easter dinner and wound up staying the night there. Abby went to Franklin on Friday to stay the night with Sarah and the girls then came home later on Saturday and took Delilah over to Gma & Gigi\u2019s house for a playdate with Ollie. Jamie & Dee were there helping to cook most of the meal for Easter lunch. I went to Shelbyville to play 18 holes of disc golf at Sunset Park and met a couple guys on the course and we wound up playing together. I drove back and played another 18 here at the park in Greensburg before going home to nurse my aching ankles. That allowed Ann to get in a nice, long nap with the dogs. It was a gorgeous day. That evening, we had a fire and hung out on the porch until really late. We got up on Sunday and did our weekly household chores before heading over to Mom & Sandy\u2019s house for Easter lunch. Ann made an asparagus dish, a brussels sprouts casserole, overnight salad, corn dip and dinner rolls. We also brought a few bottles of wine for the ladies and a bottle of American Honey for Jamie & I. \ud83d\ude0a Besides Ann & I, we took Abby & Luke but Matt didn\u2019t make it down. Dee & Jamie and eventually Gracie were there; Jamie\u2019s mom Cindy was there; as were Amy, \u201cGrandpa\u201d Joe and even Julie & Danny. My gawd, did we had the full spread again for lunch: ham, noodles, tadies, dressing\/stuffing, homemade mac & cheese, baked beans, deviled eggs, cheesy potatoes plus all the stuff Ann made\u2026and then there was all the cake (3 different), pies, cookies and other goodies \u2013 yum! The kids enjoyed an Easter egg hunt afterwards and then we said our goodbyes and came home. I finished up my weekly chores, watched some of the dirt track races from Bristol and then we watched the DVR\u2019d Law & Order trilogy before calling it a weekend\u2026
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Abs stayed at Sarah\u2019s on Monday after work to attend a college function for her senior sisters. I started a 48 hour fast that day (well, technically the night before). Luke did a couple of odd jobs and worked out at the Y with Samantha. I played 18 holes at Donner Park in Columbus then another 18 holes when we got back to town, out at the park. I was sore and tired that evening and enjoyed napping while watching our TV shows. I may have to start limiting the number of holes I play, just because my body can\u2019t keep up. The next day was another fast day for Ann & I. My boss\u2019 boss visited the facility and toured the new building. We met with him for a few hours then I did some IT stuff and started in on my monthly and quarterly reports. After playing 18 holes at the AirPark that afternoon, we stopped at Amoco \/ Sonic for our weekly fill-up and slushes. When we got home, Abby was already there \u2013 having left early because she was feeling ill. Also at the house was Luke, Samantha\u2026and Bryan \u2013 parked in our front yard in his Honda side-by-side. Having left a few large divots in our front yard, I was anxious to make sure he stayed calm in that hot rod of his!! He came in and enjoyed some patio time with Ann & I. We broke out two new bottles of Heaven\u2019s Door, both their rye and the bourbon. They were both really good! Once Bryan left, I quickly broke my fast on all those delicious leftovers from Easter! \ud83d\ude0a Bu was still sick on Wednesday and missed work that day. She slept all day and by the end of the day, she was doing much better. The guys and I went out for lunch at a newly-opened diner called Rhodes that is in the old strip club, over on the east side of town. It was decorated very simply but that didn\u2019t take away from the food. I got the Cuban sandwich was good but nowhere near the best one I\u2019ve had. I look forward to having said sandwich when we visit Treasure Island next month. Still, everyone had the same positive experience and agreed we\u2019d have to come back in the near future. After playing a good 9 holes at the Airpark, I had a good mail call with a new disc, a new disc retriever and proper fenders for my golf cart. Although I had a decent game out at the park, I did lose a brand new disc. On my very first throw of a new disc (not the one I JUST got that night, but one I got just a couple days earlier), it hit off a tree when it was coming back from over the pond on 15 and came down in a part of the water that is nearly impossible to reach. I looked for about 5 minutes, but it was already in the bottom of the pond. Thankfully it was a Factory Second (an error disc that didn\u2019t pass QC), so it only cost like $5. The pond struck again; stealing from me disc #13. \u2639 Ann made a wonderful pasta dinner with Cheddar Bay biscuits that really hit the spot that night. It was really hot in the house that evening as temps reached up near 80 degrees! We refused to turn the air on, so we opened up the house for a couple days at night and closed back up during the day. It was bearable with a fan. The following day was just a repeat of the day before with temps near 80, going out to eat with the boys, playing 18 holes of golf at Donner and another 18 at the park. I was really tired and hot by the time I got home. I\u2019ve enjoyed watching Metallica on Jimmy Kimmel every night that week, leading up to the release of their new album (72 Seasons) on Friday morning! I listened to the whole thing 8 times that day as I worked from home and was able to start and complete my monthly Safety Committee report. Ann had a doctor\u2019s appointment and picked up a new set of glasses. I ran a few errands while she did her thing. Luke joined us for a late lunch at El Reparo. That evening, Abby came home from work and Bakr\u2019s house. I took the day off from golf to let my aching shoulder and ankles rest. I did get in a few new discs that evening. I got great deals on them as well, as all of them were Factory Second discs. I also got my old fenders off and my new ones partially installed. Luke finished the job for me later that evening (thanks, Lukey!!). I think I may have had a weird spell with my blood pressure for a few minutes and felt a little wonky. Looking back, I think it must\u2019ve been nerves as we met with Angie & Spencer to plan our retirement shortly afterward! I can\u2019t believe that we are only about a decade away now from retirement – damn, we\u2019re old. I felt much better after we left their office, so hopefully that\u2019s all it was\u2026 When Abs returned from the gym, we had Jamie & Grace over for the night. Ann scrapbooked and drove herself out to Burney! She called shortly after she left and I was sure that the car had failed in some way and she was stuck in a ditch, but she was just calling to say she had made it and to ask for help in figuring out why the van was dinging. But it was all good and when she came home later that night, the party was in full swing. We ordered Pizza King pizzas for dinner and played Skip-Bo, Phase 10 and Crazy 8s. We enjoyed a few \u201cFlashlights\u201d which are my favorite cocktails right now. It consists of copious amounts of orange bitters, a splash of sweet vermouth, a long pour of a good rye whiskey and then topped off with a couple of Luxardo cherries \u2013 yum! We played outdoors for a while but came in fairly early because it was too darn hot! When we retreated to the kitchen, it was the perfect setting to play cards, drink and laugh well into the night. Seth joined us and later Ann, Luke & Sam also played some cards with us. <\/p>\n

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We slept in late on Saturday morning \u2013 except Ms. Ann, who returned to Burney on her own in the Barneymobile. I got up and cleaned up the house (Abs & Seth had actually done a great job of clearing the bulk of the kitchen up last night). Abby drove Luke & Sammi to Columbus and Edinburg to do some shopping. I travelled to Batesville to play 18 holes of disc golf. It starts with 9 in Liberty Park and then continues across the street at The Plex for another 9 in the woods. I stopped by my favorite liquor store for some goodies. I picked up 4 bottles of London Dry gin, a couple bottles of Knob Creek rye (one is a barrel proof bottle that should be really good!) and a newly released bottle of Wild Turkey Honey with jalapeno called American Honey Sting. I can\u2019t wait to try that out! I also picked up a few cigars and enjoyed a couple of them that evening. We built a fire and enjoyed some porch time, playing cards outside for many hours. Abs & I played outside from sundown until about 3 in the morning, enjoying several gin & tonics from the different brands. I think we both liked the new one, called Highclere Castle, best. It was really good\u2026but to be fair by the time we used that one, we were on #4, so we may have been a little skewed\u2026 \ud83d\ude0a I got up early and did our weekly household chores the next day, paid bills and put away everything from last night. By the time I settled down, I was tired and napped while watching racing and football on the big screen. Luke ran to the store and Ann made a big lunch of cheeseburgers and tater tots. I was going to grill out back, but it was too windy and raining. That front brought in some cold weather and temporarily said goodbye to the warm temps\u2026 I had to let the car warm up before we left for work on the ensuing Monday morning. It was rainy, windy and cold all day. We left work a little early the following Monday, as Ann had a late meeting in the old Arvin\u2019s building \u2013 which is just a few blocks from the Airpark golf course, where I can be found most evenings after work. I got out late that day and had only managed to play 3 holes when I had to quit to go pickup Ann. On hole #3, I hit a great drive with a very strong breeze at my back and nailed a long birdie. I had previously struggled on the first two due to the cold, nasty wind. I had to suspend my game and go pick up Annie before leaving town. That evening, we swung by home to pick up the van and take it into the shop for Jerry (J&A) to fix the rest of the suspension issues. We\u2019re going to try and milk a few more years out of these vehicles before we upgrade to a new vehicle \u2013 if we can\u2026 When we returned to Greensburg, we went over to Mom & Sandy\u2019s house for an impromptu birthday party for Jamie. We had a bucket of KFC and a couple cakes. I remember getting a bucket of chicken over at Gmaw & Gpaw Brown\u2019s house when I was a kid on Sundays. KFC was just across the street in Jefferson Square, so it was really fast and easy. I remember it was always such a treat\u2026 We had another odd version of the Birthday Song. We all sang different songs. I sang Stairway to Heaven this time \u2013 LOL! We came home and watched the 2nd half of American Idol (after watching the 1st half last night). We voted for our favorite contestants, found leftovers and enjoyed another big mail call \u2013 this time it was the release of the new Metallica album called, \u201c72 Seasons.\u201d I opted for the vinyl release. Mine is a Fifth Member exclusive color. We also received a replacement bottle of Luxardo cherries- something we were very low on. I tried to p\/u a jar of them at the Batesville liquor store over the weekend, but they were sold out. \u2639 That night, we all bundled up under blankets and snuggled up with the dogs. With the heat off, the house closed back up and our heated mattress pads going, we tried to stay warm as temps dipped down into the 30s and we had a frost warning! I enjoyed playing golf each night but lost one of my favorites that can\u2019t be replaced \u2013 my Flying Squirrel from the Haunting the Chains tourney. \u2639 I called Jonathon but he said they were out of those specific discs. He did surprise me one day at Donner Park, pulling up on hole 17 and talking for a bit before giving me a Flying Squirrel. It wasn\u2019t quite the same, being lighter and made of a different plastic. It was so nice of him, though; that\u2019s what I love about the people that I interact with out on the courses \u2013 the vast majority of those folks are really good people. During the week, I played 63 holes after work \u2013 getting in 7 miles and even walked a bonus mile with Ann & Delilah one evening. <\/p>\n

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Later in the month, Abs stayed with Bakr for a couple evenings during the week then came home for Card Night on a Wet Wednesday. We played cards, enjoyed cocktails and eventually moved the card game onto the back porch so I could enjoy a cigar. I even got in an episode of Rick & Morty afterwards! She had Molie over the next evening while she prepped for her big weekend. Although we didn\u2019t drink, we did play some cards for a few hours in between doing her chores. She wound up forgetting some stuff when she left for work on Friday. So, after we worked from home in the morning, Luke drove Ann & I up to Sly Fox to deliver her stuff and then grabbed a quick lunch at the Ale Emporium. She went to Franklin that evening to be Sarah\u2019s \u201cdate\u201d at the Pi Phi formal. The next morning, she went to Record Store Day in Franklin with Carly before she drove to Bloomington to spend the day and night with Bakr at the Little 500 at IU. I remember going there a couple of times with Paul. It was by far the biggest party I\u2019ve ever been to \u2013 it was non-stop, literally everywhere you went. We just meandered from party to party for a day or two! But the big news of that week was that Abs has her plane ticket and will ride on the same plane as we do when we head down to Week 19! Luke enjoyed the warm weather that week by mowing for four days in a row, along with picking up other odd jobs where he could find them. He spent each day with Samantha, who is winding down her senior year. Although he did some stuff with Oakley one day that week, I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll be hanging out a lot more here in a couple weeks when their 3rd partner in crime (Brayden) returns from his freshman year at IU. He went to Cincy (and Jungle Jim\u2019s) with Sam and her family over the weekend \u2013 something Ann & I had to really fight the urge to do\u2026but we know we can\u2019t go there without spending a thousand bucks\u2026 Luke & Sam now have their plane tickets as well, but they\u2019re on a different schedule than we are this year, due to her graduation. Matt continued keeping his nose to the grindstone, working from home \u2013 doing his underwriting stuff as well as driving to Zionsville to work at the middle school as their event planner, helping to run the baseball games. We were hoping that Matt & Taylor would come down at some point, but they\u2019ve been so busy and tired. We get it; we remember those days all too well \u2013 just staring out and working all the time. He did say they were going to try and get down to see us before vacation. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s got his tickets yet, but he said they were planning to come down \u2013 at least for a few days. We made plans to go see them instead, after Ann\u2019s upcoming doctor appointment, up in Indy next month. Besides spending time with her scrapbooking friends, Ann also spent time with Amy this month. One day while she was out with Amy, I worked around the house, getting the house ready for Spring, cleaning up the shed, and getting the truck up and running. While charging the truck\u2019s battery, I did our weekly run to Walmart for food & supplies. I was hoping it would warm up enough to go play a couple rounds of golf \u2013 either out of town or at least at the park\u2026especially since my replacement Flying Squirrel came in the mail that afternoon. Once the battery was charged, old Betty White fired up on the first try for her 30th year! I needed to go air up a tire, which had gone soft over the winter, but found that Luke had taken his keys with him to Cincy for some reason and was parked right on the bumper of the old Silverado. Instead, I looked to go golfing\u2026but by that time, the sun was behind the clouds, the sustained wind was cold and it was in the 40s \u2013 not good golf weather. Next, I thought about going out back and having a fire \u2013 but of course it was too windy and cold to do that as well. \u2639 Instead, I put everything away and came inside to have a drink, dinner and begin watching season 3 of The Mandalorian on Disney+. Ann & Amy came in \u2013 it\u2019s never a good sign when Amy has to help carry in all of Ann\u2019s new treasures! \ud83d\ude0a It was a cold night with temps dropping down to the 30s for a frost warning freeze watch through Sunday and into Monday morning. So, Ann & I bundled up with blankets and dogs and got caught up on our DVR\u2019d shows that night. The last week of April was the biggest for the family. Abby had an up and down week. At work, she received a bonus, a raise and a corner office with a window! She worked out at the Y often but injured her knee. She also continued to battle sporadic headaches (migraines) and belly issues. After spending the weekend at IU, she did not return to see Bakr the rest of the month. Instead, she hung out with Ann & I and we enjoyed a few fires. One night, after Bu went to bed, Seth & I sat out around the fire with Luke and talked until late. That last week of the month was a very cold one, with near-record lows for the state. We also had a bunch of rain. I had already opened up the crawl space, so the house was colder than the outside weather causing us to actually turn the heat back on a little in the living room, just to take the chill out of the air. In fact, we didn\u2019t\u2019 see the sun for four straight days as April wrapped up. Luke took Samantha to her senior prom in Batesville. On the day of the big event, he got all dressed up and we had Gma & Gigi over to see him before he went out to do pictures. We met up with the cute couple out in the absolute boondocks. I thought Chad & Deanna lived in the boonies, but this place was way out there. It was her grandparents house\u2026and it was a lovely setting. They have a lake and all the trees and flowers were in bloom. It made a fabulous backdrop for pictures that evening. With all the rain before and after, it was amazing that we had that little bubble of perfect, sunny weather. The kids looked great and we got lots of pictures. To be honest, it was like a bonus high school event. We thought we were done with all the stuff like this, so it was kind of nice, to be honest\u2026 Later, we met up with the Drakes at the Batesville high school auditorium to watch the kids do their big \u201cwalk-in\u201d to prom. It was different but still kind of nice\u2026especially since it was so cold and windy by that time. It was only fitting that it would start raining as we left the event and it would continue raining for the next three days. The weather continued to be cold through the weekend and the month ended with temperatures in the 40s and about twenty degrees below normal \u2013 so much for global warning, eh?<\/p>\n

Next up we have our Waybac segment, which continues to feature family pix from Deanna\u2019s camera in 2008. Leading off, we have pictures of Abby & Grace at the Indy Children\u2019s Museum as well as aerial pictures from Chad\u2019s visit to NYC \u2013 both in January; in March we see pictures of Texas Stadium; next, we fast-forward to July for a another big batch of 4th of July pix as well as Gracie\u2019s birthday; in August, the girls enjoyed a trip to Kings Island; September has a couple of pix from Abby\u2019s birthday; and then December has some great pictures of Christmas Eve at Mom & Sandy\u2019s house on Main St.<\/p>\n

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Next up is our video segment which features one new home movie this month as well as several from around the internet.<\/p>\n