A Year of Change

Yesterday a lot of the day was spent taking care of a baby Robin fledgling that tried to fly, (or fell) from the nest out front that’s been there since we built the house. The mother bird would dive bomb Lori whenever she would be out front looking for it to make sure it was safe. Finally late in the day, when Lori saw a garter snake, she got out the ladder and put the baby bird back up in its nest. Then she put a comforter under where the nest is in case it falls out again. The mother bird is taking care of it now and it seems to be fine. It was just hoping around the driveway most of the day as it’s still too young to fly.

Great day up here, 80 degrees and super nice. More of the same today. Other than taking care of her birdie, Lori took it easy most of the day. She’s still trying to get better. It’s only day 3 of her antibiotics so we have a way to go.

Technically we’re both off all week but I’ll get some work done with the free time. I am going back to the hardware store to get some stuff for the yard.

Ty worked until around 8:30 last night, long day. It was just him and Molly up front and then the kitchen crew. They probably had close to 100 people, so they were busy. We drove down to check it out.

I’m still trying to kick what I think is allergies. I’m also on a Z-Pak, as I’ve had an earache and a bit of a sore throat for days. It’s always something, right.

Looks like a heat wave at the end of the week, 100 degrees in Denver which means the 90’s up here. All good though, summer is here.

7:30 now as I tried to sleep in. Make it a great day and God Bless.

We spent most of the day with Lori resting. She had a 101 degree fever last night before bed but seems to be fever free this morning. We did go out for some groceries, but that was about it. Our close friend, Ben, who had the July 4th party, wasn’t feeling well and ended up in the hospital! He’s still there as they found a freakin blood clot between his heart and lung! WTF! I told Lori he seemed a little out of sorts on July 4th. Ben and Eleni are the other couple that went with Lori, James, Addy and I on Lori’s birthday, to the Kentucky Derby Party.

Mom used to say, getting old is hell. While that’s true, I prefer to look at it as a privilege, as a lot of people don’t get to grow old! So there, glass half full.

Good news, my good buddy, Davy, is buying the house basically next door to us! He and Abby (his wife) moved from Vail to Santa Fe, and it just didn’t work. About two months ago, when we were talking, I told him, just go tell Abby we’re moving back to the Valley. Last night he said when he got off the phone with me then, he went and told Abby just what I said. Turns out, they’re buying the house two lots up from us! His uncle is one of the Supreme Court Justices. Jag and Ty went to school with a couple of his kids. Davy is also going hunting with James, Marty and I in October. It’ll be really great to have them as neighbors. He and I are super excited. Their family, Gorsuch, has been in the Valley since Vail was founded.

Ty came home last night. He’s basically assumed the role of front of the house manager at the restaurant. He directs the staff on what to do and they all come to him when they have a question. As I said, this is for the front of the house, not the kitchen of course. He works at 10 this morning as they’re doing that Sunday night thing during the summer. Tonight is fried chicken night! We might go as I love fried chicken!

Everyone has been sending well wishes to Lori and is sorry we had to cancel our trip. In a weird way, I’m actually kind of relieved. Don’t know why, just a feeling. I have to tell you, right now is about the most beautiful time there is to be in the mountains. 75 to 80 degrees every day and the high 40’s at night. Gorgeous outside right now with blue sky and cool temps.

Jag and Ava are doing well. She heads back to New York tonight for about 3 more weeks. He’s done with his summer graduate class and of course was tops in his class. He has 3 more weeks of work too and then will be done around August 3rd.

That’s it, time to go. Have a great Sunday and enjoy life! God Bless.

Yesterday evening we had to cancel our trip. We were at the doctor at 8:30 in the morning as Lori has a bad UTI. They gave her some prescriptions, but by 6pm, they weren’t kicking in yet, and she was actually feeling worse. Being the trooper she is, she didn’t let on just how bad she was feeling. As soon as I found out, (she now had a fever at 6pm), how much pain she was in, I jumped on the phone and began cancelling things.

Other than having to pack and then unpack, we’re no worse for wear. Everything was refunded and all the points from United and Marriott are back in our accounts. We have about 800,00 United points and 700,000 Marriott points to use down the road.

Lori felt horrible and is still apologizing but if you know me, I move on from things in about 5 minutes. I’m lucky in that I don’t dwell on things that happen as to me, as I see it as just part of life. If we were meant to go, we’d be on a plane. We’re not, so we we’re meant to, it’s as simple as that.

I slept in until 7 and as tired as I am, I would have had a hard time getting up at 4 to get to Denver and the airport. If Lori gets better (she’s back at the doctor today for something stronger), we might hop on a plane and go to Coeur D’Alene Idaho for a few days next week and hang out on the lake. We’re planning on going up at the end of the month, but might move that up, we’ll see.

Everyone feels so bad for us, but again, it’s not like anyone died. I feel bad for Addy who was planning on grabbing Lori for some girl time in Madrid. I’ll see James in around ten days.

Today it’s beautiful up here! Our new neighbor is having a BBQ tonight, but first, you guessed it, we’re off to the gym! Have a great day, God Bless.

Going to be a busy day. We both have lots to do to get ready to leave the house around 5:45am tomorrow. First though, on to yesterday.

We had a nice day hanging around the house until around 4pm. That’s when we headed to Ben and Eleni’s for the BBQ. We knew about ten people there as the rest were friends of Ben’s. We’d met some before at other parties and all were nice. Thae party lasted until around 8, and we were home and in bed before 10. We didn’t see any fireworks up here at the ranch, but that’s ok. Good to see a few people we hadn’t seen in a while.

It’s sunny with blue skies outside. I have all the doors open to cool things down. Jag and Ava might come up today, not sure. Ty will stop by sometime this afternoon to see us before we go.

With all the rain we’ve been getting, mosquitos are starting to show up. Luckily, they don’t seem to like me. They love Lori!

Almost 7am so time to get moving. have a great day and weekend. Be well, stay safe and God Bless.

Happy Birthday to the USA! Guess it’s birthday 248 today! Hope everyone has fun plans for the day. Ty is off today and tomorrow. Jag has his final today and then is done with his graduate class and school for the summer. School for him starts up sometime around August 23rd, I think.

We’re headed to Ben and Eleni’s today around 4:30 for a BBQ. Not sure what’s going on before then. We did get a free desk and chair yesterday. It must have cost over $5K when new. It’s super heavy and in the garage now as Jag wants it. Ty and I towed it up the street on furniture dollies with the truck. At one point, it fell off on one side, but outside of a scrape or two on the bottom, it’s fine.

Lori is outside watering her hanging baskets right now. We’ll probably go to the gym. Then we’ll do some stuff around the house getting ready for our trip.

That’s it, have a great 4th and God Bless.

July 3rd, lots of fireworks and celebrations today and tonight. Not sure when they started having all these events the day before the 4th. It’s also kind of the last workday of the week as most people take Friday off.

Looks like Ol Joe is about done. Now the Dems, who by the way rallied around him a few days ago, are now calling for him to go away. Jill though, seems to want to ride this thing out, thinking time will make people forget what we all know. Next up will probably be Kamala. God help us as she’s even worse than Joe.

Lori is in Vail today. Nice and cool outside this morning. Allergies are in full bloom with all the moisture this summer. Jag has his final any time after midnight tonight which is when the portal for his class opens up. I told him to knock it out in the morning and then head up here to get out of town. He needs to see if he can drop his car off early. Ava arrives tonight. Glad they’re able to spend the weekend together.

7am now so time to go. Have a great day and God Bless.

Nice thunderstorms last night. The kind you wouldn’t want to be outside in. They seemed to stop around midnight, but it’s overcast and cool this morning. Think they’re moving out by tomorrow.

6:15 am right now. Lori works in Edwards, and I’ll go to the gym. I’m changing up my workouts using lighter weights and doing more stretching exercises.

Yesterday the Supreme Court correctly ruled on Presidential immunity. This is a ruling for all Presidents, past and future. Of course, the Dems went crazy! One Court Justice even said Trump can now kill his rivals and get away with it. Biden had a 3-minute press conference and when reading his words off the teleprompter, said, “blah, blah, blah, end of quote”. Unbelievable. Now, the World is not going to end, Trump is not going to kill anyone, and we’ll all survive, but the Dems will try to run on this and abortion as they have nothing else to run on. What a joke, can’t make this crap up.

The boys are fine. Tom is loaning Jagger his truck while his car is getting fixed. Super nice of him to do so. Jag will drive it up here next Monday and be here for a week until we get home.

Looking forward to hanging with James and Addy. Should be a fun trip. That’s it, time to get moving, God Bless.

Man, it’s hard to beat the West. When I say the West, I mean the Rocky Mountains. You can easily transport yourself back to a time 150 years ago, without much effort. Big city life is over for us.

I am making a quick run down the hill this morning but should be back before noon. Yesterday Jagger woke up to his passenger side window being smashed with a rock, and his car, ransacked. They stole his sunglasses and messed up his car and broke the window. Have to love the city, right? What a pain for him.

Ty worked late as Hovey is doing a Hawaiian theme luau on Sunday nights for the next month or so. Lori and I hung out at the house most of the day after going to the gym.

Almost 6am so time to go. I should be on the road in 30 minutes or so. No politics today, but things are not getting any better. I hope everyone sees this and prepares for the unknown. Not much else to say there. If you can’t see where we are and what’s coming by now, not much I say will help. Take care, be safe and God Bless.

Well, we’re halfway through 2024, surreal if you think about it. Won’t be long now until the leaves are falling.

Cooler this morning, nice. Going to be a fast week with the holiday. Lots to do to get ready to go. A week from today, we’ll be in Madrid, fun.

They’re pushing the vid vaccine again. Can’t believe they think people will line up for it again. Even if it worked, they botched it so bad, people are probably not going to get it. Even the flu shot is way down. We haven’t got that for years now, as no one trusts the government anymore. Not shocking. I miss the 60’s and 70’s.

We’ll be hanging around the house today. Yesterday we were out by 9:30am and ran errands until probably 1:30. Think we had five stops in total.

6:30 now, time to get going. Have a great last day of June. Here comes July. God Bless.

Last night Lori and I went to see the new Kevin Costner western. It’s called Horizon and comes in a number of parts. Part 1 was three hours long. I think Part 2 comes out in August. There are a number of different stories within the movie. I’m not going to give anything away as I know Robi and Bobby are going to see it tonight. We loved it. Much better than sitting in the rain at the symphony to me.

Looks like about 75 degrees again today which is perfect. We need to run into the village as a skirt that Lori wanted came in at our friend’s store. Luca owns Luca Bruno and brings in a lot of cool Italian and European stuff. He always gives us a deal of course. He has this one brand that is made for travel and is super comfy, easy to wash and dries in no time at all. I even grabbed a pair of pants and a couple shirts for me. Lori also has a t-shirt dress that came in at another place in Edwards. They brought it over from the Aspen store for her. All the boutique stores up here are owned by people we’ve known forever. Most by parents of kids that went to school with the boys or close friends. Another benefit of living in a small town.

Biden says he’s staying in. Or should I say someone told Biden he’s staying in. Poor man doesn’t even know where he is half the time. I think it’s a Trump victory for sure if he’s the nominee. Can’t make this stuff up. This is sure one for the history books.

That’s it for today, have a great Saturday and a great weekend. God Bless.