A Year of Change

This morning Lori is getting trigger point injections for her headache. Hope they work. I’m picking up some more stuff for the house. Jag and I dropped the car for a software update and then opened his own bank account before he went and hung out with Tommy for a few hours. It’s cool that he’ll be 30 minutes away from Tom when he goes to college in about 6 weeks. He really likes Tom (and Ali) and it’s great he has a good relationship with Tommy. Jag said they had a good talk about Ty too who’s kind of searching for what he wants to do in life. He’s struggling a bit while Jag of course has had a life plan since he was about 3 years old! Thanks Tom for always being concerned and caring about our boys! It means a lot to us. Glad you’re their Godfather!

As I said last week, Lori is done with her current job. Yesterday she was talking with her friend at the Sonnenalp who wanted her to send her resume over. It’s one of the top hotels in Vail and the World and I think they were talking about Lori doing something like managing the spa. How fun would that be!

Ty is exploring graphic design and Jag is doing school work every day. I have to look at a bathroom mirror today for the office bathroom. We still need to decide on a mattress too. They range from about $2000 all the way up to $8000! We’re of course looking at the low end of that range.

Time to go, July 1st today, six months to go until 2021. Harley goes to board and train today and will be gone for a week or more until she’s trained. Be well, safe and God Bless.

This morning we have an appointment to set up new bank accounts for Jagger and Ty. Then Jag is going to visit Tommy after the Porsche gets a software update. He gets to drive it for about 6 more weeks before it goes back to the dealer. Meanwhile Ty and I will be picking up some tv’s at Best Buy and then driving them up to the house. Lori will be working on some things around here until we make it back up the hill.

Dixie went home last night and is doing fine. She has an appointment with a new cardiologist in a few weeks. Glad she’s home and doing well.

New cases of Covid are pretty low here. They say other parts of the Country are seeing increases but deaths and hospitalizations are not. Doctors say this is good news as it means younger people, who generally don’t have serious complications, or spread the virus, are getting exposed increasing our herd immunity. This is what it’ll take to get past this thing.

July 1st tomorrow, hard to believe. Lori told me my half birthday was yesterday, woo hoo. I missed the party. That’s it, time to get moving and wake the boys. We still need to find a bed for Ty and a mattress for us. God Bless.

We have a lot going on this week. Today painting (2nd coat) begins at the house, appliances arrive, carpet is installed, tv’s get hung and furniture starts to show up. Throw in a bunch of work for both of us, and it’s a busy week. Looks like I need to go to Denver about three times too. On top of it all, Dixie spent one more night in the hospital just for good measure. I think Lori is trying to find her a new doctor as one of hers is retiring. Lori was up most of the night and my back is sore from working out. Harley goes to board and train on Wednesday and Mojo is still plugging along. Ty’s ankle is a little better but still swollen. He might need a cast, we’ll see. That’s it, get outside today, even if only in your backyard! God Bless.

We still need a mattress for our room but other than that, we knocked out both boys rooms and the tv’s for the house. I do have to make two trips to Denver next week on Tuesday and Thursday to pick up some tv’s and/or wall brackets from Best Buy but we feel pretty good about things. One tv, for our room, won’t arrive until the 15th of July. I figure we probably won’t be in until a few days after that anyhow. On the way home we realized the store didn’t charge us for one component so we called the salesman to pay for it. He was shocked! He couldn’t believe we were honest enough to let them know they didn’t charge us for something. I told him we come from a different generation. I also told him to fire the guy at the front door who checks your receipt and stuff as you leave the store, ha. He laughed and thanked us again. We struck out on bathroom mirrors but have our designer friend looking for some. Over the next couple of weeks one of us will need to be down at the house almost every day to oversee things. Things are moving fast.

Lot’s of shootings in Denver, nice. They also want to rename John Wayne airport in California. Now tearing down statues is one thing but messing with the Duke, that’s where I draw the line. In Denver they removed a statue of Kit Carson. Wonder if I can have it? I’d put it up at the house.

Today Lori is going for a walk with a girl she hired and then I think we’re having a bbq with Marty and Mel. We’re watching Ty’s foot and might have to throw him in a cast when the swelling goes down. Jag went to Madi’s ranch with her family yesterday and will be home at 10:30 this morning. Lori realized yesterday her driver’s license is expired so that’s on the list for tomorrow. Last, Dixie ended up in ER last night with shortness of breath and while she checked out fine, they kept her overnight for observation. Lori spoke with her and she sounded fine.

How about Europe maybe blocking U.S. travelers from visiting. That’s a first. To be fair, Russia and others are on the potential list of blocked countries too. Denver was fine, lots of people out in the stores. Looks like a hot week ahead. Hopefully all of Denver doesn’t head up here next weekend for the holiday. Not sure what we’re doing but we’ll think of something.

Be well, enjoy the day and God Bless.

Things are flat out nuts, here, there and everywhere. Things are spinning out of control. A friend of mine in Denver says he got a letter that his kids school wants to change their name. It’s Thomas Jefferson High School. Wonder when they’ll change our money as all the bills and coins supposedly have racists on them, right? Lori and I are headed to Denver to find tv’s, mattresses and a few other things we need to decide on like paint for a bathroom, etc.

Ty’s foot is still swollen. He might need to have a cast put on if it doesn’t go down soon. It’s big and purple. Jag was packing some stuff downstairs and hung out with us yesterday.

Looks like the virus is still with us. It’s surreal as up here we really don’t see it but I guess some States have a high number of new cases. What we haven’t seen is a high number of new deaths though which is good. So we have the virus or let’s just call it “the plague”, (surprised the news hasn’t already), the riots and white people trying to hijack racism from black people. Even Bill Mahr on HBO called out white people saying stop trying to take racism from black people, here’s his latest tweet,

Bill Maher@billmaherBlack people have to demand that white people stop culturally appropriating how mad they are about racism. It’s great that Caucasians have finally joined the fight for racial justice, but hating racism the most? #BlackLivesMatter#VirtueSignaling#SJW

And then we have black people like Morgan Freeman saying to end racism, stop talking about it. Read this,

CBS: Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, who endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008, said that having a Black History Month was “ridiculous” and that the best way to end racism today is to “stop talking about it.”

Smart guy, right? So there you have it. White people pushing racism more than black people. They (pawns of people wanting to create chaos) are using this whole thing (George Floyd’s death, nobody talks about him anymore, hmmm) as an excuse to try to destroy our way of life. The protestors who are mostly unemployed and broke, want socialism so they can have what those of us who work have without having to work. It’s about the money, it’s always about the money.

Oh well, time to buckle down and take care of our own meaning your family and loved ones. Since it appears this is not over, don’t let your guard down. Many have as they’re tired of being told they have to stay home and that’s why cases are increasing. When out, you should still distance yourself from others and in crowds, wear a mask. This is an individual choice but if I’m in Denver, I usually wear a mask. Up here, not so much. We’re all wishing everyone from Denver would just stay in Denver next week as we think lots of people will be coming up here for the 4th. Maybe we should close the tunnel, ha.

That’s it, be well, be safe and watch your back. Unprovoked violence from loser thugs is becoming common. Keep your head on a swivel when out. God Bless.

We need the weekend. It’s been a long week and it’s time for a break. Things are moving so fast these days that sometimes you don’t even have time to think, you just do what you have to do, right Mom?

I’m off to Denver for a quick 10am appointment and then will head back up the hill hoping to be here by 1 at the latest. Lori had her 2 hour attorney meeting yesterday and was home a bit after 6. I had my weekly hang with the boys at James’s house and was here about the same time. Ty and Jag are doing well.

I think carpet went into the basement yesterday at the house. Not sure what’s going on today. They say severe storms in Denver today late in the afternoon. I’ll be home safe by then traffic permitting.

It’s 5:30am and Lori woke up to go to the gym with me. That’s it for today. July arrives in a few days and today is about six months until Christmas. Sounds far fetched right? God Bless.

This morning I’m off to Conifer and then Longmont and Lakewood before heading home. Lori ordered beds yesterday and I have a line on tv’s and handled the internet, phone and cable installation which will happen now on July 2nd. We have to get mattresses and today at 1 Lori has an appointment with a window blind company. The days of putting blinds or curtains on every window are gone though. We’ll do the bedrooms and master bath and that’s probably about it. New windows are UV treated and block a lot of the sun as it is.

Now to the well funded idiots. Looks like they now want to tear down a statue of Christopher Columbus. This is important as he’s made all of our lives so very difficult since we were all born and has been someone we’ve all hated our entire life, right? Oh wait, that’s a colonoscopy. Sorry I get Chris and colonoscopy’s confused sometimes. Give me a break. What everyone needs to realize is that these are not independent people who woke up one day and decided all these reminders of history are offensive. It’s super wealthy organizations led by powerful men that want to change our Country for their own purposes. They want to control us and these people and groups like Black Lives Matter have been hijacked by these guys and their money. How do you think all the Antifa people keep showing up in all these different cities? Who do you think is paying for these thugs airline tickets? They don’t even have jobs? Wake up, get ready and stand up for your rights and our Country.

Ty hung out with Warner yesterday and Jag hung out with Warner’s older brother Harmon and Zach and Ethan. The older boys all spent the night at Ethan’s. Today Ty has some work to do and Lori has a deposition with Dr. C. from 4 until 6. I think I have my weekly get together at James’s house at 5. It’s usually Wednesday but we changed it to Thursday this week.

Time to get moving so I can be on the road by 8. Be safe and God Bless.

Yesterday we found out we can probably start moving in to the house beginning the week of July 6th. This seems hard to believe as there seems like a lot to do in the next 2 weeks but that’s what Tom our builder says. When Lori was getting her hair done, Phoebe, (Tom’s sister in law) told Lori about the 2 weeks as that’s what Tom said on Father’s Day. We have a lot to do on our end too. Blinds or shades for the house are a big one plus getting mattresses ordered along with beds and then next week tv’s get installed. I have to set up an internet account today and get going on the audio visual stuff too. We’re technically late but I’ll give it the old college try.

This morning I’m off to Aspen and need to be back by 2. Tomorrow it’s Denver for a few last minute things such as mirrors for a few bathrooms. I’m sure we’ll be fixing and setting things up through the end of July. I hope to get everything out of here pretty quick so we can start getting things fixed up and get this place on the market.

Ty spent the day with Warner who used to live here before their family moved back to D.C. about 3 years ago. Warner spent the night and Lori and I will hook up with his parents for a visit at 2:30 this afternoon. They’re good people and Harmon, Warner’s older brother, is a good friend of Jag’s too.

Ty is hopping around on crutches and in his boot. Jag helped clean up yesterday and today I think he and Lori are making ice cream in our new ice cream maker. They’re only like $200. You should all get one!

Time to get moving. In the spirit of trying to move forward I’m leaving all the virus and protest crap out today. Looks sunny out and the colors are vibrant. God Bless.

For those of you that have been keeping up with the posts, Ty’s ankle is broken. He has a fracture on the inside but doesn’t need surgery, thank God. He will be on crutches for a few days until he can put weight on it and then he’ll be in a boot. The whole healing process will take about 6 weeks total. He did have to have x-rays and an MRI. We’ll get a deal but it’ll still cost a few thousand dollars. Bad timing on this one.

Lori and I then went down to the house where things are moving fast. Lori and Craig, our landscaper, mapped out where the trees and sod is going. You have to put in a minimum number of deciduous trees and a certain number of bushes according to the ranch association. Craig was hiring Ty to work but now with his ankle that’s off for at least a month. Too bad. It’s sunny and nice up here with the obligatory afternoon cool down of rain. Nothing bad, just enough to cool things down.

We’re off to Denver today to get Lori’s hair done and I’ll go pick up some samples while she’s doing so. We should be home around 3 or 4.

Cases of Covid are holding steady here in Colorado. We’re not one of the States experiencing the so called second wave. I think we had somewhere around 130 new cases in the whole State which is not many when thousands are now being tested daily. Protestors in Denver now want to defund the entire police department. The only ones I can think of that’d endorse this would be criminals right? Again, I’m so sick of all this crap, give it a rest and get back to living your life. That’s the cure. Have a good day and God Bless.

Thanks for all the Father’s Day wishes, it was a nice day. Around 3:30 we went to Marty’s and had a nice time until about 8. We left then as Ty had fallen off a skateboard and his ankle is all swollen and probably fractured. To top it off, my right knee is also swollen probably from hiking earlier in the day. I was hoping mine would have gone away during the night but it’s still here. We have to be in Frisco at 9 with Ty. I’ll just keep an eye on my knee.

After dinner Jag and Melanie made brownies and cookies for dessert. The steaks were incredible meaning Lori grilled them. She also made a great salad. I was headed to Denver this morning until Ty fell and will now just do everything tomorrow.

Time to go as we have a lot to do to get out of here in a little over an hour. Take care and God Bless.