A Year of Change

Today is Robi’s birthday, whoo hoo. Hope they’re having fun on their trip. This morning Lori has a deposition at 5;40 am so we’re up early (it’s 5 am now) so she can get to work. Not sure when she’s done today. Mojo has had an upset stomach but did eat this morning. Ty and Jag both are knee deep in school work. Lots of shootings in Denver, seems like there’s more than normal. You sure need to watch your back these days.

I have a bunch of Fed Ex envelopes full of Bocelli tickets to send out today. We’re supposed to go the show on December 1st in Las Vegas but think we’ll skip it as we’ll be traveling over Thanksgiving. Lori is also going to her Moms a week from Friday.

Tonight is the $1.6 Billion Dollar Mega Millions drawing. The math says don’t buy a ticket but we’ll drop $5 on it as the boys are telling me to. Someone has to win right, not. Well I guess sooner or later someone actually does. You could buy every number combination for about $600,000 but it’d take about 200,000 people over 24 hours to fill out every ticket and then if someone or two other people get the same number, you’d lose money. So see, the math is against you. Still $5 is the price of a Starbucks latte these days.

I just drove Lori to work so she doesn’t have to walk from the parking garage in the dark. It’s now about 6 so time to wake the boys. That’s about it, time to get moving, can’t wait for all the lies on tv also known as political ads, are over, have a great day and God Bless.

I was up most of the night worrying about Mojo. He was fine last night but didn’t eat much yesterday. For dinner, Lori, Jag and I went to Terre Bistro. Ty wanted to stay home and had us bring him some mac and cheese. This week I have two girls from Germany coming for a market survey. I need to run them around Thursday for the day. Today they’re in Miami or California, I forget.

The boys are going to school at 7:30 this morning and Lori’s doc is back from Africa. We’re also meeting with the architect at 1:30. It’s a little cooler today but not too bad. Halloween is a week from Wednesday, get ready. Time to go, have a good week and God Bless.

After the boys and I made it down to Denver and back, we hung out until it was time to go to the party. We had fun in Denver and bought Ty some new clothes and Jag found a sweatshirt for Emma as she had surprised him with a shirt last week. Around 4;30 Lori ran Jag down to Riverwalk as he and Emma were going to dinner. They were going to go to a movie but she had training (ski racing) this morning so they skipped the movie and made it an early night.

At 6;30 Lori and I went to pick up Francesca and headed over to the party. We were the first to arrive and our hosts Luca and Jan were wonderful. For those of you that know Antonio, Luca was just like him in personality and mannerisms. Luca had all kinds of foods in bowls like cheeses, anchovies, meats, olives and salami’s and other toppings. He then proceeded to make pizza’s almost by order. Throughout the night he must have made 15 or more pizza’s! They were great as he rolled out each crust and they were thin just like you’d find in Naples Italy. Meanwhile the girls were drinking wine and as the evening progressed, the wine continued to flow and soon it was like a movie. Marty and I of course don’t drink so we had fun watching the girls have fun. Finally around 10:30, Lori, Francesca and I headed home. With Francesca on crutches from her latest knee surgery, Lori helped walk her into her home in the village. Finally around 11 we made it home.

I woke at 6:30 to that familiar smell of dog poop! I headed downstairs to discover Mojo had peed and pooped in the living room. Nothing you can do except get out the vinegar and mop and get to work. So that’s what I did. I can’t believe he did this as he knows better and all he has to do is make a little noise and we take him out. I had also taken him out around 11 last night before we went to bed. Ugh, no fun.

Today we’ll take it easy. Lori did a lot of cleaning yesterday but I’m sure we’ll do some more today. It’s nice and warm up here this morning. After Lori sleeps a few more hours, (she drank wine, ha), we’ll head to the gym.

Hope everyone is well. Robi is having fun In Maui from what I can tell from her texts. They had lunch at Fleetwoods (of Fleetwood Mac) that sells our wine and then dinner at Merrimans in Kapalua which has probably the best ambiance on the island. Glad she and Robert are having fun.

Time to go, have a great Sunday, God Bless.

That’s right, not very long until Santa Claus arrives. Jag is pretty good at reminding me as he really likes Christmas. It’s not so much presents but the tradition and season he likes so much. Yesterday both boys hung out around the house most of the day. Around 6 when Lori made it home from work he had me take him to Emma’s where he hung out until around 9:45. Today the boys and I are running down to the mall before Lori and I go to a pizza party tonight.

Although neither of us eat pizza, the host is some Italian designer who has been wanting to meet us. We’re picking up Francesca (James’s wife) so she doesn’t have to drink and drive as James is still on tour. The other two couples are Melanie and Marty and Lindsi and her husband Paul. Should be fun.

It was nice up here yesterday with temps in the 60’s. It felt much warmer and today is more of the same. It’s 6;45 now and I’m headed to the gym before we go down. I think Lori will go later this morning as she wanted to sleep in. Have a great day, be safe and God Bless.

Today the boys are off school. Harley and I are supposed to go to Castle Rock for training and Lori has her last day with her doc as he returns Monday. Tomorrow we have a dinner party and that’s about it for the weekend. No soccer as Jag is off with his concussion.

Last night the Broncos smashed the the Arizona Cardinals. It was a blowout from the beginning to the end. I still wish they’d fire out coach though. That’s about it, time for me to get moving, have a good day and God Bless.

Robin commented yesterday she’s off to Hawaii this morning. What fun. Not sure if she’s ever been there or not. Today is the last day of school of the quarter for the boys and they’re off school tomorrow. Jag has some make up work to do with his concussion and Ty has a bunch that is supposed to be in this morning. Hope he gets it in.

Lots going on at work as there’s not much time left in the year. We might go to Hawaii for Thanksgiving but will know more tonight. Not much else going on. The Broncos play tonight and while we always want them to win, if we lose, our coach gets fired so I kind of want us to lose, ha.

Have a great day, take acre and God Bless.

Hard to believe in 2 weeks it’ll be October 31st. That means November is right around the corner. Both boys need to get moving and are once again slow to get up. Harley and I went to Denver yesterday to run some errands for work and were home by about 2. I then to Jag to the concussion specialist for a follow up appointment.

I reconnected with our cousin Lee Christian yesterday who it turns out, lives here in Eagle. He was Aunt Rose and Uncle Ted’s middle child. I found out Aunt Rose passed away last March. We had seen her at Mom’s funeral and she seemed to be doing well for 94. Anyhow Lee is doing well while his little sister Barb lives in Denver and is still recovering from a stroke 8 years ago. His older brother Scott, who has had some challenges in life, moved back to Indiana. Lori and I are going to go out to dinner with Lee and his wife Margaret in a couple of weeks. Funny that they live a few blocks from where we hope to move next year.

Back to Jag, he’s probably done with soccer for the year and will hopefully be cleared for sports right around the time basketball officially starts. Ty did go to basketball practice (optional) yesterday morning at 7. I guess the locker room smelled like weed after practice and before school but Ty had already left and it turned out to be a senior who was smoking before school. Apparently not a real smart senior!

Harley had a stomach ache yesterday and didn’t eat her dinner but seems to be doing better this morning. Mojo went to the groomer and looks handsome as he’s all white and fluffy. Lori’s doc is still in Africa and returns next week. That’s about it, time to get moving, hope everyone’s well, take care and God Bless.

We woke up at 6:25 and Ty was getting picked up at 6:45 for basketball! Remarkably he made it on time which is unusual for him to move that quick! Jag had a pretty good day with his concussion but stayed off his computer as directed. I guess he’s out of sports for 2 weeks!

I’m off to Denver today and Mojo is going to the groomer. I think I’ll take Harley with me as I don’t want to leave her locked up in her crate all day long. It’s much warmer this morning and is supposed to warm up more as the week goes on.

Yesterday was tax day. This is never a good day as all the money you save all year long, and then some, goes to the govt. Jag commented it wouldn’t be so bad if the govt. actually spent the money properly. He’s pretty smart for 16.

Time to go as we need to leave in 45 minutes. Have a great day and God Bless.

Not sure what the temperature is up here but it’s a little cold outside. Nothing we can’t handle though. The Broncos lost yesterday so good call on us staying home. Robi’s going to Hawaii sometime this week I think as she has dinner at one of our favorite places on the 20th. Her birthday is coming up on the 23rd. Not sure if she’ll be in Arizona or Hawaii, for her, hopefully she’s in Hawaii!

Harley and I have training twice this week and I’m taking her to town today to keep socializing her. We have a dinner this Saturday with a bunch of friends at this italian designers home who everyone says we need to meet. Tomorrow I’m in Denver but that’s it for the week, I hope.

Lots of devastation in Florida from the hurricane. Sadly they’re mostly on their own as the govt. as we know, just can’t really help all those in need when something like this happens. Just another reason or warning that you need to be prepared to take care of yourself.

Time to shower and get the cars warmed up. Jag is moving slow with his concussion but then again, he always moves slow in the morning. Hope all’s well, take care and GB.

We woke at 8 am this morning to a light snow outside with a few inches on the ground. I think it started around 4 am or so. Harley had never seen snow like this and is playing like the puppy she is. It’s like she’s saying, “where’s this been all my life”? It’s not all that bad but we gave our tickets to the Bronco game away to a girl at the bank who’s a big fan. With all the trips we’ve made to Denver this week and us playing the 5 and 0 Rmas, we thought we’d pass.

Now on to the day. Yesterday in Jag’s soccer game, he bonked heads with a player from the opposing team. It stunned him and he had to sit down on the field and then he was taken out for the remainder of the game. When he made it home we could tell he wasn’t doing well so Lori took him over to Urgent Care and it turns out he has a concussion. So no electronics or studying or stimulation for a while and just rest. He went to bed early and is still sleeping here at 8:30. Hope he recovers quickly.

We picked up Lori’s new Suburban yesterday as the day before our radiator sprung a leak and we also had some transmission lines that were leaking. Her old car had 100,700 miles on it and it was a 2016! We had ordered the new one back in March and it just arrived so it was good timing. It looks just like our old car but has a much larger engine. Cars are like tools to us and I always drive big cars to make sure the family is as safe as we can be.

The snow is picking up and is now really coming down. The dogs are covered so I’d better go get them in. Looks like they’ll be messing up our clean floor. Hope everyone is well, have a good day and God Bless.