A Year of Change

Yesterday was busy, lots of packing and last minute details. Finally around 7 pm I was close to being done when the football game started. We looked good! Meanwhile Tommy has been trying to kick his sinus infection and is now getting a covid test Monday afternoon. He said he can’t get in earlier which is odd to us as we can walk down the street and get a rapid test in 15 minutes up here. On top of that, Mojo was crying outside at 3am as he was wrapped up in his lead. He’s having a hard time getting up these days, hope he again rally’s. So I didn’t get a lot of sleep but that’s ok, I’ll sleep tonight.

Marty should be here in about 90 minutes. Lori will do the blog from Tuesday thru Friday. I’ll try to do it on my phone tomorrow as I’m not taking my computer on purpose! Time to disconnect from this thing for a week.

On the news they have a story about a golden lab who has been at Children’s Hospital for 10 years comforting sick children. The story concludes with Ralph, the dog, being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, wtf? I’m so sick of tragedy and death. I miss the days of our youth when everything was Leave it to Beaver. Those of you old enough know what I mean. I have a very educated Ph.D friend who even says the second coming of Christ is near. Sometimes it’s hard not to seriously consider that. Natural disasters, war, famine, crime, disease, hate, and on and on. I have faith in humanity and Christ though so I’m hoping this is all just a moment and mankind will use it as a lesson and turning point to get back on track. All great civilizations throughout history have averaged a lifespan of about 250 years. You could argue the Western World’s time is up. We sure don’t act like we want to fix things. Hopefully the people will realize what’s going on before it’s too late. Sorry for the philosophical rant. Sometimes it just comes to me.

Stay safe, be well, be kind and do something, anything today to make the World a better place, no matter how small. God Bless.

I think I went to sleep around 9 pm and we slept until about 8am. Sometime around 10:30 last night that emergency signal or Amber alert went off on our phones. Not sure why as there was no text or anything, just the sound.

Ty is at Sonny’s as Sonny leaves for 3 months in Hawaii I think tomorrow. It’s part of his freshman year at CU. I have to pack today to make sure I have all my stuff for my trip tomorrow. Hope we don’t have any big rain tonight so the canyon stays open as that saves us 4 hours. We’ll leave for Park City Utah around 8:30 tomorrow morning. Should pull in around 4. We’ll spend the night there and get up and drive the last couple hours Monday am. My bow is all dialed in and this morning after the gym I’m headed to the range to sight in a back up rifle.

Tom has a sinus infection, hope he’s feeling better. When you get older allergies kick in more and more. Time to get moving so the day doesn’t get away from us. Be well, stay safe and God Bless.

Well our Pres has blood on his hands, how sad for the family’s. No deaths in Afghanistan since February 2020 but yesterday, thanks to Joe’s policies, 13 servicemen and scores of Afghanistan civilians lost their lives. This guy is clearly not in charge. During his press conference he even said “I’ve been instructed to call on these journalists”. Instructed? WOW. He then said we even gave the names of American’s and others we authorized to get out to the Taliban! This is like giving a kill list to the enemy, wtf? I’m disgusted. And they tried to impeach Trump over a phone call but don’t worry, nothing will come of this.

I have some last minute things to do today to get ready to go Sunday. I’ll hit the range again and throw some arrows downrange. Dixie is doing fine, so are the boys. Lori had a massage for her head that helped a little. I have to get going. Was up from 2:30 until 3:30 thinking about stuff. God Bless.

Well, Lori’s head was really bad last night and Dixie was packing a few things to move somewhere, but she wasn’t sure where she was going. We postponed Lori’s trip to Sac and today we’re getting her a massage. She thinks she has a sinus infection but I’m not so sure. In any case we’ll try anything.

Last night around 6:30 Lori and I met up at Dixie’s and talked her back to reality. She wants to be here and wants to try to not be confused but it’s tough and she’s frustrated when she knows she’s confused. When you’re 90 I guess these things just happen.

Ty has school from 8:40 until around 12:30 today. Then he’s going to lunch with Sonny and will be home by 3. I need to run to Steamboat and then am going to James’s at 5. He and I met up at the gun shop yesterday as two revolvers we ordered almost 2 years ago came in. We’re super excited to go hunting next week. Should be fun.

Better get moving so I can get Ty up for school. It’s cooler outside today, nice. You can tell Fall is right around the corner. God Bless.

Yesterday Charlie Watts, drummer for the greatest band in the World, The Rolling Stones, passed away. He hadn’t missed a gig since 1968. He was 80 and had been treated for throat cancer in 2004. A couple months ago, maybe less, it flared up again and bam, now he’s gone. Life is fragile. Lori had an unvaccinated 31 year old girl from her office pass away two nights ago in the ER from covid. They just couldn’t save her. Sad.

Yesterday morning some kids, think they were around 15 or 16, broke into the local gun shop and stole 5 handguns! Thankfully our local PD had caught them by last night. Hope they throw the book at them. Not cool.

This week is going fast. We’re running out of time. Today I’m at the range and tomorrow Lori is off to Sacramento. Yesterday I was down and up by 1:30. The boys are fine and so is Dixie. She went to flower arranging and church and bingo so far this week which is good as she’s meeting some people. I’m off to the gym and Lori is headed to Frisco today. Ty has school at 10:10 today until 3:40 this afternoon.

Nice and cool up here. Biden is still apologizing for us being Americans and still retreating in shame from Afghanistan. Since when do we negotiate with terrorists? That’s what the Taliban is and he’s giving them legitimacy. What a sad day for our Country. He is flat out not fit to lead, which he isn’t. He’s a puppet just reading the teleprompter which the likes of socialists like Bernie Sanders are directing. I’m sure Obama has something to do with all this too. God hlep us.

Time to go, God Bless.

After a 2 to 3 hour appointment yesterday Dixie’s heart is surprisingly doing ok. With all she’s been through in the past 10 years things could have been much worse. Sadly her memory is the thing to worry about. She has good days or moments and then some not so good. Guess it’s all part of being 90.

5am and I’m off in an hour for Denver. Last trip for a while. Guess Jag had a good first day of school. Ty and I went to the doctor after his school while Lori took Dixie and had his follow up on his knee. He has about two to three more weeks but can start walking a little while at home without his brace.

Lori is tired and has had a headache for weeks. She’s slammed so not sure how we’ll even get it looked at. Poor girl. Time to go. Hope to be out of town by noon as Ty is out of school at 1:40 and I need to get him with Lori working. Be well, stay safe and God Bless.

Big week. Lots going on. 5:30 am and I need to leave at 7 for my new distributor in Denver. Hope to be back by 1. Dixie has her cardiologist appointment at 3 and Ty is out of school at 1:40. Tomorrow I’m back in Denver for a windshield replacement and an oil change. Wednesday I’m local and then Thursday morning Lori is off to Sacramento to get some work done until Saturday and then Sunday I leave. Luckily she flies out of Eagle. It’s so much easier. Jag starts classes today too.

The news just said there’s an organized group stealing U Haul trucks. Not empty ones but ones people have rented that are loaded! Nice. Hard to put in to words what’s going on in the World these days. Kind of glad my Mom isn’t living through this crap although we still miss her everyday.

Did some more shooting with my bow yesterday and will do more today, tomorrow and everyday until I leave. Need to get dialed in. Brian my neighbor has been huge in helping me out. Time to move as it’s getting close to 6. Make it a great week, Good Bless.

You’ve heard of a Ty or Jagger Day, well yesterday was a Dixie Day. It started with us stopping to see her in the morning on the way to the gym. Then after a short workout, we showered and headed back to get her. We then headed off for Frisco. She likes to go for drives and enjoys seeing all the scenery. After heading to Lake Dillon and driving over the dam we stopped for groceries. She went in with us to Whole Foods and after that we all got Starbucks. Then she wanted popcorn so I stopped at City Market before heading home to our house. Next up was Lori making more popcorn and then chili for dinner while Dix watched some football and played with the dogs. After dinner we took her home and then hung out with her a bit while she got settled. All in all we were with her from about 8 am until 7 pm. She was very appreciative. She seems to have more issues when she’s all alone.

Today we’ll stop by but have some things we have to get done. Lori did give both dogs baths last night so that’s off the list. Tomorrow and Tuesday I’m in Denver. A week from today I’m off to Utah hunting. Ty spent the night at Sonny’s and we tried to catch up on some sleep.

You can bet Biden was thankful for the weekend. Every pollster and journalist, even liberal ones, gave him an F for last week. Now American are being killed and not allowed to leave. Wonder how he’s going to get out of this mess. Don’t think he can, he just might be done. Pray for those stuck there, God Bless.

Lori spent a lot of the day with Dixie down at the doctor. She needed her meds changed up a bit as she’s basically been in heart failure for about ten years. At one point a PA wanted to send her to the hospital but then Dr. Peck came in and said it wouldn’t make any difference. Lori is super worried and spent most all of the day with her, whether at her place, the doctor or up here where she bought her later in the day. Hopefully she’ll once again rally. This is probably the 10th scare like this or so in the last couple years alone. Still doesn’t make it any easier. On top of it all, now her memory is mostly gone and she is more confused than not. Prayers for her and Lori.

Meanwhile I went to Steamboat at 7am and was back around noon. Later in the day I picked up James and we went to Marty’s for dinner as Melanie was in Ft. Collins. He tried to smoke some rib eyes in the smoker and finish them on the grill and for some reason they turned out sour? Lucky he didn’t do the $325 prime rib. I asked Lori if she wanted me to come home or not go but she said to go.

Jag is having some big frat party today and they found a food truck to hire. He texted me yesterday trying to find one. Should be fun.

Joe Biden sadly is about done. He contradicted everyone from his top Generals, to the U.K. Parliament to news clips right in front of his eyes yesterday. The guys is saying what he wants to believe rather than what is actually happening and what the truth is. His people have to be reeling. It’s easy to see he’s lost it if you’ve had a loved one that went through this like dad and now Dixie.

In a few minutes we’re headed down to Dixie’s as Lori wants to take her blood pressure and O2 as she doesn’t trust the nurses. Then we’ll go to the gym. So I need to get moving. Make it a great weekend. God Bless.

Off in an hour for Steamboat to dial in my bow. Brian my neighbor knows the guy well and is helping me out. Ty has school and Lori is headed to the gym. I should be back around noon. Tonight Marty is going to cook a 10 pound, $325 prime rib ( he had no idea it would cost that much when he bought it, ha) on his new smoker and James and I are going over to help him eat it! Lori and Ty are invited but Lor is not sure she wants to come hang out with us three guys, ha. She said she’ll probably go hang with her mom. We hung out last night for a couple hours getting ready for our hunting trip while Lori was on a Zoom call.

No politics today as it makes me sick to my stomach. Everyone knows what’s going on anyhow. If you don’t you’re living under a rock. If you don’t, now the Taliban is going house to house hanging people that worked for us, nice. Way to go Joe.

Coyotes were howling around 4 am. There’s a good pack around here and we hear them often. Monday I’m in Denver as my main man Greg from Florida who I put in charge of Colorado too is coming here to work the market for a week. I’m taking him down his samples.

Time to move. Be safe, and for God’s sake, go buy some food. There is no end to the rising food prices in sight, trust me, God Bless.