A Year of Change

It just started up here with a dusting on the ground but it is warmer than Denver. The news says 8 in Denver and 18 up here. Lori is off to the gym and I’m 45 minutes behind her. No more news from the boys and as they said, no news is good news. Jag arrives home Friday night around 6:20 and Ty on Saturday around 2:15. We’re going to try to get their rooms straightened out before they get home. We did move our painters back to next Tuesday.

I have calls today at 9:30 and 1:30. Good thing I didn’t go to Chiacgo as the weather here and there today is not good. Not much else going on. They did raise tuition at school about 10% which means another $5200! Unbelievable. Guess they do it because they can. It’s not like everyone is going to leave and go to public school as they’re just not as good up here. Oh well, keeps us working, ha.

Have a great day and take care of yourself. God Bless.

My trip to Chicago was cancelled by United. I received a notification that they’re going to have freezing rain which would delay or cancel my flight today. When this happens they offer changes at no charge and recommend you change your travel plans. So that’s what I did. We have snow up here anyhow with more on the way throuhgout the day. I-70 is closed by Gypsum due to a rockslide and the highways are a mess so there you have it. I’ll do my business by phone which is ok and then will get out there in March when it’s a bit warmer.

We received an email from Ty’s teacher with some pictures that look great! They’ve done so much for only being there a few days. No word from Jag’s group though as they’re on an island with no power, water or anything. Hope he’s having fun.

Time to get moving, hope you all are well. GB

Another week, some more snow, lots of cleaning and a bit of travel. We stayed home for the game yesterday and that was a good thing as it wasn’t very good. The Patriots won again which isn’t much of a surprise.

Today I need to get on the house before I leave for Chicago tomorrow. They say snow overnight so hopefully I’ll make my flight. I have a dinner and then a meeting Wednesday morning before my 2 pm flight home.

Hope the boys are doing well, we’re sure they are. Next week Lori is off to California and the following week I’m in New York. Then hopefully we’re both home for a while.

I guess Ali’s dad fell and broke his hip and is in rehab. Hope he’s doing well. Lots of computer work to do and I’ll probably drive Lori today so time to go. Have a good day and week. GB.

We received two emails, one about each class, letting us know the kids had arrived at their destinations safe and sound. Now they say no news is good news. All students must give up their cell phones upon arrival and no computers or other electronics were allowed. I did get the boys each a GoPro to record video of their trip. Ty said he was going to be a professional blogger and record a lot. For Jag we had to get him a solar charger so he could recharge during the trip otherwise he’d only have two hours of video. I’m sure they’re both having a blast, or at least we hope so.

Today is the Super Bowl. We don’t really care and will spend most of the day probably cleaning. We had a 3 hour meeting with Tom our builder yesterday. We cut some things like in floor radiant heating (except in our bathroom) which saved over $50,000! We also knocked out some windows, eliminated some stonework, changed some flagstone outside to concrete, swapped the closet and pantry, eliminated an upstairs deck off one of the boys bedrooms (which we determined no one would use anyhow), lengthend the garage and a few other minor things to finalize our design. Tom thinks we can start in March and could/should be in by Thanksgiving. We’re shooting for Halloween! Keep your fingers crossed.

Lori is sleeping and both dogs have had breakfast. No snow up here. I thought the news said it would be coming down hard up here but it must be south of us. Guess I’ll get moving. Be safe, be well and enjoy the day, and God Bless.

Ty made it to Costa Rica and Jag is at the gate getting ready to take off. Lori woke up right on time without a clock, must be the mother thing she has going on. We think Jag slept in a bit but received a text that they were walking into the airport at 5:40 and they were suppose to be there at 5:45 so they couldn’t have been that late.

Yesterday I had to run down to Denver and was back by 1. The rest of the day was spent getting Jag ready and packed to be picked up at 4. Rose (Sammy’s mom and Dr. C’s ex wife) ran late though and finally showed up just after 6! They then made it to dinner around 8 and went to dinner before getting a few hours of sleep. Luckily he didn’t oversleep, that much, and is about ready to go.

So now Lori and I are alone for a week, or at least the next 6 days. We have plenty to do around here and will start today. Around 11 we’re meeting with our builder to go over the budget. I’m sure we’ll be cutting here and there to stay within our price. Lots to do to build a house. It’s quite the experience but in the end hopefully it’ll all be worth it. The upside is you get exactly what you want. Sometimes though you don’t know “exactly what you want”, ha.

It’s 6:45 and we’re headed to the gym. Lori has laundry going and the dogs are fed. Hope everyone is well, have a great weekend and God Bless.

Here’s a picture of Jag and Emma from the other night!

I woke up at 4:08 out of the blue and we called Ty to tell him to have fun as he was at the airport. He took off around 5:30 for Houston and then will catch a flight to San Jose in Costa Rica. Jag leaves this afternoon and will also spend the night in Denver before catching his flight to Baja.

I need to run to Denver and be back by 1 at the latest. Lori has work and a headache, ugh. Looks like she’ll get an MRI today. No snow up here and it had to be 40 degrees yesterday. It’s 7 now so time to go. Hope you all are well, have a great weekend, GB.

Today is Mom’s birthday! Hope it’s a good day. Today Ty also leaves for Denver and then for Costa Rica at 5 am tomorrow. Then tomorrow Jagger leaves for Denver and early Saturday morning is off for LaPaz Mexico. More to come on both trips tomorrow.

We need to leave early this morning at 7 so no time to waste. I’m then off to Denver and need to get back up here by 3. Lori didn’t have a very good day off as Ty was home and needed to complete a lot of homework with him being sick. We did have a guy from next door come in and repair a bunch of dings and holes in the drywall so we have white patches all over the house. Next week our cleaning lady from Denver’s brother is coming up to paint most of the house. We can’t do the whole thing as I don’t have any place to move everything so they can paint, ugh.

Oh well, time to go as we need to leave in 30 minutes. Have a great day, GB.

Thanks for the comments Robi and Ali about Moms age. Thanks too for the call Tom. Looks like I now know how to get some comments from you all, just get Moms age wrong! More tomorrow on her birthday.

Ty is sick. We picked up a Z Pak yesterday but he might not be going to Costa Rica which would be too bad. For me it’s pretty cut and dry, if he’s better, he goes, if not, he stays home. There’s no middle ground as the last thing I want is him in a hospital in a foreign country. He’s up now with Lori working on a childrens book which he has to turn in by 8:15 this morning. I think he’s staying home today and Lori is off too so she’ll help him.

Ty made it to school yesterday but clearly wasn’t feeling well. Hopefully no one else around here gets the bug.

It’s cold up here but nothing out of the normal range. The rest of the Country though is in a deep freeze. In the midwest temperatures are well below zero and wind chills like 50 below or more. Flights are cancelled and the U.S. Postal Service is not delivering mail. So much for rain, sleet, snow or whatever they say.

Time to go as it looks like I’m going to the gym to take Lori’s spot as she needs to work with Ty. Hope all’s well, take care, be safe and Elderberry Syrup works wonders to help keep you well! God Bless, (you can get it at Whole Foods)

Not long now until both boys leave. Ty was home sick yesterday as are a lot of kids in the valley. Hope he’s doing better today. I didn’t get as much done yesterday as I would have liked and will need to double down today. Lori went to Francesca’s for her birthday last night and the girls had dinner and fun. James is still on tour so even though us guys (Marty and I) were invited, we stayed home.

We had our heat tape hooked up yesterday on the roof and in the gutters which should mean the snow will be stopping soon. It’s super cold in most of the Country with record wind chills around -50 or more. The weather patterns seem extreme on both ends lately. I’m sure we’ve messed with the planets climate somehow as man is pretty good at screwing most things up. Not sure if its global warming in the sense of the word as some say we’re entering a new ice age for the next century. I told Robi yesterday, it’s time we look for a winter home in Arizona! Mom and Dad knew what they were doing going down there for the winter, ha.

Both boys want to go to school early today. We’ll see how that goes as that means they need to get up early. School is going well, Ty’s really stepped it up and Jag is on it as usual. Jag has a bad teacher in English that is only there as her family donated a ton of money to the school. She doesn’t even have a degree to teach but apparently you don’t need that at a private school. Every kid in the school thinks she’s terrible but no one can do anything about it. Oh well, is what it is, that’s what Mom always said. Speaking of Mom, it’s her birthday in two days! I was thinking about that yesterday and think she’ll be 88.

That’s about it, hope everyone is well, God Bless you all.

Looks like snow in Denver but nothing happening up here. That’s a switch. Hopefully we’ll miss out on this round. Yesterday Jag and I went to REI to get the boys gear for their trips. About $2K later (ugh) we walked out. Going to a tropical climate and in Jag’s case, camping on a beach for a week, requires a certain set of gear and skills. The school has done this same trip for a few years otherwise we’d be a little more apprehensive about letting him go. Ty meanwhile will be in Costa Rica staying with a host family and will have 2 other kids from his class in the same house with him. The entire 9th Grade is going to Costa Rica. The food should be amazing. We’re always a bit concerned about sending either one of them out of the Country but the school has been doing this for decades and you can’t hide from the World. We do pray and look forward to each of them coming home.

Lori, Melanie, and Jen are taking Francesca out tonight for her birthday at The Four Seasons. That should be fun. Her and James were at Sundance yesterday as he had a cameo role in the new Ted Bundy movie as a cop, ha.

The Govt. Shutdown is over, at least for a few weeks. Funny how they managed to still spend the taxpayers money even when shut down. How did you like Schumer and Pelosi all over the news saying they taught the President a lesson. Funny how that’s what’s most important to them while the peoples security is what’s most important to the President. How in the World can anyone be against a barrier at our border? It never was a 3000 mile barrier, (Dem talking point) but just one in some high traffic places. It also never had to be a wall as Trump also said a fence is fine. For the Dems it’s clearly all about opposing Trump, (as they all voted yes for the same thing under Obama and Bush) and for the President, it’s about protecting our Country. Glad to see there’s at least one adult in the room, and it wasn’t a democrat!

Time to get moving as it’s 6:18. Lots of accidents on the news in Denver, must be icy on the roads. Have a great day, God Bless.