A Year of Change

About 9:30 last night Jennifer pulled in the driveway to drop off Harley. Yesterday she flew to Utah to drive her back and left around 3:30. Harley must have slept the entire drive as she was wound up like a spinning top when she arrived home. She was obviously super excited to be home. Well take her to town today for a walk.

No snow up here at all. Denver and Boulder look like they were hit pretty well with 8 inches in Boulder. Glad it missed us, whoo hoo. It’s nice outside like a nice Spring day. Lori is in Vail today. That’s better than driving to Frisco. The x-ray machine over there is down.

Jag is in the middle of Hell Week at school for his fraternity. His dorm is a little strange right now as a kid jumped to his death from his dorm room window on Sunday afternoon. Not sure why that didn’t make the news. I guess they can suppress things they don’t want us to see. Anyhow how sad for a kid to take his life with only a few weeks of school to go. Things are so tough for the kids right now. You can’t assume anyone is ok and everything is normal during these times. We ask both boys all the time how they’re doing and try to be a bit more flexible in letting them do what they want to do as life is not normal right now and it’s really hard being a kid. We feel so bad for the kids family.

Looks like a little rain on and off over the next couple days before it warms up. Not sure if Ty is still going camping this weekend as Sonny doesn’t get back from Florida until Sunday. We’ll do something fun though, maybe he and I will go fly fishing or shooting.

That’s it, time to get moving, make it a great day and God Bless.

Today Harley comes home! It’s a couple days before we thought but all good as Lori works Tuesday and Wednesday and we’d rather have her home on a day when we’re all here. We’re excited.

Jag and Katie left around 3:30. We all had a nice time. It’s nice up here now and looking at the map, we might miss the incoming snow. That’d be nice! Ty and Sonny made it home around 7. I guess it wasn’t as fun as they thought it’d be. Jack’s mom and dad recently separated and we think Jack is having a hard time dealing with it. Lots of kids are having a hard time with lots of things due to their World being turned upside down. It could be the whole lockdown thing or no school, no one except the person going through the problem really knows. We’ve been conditioned as a society to keep things to ourselves so no one reaches out for help. That’s too bad as most everyone has some family somewhere that cares, whether they know it or not.

I have a 9am conference call and then a few more. Lori will be working as always. Ty is off all week and will probably head to the skate park. That’s it, mid-April, May flowers will soon be here with all these April showers. Warm this coming weekend, whoo hoo, God Bless.

Nice and sunny outside, but still a little cool. No matter, the sun is nice and warm and changes even the coldest day into a nice one.

Last night Ty and Sonny went to Denver to spend the night at Jacks. They’ll be driving up today as Sonny leaves for Florida tonight for hockey. Jag, Katie, Lori and I went to dinner down at The Assembly which is right here in Eagle Ranch. It was fun and the food was good.

Lori and I then watched a movie while the kids hung out upstairs. They did come down to make some orange, strawberry, margarita mix and vodka fruity drink. We watched them and it was pretty funny. They mixed up everything in the blender and then Jag tried it and handed a taste to Katie who kind of shrugged her shoulders in semi-approval. In the end after adding a bit more fruit and then some more mix they arrived at a suitable concoction. It was sort of like watching them do a school science experiment. I think they’re headed down today but am not sure. Katie is home in Littleton as CSU stopped in person learning after Spring Break but Jag has three more weeks. Ty is off all of next week with his Spring Break. He and his buddies want to go camping and I think we’ll rent one of the cabins up the road at Sylvan Lake State Park for next weekend.

Lori finally found an entry way table for the house. It’s long and thin and goes against the wall when you walk in the front door. It has a hammered copper top and a simple case hardened metal frame. We still need a few things but no hurry, one piece at a time every few months as we find them. That way we can afford it too.

Think we’re headed to the gym or maybe just for a long walk around here. Anyhow that’s it, go pick up a new book today! You’ll be amazed how easy it is to get lost in a good book. It’s a nice change or distraction from all the crap going on. I’m finishing my fifth new book in the next day or two over the last month. Just a suggestion, God Bless.

Jag and Katie made it up around 5:30 last night. She’s a sweet girl even though she’s a Ram as she goes to CSU, CU’s arch rival. Apparently her older sister who is a Junior at CU met Jag and when she found out he was a freshman, she gave him her sisters Snapchat. That’s how they met. Guess they (Jag and Katie) have been trying to hook her little sister Emily, up with Ty. Social media at it’s best.

Lori and I worked out and then she went to the office while I had a call with our bankers. Then we, or mostly Lori, cleaned up around here.

This morning we slept in until after 7 and will head to the gym. Not sure what all the kids are doing today. Lori and I are going to do something fun today. We need a break from all the work, travel and stress we’ve been dealing with. We could just watch movies all day but there are no good movies on. Besides that wouldn’t be very fun. So, we’ll let you know tomorrow what we did. Make it a great day and God Bless.

Last night after we went to sleep we had 2 or 3 inches of snow. It was so bad near Denver that Jag and Katy had to go to her parents house to spend the night as the highway was closed. They should get here sometime around noon depending on the roads and traffic.

Ty made it home around 8:30 with his backpack full of Corona Seltzer. He put them in the fridge. He and his buddies must have been having a few pops in Beaver Creek at Sonny’s Grandpa’s new place and he didn’t want to throw them out, ha. Oh to be 17 again.

We’re off to the gym so time to get moving. Harley looks like she’s doing great as we received some pictures showing her walking down a street in Utah with a normal leash on. She was looking all happy!

Now they say we might need another shot for Covid. Don’t know about you but we’re done. With me getting the J&J shot and them now stopping it due to adverse reactions, no matter how small, do they really think people would get another shot? Give me a break. Fauci is changing his mind daily and talking out of both sides of his mouth. I’m done listening to any of them.

Another shooting this morning at a Fed Ex facility last night in Indianapolis. What the hell is wrong with people? It has to be related to the past year and all this crap. This will give the Dems more fuel in their quest to ban all guns. Again though, it’s not the gun that’s the problem, it’s people. Whoever did this obviously was seriously fucked up, excuse my language but no other way to put it.

I have one call today at 11 for 30 minutes and then am done for the day. I need a nice 3 day weekend. Lori just said Ty is working out at 11. Be well, stay safe and enjoy the day, GB!

Ugh, taxes. The system needs to change as we pay and pay and get little to nothing in return. We have little to no say in how the money is spent either. Time for an overhaul.

It’s a little cloudy outside but no rain or snow. I was in Aspen and Glenwood yesterday and it was 65 degrees and nice. They say we have a few days of colder weather before warming up.

Jagger and his new girlfriend Katy are coming up tonight for the weekend. He backed into a parked car near her house a couple nights ago. We had him leave a note and the guy called me yesterday. He thanked us for leaving a note saying most people wouldn’t have done that. He’s got a buddy who has a shop and will see how cheap he can get things fixed. Not a lot of damage and an older car but sill will cost some cash. We told Jag he needs to get a summer job as we’re through paying for fender benders. Ty is well and so is Lori.

I have a few calls today and more tomorrow. Harley is doing well from what we can tell from the texts we receive. Excited for her to come home next week.

Grocery shopping trends have changed. People are stocking up. Smart. I picked up six boxes of beef broth yesterday along with some seasoning packets and peanut butter. Also grabbed some bbq sauces. We’re pretty well stocked as you can imagine.

Time to get moving so we can get to the gym. You know the drill, stay safe, be well, stock up and God Bless.

Ty thinks he did pretty well on his SAT, Lori had a good day at work and I had a good meeting in Denver. Today I’m having the windshield on the Suburban replaced. Seems like we replace a windshield at least three times a year. Mojo’s legs give out on him a few times a day. He just sort of falls down but then gets right back up and keeps on going. Harley is doing well from what we hear. We also get pictures via text. One more week until she comes home.

Ty is off tomorrow and all of next week for Spring Break. The J&J shot has been pulled due to some women having reactions. Of course Robi and Robert got theirs two weeks ago. Mine was over a month ago so supposedly I’m in the clear but as Robi said, the govt. is full of shit and doesn’t have a clue.

There was some snow and ice on the road on the east side of the tunnel yesterday but all dry up here. It’s sunny this morning and beautiful outside. Guess we have a few days of unsettled weather until it starts getting nice.

It’s 7 am now so time to get moving. Enjoy the day. I did order up some more food and essentials off of Amazon yesterday as things are just going up and up in cost. Things are going to get worse, trust me and get ready, God Bless.

We picked Mojo up yesterday afternoon and he was ready to come home. He wasn’t very nice to Danny at the Pet Center as he wouldn’t let him cut his nails, ha. Today I’m off to Denver for an 8:30 am meeting, Ty has his SAT test and Lori is working in Edwards. The weather is fine up here but I think rainy in Denver.

Good to be home. There’s nothing like your own bed, right? Ty stayed home yesterday with a fever but was negative for Covid as we had a rapid test yesterday afternoon just in case. I should be home a little after 2, maybe 3 at the latest. Taxes are due Thursday, ugh. We owe about $55K between now and September 15th and then should be done for the year. I hate paying taxes as I never see the benefit and on top of that, they just seem to keep going up. The system just doesn’t work very well. We should go to a flat tax but the politicians won’t let than happen as then they would lose control over OUR money.

Time to move as I need to be on the road by 6:15 which is about 45 minutes from now. Be well, stay safe and God Bless.

It took us until 4:30 in the afternoon but we made it home. We landed around noon but had a few stops in Denver. Ty has school today and we have work. Tomorrow I have a 9am meeting in Denver and should be back by 3. Harley is doing really well from the text messages we’re getting. Mojo will come home today.

On and off rain and snow mix all week they say in Denver. Not sure about up here. Jag is doing well too. We’re ready for Spring. Hope the snow ends soon. Ski resorts are closing if they haven’t already. That’s it for the day, time to get moving. Ty has lacrosse after school too. Be well, God Bless.

Fun times, couldn’t have gone better. A few no shows which was ok but overall the party was spectacular. Hope I’m around at 90 to have my own. Ty was a big help but the star of the show was Lori. Her and Kristin did everything but as usual, Lori took the lead and did most all of the work. We started off with a guest arriving early around noon as Dixie had told her that’s when the party started instead of 2:30. We brought her up via the elevator and half way up it just died. So we had this 85 year old woman stuck in the elevator. Luckily George who services the elevator made it over in about 20 minutes and we got it running. He then ran to the store as it turned out the batteries were old and wouldn’t hold a charge. Soon after more guests arrived. A few showed up with masks (not many) and they were immediately relived to see they didn’t have to wear them. Most all here were vaccinated and really everyone is just tired of the whole mask thing as we pretty much all are.

The party was fun. Dixie had a great time and everyone treated her like a queen. Around 5:15 the last guests left. All in all, perfect timing. We’re up at 5 California time this morning which is 6 back home for our 9am flight. Oh, I almost forgot, Ty and Lori took Kristin’s Porsche out with her blessing to learn how to drive a stick. He’s really into cars and cousin Jeff and Ty talked a bunch. Jeff has quite the collection from a real Ford GT500, a Porsche, a Jag XKE, to the black Ferrari which he and Debbie drove over to the house. They’re great people and we always like seeing them a lot.

With luck we’ll be home by 2:30ish today. Harley started her first day of leash training without a muzzle in Utah. She’s at the place founded by Caesar the Dog Whisperer guy on tv. Hope it works out well. Hope Mojo is well too. So, a great party for Dixie. She enjoyed herself a lot which at 90 one should.

That’s it. Can’t wait to get home. Ty and I liked the weather but hate California. We can’t believe people can live here. Make it a great day and God Bless.