House Sitter in Swansea, Illinois

I AM A FORMER MANAGER FOR MONSANTO CO. AND RETIRED SINCE '98. I WAS RAISED BY PARENTS FROM 'THE GREATEST GENERATION' TO HAVE A GREAT WORK ETHIC AND RESPECT FOR MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE. RAISED IN A SMALL TOWN MOST OF MY TIME WAS SPENT IN SPORTS AND ADVENTURES EXPLORING WITH FRIENDS. I WAS AN ALL STATE QUARTERBACK IN FOOTBALL, ALL CONFERENCE IN BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL AND TRYOUTS WITH THE CARDINALS, AND PIRATES.. I HAD FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS FROM THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY, YALE, SE MISSOURI STATE AND OTHERS AND ACCEPTED ONE AT ST MISSOURI BUT GOT INJURED, CAME HOME, MARRIED MY WIFE SHERI AND DID NOT GO BACK.. WE RAISED 3 CHILDREN AND WERE HAPPY FOR 55 YEARS UNTIL I LOST HER TO A HEART FAILURE IN 2011. I STARTED WORKING AT MONSANTO IN 62 AND HAD A RICH RESUME OF A RESULTS ORIENTED INDIVIDUAL WITH 30 YEARS SPENT IN MANUFACTURING AT A LARGE WORLD CLASS CHEMICAL FACILITY., POSITIONS INCLUDED HEAD OF PLANT SECURITY, CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, LEADER FOR TEAM BUILDING, POLITICAL LIAISON FOR LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS. LASTLY I BUILT, STARTED UP, AND MANAGED THE HIGHEST TECH RUBBER CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT IN THE WORLD. . ONCE IT WAS WELL ESTABLISHED, I RETIRED TO HAVE FUN AND SPEND TIME WITH MY WIFE AND FAMILY. I DID WORK OFF AND ON AS A NEW CAR SALESMAN TO HELP A FRIEND, AND A RETAIL STORE MANAGER TO HELP MY DAUGHTER. I HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL MIDDLE CLASS LIFE SO FAR BUT STILL LOOKING FOR OTHER ADVENTURES TO MEET AND WORK WITH OTHERS. I AM IN GOOD SHAPE PHYSICALLY AND HOPEFULLY MENTALLY. WOULD LOVE TO BE A HOUSE SITTER, THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.