A Year of Change

Ok, let’s hear it, what are you, yes you, doing today? We know you all have to be doing something. Maybe planting some flowers, going to lunch, cleaning out a closet, walking your dog, something??? Let us know.

For us, it’s a never ending whirlwind. Today Lori, Ty and I are off to Denver for a bunch of stops and then will be back up her by 5-5:30 at the latest to drop Ty at his birthday party/sleepover. Lots of stops before then though. Jag and Mojo will stay home as he has a few things going on with some friends and I took Mojo everywhere with me yesterday. Ty and the entire 6th grade class were in Denver at the Museum of Natural History on a field trip. Jag meanwhile finished all his school work so I picked him up after lunch and he came home to hang out.

It’s a nice morning up here with scattered clouds mixed in with the bright blue sky. We hope to be out of here by 7:30 but I’m going to try to let Lori sleep. Politics is crazy and it kills me to stay away but I promised the misses I’d take a brief sabbatical. But fear not, I shall return as it’s going to get nasty between you know who and you know who, ha ha.

Guess I’ll run, go out and do something today, even if it’s just a walk around your yard, or call a next door neighbor you haven’t talked to for weeks or months. I’m sure all of you have a close friend or neighbor right near you that you haven’t spoken to for far too long. That’s it, GB.

The days turn into weeks, and the weeks turn into months, and the months to years, and that’s called life. It sure goes fast. The funny thing is even if you slow down or stop, time doesn’t. Summer is not even here yet and we’re trying to squeeze things in as it seems Fall is right around the corner! I mean really, what do we have, something like 12 weekends of Summer? Better get busy.

Today Ty has a field trip to the museum in Denver, Lori has work and more work, and Jag and I more of the same. Some of you know I have an employee that went MIA (missing in action) for the past few weeks and has either been in and out of the hospital or who knows where. She had some questionable charges on her company credit card which I shut down and we have only communicated by text. I’ve gone above and beyond to try to help this girl for a couple years now but I’m afraid we’re about at the end of our working relationship. The worst part of the whole thing, besides me having to do ALL her work in Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, and a few other States, is that she’s a good girl that I think just went off the deep end. Oh well, I’ve tried my best to help her, professionally and personally, but you can’t save everyone.

Looks like rain on and off for the next week or so but we’ll take the sunny days when we can get them. Tomorrow we’re in Denver but Ty was just invited to a birthday/sleepover party around 4:30. We’re going to my Mom’s for lunch so it’ll be a rushed packed day to get all our chores done in Denver and then get back up the hill. No worries, we’ll just need to rev up our motors to match the speed of life, we can do it!

Guess I’ll run as the good looking one (you know who) just came downstairs. Have a great day and a great weekend and just for fun, see how much you can cram into the next 3 days! You can rest next week. God Bless.

Looks like 70’s in Denver and mid 60’s up here. Summer is coming. knowing that, I want to remind everyone to wear sunscreen every day! My Mom just had some basil cell skin cancer taken off her chest. Not sure how often you go to the dermatologist but next time you do, look around the waiting room. There are lots of old people! This is because they never wore sunscreen and over the years, skin cancer, which is a slow growing monster, shows up! So please, wear sunscreen. Also the eye doctor told me to make sure that I and the whole family, wear sunglasses every day when in the sun! He says it’s even more important to follow through on this in Colorado as we’re that much closer to the sun. So while we all love the sun, we need to protect ourselves from it’s harmful UV rays. This is one of those preventable things that there’s no reason not to do. So there.

I’m off to Denver for a 5 minute meeting to meet the new purchasing agent in Colorado. I hate to drive down just for that but my current girl leaves her job tomorrow to move to Arizona and this is my one chance to meet the new guy with her. Having a good relationship with purchasing is critical!

The boys have school, Lori has clinic and I have a bunch of calls. I have two positions open across the Country I need to fill. I’d like to fire my guy in the northeast but I have too many holes right now to deal with him. So he’s saved by circumstances, at least for now. Guess I’ll run, no politics today, (that wasn’t too bad yesterday, hope I didn’t offend anyone) hope all’s well and God Bless.

Lori has a 6:30 meeting at the hospital this morning so we’re up and moving here at 5am. Today I’m swamped with phone calls, lots and lots to do. I have to keep things together the next two months so we finish the first half of the year strong. I have a couple problem regions in the Country I’m not quite sure how to fix just yet. Hopefully it’ll all come together.

Yesterday in Ty’s class, they had a surprise visitor, Lindsey Vonn. For those of you that don’t know her, she’s the most decorated female skier in history and is here from Vail. She also dated Tiger Woods for a few years for those of you that don’t follow sking. It was one of Ty’s classmates birthday and she showed up for the celebration. Ty wasn’t too impressed though as he’s a snowboarder. He said all the girls were getting selfies (pictures of themselves) with her but he didn’t really care. I sure would have taken a picture with her!

Well I’m trying to stay away from politics but today I can’t resist as Bernie won another one! I won’t bash you know who, or even mention her name, but how can the democrats steal the nomination from Bernie when he’s won more States and has more people voting for him than her. I guess it’s just another example of the people not really deciding who is in office but yet again, the elites deciding for us. Anyhow, she’d better look out as Oregon is up next and it’s one of the most progressive States in our Country. I’ll leave it at that so I don’t make anyone mad. Say what you will about Trump and the republicans but you can’t say the elites are deciding who’s the nominee on that side as they’d prefer anyone but Trump. Look out though, he’s now leading you know who in Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio which you have to win to be President. He’s also starting to tone it down and surround himself with smart people and could just be our next President. The more I think about it, it couldn’t be any worse than what we’ve had. In fact, it would so dismantle the status quo it’s probably a good thing. At least all those politicians that only serve themselves would probably get the boot, on both sides. Time for a reset, right? Hold onto your hats for the next 6 months.

It was snowing hard when I went over the pass yesterday morning but turned to rain by the afternoon. It’s supposed to warm up soon but rain will be back on and off next week as after all, it is Colorado. Guess I’ll run, hope all’s well, take care and God Bless.

Yea, it’s raining outside, not heavy, but still rain. Today I’m off to Big D and Dr. C is back from Cuba. On Friday he’s off to Napa, good to be a doctor.

The boys are doing well at school. Not much time left to finish up the year. I think I’ll take Mojo with me today as he likes to go everywhere he can in the car. Not much else going on since I’m ignoring politics these days. Sooner or later I’m going to have to revisit it.

We’re looking forward to the warmer temperatures later this week. Guess I’ll run as everyone needs to get moving and on the road early today. Take care and enjoy the day.

That’s right, 2 1/2 weeks of school left! What? That can’t be, let me double check. Yup, I was right, about 13 days left of school. We can’t believe it. Then summer is on. June 5th Jag is off to Austin for a 3 day seminar on entrepreneurship, I’m off to Seattle and Lori is going to try to go to Sacramento for Jim’s memorial service. Ty will most likely have to go with Mom for the quick trip.

Today and this week Lori and I have lots of work. The boys have finals coming up and a lot to do too. We have a light dusting of the white stuff on the ground but it will melt soon. We were going to try to go to the gym this morning but it’s already 6:24.

Guess that’s it, hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day. We went for a quick bite around 2 in the afternoon. Time to get moving, hope all’s well, GB.

Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom, Dixie, Annette, Eleanor (think she’s still reading) and of course Lori. Hope you all have a good day.

Not sure what we’re doing today. We might bomb down to Denver to see my Mom depending on how Lori’s back is feeling. Last night both boys were out late. Ty made it home around 10pm and Jag an hour or so later. They both had fun and Lori and I took it easy. All of us except Ty went to the gym yesterday which was also a fun time and then Lori and I took a drive to exchange some workout pants she received for her birthday.

We did manage to clean the upstairs but have a huge pile of laundry downstairs. Two boys sure can pile it up fast.

It’s sunny out now with a few snow flakes on the deck. Nothing stuck anywhere on the ground though and it’s supposed to finally start getting nice around mid week.

Everyone is still sleeping but I guess I’ll run as there’s work to be done. Again, Happy Mother’s Day, wish we could be with you all, have fun and enjoy your day, God Bless.

We were headed to Denver to to see my Mom but she just called saying she wasn’t feeling well and was going back to bed to rest. We had some errands and appointments in town but will skip those until next week. Hope she’s feeling better.

The boys are sleeping and it’s a little cloudy outside. I think we’re supposed to have some showers on and off for the next few days. We had a little rain and golf ball size snow balls come down yesterday afternoon. It’s probably good we don’t have to drive down as it’s supposed to hail in Denver.

It was a long week and frankly I have a long 2 months until I finish up the 2nd quarter at the end of June. I need to pace myself and not get overwhelmed. Lori has a lot of work to do too. Even though summer hasn’t started, it seems like Fall is right around the corner.

As I said yesterday, make some time for yourself and enjoy each day. Hope everyone has a good weekend and hope Annette is doing well, Take care and GB.

On May 3rd, Annette lost her best friend and husband Jim. Most of us know this but it was a shock to all. Jim was a great guy with great stories that was Lori’s first point of contact in finding Annette years ago. He was quick to jump up and play with the boys and accommodate any and all of their wishes as they played and explored on the massive house boat. One of my favorite memories is a photo of Lori and I on the boat either right before we were married or right after. I think Annette sent us the picture but remember the exact moment when Jim took it. Even last year at Don’s memorial, he played with the boys and they together took a bunch of pictures and he then put together a book for them. He also took the boys tubing behind the speed boat up and down the river, much to their delight. He’ll be missed by all and am sure he had many many friends who feel the same. This is but yet another reminder how fleeting life is. We never know what’s around the next bend so you’d better enjoy where you’re at each and every day. God Bless him and may he rest in peace.

Yesterday I was in Denver for a quick trip and lunch appointment. Then we headed out to Elway’s for dinner. The food was super salty so we’re all swollen this morning. Should have probably stayed home, ha ha.

Today the kids have a slow day at school and Lori and I are back at work. Tomorrow we’re headed down to Denver to see my Mom and then will celebrate Mother’s Day up here with Lori on Sunday. Wish we could be with Dixie and Annette too. We’ll be thinking about you. Hope all’s well, take care and GB.

This morning I need to go to Denver for a meeting at noon. One of my largest accounts has a new buyer and we’re having a lunch meeting to get to know each other. Yesterday I was on the phone for what seemed like an eternity. I wrapped up around 2:30 when it was time to get the kids. We bought Lori some flowers and a workout outfit for her birthday. We didn’t really eat dinner, just a piece of pie. We’re going to make it sort of a birthday weekend for her. My buddy Matt made us a couple of huge planters we need to pick up Saturday so we’ll plant some flowers or veggies this weekend.

Guess I’d better run as it’s 6:20 and I’d like to be on the road by 7. Hope all’s well, take care, enjoy the day and God Bless.