A Year of Change

Ok, first up is snow, not a whole lot, maybe a few inches but throw in the wind and it’s ugly outside, especially for April 12th. Hopefully this is one of winters last blasts. April is the second snowiest month though, right after March which is number 1. On top of the weather, Ty has a bad cold. He came home around 4:30 yesterday and skipped lacrosse which he needed to. Last, I’m still freaking testing positive for the vid! Cannot believe it, it’s like Day 5 or 6. I’m so over just hanging out doing nothing.

Now to inflation. Record high price increases are everywhere. Of course, Biden blames it on Putin, pushing the phrase, Putin’s Price Hike. They must think we’re stupid. Their theory is if you say something over and over, even if it’s not true, sooner or later people will believe it. Not sure it’ll work this time as they’re so incompetent in even their messaging. First inflation was transitory, remember that? Then it was covid’s fault and when that didn’t catch on, it’s now Putin. Wonder who’ll they’ll blame next, probably Republican’s somehow.

Lori will take my car and drop Ty at school and then go to work for a bit. She’ll need to pick him up after school. The snow seems to be getting heavier outside now with about a foot forecasted for Vail. So over that too! Whoa, hold on, just got a call and Eagle County Schools are closed today due to the weather! This is the first snow day we’ve had that I can ever remember. Right now, I-70 is also closed between Eagle and Edwards due to a crash as well. Maybe Lori won’t be going anywhere.

Last up, don’t believe all the propaganda you see on the news. Hard to believe we now need to even question our own media but even they have been making crap up, or should I say pushing the crap the administration is making up, for years. No matter what side of the political aisle you’re on, ask yourself when was the last time the media said anything positive about Republicans? They vilified all of Trumps kids, with baseless charges, yet Hunter Biden has been getting away with numerous crimes for years. Looks like he’ll finally get his though. The truth always wins out, sooner or later. Point is, think for yourself. In the 70’s we had bumper stickers that said, Question Authority. Time to bring those back!

God Bless.

Finally last night I had a whole night’s restful sleep. First good night’s sleep in 4 or 5 nights. I haven’t had a test this morning, but I can tell I’m on the mend, no matter what it says. Just hope I’m not still contagious so I can drive Ty and help Lori. Ty seems like the one who should test positive, but he keeps showing negative. Poor Lori had zero rest, even when she was sick as she still had to work. Then of course, the last three days she’s had Kristin here, had to do everything for her mom’s birthday, drive Ty everywhere with me down, and of course, still take care of me. It reminds me of my Mom when I was young, seems like she never got a break. The life of a mom, they always put others first.

I’ll take the last test we have this morning and hopefully be negative so I can take Ty and get to the gym. Jag has something like two and a half weeks left of school in the year. Hard to believe he’ll be halfway through college. He’s doing really well. He’s going to take some summer courses too, of course.

Not sure what we’re doing this weekend. I’d like to throw us three on a plane for a quick trip to Arizona but will need to see how everyone is doing. We need some sun. Ty’s AP Government teacher had a massive heart attack I think on Friday. He was flown to Denver. Hope he’s ok. He’s really young, probably 40 at most. We should know more today.

6:30 and Lori and Ty and Harley are still sleeping. Lori has been sleeping in Jagger’s room with me positive and of course Harley sleeps with her. Time to get moving. Take care, stay healthy, and God Bless.

Today is the start of Holy Week. The holiest of times of the year.

Yesterday and last night was no fun. The worst part of this whole thing is the headache. It’s like a super stuffed up sinus headache you can’t get rid of. I wake up 3 or 4 times during the night as I can’t get comfortable. This morning I woke up at 4:53 am and couldn’t go back to sleep. Not much on tv at 5am on Sundays.

The thermometer shows no fever which is good, and I don’t have any of that deep cough so many people get. Guess I’m lucky except for the headache. I took some Advil which seems to be helping a bit. I do get sweaty and then clammy but that’s about it, usually after a hot drink like a cup of coffee or tea. As I said, it’s basically a really bad sinus cold. Hope this is over soon.

With me sick, Lori thought it best not to bring Dixie up here. I think they all went to lunch and took her some cake and her presents. Kristin leaves to go home at noon today. Think I’ll take a shower to try to feel better. Make it a great day, God Bless.

Yesterday while kicking my cold, Lori decided to give me a vid test and voila, I’m now positive! So says the test. I’m not sure I believe it as if I am, I’ve had the vid a dozen times in my life as this is the same old cold with a stuffy nose I’ve had on and off for 50 years. I have no fever, no deep cough, no loss of taste and smell or any of the other symptoms associated with the vid. In any case, I’m less stuffy today and feel much better. I’m tired but that from two nights of bad sleep with a stuffy nose. Good news is I watched The Masters with Tiger Woods all day long.

Dixie wasn’t feeling well so we postponed her birthday celebration until today. I’ll try to find a test today to make sure I’m negative since Dixie will be coming up.

The weather is nice but another round of rain and snow is headed our way next week. We’ll have to see how the week goes regarding heading down to Arizona. Guess I’ll get going, enjoy the day, tomorrow is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem knowing his journey would end in his sacrificial death for the sins of all mankind. If you don’t know the story of Holy Week, go check it out. It is the single most important week in the Christian calendar, and a good story. God Bless.

Last night Lori tested negative which is good. I though, am fighting a cold from Ty with a stuffy and runny nose. Sitting outside for 3 hours in the wind for Senior Night at lacrosse didn’t help. It was miserable. Each senior walked on to the field with his parents at halftime and had pictures taken. We won 16 to 6 against Glenwood.

Kristin arrived around 12:30. She stayed at the house while we went to the game. Today is Dixie’s 91st birthday! I’m dropping Ty at school and then going to Whole Foods to ger her cake. Not sure I can muster much of anything else today.

No gym today. Jag is well, so is Ty. Think we’re having Dixie up for dinner tonight. Baseball starts today and the Nuggets played a great game last night. Almost 7am so time to get moving, God Bless.

Lori’s still fighting the crud and now I have a stuffy nose. I’m a bit better than yesterday but will take a Z-Pak just in case. Kristin arrives today, Ty’s lacrosse game is tonight and it’s also Senior Night. Then tomorrow is Dixie’s birthday.

Yesterday James and I and Davey had lunch. I’ve known Davey since VMS days. His uncle is one of our Supreme Court Justices, Neil. We had a great lunch and then hung out for a bit. Ty needs to go to school around 8 so I’ll be taking him. I need to go get Dixie a cake and some presents.

Still windy but not as bad as the day before. Warm this weekend before rain and snow move back in next week. Thankfully it’s not a lot of accumulation. Time to get moving. Can’t find my Z-Pak, hmm. Be well, God Bless.

Lori’s hanging in there. It’s like a full body cold from what she says with body aches, chills and a headache. She’s also short of breath which is common but no high fever. She still was positive yesterday but doing ok. She’s been hanging out in the basement watching movies and sleeping in Jagger’s room. It’s like she’s still in California as I really haven’t seen much of her.

Ty had lacrosse, I ran a bunch of errands and that was pretty much the day. I have a lunch today and some more stops around the valley. Tomorrow Kristin arrives for Dixie’s birthday and it’s Senior Night at the lacrosse game when we play Glenwood Springs. It was super windy all day yesterday. Tom said it was really windy down in Denver and more is on the menu today, but I think not as bad.

I hit the gym after taking Ty to school yesterday and am working out at 7am this morning, 5:52 now for those of you still sleeping. The farm project is coming together. Between our freezers full of beef and elk and the farm, the only food we’ll need to buy are fresh dairy items like milk and butter.

With Lori out of town last week and now having the vid, James and I’ve been hanging every day. I’m trying not to even be at the house. Marty is in Aspen for some real estate conference and back this weekend. We have our cigar night tomorrow, but I think I’ll be at lacrosse. In about a week, we’re all leaving town.

Biden is out of control. Obama went to the White House yesterday to try to rescue Joe’s presidency and on the news, it showed him speaking and then every Senator crowding around him gushing over him while Biden wandered aimlessly looking lost on the stage. The man clearly has dementia and was totally ignored as the democrats longed for the days of Obama. The decisions he, or whoever is pulling the strings, are making are ruining America. Ending Title 42 letting even more illegals into the Country, the endless push to kill all fossil fuels, no matter the cost and the constant pursuit of Globalization and a New World Order are ending life as we know it. Crime, the economy, inflation and more are rising across the Country. They’re also changing the tax code circumventing Congress through Executive Action to take even more money from all of us. Pray we get through this and stop it dead in its track this coming November. Don’t put it past them to lie, cheat and steal to try to stay in power. We’re at an inflection point in the history of America. This is not an exaggeration. Watch your top knot and get prepared. God Bless.

Well, Lori has it, the vid. She tested positive twice yesterday and is home recouping. She doesn’t have a fever but does have the chills, a bad, different kind of headache and body aches. She spent the day downstairs watching movies and slept in Jag’s room, and is staying away from Ty and I. She did drive Ty to school yesterday and was of course in contact with me the day before when she arrived home, but so far, I’m ok. Ty had a stuffy nose before she came home. I have her on heavy regular doses of vitamins and stuff so hopefully she’ll be on the mend.

I had a busy day as Melissa and I went to Grand Junction to the farm. We have a lot of work to do but with food prices soaring and fresh vegetables hard to get, we think we have a great opportunity for a nice side hustle. We’ll have tons of fresh veggies weekly and hundreds of jars of food canned, like beans, peppers, carrots, salsa, peaches, etc. I think we’ll sell all we can produce with no problem.

In the afternoon James and I hung out for a while. Then I had to go get Ty from lacrosse at 8pm. Today he leaves for school around 8:30 and I’ll go to the gym. Lori will stay in bed drinking lots of liquids and resting. I did go see Dixie as obviously Lori can’t go see her.

No snow but cooler temperatures this morning. This weekend will be in the 70’s, about time. We’re ready for Spring. Lots of severe weather across the Country. Lots of shootings in big cities too. Biden now wants to ban assault rifles, *tip, there’s no such thing! James and I figured out how to stop gun violence, ban rap! All these shootings are at rap concerts. They did arrest a guy in California and of course he had a stolen gun and was a felon not allowed to have a gun and has multiple convictions going back to 2014. He’s 26 years old so that means in 2014 he was 18 when he was first arrested. Of course, he was let out time and time again on probation. The parents of the victims should sue the California Justice System. Here’s the kicker, this guy so far hasn’t been charged with any of the deaths. It appears to be gang related of course. So again, with no rap, this wouldn’t have happened! Sorry to dwell here but there is a pattern. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I haven’t seen any shootings at any country or rock concerts, enough said.

Time to get moving, make it a great day, God Bless.

After delay after delay, Lori finally made it to Eagle about 4:30. This was about 3 hours later than scheduled. The important thing is she made it home safe. Today she’s back at the office and I’m off to Grand Junction to work on the farm deal. Melissa from one of our favorite local restaurants is going with me as I’m trying to pull her in as she knows what to do. We should be back around 1.

Ty has school as usual. We had some snow yesterday am, but it quickly melted and was gone by noon. It was a wet heavy slushy snow. We’ll take all the water we can get. I think tomorrow I’m off to Denver, but we’ll see how the day goes. Time for coffee, make it a great week, God Bless.

Lori lands in Eagle around 2:30 this afternoon! Can’t wait for her to get home! That means Ty and I have some house cleaning to do today. He was out until around 1 am with friends for Senior Sunset Night. Looks like it went way past sunset.

Looks like we’re going to Arizona for Easter. We can go to Hawaii as James said we could use his house but since Jag can’t go, I think we’ll postpone Hawaii until June when both boys are out of school.

We have kind of a rain, snow, sleet mix going on outside right now. Hope it doesn’t amount to much. Next weekend it’s going to be in the 70’s!

Denver was good. I hit a couple stores and then had my haircut. Ended up getting home around 2:30 and then went to James to hang as I needed to drop Ty in Edwards. We hung out until about 6:30 and then I headed home to watch basketball.

Lori skinned her knee last night when she tripped on the sidewalk in the backyard when she was picking lemons from the lemon tree to bring home. She has a nice little raspberry.

Anyone see Saturday Night Live last night? How quickly one can go from being on top to rock bottom these days. Just ask Will Smith. While he was way out of line, and really needs some help, just remember, who are we to condemn? Guess I’ll get going. As I said, lots of work to do around here. Have a great Sunday! God Bless.