A Year of Change

It snowed on and off for most of the day. It didn’t seem like a lot but in the end we probably have 6 to 8 inches on the ground which is more snow than it sounds. The worst part of the whole thing was Lori’s drive home. It took her about an hour and a half to make it home. I guess the roads were bumper to bumper and moving at 2 miles an hour! Anyhow she finally made it home by a bit before 7pm.

I had a protein shake for dinner and we ordered the boys a pizza. Lori didn’t really eat a thing. The kids had good days at school and I did too at work as we had an extra $150,000 order come in that was unexpected. Meanwhile Lori was saving the World at her work.

Today I have another annual review and then need to catch up on a bunch of paperwork and then prepare for a sales meeting tomorrow. Throw in a few unexpected fires that’ll pop up and the day will be a wrap. I need to try to get to the grocery store as well.

I forced Mojo to come in as he would have just stayed out in the snow all day and night. I think he’s getting used to sleeping without a crate which is nice. Guess I’ll run so I can get to the gym, hope you all are well, take care and God Bless.

They say we should have 6 to 8 inches by this afternoon, although you can never really count on the weatherman. It is cooler this morning but not too bad, yet. I have calls most of the day and Lori too is slammed at work.

Jag just woke up but Ty is still sleeping. Last night was the State of the Union speech but we didn’t watch it. Instead we watched re-runs of some show which was much more entertaining and probably more truthful. I’m going to stay away from politics but this guy (the Pres) is acting like the Dems won the mid terms. I’m afraid the next two years will be a waste with him vetoing everything that comes across his desk. One quick fact, if you took all the people in the work force the day the Pres was elected, the unemployment rate would be 9.8, not the 5.6 he keeps talking about, as 30 million less people are working, enough said.

I need to run to the store to get Lori some hair spray so I’d better get moving. Not much else happening, Serena and Matt should be in Seattle where Matt is interviewing and they’re moving. Hope all goes well, God Bless.

Man, it’ll be Spring before you know it and then summer. The days run into weeks and the weeks into months, life sure goes fast these days. Time to really start planning out some adventures for not only this year but also next, as soon the kids will be in college, moved out and married!

The kids played most of the day but Jag and I did go to a mini baseball practice. We only called 4 kids but were basically just working on pitching. Jag threw the ball for the first time since getting his cast off but I didn’t let him pitch yet. He needs to work his arm back into shape through light throws and some weight work. He’s a little sore today which is understandable.

I have a call at 7 and then at 9:30. After that an appointment at 11 and then some computer work. Lori has clinic today and was late getting home last night due to an emergency with a patient whose stitches broke open.

Ty grew yesterday, he’s sure getting tall. You literally can almost see him growing daily. Nothing else exciting, time to get moving so we’ll talk tomorrow. Hope all’s well with everyone, take care and God Bless.

Can’t believe the Packers lost, it just wasn’t meant to be, kind of like the Bronco’s. My Mom just has to be crushed.

Today the boys are out of school. They’re both sleeping in. Lori and I are both hard at work as usual. I think I’ll try to take the boys somewhere later today. It was a nice day yesterday but windy. Today is supposed to be nice but then turn much colder late tonight, not much else going on. Oh yea, the Patriots also won and are being investigated for deflating footballs in yesterdays game, cheaters again. The only bright side about the Super Bowl is whoever loses, will make us happy as we hate both teams. Too bad they can’t both lose.

Guess I’ll run, hope everyone is well, take care and God Bless

Two big football games today. First up is the Packers and the Seahawks, guess who we want to win. Next is the Patriots and Colts and even though the Colts beat us, I still want them over the Patriots. Not sure how much I’ll get to watch of either game as I have baseball tryouts around 1pm and then will try to get the last few Christmas lights down from the big tree.

Ty had a good birthday but his party is next weekend. I did go get sushi to go last night which was really good. His cake wasn’t too shabby either, chocolate with butter cream frosting, yum.

Everyone is still sleeping except Mojo and me. I’m going to head out to the gym as soon as my iPod recharges. It’s really hard to workout without music.

No politics again today. I’m really trying to just let it go. You all still need to stay informed though, don’t stick your head in the sand.

Time to run, oh, one more thing. We were all driving in the car yesterday and the subject of dogs came up and Ty, who was in the back seat, said something about an Australian Shepherd and what did I hear? Well I heard Italian stripper! I knew I had bad ears but that’s pushing it a little. As Lori was laughing she said I have to put that in the blog, so there you are.

God Bless.

Today Ty is 11 years old, whoo hoo! I think he’s going to Jump Street with a couple friends and then we’re having his big party next weekend. He’s pretty excited as are we. It’s 7am now and of course Ty is up but Jagger is still sleeping. We might hit the Stock Show too, not sure.

Vinny just called and the first the first thing Ty said was “Vinny, I’m older than you”! Too funny.

As I said yesterday, the boys are off Monday but Lori and I have work as usual. Guess our jobs don’t care much for MLK Day. We’re both still tired but up and going. Hope everyone is well, take care and God Bless.

Tomorrow the 3 day weekend starts but of course that’s only for the kids. Lori and I will be working hard as usual on Monday. Ty’s birthday is tomorrow, baseball tryouts are Sunday and warmer weather is supposed to be here in full force. It might get up to 60 degrees today which would be a welcome change.

I’m leaving at 6:30 this morning to get a bed liner put in the truck. I should be home by 7:30 or so (I’ll take Uber) and then will see if I can find a ride back to the place around 10am. Mojo is sleeping on his new bed these days (memory foam) and we took his crate and put it in the garage. He missed it at first but now I think likes the freedom of being able to stretch and roam throughout the house.

I should have taken a picture of Lori yesterday as she looked like she stepped right out of some fashion show in Paris in one of her new Christmas dresses. She’s in the middle of employee reviews which I need to start next week.

Yesterday I made it to the gym, the distributor and Costco. You can’t seem to get out of Costco for less than $250 anytime you go. Everything is like at least $20. It’s now 5:20, so guess I’ll run and get the day started. Everyone is still sleeping which is good. I think we’ll also try to get to the Stock Show this weekend to see some horses if we can.

That’s it, hope all’s well, take care and God Bless and Go Packers!

They say it’s supposed to warm up today but it’s only about 20 degrees right now at 6am. Yesterday most of the snow did melt on the roads but we still have some in the yard. Lori is up early as she has her first sales meeting of the year this morning before work.

Last night we had our first parent meeting for baseball from about 6 until 7:30pm. About half the parents showed up, some called and said they couldn’t make it and one or two others just didn’t respond. We’re thinking of cutting the kids that didn’t respond as this is a new year with new responsibilities. We’re playing competitive baseball which means if not you’re not committed to the team, we don’t want you on the team. Tryouts are this Sunday in Golden so we’ll be there trying to pick up 2 or 3 new good players to join our team.

Today I need to go to the distributor in the morning to pick up some wine and then have some more computer work. We did get a new truck yesterday! We went back to Chevy from Ford. Our Ford had 20,000 miles on it and was a couple years old and we had about $5000 equity in it (meaning it was worth more than we owed) and my buddy who is the sales manager at the Chevy dealer used an employee’s name there to get us the dealer employee pricing on top of all the rebates and other incentives such as holdbacks, etc. Not sure if you understand the car business but there’s an inflection point when a used car or truck is at it’s peak value used, (usually 2 1/2 years after it was new) meaning there’s an optimum time to move it and get a new one. Dealers don’t really tell you this as they always try to get into used vehicles as cheap as possible. Anyhow our payment changed by $9 and we now have $8000 equity in our new truck and are driving a new 2015 HD2500 which is amazing. New cars these days even have Wifi hotspots in them like a router so you now have an internet connection and stuff! Lot’s of other upgrades too numerous to list as well.

Well time to go, it’s 6:15 already and I need to get moving. Lori needs to leave at 7 so she’s in the shower. We decided since we’re always tired these days, we should probably start going to bed at 6pm!

Take care and God Bless.

This morning Jagger had his cast removed. His arm is a little raw and sore but he’s good to go. While there I asked Dr Viola who’s also a friend about the pain in my hand and turns out I have arthritis, super. When it gets bad enough he said he can do a quick fusion operation that’ll fix it. Guess he just did Howie Long’s kids hand who plays for the St Louis Rams. Good to know.

We made it back to Denver by a bit after 10 and then I took Jag to school. Next up I headed to the phone store as I switched from one carrier to another to save money on our bill. Then it was on the phone for a few hours before Ty called not feeling well which necessitated a trip to school to pick him up. Another hour and a half later and it was time to pick up Jagger.

Throw in some homework, a snack, a trip to the carwash and the day was done. Lori made it home by a bit after 6 and was recruited by Ty to help with some homework.

Tomorrow night we have a baseball meeting with parents and players. I volunteered to be Assistant Coach this year as we lost ours last year and our Coach and Team really needs the help. I really don’t have the time but I’ll make time as it’s for Jag. I’ve already asked another dad who we’re friends with to help out as well. We need to pick up a couple of good players this Sunday at the tryouts.

Time to run, not really surprised nobody commented yesterday. Even so, I’m still going to point things out from time to time. That’s my privilege as I write most of the blogs, so there.

Take care, God Bless

Yesterday the Denver Bronco’s John Elway fired the entire coaching staff, yea! It was also revealed that Peyton Manning had been playing for a month with a torn quad muscle. My brilliant wife pointed this out some time ago before anyone else knew, hmmm. So now the search is on for the next Head Coach. We also have the torturous task of waiting to find out if Peyton can or wants to, play again next year. Let the games begin.

We cleaned our house so Elvia, our house cleaner, could come and clean our house! You see, we have to clean so she can come and clean, doesn’t sound right but that’s the way it is. Ty was home sick as he had a bit of a fever and was nauseous. He did get some reading in during the day which was good.

This morning Jagger and I are off to Frisco to see the doctor as I said yesterday. Sure hope his arm is good enough to lose the cast. Lori is working hard as usual and so am I.

I didn’t see any responses to my post from yesterday, guess none of you know why our Country didn’t send the President or at least a high ranking official to Paris either. I mean we could have at least sent Biden as everyone thinks he’s important even if we all know he’s just around to make O look good as he consistently sticks his foot in his mouth. Hard to figure why the Pres didn’t go but his spokesman did say today they should have sent, ah, someone. When asked why the President himself didn’t go with all other World leaders, he bobbed and weaved until he came up with the excuse of “we couldn’t get security together fast enough”. But then an astute reporter asked how they managed to go to Nelson Mandela’s funeral with no notice and he was stumped. What a joke the once revered Office of the President has turned into. It’s embarrassing. And when asked what the Pres was doing yesterday as his schedule had no events scheduled, the spokesman couldn’t answer either as it turns out our Pres was watching football!

Democratic strategist Doug Schoen, that’s right, democratic, said the President has “morally abdicated his place as the leader of the free world.” The decision to stay in Washington, Schoen wrote, “sent a clear message to the world: He just doesn’t care.”

He also lamented that our President “is the only Western leader who has refused to call this attack Islamic terrorism, even though President Hollande has declared that France is it at war with radical Islam.”

What in the hell is going on? So much for staying away from politics, sorry, I tired but this is just unbelievable. You couldn’t make this stuff up if you tried.

Let’s see, what else, oh yea, we had a suspected ebola patient in quarantine here in Denver who is from Jefferson County, where we live, super! Latest news is that they think he’s negative, whew. Like I always say, wash your hands!

On another note, it’s 4 days until Ty’s birthday, whoo hoo! Then it’s 2 weeks until my Mom’s, a bigger whoo hoo!

That’s about it, let’s see, take care, stay safe, be vigilant, wash your hands, keep your powder dry and watch your top knot! God Bless.