A Year of Change

We’re up early. Lori has a 6;45 deposition and the boys need to be at school a little early plus Ty has a lot of work to turn in. I think Jag has one more test (he’s taken something like 5 in the past 3 days) as he’s working hard to get way ahead before our trip.

Yesterday after I went to Aspen, I headed straight to pick up the boys at 1:30. Ty had already taken off with Will to go to his house so Jag and I went to pick him up so we could all go get our flu shots. After that we dropped Ty back at Will’s as they were going to a 3:40 movie. They all went and saw the new Queen movie which was fantastic. I picked him up a bit after 6 and we pulled in about 15 seconds before Lori.

It’s clear but cold but not too bad. It must be in the teens but that’s ok. Aspen was nice but the one lane road to get into town is always a slow go. In all mountain towns there’s always a lot of construction in the off season and Aspen is no exception. I stopped at Ralph Lauren and picked Lori up a pair of pants on sale for work. They’re a brown tweed and look great on her but she’s not used to wide legs which they are. Luckily I’m in charge of fashion around here, ha.

Time to get moving, have a great day and God Bless.

First off, thank God the election and the endless political ads are over. The Dems won the House, which was expected, but there was no blue wave as they had predicted. The Senate, which is more important, actually had about 4 or 5 seats turn Republican! This is historic as only 4 times in the last 105 years has a sitting party gained seats in a midterm. It’s also important for the future of our Country as the Senate is where judges are appointed which is a big deal. Of the Senate seats lost by the Dems, all voted against Judge Kavanaugh while the lone Democrat that voted for him (Manchi, WV) won. Guess the people saw through that disgusting display of partisanship. Oh and by the way, turns out all the accusers are now either saying they made it up (which means lied) and you even have a guy coming out saying he was the one with Kavanaugh’s accuser some 40 years ago at the party where she was 100% positive Kavanaugh assaulted her. You don’t see much of that on the news though, hmmm.

In Colorado, sadly we’re turning into California. This comes from Denver and Boulder as the rest of the State is red. I knew the Governor’s office was staying democratic. The new guy though is even worse than Hickenlooper. Oh well, unlike what any Dem would say, elections have consequences and they won fair and square so it is what it is. You’ll never hear this from a democrat.

Today Lori is off and the boys are out at 1 pm. Ty needs to see a doctor about his head as he probably has a concussion. Both boys found out where they’re going for Intraterm in February. Jagger is going to an island off the coast of Baja Mexico to study ecology and the ocean with some international research group and Ty is headed to Costa Rica! Luckily he’s doing great in Spanish. Things are a little different than when we went to high school. A trip for us was maybe to the museum downtown, ha.

I’m in Aspen today. Not sure if Lori’s going with me or not. No snow last night. I did have to go to Boulder yesterday and traded straight across an old revolver I had for a new over and under shotgun. Pheasant hunting is in full swing and I’m going a bunch around the end of the month to fill the freezer with birds. That’s what you do after elk hunting plus pheasants taste really good.

Time to go, it’s almost 6 am and we need to get the boys up. Have a great day and hold on as now the campaigns for President will soon start. Be safe out there and God Bless.

Yea, Lori is home. I headed to Denver around 8 am yesterday and after running all my errands, picked her up around 2 at the airport. We headed straight up the hill but did stop for a quick 5 Guys burger west of town. About then we received a call from Jag that Ty had fallen and hit his head and cut it and had blood running down the back of his neck! No one from the school called us and I’ll address that today, as he has a big bump. We need to monitor him but if he goes into concussion protocol, he’ll get way behind. So we’re hoping it’s just a bump and cut, ugh.

Today I have a meeting in Boulder this morning and then will head home. Lori is back at work and Jag has a plan to get almost everything done before we leave town. We had a light dusting of snow last night but nothing like the night before. It’s 6:34 now so time to get moving. Hope all’s well, take care and GB and don’t slip on any ice!

It’s here, Snow! Outside we have a good 6 or 8 inches of the white stuff. It’s a wet snow which means a heavy snow. I had to shovel a walkway to take the dogs out this morning. One car is running now and I need to get back out there and clean it off. Hopefully the roads are not too bad. The boys were hoping for a snow day but those rarely happen up here in the mountains.

I need to get moving as Harley goes to daycare at 7 and then I’ll come back and hopefully the boys will be ready. Then it’s off to Big D. I think we get a break for a few days and then more snow. This is great for the mountain and the State after the drought we had last year. Bring it on.

Yesterday Jag went to lunch with Emma, Ty went to town swimming with friends and I watched another close loss for the Broncos while texting back and forth with Tom. We both hope our coach is fired today. He made some decisions that even a high school coach wouldn’t have made.

Time to get moving, hope you all are well. Lori is home around 2. Take care, be safe and God Bless. And oh, Tom’s tree is not up! He says the weekend before Thanksgiving which seems late, ha. Lucky I didn’t bet him.

One more day until Lori gets home. We always miss here but understand she needs to go see her Mom. Too bad Dixie doesn’t live closer like in Denver or even Eagle as then she and we could see her all the time. Yesterday they went shopping and to the hair salon. Then I think they just hung out for the night. Today they’re going over to cousin Debbie’s house for a visit. Lori will have to leave early in the morning with all the California traffic to make her 10 am flight. I’m heading down to Denver after dropping the boys at school for a few meetings and then will get Lori around 2. Then it’s back home to pick up the boys and Harley.

Doggie Daycare opens tomorrow as they’ve been closed for their annual 3 week Fall vacation. I know Harley will be excited to play with all her friends again! They say big snow this afternoon and tonight here in the mountains. We say bring it on as we’re hoping for a good ski season and the reservoirs are really low. We will always take more moisture.

Did you set your clocks back? Not sure of the science behind it but we supposedly all picked up another hour of sleep. All I know is the suns up earlier and it gets darker earlier. Guess that’s it. The boys were supposed to be working on their Christmas list for Uncle Tom. I know Ty was but both had lots of school work yesterday. I’ll get on them today and make sure they get it done. Wonder if Tom is putting up his tree this weekend? If I had to bet, I’d say it’s already up, ha.

God Bless.

Well, Lori’s in California, hopefully having fun. Around here it’s business as usual. The boys were at school until late last night around 9 as they stayed for the school play. It was a dark one as most of the Upper School plays seem to be. Today I’m off to Carbondale for a Sprizzeri tasting from 12 until 3. Danika from Lori’s office, along with her boyfriend are pouring for me but I’m stopping by anyhow.

Here’s a comment from Robi,

Lori’s flight leaves today around 11:20. She’s gone until Monday. The boys and I have a semi busy weekend with me in Carbondale tomorrow. The school play is tonight and both boys want to stay. I made it down and up yesterday in pretty good time despite the snowy roads. It’s spitting outside right now but not too bad.

Robi had a fun trip but from her comment yesterday but I guess Merriman’s was terrible. That’s surprising but we just cancelled our reservation as it’s too expensive to chance it. Hope the rest of the trip was fun. We’re super excited about her moving into her new house. Tommy showed us pictures, beautiful!

Hard to believe it’s November 2nd. It’ll be December before we know it. I have some Halloween pictures but will post them tomorrow as I need to take the dogs up the hill. Harley had an accident in the kitchen yesterday while I was making dinner so we had to have the carpet cleaners come. It was obviously something she ate, ugh. She’s still a puppy and eats just about anything. Oh well, the stairs (up and down) needed cleaning anyhow.

Time to go. Hope all’s well, take care, be safe and God Bless.

Here we go, November, wow! Hope everyone had a great Halloween, the boys sure did. For Lori and I it was pretty much just another day. More of the same today but Lori will have a little more work with her leaving tomorrow. It’s snowing up here right now but should clear up by tomorrow. They say maybe a bit more Monday when she flies home.

I’m meeting a girl who works for me in Colorado Springs at the distributor around 9:30 this morning. I hope to be back by noon. Both boys are not moving at all. They made it home about 11 pm and I’m sure are tired. We need to leave in about an hour, wish us luck.

The boys need to get Uncle Tom their Christmas wish list as he’s an early bird. I’m sure his tree is going up soon! We need to ship Robi’s birthday present to her now that she’s home. Time to get everyone moving so that’s it. Hope everyone is safe and well. I have a roast I’m cooking today. Lori says I don’t know how to cook a roast, so game on. God Bless.

It’s Halloween! Big day at school for the boys and 2 weeks from today we head off to Hawaii. Last night the boys and their friends hit Minturn in the sleet and snow. Jag dressed up as a rock star complete with makeup and all. Don’t tell him but Lori said he looks good in makeup, ha. Ty meanwhile, with a bunch of friends, was a Russian, complete with fur hat and all. After and hour or so in the snow, they all came back to the house. Emma who was with Jag, was the girl from Clueless (the movie) and she had to be freezing in her skirt. Today they’re all off to school dressed up again. We’ll try to get some pictures for tomorrow.

I’m off to Longmont today and Denver tomorrow. Lori is back at work and she’s dressing up as a Queen Bee and her nurses are bee’s while the doctor is going as a beekeeper. The clinic has a contest every year so the teams go all out. I’m just going as a cool older guy which I pretty much do everyday, ha.

I need to get moving so that’s it. Take some pictures of what’s going on in your neighborhood and text them to me and I’ll post them. Have a great day, November tomorrow! Christmas music starts 24/7 on the radio! God Bless.

This morning we have Jag’s conferences at school at 7:50. Should be about 15 minutes long and we’ll just sit there and listen to them all praise him. Pretty boring huh. Both boys are then off for the day as the teachers have conferences all day long. Lori came home yesterday with something like the flu although she won’t admit it. The doctor gave her an antibiotic and sent her home and she was in bed by 3. She’s going to work today even though she should probably stay home.

No snow up here, it’s not that cold either. Must be a front range thing. Tom called me on yesterday’s post about slowing down as the second paragraph was all about all I had to do, ha. I didn’t read a book yesterday but I did read a couple of magazines.

Halloween is tomorrow and then Friday Lori goes to see her Mom (if she’s not still sick) and then Saturday I’m in Carbondale for an event, Sunday we have the football game (trying to decide whether or not to go) and Monday I need to go pick Lori up! How’s that for slowing down!

At least a week from today the political ads stop. Thank God. They should make a rule where you can only talk about your accomplishments and what you’d do rather than make stuff up about your opponent. The more a candidate bashes his opponent instead of telling us what they’d do, the less I trust them. We have a guy running for Gov that abused a woman who had to file a restraining order, then changed his name to hide from it, then got rich starting an E-card company with his parents and then filed for bankruptcy stiffing all his employees and he’ll probably win, ugh. We also have all the Dems blaming Trump for the awful shooting in Pittsburg. Unbelievable. Do they not know Trump’s daughter, son in law and grandkids are Jewish? No one blamed Obama for shootings when he was President or Bernie Sanders when his supporter shot up the Republican baseball game and  a congressmen. What a double standard. They make me sick. The Dems will probably win the house according to history and then we’ll have 2 years of Nancy Pelosi wasting time and money trying to impeach Trump. How’d that Russian collusion thing turn out? Turns out there was none but that doesn’t stop the Dems. What a disgrace. I’ll stop now.

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