A Year of Change

Last night, September 24th, was our first frost of the season. The windshields are iced over and the ground is slippery. This is fitting as I think yesterday was also the first day of Fall. Wonder if they’ll be snow on the Pass.

Jagger had his cast removed yesterday and is now in a brace. He also had braces put on his upper teeth in the morning. Homecoming is a week from Saturday so we need to probably go to Denver this weekend to get Ty some clothes. I think both boys are taking dates.

Lori’s doctor leaves today for California for a week of training at some conference. They still have lots of work to do scheduling surgeries. Time to get moving so I can get the boys moving and get Harley to doggie daycare.

Before I go I just have to say how much I am embarrassed for our political leaders, especially on the Democratic side. In this whole Supreme Court thing it now seems, according to the Dems, that you are no longer innocent until proven guilty but rather guilty by accusation. You have Dem Senators throwing this good man under the bus with no proof whatsoever from a couple 0f accusers that themselves say they can’t remember for sure what happened, where it happened, or who was there. Yet Dems are so desperate to stop this Judge from being confirmed that they will say and do anything to stop him. Protests by paid protesters are staged for cameras and lawyers that are Democratic operatives are talking women into saying things, by their own admission, that they don’t recall happening. What a sham this process has become. Good people just won’t run for office as why would anyone subject themselves to this? Mark my words, these Dems will go down in history are embarrassments to their party, themselves and our Country. I honestly can’t believe any Senator would resort to lying to get what they want. It’s a sad sad day for democracy. God Bless and help us.

I left Vail around 8:30 as I needed to drop Jag at school for his ACT test. He thinks it went well. I made it down a little after 10 and stopped at Target. Then I headed to Tom’s to watch the Bronco game until I had to leave to go get Lori at the airport. Once I had her we headed home and made it back around 4:30. The rest of the day was uneventful but we have a busy morning.

Jag has an orthodontist appointment at 8:30 in Eagle and I need to drop Ty at school by 7:30 and head to the distributor in Denver. A week from today it’s October, wow! Get it together people.

Time to run, take care, GB.

Around 5:45 am I was in my truck headed to pick up Marty and a few more coolers. We left his house around 6:10 and headed west. We decided to go over McClure Pass which was beautiful. Finally around 9:15 we pulled in to Montrose. About 40 minutes later, we were loaded down with elk and headed home. This time we decided to go through Grand Junction so we could stop at Cabela’s. Western Colorado in some spots looks like Mars. It’s all barren with weird dirt foothills with absolutely zero vegetation on it anywhere. It’s the one part of the State you wouldn’t want to live in.

We made it to Grand Junction around 11 and went to Cabela’s. Marty bought a spotting scope and some other stuff while I bought a few soft gun cases I needed. While driving there we saw this truck with all kinds of writing on the back. One of the sayings was something like, Suck on it Snowflakes and after seeing this, Marty didn’t know what a “snowflake” was! I told him he needs to get educated and then asked if he was hungry. He said yes and so I said let’s hit Chick Filet. He then said, “what’s that?”. Wow what a sheltered life, he didn’t know what a snowflake was and had never been to Chick Filet! After hitting the drive through we headed home for Vail. A couple hours later we were unloading his elk and I was headed home with mine.

Jag was at soccer all day and I picked him up at 3. Ty was doing homework and then we all ate some leftovers and hung out. I took both dogs up the hill for a walk which is our usual evening routine.

This morning I’ll drop Jag at 8:45 for an ACT Test at school. Then I’m headed down to Denver and will go watch the Bronco game with Tommy until I pick up Lori around 2:30. We’re all excited she’s coming home. As I said yesterday we know she needs to go see her Mom, but we always miss her. That’s about it, the dogs just finished breakfast so time for a walk before I go to the gym. God Bless and Go Broncos!

As I said yesterday, we’re off early to go get us some elk! Marty and I have a lot of fun so the drive won’t be too bad. Jag has a soccer game today and Ty has a lot of school work to do. Both boys need to clean their rooms. Wonder if it’ll get done, hmmm.

We hope to be back by 3 at the latest as we might stop at Cabela’s in Grand Junction as we’re both Professional Hunters and we have an appearance scheduled. Hope there aren’t too many fans. Maybe it’ll be like a Neil Diamond concert where women throw their underwear at us! You never know. Only problem is most women that hunt wear pretty big underwear!

Hope Lori is having fun. We all miss her very much. We understand though that she needs to go visit her Mom but we always miss her. That’s about it, time to get on the road, have a great weekend and God Bless.

If you’re reading this Saturday morning, this is really Friday’s post. Saturday’s will follow.

I was up at 4 am as I couldn’t sleep. The temperatures had to be in the 20’s last night as I left Ty’s window open and when I woke him, it was cold in his room. By the time we were headed to school, it was 36 degrees out. I dropped the boys at 7:50 and headed down to Denver to meet Tom for some work we had to do. We were done around 10 or so and then I headed back up the hill for home. The rest of the day was spent working on my computer and around the house.

Lori is partying away with her Mom in California. I think she’s having fun, I know Dixie is by just having her there. I’m getting up early to meet Marty Saturday morning at 6 to go to Montrose to pick up our elk. We need to drive about 3 and 1/2 hours each way but you do what you have to do. Have a great day, GB.

Ok, turns out Tommy got me sick! Not sure how he did that being 100 miles away but he’s a clever one. I should have known when he told me a week ago we got him sick! Reverse psychology. Oh well, trying to ride it out.

I have a long day of driving today taking Lori to the airport and running a few other errands in town. She comes back Sunday and with me sick, this trip is not the best timing but it is what it is. We had good rain yesterday which was a nice change.

Football is tonight and hopefully I’ll be feeling better. Hope everyone is well, time to get moving, GB.

Yesterday I took my last antibiotic and last night it seemed I had a big relapse. My nose is so stuffed that I woke up at 3 and didn’t sleep much after that. I’m not going to Montrose today thankfully as Marty had to cancel. Looks like we’ll go Saturday. Lori now is going to California tomorrow, ugh. I guess Dixie needs her this weekend instead of next. So tomorrow we’ll drop the kids early and head down to the airport. My dad is being honored at a lunch in Vail tomorrow that I was going to go to as Tommy is too sick to go, but I can’t get back up here in time so I’ll do a few things down in town. Nice of the Colorado Bankers Association to give dad an honor though.

It’s nice outside right now and the cool temps feel good on my head that’s pounding a little bit. Lori is going to workout this morning hoping it’ll help her back. Man are we a pair. Boys are doing well with both of them having mostly all A’s and a couple B’s. This is normal for Jag but Ty has really stepped up his game which is great. We always knew he could do the work but last year he prefered to play instead. So far so good. Jag has all A’s and a B+ while taking 3 AP classes! This is amazing as he has a really advanced heavy workload.

I’ve been staying away from politics but this last minute delay tactic by the Dems is shameful. You have an accuser whose parents were ruled against by the Judge’s mom, she can’t remember where or when the supposed assault took place and now she won’t testify next Monday even though she previously agreed to, hmmm. I’m embarrassed at what our Country has come to. The Dems will do anything, including lie, to get what they want. I suspect in the end we’ll find out this lady is lying and then the Dems will say we had to give her a fair hearing or whatever to cover their tracks. On top of this, they (the Dems) had this supposed information months ago. Of course they all believe her even though she now won’t testify, can’t remember where or when this supposedly happened and by the way, is a raging liberal whose posts on Facebook encourage everyone to do anything to stop the confirmation. What a fucking joke. Last, this all supposedly happened 36 years ago in high school! High School??? Are you kidding me??? What did you do in high school? I’m sure every single one of us did one thing that in today’s political, # me too climate would disqualify us, right? God Help Us, Please! God Bless.

It’s getting cool outside. Even though, there are still fires here in Colorado including one up at the ranch. Hope they get them out soon. We went to Jagger’s college admission meeting last night from 6 to 7. It was informative but a little painful. This morning basketball starts but we’re not making it today. I have to go to Denver, Lori has clinic and both boys have a lot of work to do.

Tomorrow Marty and I are off to Montrose around 5 or 6 am to pick up our elk. I have a lot in the freezer I need to give away as I have a bunch left over from previous years. Our new neighbor cooked some up for his kids last night and they loved it. Lori’s nurse took some hamburger too. I have to stop right now as I need to get in the shower before Lori. So have a great day and God Bless.

Yesterday I was still dragging from my cold, and am still today, but I headed out at 9:30 in the morning to go meet Josh and go to the game. I arrived in Denver around 11 and made a few stops to pick up dog food, some sunscreen and a few other items. Around 12:30 I hooked up with Josh near the stadium and we headed in to our parking lot. Our friends Jeff and Tina were tailgating so we headed over there before going in. I was not feeling well and would not have gone but Josh flew in from Seattle for the game. I had 2 bananas, some Gatorade and some white rice yesterday and that was it.

We made it to our seats about 45 minutes before the game started to take in the pregame festivities. Soon the game started and for the first half we didn’t play well at all. In fact, the Raiders led the whole game until there was only 6 seconds remaining when we took the lead on a field goal. It was a great victory against the hated Raiders.

I dropped Josh at his rental car which we parked outside the stadium a few blocks away and he headed to the airport for his 10 pm flight home to Seattle. I then headed up the mountain. I was still dragging but thought I’d be home by 7. Of course that didn’t happen due to some truck fire at the tunnel detouring all traffic over Loveland Pass. The pass goes up to 12,000 feet over the Continental Divide and adds at least 45 minutes to the trip, nice. Anyhow I pulled in by 8. Jag was at a movie with some girl and Lori had been cleaning all day long. Ty made it home from his rafting/camping trip where he had a blast. Soon we all went to bed.

I woke this morning around 4 am and couldn’t fall back to sleep so here I am at 5:18 having already fed the dogs and had coffee. Tonight at 6 we have a college seminar meeting for Jag at school at 6 so it’ll be a late night. Here’s a picture of the Continental Divide at about 14,000 feet high out my car window as I was going over the pass. It’s also 99 days until Christmas, wow! Hope everyone has a great week, take care, be safe and God Bless.

I’m off to the game today with my buddy Josh who flew in from Seattle. Ty is on an overnight camping float trip on the Colorado River, Lori has a bridal shower at 11 and not sure what Jag is up to, hopefully cleaning his room! On top of it all, I’m trying to kick a bad cold with a sore throat and other fun stuff that comes with being sick. Still though I’m going to the game.

I started an antibiotic 2 days ago as there’s a lot of strep going around. I need to leave in about 90 minutes as the traffic is always bad going to Denver on Sundays. It’ll be hot, in the 90’s but a cool down is coming next weekend. Time to get some Gatorade and get moving. Hope all’s well with everyone, take care and God Bless.