The actual retirement was a bit of a fizzer. The end of the year is such a busy time in schools that we didn’t expect much of a fuss. Marilyn’s farewell function was low-key but Giant Steps made a real effort to thank me for the ten years I have been Principal. We had dinner with the Board and received great gifts.
The new Principal asked me to stay on for a few weeks to support her taking over and tie up the loose ends of the building program sand some other issues. I agreed to be available until Easter and we moved into a school house that was available for the period.
It was certainly an anti-climax to retire but still be around and our decision to have a Christmas and New Year cruise on the Diamond Princess gave some focus to the holiday break.
We were pretty busy during January, helping to get the new term under way and moving some of our possessions into a storage shed in preparation for the big trip. February was spent in organizing doctors’ appointments to make sure we had dealt with any potential health issues, and there were frequent demands on my time from the school. One more pleasant task was to fly to Melbourne to collect a new bus for the school. We took the chance to see Jersey Boys which was fantastic.
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