A Year of Change

Last night Jagger played the best basketball of his young life almost notching a triple double in the first game and playing well in the second. We played undefeated Debuque and in game one he had over 10 rebounds, I think 10 or 12 points and 8 or 9 blocks. He was such a presence that he intimidated numerous other shots forcing guys to miss. In game two he spelled the seniors being one of two big men off the bench. It was a tight game as they had a kid who was launching NBA three pointers for most of the game. He looked like Steph Curry. In the end though, we won by 12 notching our first victory of the year. It was also our home opener and the gym was packed. Today we’re taking off about noon for Grand Junction for two games at 3:30 and 5.  I told him he should be real proud of himself for the way he played. The coaches were gushing with praise for him as they know what’s to come in the next couple years from Jag.

After the game we stopped for sushi. We ordered it to go but when we arrived to pick it up they were still making it so we just sat down and ate it there. I picked Mojo up around 1 in the afternoon. I moved the back seat up so he could just walk into the car and not have to jump into the back.  He’s still sore and Lori is convinced he has a tear in his muscle but you need an MRI to see that as x-rays don’t pick up tears.

Ty came home about 2 with a bad headache and then went to the game with us. We keep telling both boys they need to drink lots of water. Lots of people up here are sick too so we also remind them to wash their hands often.

Lori and I are headed to the gym soon as we haven’t been for a couple days. No new snow outside and it finally stopped yesterday evening. I think in total we got about 6 or 8 inches. Some guys are going up for first chair this morning to get in on the powder.

Time to run. Hope we win today, take care and GB.

Last night there was a little bit more snow but not much. I guess the roads to Denver are moving slow as well as the ones heading up the hill. No worry though, we’re fine with it.

I took Mojo to the vet yesterday as he was getting worse and lifting his back right leg. Once there, the vet decided he needed x-rays and that he’d need to be sedated to stretch his legs out for to get it done. She asked me to leave him and I was going to go get him at 5:30. Thirty minutes later the vet called to let me know, there is no cancer and his pelvis is not broken which were the two things she was worried about. Turns out though, he has arthritis in both hips but surprisingly his knees are fine. He’ll start on an anti inflammatory daily and needs two shots a week for three weeks. I was supposed to get him at 5:30 but when I was on the way, they called Lori and said he was sleeping peacefully and he could spend the night at no charge so they could keep an eye on him. So he spent the night and we’ll get him today.

Earlier, at 4:30, I went to Jagger’s China orientation meeting. They’re going to the Yunnan Province down south by Tibet, Laos, Burma and Viet Nam. The city they eventually land in for two days is still 7 million people. Then they’ll take an overnight train to a smaller town where they’ll spend 3 or 4 days taking day trips to Tibetan monasteries and other places. I thought there would be a bit more structure but they have some free time in various places where they can cruise around and explore in groups. It’s a small group of like 10 kids and three instructors including one who lived there for 7 years and has his adopted Chinese family that everyone is staying with. This is a hands on experience where the kids stay with family’s and are immersed into the culture. Should be quite the experience. As Lori said, thank God Jag is a leader and thinks for himself. I think there’s only two guys and eight girls. We’re a little nervous but trust him and his teacher who spent years there as well.

Today at 5 Jag has his first home basketball games. There’s two games, JV and Varsity and he’ll play in both. Tomorrow he has games by Grand Junction, two on Monday near Steamboat and two on Tuesday in Summit. Hope they win.

Lori has been fighting a cold and still is. I have a headache from having the heat too high and woke up at 3 this morning to open the window for some fresh air.

Lots of stuff going on at work and this should be an interesting year. We’ll keep you posted.

Greg’s wife Kristin is doing really well but has a long road of recovery ahead of her. She can’t even fly until the 23rd. I was headed to Denver today but with the snow, it’ll have to wait until Monday.

Also remember, Ty’s birthday is next Wednesday! Have a great day, GB.

We have snow! Not the 10 to 20 inches the weatherman said but more like 4 or so. Around 2 in the afternoon it looked like we’d get a bunch but by 5 it had petered out. Overnight we received another couple inches and that was it. It’s better than nothing though as the mountain needed it.

We all worked hard yesterday and have more to do today. Jag’s practice was a late one going from 6 to 8. It seemed like I was driving from about 3 pm on until 8:30. I made chili for dinner and made such a big batch I had to put it out on the deck overnight.

This afternoon we have a meeting  at 4:30 about Jag’s China trip which starts 4 weeks from today. He has practice from 4:30 until 6 but will skip the first 30 minutes or so to go to the meeting with me. We’re all excited for him. He received his passport back yesterday with his Visa which he needs to get into the Country. That means in 39 days we’re off to Hawaii, whoo hoo.

Jag has a game tomorrow at home and then at Caprock near Grand Junction on Saturday. So we’ll be basketball parents for most of the next two days. Lori had her weekly meeting with Dr. Philippon last night who said Jagger is one smart kid! Jag wrote a nice thank you card and sent it along with Mom for Dr. P. It’s now 6:15 so time to get moving. Hope everyone is well, take care and God Bless.

Yesterday was a long one with Jag and I getting home about 8:30. He played well but the team lost. Greg’s wife Kristin had successful surgery and Ty was working hard on some homework after school until we arrived home. Lori and I both had long days at work with me rushing down and up from the big city for my meeting.

I forgot my cell phone which showed just how dependent we (or I) are on being connected these days. If it was up to me, I’d love to not have a cell phone. In fact I’m going to try not to take one everywhere and stay off it on the weekends. We’ll see how that goes as yesterday I missed out on a whole lot of stuff when I was “off the grid” for about 6 hours. Man I miss the good old days of no cell phones or internet or having to be constantly connected.

Today we’re supposed to get a bunch of snow, but we’ve heard that before. This time though, they might be right. It’s supposed to hit around 2 this afternoon and continue until 7 tomorrow morning. I made a chuck roast yesterday that didn’t really turn out and need to figure out what to make tonight, probably my old standby, chili. Jag has practice from 6 to 8 so it’ll be another late night for him.

We’re trying to get the mobile vet to come out to check on Mojo and his back legs. He might have a tear. Hope not, ugh. Lots of computer work today for me and Ty has late start at 9:30. That’s it, time to get moving, have a great day people and wash your hands often and keep them away from your face. The flu this year is especially bad and you don’t want to get it! Might be a good idea to also take some extra vitamin C and eat some garlic. GB

It’s a busy day, I have a meeting in Denver, Jag has two basketball games tonight and Greg’s wife Kristin has surgery at 12:30. After my meeting I need to rush home and book my ticket to Italy and also go get Ty before the games. Lori I think needs to be in to work early today. She’s had a headache for a few days as her neck flared up. Wish it’d go away soon.

The first day of school was busy for the boys with both having lots of homework. Jag had the worst of it as he didn’t get home until 8:30. We need to get Mojo to a vet for his legs. Hope he doesn’t need surgery.

They say snow up here tonight. Some say a foot or more but we’ll see. After my meeting I’ll head straight up the hill to try to beat any snow or trouble on the roads. Time to run, hope everyone is well. Have a great day and rest of your week, GB.

Today both boys are back at it with busy weeks ahead. Jag has basketball from 4:15 until 8 tonight and Ty has a bunch of work to do. Tomorrow Jag has a game which will go until 9 pm and then another on Friday and Saturday. Lori’s doc is back and I have a meeting in Denver tomorrow plus I need to build the shipment model for the Company for the entire year in the next few days. So, we all have a lot to do.

Yesterday we hit the gym and then all went out for lunch. Ty did a bunch of schoolwork and both boys cleaned out their backpacks to get ready for the new semester. A month from today Jagger leaves for China and I think we need to pay for the second half of the trip this week on top of his tuition which is due Wednesday.

Our friend Kristin who messed up her knee has surgery tomorrow if all stays on schedule. She’s been in PT for the past 2 days and will again today trying to get it calmed down. It’s warming up up here with the snow already melting. It was good to get some but the ground needs a lot more to hold off a drought this summer.

Hard to believe it’s January 8th. Before we know it, it’ll be Valentines Day and then St. Patrick’s Day and then Spring and so on. Enjoy each day and vow to live it to the fullest. Have a great week, GB.

At first glance, we weren’t sure what that white stuff was outside. After closer inspection, it was snow! Of course I’m just kidding but it’s been a long time since we’ve had any measurable snow. Looks like about 3 or 4 inches outside which is a good start. It’s a heavy snow with lots of water which is good for the ground. I was out in my gym shorts cleaning off the truck to check it out. I also shoveled a bit last night when it was coming down, just for fun.

So yesterday at basketball when I showed up to pick up Jag, the coach came up to me and said “Jagger was a monster on defense today, something must have really pissed him off”. This is funny as he was a bit pissed. All his life, whenever he gets mad he plays his best. In baseball when he’s pissed, he throws harder than normal and in basketball I guess he stuffed the tallest senior on our team yesterday and laid him out on the court when the guy went up for a dunk! He has his mothers temper, ha.

Meanwhile Ty went to Beaver Creek boarding with a buddy all day and then went to the rec center swimming and then to his friends house for dinner and birthday cake, as it was his friends birthday. He finally made it home around 9 pm. Lori and I went to the gym for a good workout and between running both boys around like a taxi, it was like 1 or so before we sat down.

I did get Mojo his cbd oil from the pet store and it worked wonders. He was bounding around like a 2 year old puppy. Jag plays with him a lot and I had to tell him not to get Mojo going too much.

I think we’ll hit the gym again this morning and then do some work around here. Whoa, it’s snowing again outside, sideways! We’ll take it as we don’t want a drought this coming summer.

have a great day, GB.

Yesterday morning Lori and I made it to the hospital by 8 to meet Greg who works for me, and his wife Kristin, who was injured skiing the day before. By 3 in the afternoon she had her appointment and the needed MRI to see just what was going on. Sadly things were much worse than anyone thought. Not only is her ACL torn but also her MCL and her knee cap and I think tibia are fractured! Things are so bad that the doctor said he can’t even do surgery for a few days until things calm down. Then after surgery she’s going to have to wait at least 4 or 5 days before she can get on a plane! Wow, who knew? Apparently the ER doc in Breck didn’t as he told her, “you can get on a plane and fly home to Florida and see your own doctor”. With the blood clots in her knee, this could have been catastrophic. She’s really lucky that Lori managed to get her in and that they decided to come over to Vail. Today and tomorrow and Monday she’ll have PT (physical therapy) and then her surgery is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 9 am. Greg was very thankful and Lori spent most of the day taking care of Kristin even though it wasn’t her patient. Poor Kristin was wiped out and really upset over the whole thing. She just started a new job, Greg has a big meeting with one of our big distributors this coming Wednesday in Florida and lots of other stuff going on. Now they will both be extending their stay in Colorado for at least another week as they were scheduled to be flying home today. I told Greg not to worry as we’ll handle things work wise but what a cluster. In the end though, you have to take care of your health first. As Lori said though, she’s going to be on crutches for months as this is a really big deal and she’ll be in for a long recovery. The sad thing is that this whole thing happened just getting off the ski lift!

Now to the day, today we have football! My brother and I really love watching it and this weekend is a great weekend with four games. Even though we don’t have a dog in the fight, (no Denver or Green Bay) it’ll be fun to watch. I think it starts around 2:30 this afternoon.

Jag has practice at 9 this morning. He skipped yesterday as he was not feeling well and they didn’t get home until about midnight the night before. He’s been working hard so I told him I didn’t care, just let the coach know. Lots of people are sick up here including guys on his team and I think 4 guys or so were also out. Ty was in town with Sonny all day going to a few hockey games that Sonny’s brother was in. Then they ended up here around 8 pm and Sonny spent the night.

Lori and I are headed to the gym around 9. We wanted to go yesterday but didn’t get it together with everything going on. We’re planning on continuing the big purge before football. I took a couple of chairs to the consignment store yesterday to make some room in the garage.

I also need to get Mojo some weed today, or cbd oil. This is a derivative of cannabis that doesn’t have the psychotic effect and will help his hips. He’s just getting old and most big dogs have issues with their back legs when they do. This is supposed to work wonders so we’ll see.

That’s it, happy January 6th, have a great day and GB.

I don’t know why yesterdays post didn’t post, sorry. Not much happened as I was off to Denver and Jag was on his way to Boulder a few hours behind me after basketball practice. He went to the CU ASU basketball game with his team where CU won handing ASU only their 2nd loss of the season in overtime! Other than that, not much happened until late in the day. Normally Tommy lets me know if the post is not up, so let’s blame him, ha.

When I made it home, Greg who works for me in Florida and is up here skiing in Breckenridge with his wife Kristin, texted that Kristin went skiing for her first day and that a snow boarder cut in front of her causing her to fall and that she tore her ACL in her knee! They were in emergency all day over there and finally reached me around 4. I called Lori who walked down to Dr. LaPrade’s team and they are squeezing her in for an appointment at 8:30 this morning and will probably do surgery on her a few hours later. It’s good to know Lori! We’ll meet them at the hospital at 8:20 to help them work through the bureaucracy.

Jag has practice at noon until 2:30 and then again tomorrow morning from 9 until 11:30. Then he gets Sunday off. They’re pretty darn serious as a team with practice 6 days a week.

I have a bunch of computer work to do and will soon be on a few planes. We are going to Hawaii for the boys Winter Break next month after Jag gets back from China, which we’re all looking forward to. We sure love it over there. I think we’ll be going back in June for the wine festival again too.

It’s 6:30 now so time to get moving. I did stop by Toms yesterday to say hi. He and I have planned to start going through all the crap in the basement and the rest of the house on Monday and start throwing stuff out. We have James coming out to help carry the endless bags of trash out. He has been working on replacing a window that’s busted in my old room upstairs. I also need to get our old stuff out of the garage and a few other things out of the house that we’re keeping. Not sure where we’re going to put it all, ha. I guess we’ll end up with a third storage unit unless I can get some stuff cleaned out of one of the two we already have. Tom said the house pretty much dried out where it flooded which is good. That’s one of the upsides of living in a dry climate.

Take care and have a great day. This weekend is probably the best football weekend left in the year. They call it Wildcard Weekend and it’s in many ways more exciting than the Super Bowl. I know Tom and I will be watching. God Bless.

Mojo’s back legs have been sore for about a week. We’re not sure if he hurt himself at doggie daycare or if he’s just getting old. Most of the time he’s fine but usually in the morning, after sleeping all night, he has a hard time getting up and sometimes lets out a yelp. Then he’ll be fine and be bouncing around. Guess he’ll need to go to the vet, ugh.

Jag has an ortho appointment this morning at 7:10 before basketball at 9. Lori and I are supposed to workout at 7 but I’ve been kicking a cold so am not sure whether or not I’ll make it. We’re slowly purging and packing around here. Some things are getting thrown out while others are being packed into plastic storage containers. I told Lori I have a lot of stuff from Mom’s that even though I don’t know what I’m going to do with, I just can’t throw out. Again, we need a new house, bad!

Still little to no snow up here. This is the latest we can remember in the year that we’ve had this little snow. Maybe this weekend we’ll get a some but the ski area needs feet, not inches, to catch up. It’s so sparse that you can’t even really go skiing yet. These are the times when you can get really hurt by catching a ski on a rock or a tree sticking out of the snow. I’m sure it’ll come (we think??) but again, it’s really late this year. Now the east coast is a different thing. Also cold temps are everywhere, no global warming this year, ha.

Guess I’ll go. Hope the New Year is off to a good start for everyone. Take care, be safe and have a great day, GB.