My dad is now a retired farmer so I thought it would be fun this year to incorporate the Challenge Theme into his birthday card to remind him of all his years of hard work around this time (Harvest Time) that have now brought him to a place where he can relax. He still looks at the weather reports every day, checks on the local crops to see how they are doing, and rises at 4:00 am. Once it gets into your blood I guess it never leaves. But I think he enjoys going for a walk at the dog park with my daughter's dog now rather than having to go out and feed 100 head of hungry cattle even when the weather was horrible. Now if the weather is bad he and the dog just enjoy being snuggled up on the couch under a blanket together. Dad watches CNN and sips coffee instead of going anywhere, and Mila (the dog) loves her new warm couch buddy!