A Year of Change

Last night both boys went to the fireworks show at Nottingham Lake in Avon. They were postponed from July 4th due to weather and supposedly were the largest in the State in a few years. It was like 10 degrees out with lots of snow so no risk of fire. Jag and Emma went and then met some friends to grab a bite to eat. Ty went to the girls basketball game to watch his friend Zoe and then went to the fireworks with her, Chole and Zoe’s mom before going back to her house for some pasta and then they all played beer pong with soy sauce, Rose’s Lime Juice and whipped cream, hmmm?

I picked Jag and Emma up at 9 and dropped Emma at home and then we picked up Ty at Zoe’s. This morning at 10 Ty needs to be at school to go to Grand Junction for a climbing competetion. At noon Courtney (Emma’s mom) is picking Jag up on the way home from Emma’s ski race as they’re having a movie marathon all day at her house. Courtney and I are now coordinating our driving to spare us both from driving everywhere everyday.

Lori and I are headed to the gym so I need to go. No snow today. Harley did wake me at 4:45 to go to the bathroom, what a good girl. We might run to Denver but are waiting to see if the electrician is coming to hook up our heat tape. Hope so. Have a great day, be safe and God Bless.

Last night we made it to the Vilar by 6:45 for the show. It started what seemed a lttile bit early. Our seats were great and the show was too. Now as I said yesterday, we’d seen the same show in Denver and while this one wasn’t quite as good, it was still really good. Ty loved it and had a blast. We wish Jag would have come but he decided to stay home. His choice.

Today is Ski Friday again. Ty’s gear is in our ski locker so we’ll need to leave early to run by and get it. Lori and I woke up at 6:20 which again was too early for us. Her headache is still here even though she had a steroid shot the other day. Hopefully we’re able to figure out how to get rid of it soon.

It was snowing and blowing when we left the show last night. Not much new though so it looks like we’ll be getting a break for a few days. Time to get moving as it’s 6:45. It’s Friday, whoo hoo. Have a good weekend, GB.

First off, more snow. What a year. I think they’re even getting it in Denver. Tonight we’re going to Rock of Ages at the Vilar at Beaver Creek. Lori and I saw this show in Denver years ago when Mom gave us tickets as she had season tickets to the theater. It’s all 70’s music and a blast. Lori, Ty and I are going with Jag staying home as he said he has too much homework.

I have a bunch of calls and computer work to do today. We had new gutters and heat tape put on yesterday but need an electrician to hook up the heat tape. I was breifly in Denver yesterday but was down and up in a matter of hours. Ty stayed after school with his guitar and amp as he’s in some sort of band. I think he wants to be an actor or singer now, good for him. He is great in theater and won a part in Chicago at school. Should be a good show.

Time to go clean off the cars and warm them up. It’s stopped snowing up here but there’s plenty on the ground. Have a great day, GB.

Clear and cold up there this morning with more snow on the way. This has been one of the snowiest January’s on record. It’s a little annoying but good for us and the skiers.

Last night we watched the Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody. It was really good and brought back a bunch of memories from my youth. Hard to believe Live Aid (the concert for famine in Africa) was 34 years ago this summer! I remember it so vividly. Lori and I were talking as we both donated to the cause as I’m sure most of us did. Back then it seemed as though we were more together as a people. Not as much division as today. It’s hard getting old, not so much physically but more in trying to understand the anger and hate that’s been breed into people these days. It seems no one can just disagree and still be friends anymore. Sad.

Today I’m off to Denver and need to drop the boys early at school. I have a call with a company out of New York that I’m working with to give away a bunch of scooters to sell wine. Pretty fun Idea I came up with.

We’re cutting back on spending around here. This means mostly limiting eating out as we always seem rushed and are grabbing food to go. I think we’re going to New York as a family in April and then maybe Italy in June after Aspen Food and Wine and the Bocelli concert June 21st. Of course we have the Rolling Stones concert ay 26th. Antonio and Nancy are coming in for this show. In March Lori and I are in Phoenix for 3 days at the JW Marriott and going to Garth Brooks with Jeff and Tina. That’ll be here quick and we’re so looking forward to the warmth and sun!

Time to get moving as I have to drop the boys so I can get on my conference call by 8. Hope you all are well, remember family first and please cherish each moment and day, God Bless.

We have more of the white stuff but nothing like Denver. Wind and snow appear to be everywhere on the front range with I-70 closed in and out of Denver going east and west. Of course we see this often up here but the flatlanders down there usually don’t. Lots of schools closed according to the news.

Ty and Jag had good service days with Ty taking care of some horses and Jag working at a food bank down valley. They were both done around 2 which is when the wind and snow hit up here. This was the storm that Denver is getting now.

Here’s the article in the paper about Ty and Gaming Club. They did really well this year and it was pretty cool.

Today we’re getting heat tape on our roof so they say. Even though it snowed, they’ll probably still show up and work as that’s what you do up here. I have 4 or 5 calls today and have to clean enough of the garage so they can get to the fuse box to hook up the power to the heat tape. Not sure what the boys have going. Lori has to be in early as she has a patient from Mexico City that flew in. Last night she had a patient she had to find a Level One Trauma Center for in Austin Texas for who hurt himself (or herself) in Telluride and were taking their private jet back to Texas. She has lots of those kind of patients, the ones with a whole lot of money. If you hurt your neck or back, you want to know Lori as she’s the key to getting you in with Dr. C who’s the best there is. Lori, to her credit, gets kids and people in with no money also as she and Dr. C believe that not having money shouldn’t keep you from getting the best care if you need it. These are the Medicare patients and others who can’t always afford to pay out of pocket like the people with their own jets. Lesson here is don’t hurt your back but if you do, be nice to Lori!

Time for me to get out there and shovel and clean off the cars. I do this in gym shorts so I don’t have to change to go to the gym. Have a great day, skiing sure is good. Take care and GB.

Another week, let’s go! Today is Service Day at school. I think in honor of Martin Luther King Day. All the kids go somewhere in the valley and do some kind of public service. Lori and I have work as usual and tonight we’re supposed to get another blast of snow. Today, hopefully, the property management company is coming to remove ice from our roof and outside the front door then on Wednesday I think we get heat tape on the roof and new gutters. This is only about 10 years overdue and is happening due to me threatening legal action, sheesh.

Both road teams won yesterday. I felt bad for the Saints as Ty wanted them to win and they were flat out ripped off but I really don’t like the Chiefs at all and that’s saying something as I’ve always hated the Patriots. Oh well, my team’s not in it so I really wasn’t all that upset about the second game either way.

Yesterday Lori had her spa party with the girls and then we all went to lunch. It was fun and was just the four girls and Marty and I as James was on tour doing a show in Nashville or Little Rock and Luca was stuck on the mountain with his kid. He texted saying it snowed in Nashville, wow! The girls had a great time and Lori’s headache was all gone by the end of her massage. I told her I guess what we learned is that all she needs is a spa day every few weeks. I’m not a big spa guy but so glad it helped her and she likes it.

Don’t blink as Spring will be here soon. I think I’m in Denver Wednesday and the boys now leave a week from this Friday and Saturday for their trips. Lots to do to get ready for that. Time to run. Have a great day and GB.

The school dance required a lot of driving around. First I dropped Ty at Sonny’s so he and Will could hang out and then go to the dance. Then I dropped Jag at Joy Sushi to meet Emma, Samantha and Amanda as the four of them were having dinner before the dance. When I was dropping him I asked how they were getting to school and he said the bus. Well with three girls or young ladies in short dresses and high heels in the snow and Jag dressed up to the nines, I said I’d come back and get them and drive them to the dance. He was very apprecative. Then at 10 when it was over, I picked up Will, Sonny and Ty and put them in the back seat and Jag and Emma who had to sit on Jag’s lap in the front and brought them all to our house. Emma and Jag hung out until who knows when, (must have been after midnight when her Mom picked her up) and the three boys hung out doing whatever as Will and Sonny spent the night.

Earlier in the day Lori and I went to Denver and then made it back around 3. Traffic was horrible coming back up even at 2 in the afternoon. Must be the three day holiday weekend.

This morning, now, we’re making food for Will, Sonny and Ty as Sonny’s Mom is picking him up at 8:30 as he has an appointment in town. Lori and I will head to the gym and then come back and take Will and Ty to the mountain. Oh yea, we dropped and picked Ty up at the mountain during our drives yesterday too.

After the gym I’ll drop Lori at the Westin for the girls surprise birthday party spa day for Melanie. They have like 3 hours of spa stuff and then Marty, James, Luca and I will meet the four girls for lunch. So as you can see, we are busy busy. Throw in football and lots going on. On top of that it’s now 7:45 as we slept in until 15 minutes ago. Lori also cleaned a lot yesterday focusing on Ty’s room with the guys coming over. So you can see there really are no days off up here. I also have a lot of computer work I need to squeeze in sometime today, ugh. Have a great day, January 20th, wow. God Bless.

Tonight is the Winter Formal at school. Then I think Sonny and Will are headed over to spend the night. Last night Jag went to Ethan’s with a bunch of friends and spent the night. Ethan (who is Jewish) leaves for a semester in Israel on Monday. Ty was at the mountain boarding all day while Jag went to Beaver Creek for the ski races. After Ty was done we went to our locker and put away his board and then had to get him a new helmet and googles as his were cracked from sort of hitting a tree. I don’t know how you “sort of” hit a tree but once a helmet is in a crash, you throw it away and get a new one.

Oh, Ty was on page 2 of the Vail Daily newspaper yesterday! It was about the schools gaming club. I’ll try to get pictures up tomorrow. Pretty cool as he was featured in three pictures.

Harley spent the night with a few friends. I know, even our dog has sleepovers. It was a cold snowy day and I didn’t make it down to Denver due to the weather and traffic. This morning after dropping Ty at the mountain, we’re headed down the hill so Lori can get her hair done.

Time to get moving. Lori is already out of the shower and I hear Ty moving too. Lots of fresh snow which is good for the summer and skiing. I think I’ll go with Ty tomorrow unless he’s too wiped out from his sleepover tonight. Tomorrow we have a surprise party lunch thing for Melanie as tomorrow is her birthday. The girls are going for massages at the Westin and then we’re all having lunch. Obviously Marty is not a football guy! I told him it has to be at a place with tv’s.

Brief political update! Yesterday a known left leaning news orginization published a story saying Trump told Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. Then without any proof the dem channels including CNN and MSNBC called for Trump’s impeachment over 200 times on the air yesterday. Then last night, the Special Counsel who has been investigating Trump for 2 years and who the dems keep praising, came out and said it was absolutely false and not true. Where are the dems now? Not hearing much from you today are we? What a bunch of losers as this just further proves how biased the media is against the guy. Whether you like him or not, 90% of the coverage is against him and it now turns out, not all true. Those of you who hate Trump apparently believe everything you see on tv without question. You’re just a pawn being manipulated by the media. How does it feel to know you no longer think for yourself, hmmm. What a sad day for our Country.

That’s it, hope all’s well, be safe and may God Bless and watch over you!

Yesterday after school and work we all met up for dinner at The Four Seasons. We had a nice time and sat at a huge booth that made us all feel like we were in some sort of movie where we all shrunk.

I’m supposed to go to Denver today but it’s supposedly blowing and snowing on the pass. It’s not too bad here at the house. They said we’d get like 8 to 12 inches but we have only a trace right now, maybe an inch or two.

I guess I’ll give it a try as it’s the first sales meeting of the year. Ty has Ski Friday today and Jag is going to watch the VMS Ski Race at Beaver Creek since he’s not skiing due to his hand. Lori has a usual work day and then we’ll be headed into the weekend.

That’s it. Not sure if you’re following politics but the democrats are just crazy. The extreme left is trying to get rid of the current democrats so they can have a larger group of progressives in office. Most of them are socialists or actual communists. Never thought I’d see the day where an elected official would openly confess to being a socialist or a communist. I’m afraid it’s too late to turn this movement around. All you can do now is prepare. If you have money, they will be coming for it. Just look at Venezuela. The have nots want what you and I (the haves) have. People that don’t work now think they’re entitled to the same income and lifestyle as those that have worked hard to get where they are. If you don’t believe me, just look at where we’ve come from in the past 10 years. Get ready people, it’s going to get ugly.

And with that, have a great day, GB.

Today Ty turns 15. He was born at 12:28 pm at Luthern Hopsital in Wheat Ridge Colorado on this day in 2004. He’s grown up in to a great young man and we’re so proud of him.

This morning he’ll open a few presents and then is going with some friends after school for pizza and beers. Just kidding about the beers, ha! Then I think the family is going to Flame at The Four Seasons for dinner. He’ll be full for sure.

I’m off to Denver to pick up one of his presents that came in late and have to run a few other errands. I worked last night while Lori and the boys went to dinner. I’m getting close to putting down the numbers for the 2019 financial model. The preperation is the toughest part, filling in the numbers is pretty easy. I should be done by Monday which was my self imposed deeadline.

More snow tomorrow so time to get moving. We have the Winter Formal at school Saturday so I might need to get some clothes today for the boys as well. Two weeks from today Ty leaves for Costa Rica at 5 am and two weeks from tomorrow Jag leaves for an island of the coast of Baja. Lots to do to get ready for those trips too, ugh.

That’s it, time to go, have a great day and Ty’s email is tfugate22@vms.edu if you want to send him some birthday wishes. Robi, of course we did get your card as you’re the best at getting bday presents out on time. We’re laughing as we’re looking at your present sitting on our table, ha. God Bless.