A Year of Change

Happy Saturday, hope everyone is well. Todays title “Sleep” is a word which we’re not sure of the meaning. Of course we’re just kidding but the point is, we never seem to get any. Every night something comes up that either has us getting up early or staying up late or worse, getting up in the middle of the night. Man do we wish we could get one night, just one night, of uninterrupted good sleep.

Today Lori, Ty and I are headed to Denver while Jag will sleep in and then be here with the dogs. Both boys are off work today so at least we’ll get to bed early. We need to give Harley a bath this afternoon which should be fun since she’s grown so much. We’ll take some pictures.

That’s it for the day, it’s nice and cool this morning. It’s been really hot in Denver which is no fun. I don’t know how we lived down there, maybe it wasn’t as hot as it is now. It’s almost like Arizona where you just stay indoors in the summer. Oh well, everything changes, even the climate. Have a great weekend, take care, be safe and God Bless.

Yesterday I had a great meeting in Denver with my distributor and then it was back up the hill. I made it just in time to take both boys to work. Since it was Ty’s third day, his training period was over so he ended up with $50 cash as his share of the tip pool! Add in his hourly pay and he made $130 yesterday! Today is Jag’s third day so he too will get his share of the daily tips tonight. With it being Friday, his tips could be as much as $100! Ty is off today and tomorrow and back on Sunday. Jag works today and tomorrow and is off Sunday. So you guessed it, that means I’m picking somebody up every night at 10:30 or 11 every single night, ugh. Oh well, it’s good they’re working.

This morning, like in 30 minutes, we’re having an additional deadbolt put on the front door, just for an extra layer of security. It’s pretty safe up here but they did just arrest 4 meth heads from Denver who came up here to steal a few cars and break into about 30 others. You can’t be too careful these days.

After that and a few calls I need to go to Fed Ex in Eagle to get some wine and then stop by the Sheriff’s Department to pick up a subpoena from Bob (one of the deputies) as friends of ours are suing a company from when we all went to Cheyenne Frontier Days about 4 years ago and the bus hit a big bump and threw us all in the air! We’re obviously witnesses for them. Should be fun.

Tomorrow I need to go back down to Mom’s to clean out some more crap. Tom has done so much and there’s a few things left. Looks like we’ll donate about 20 bags of Mom’s clothes which are still left. Then there’s some old silver plated serving stuff no one wants and isn’t worth anything as it’s only “plated” but you hate to just throw it out. I told Tom to leave it and I’ll take it and add it to my stack of boxes of stuff I have no idea what I’ll do with up here. That’s about it, hope all’s well, have a great weekend, God Bless.

I made it down to Harley’s training yesterday am and we had an hour session with our trainer Mark. She did really well! It’s amazing how much she learned in only an hour. Soon we were done and headed back up to the mountains. I made it home in time to take Ty to work and Jag thought he’d tag along to see what else was available. Turns out within 5 minutes he had a job as a host! Apparently his job is much easier than Ty’s as he just seats people and hangs out. They both clean up at the end of the night but Ty works harder.

I then stayed at the restaurant and talked with the owners (who are friends) for about an hour. Lori and I picked the boys up at 11 and headed home. So now the whole family has jobs.

Today I have a meeting back in Denver at 9 am so no time to waste. Lori was going to a girls Rose party tonight but I think is skipping it. Both boys are working again at 3. Time to run, hope all’s well, take care, be safe and God Bless.

Ty had his first day at work and it went really well. Everyone helped him out and some of the guys even tipped him on their own. He worked 7 hours and 45 minutes finishing up at 10:45 pm! We picked him up and he was thrilled. He not only enjoyed it but said the time went fast. He clears tables, pours water for guests, asks if they want still or sparkling water and then gets them their choice. Of course to throw a wrinkle in the whole thing, he came home sick as a dog! Lori gave him some codeine cough syrup around 4 this morning. Not sure if he can make it to work today or not. He’s supposed to be back there at 3 this afternoon and wants to go as it’s his second day. He must have picked something up at camp.

We just woke up at 6:45 and Harley and I are leaving for training in 45 minutes. Jag might go with me or else he will be at the hospital running some tests on a human leg and hip joint, wow.

Mojo we think is doing a little better but still not back all the way. Work is crazy and we had some ants in the garage yesterday afternoon. I had cleaned the garage a few days ago and thought I had found all the small pieces of dog food that were attracting them but still had to move some stuff to get a few more pieces. It’s always something.

I guess Shelly is moving to Georgia. That’s great for her to be able to be close to Tasha and the girls. As you get older you realize family is the most important thing there is. I’m sure Mom is happy. Time to run, hope all’s well, stay safe out there, as my buddy says, it’s crazy out there, God Bless.

Ty got a job! Today he starts at La Bottega, a top Italian restaurant in the village. He works from 3 this afternoon until close which is 11 or 12 tonight! He asked me to take him down there yesterday afternoon and then asked for a job. Looks like he’ll start out busing tables. I think he makes $10 an hour plus something like 3% of all tips! This could work out to about $150 a day for an 8 hour day. Here we go, looking forward to seeing how it goes. Jagger upon hearing how much money Ty will make wants to go down to and see if he too can maybe get a job. We’ll see. Jag is observing a surgery today in the OR with Dr. P.

I’m off to Denver again. I managed to get a chair and a dresser and an old wedding dress Mom gave Lori years ago, out of the house yesterday. I was planning on being there all day today but right now have no more room in the house, or garage, and have an appointment in Longmont that came up yesterday afternoon. We’ll see how the day goes.

Lori had an event at the Four Seasons until about 8:30 last night. Mojo has an upset stomach and hasn’t really gone to the bathroom much since yesterday and didn’t finish his food this morning, ugh, hope he’s ok. Harley will go to daycare and then tomorrow has  training in Parker. It’s 5:41 am now and I woke up early in case Mojo needed to go out. I didn’t get a crate yesterday as the day got away from me. I’ll pick one up today.

We’re struggling to get it together to get our house going. We found out yesterday we can get in on the next DRB meeting (Development Review Board) which has to review your plans and then approve them, but need to pay $10K within about a week. This is for the DRB fee and architect to finish up what he needs to do to get things ready to submit everything. Our water heater going out didn’t help things. It’s always something. If we miss the meeting coming up at the first of August, then we have to wait another month or so which just moves back when our house will be finished, ugh. We’ll keep you posted.

Time to run, hope all’s well, have a great day and God Bless, we’ll let you know how Ty’s first day of work goes tomorrow!

Today we’re getting a big crate for Mojo to start sleeping in. We brought him home last night and walked him a bunch before bed but at 1:30 in the morning, he peed in the living room. Thankfully I woke up and cleaned it up right away but this has to stop. So today he gets a crate to sleep in like Harley. No other option we can think of.

Yesterday I went with Lori for a pedicure. First (and probably) last one I’ve ever had. It was ok but nothing you can’t do at home for free. Of course I didn’t get my nails painted or anything. Today I’m in Denver loading out a few last pieces from the house that I can’t bear to throw away. There are two dressers in Robi’s room and one in my old room upstairs. Not sure where we’ll put them but I can’t let them go to the dump. Same thing tomorrow as it’ll take me two trips. Wednesday Harley has training in Parker and Thursday I have a meeting with the distributor. So lots of driving this week. I think Tom plans to list the house on Wednesday. Hope it sells quick.

Lori and I are both super tired from being up at 1:30. We couldn’t get back to sleep for at least 90 minutes. Both our heads are pounding right now. That’s it, can’t think of much else as we’re too tired. Have a good week, GB.

We managed to make it out the door around 7:20 but were still like 10-15 minutes late arriving at camp. After 45 minutes of festivities, we left with Ty and his three bags full of dirty clothes and gear. We headed down to Denver as we couldn’t afford to waste another Saturday without getting some things done. We made it to town around 11:30 and headed straight for lunch. After eating it was off to the mall for some shopping. Finally a few hours later around 4, we headed up the hill. By 6 we were home.

Ty had a great time and made lots of new friends from as far away as China. He stays in touch with the kids he meets each year round which is nice. His counselors had high praise for him as did his fellow campers. He’s quite the leader who takes charge and is always concerned for others, according to his counselors. That’s nice to hear.

I had a headache all day and again all night. I figured out it’s allergies as I woke up stuffed up around 1:30. Lori’s had a headache too but her’s could be her neck.

Today is National Ice Cream Day according to the news. It was so hot yesterday in Denver it was unbearable. When we left at 4, it was 101. Thankfully it was 82 when we made it home. Today will be spent doing lots and lots of laundry and cleaning around here. We need to go to the vet and see how Mojo is doing as they didn’t call yesterday. Hope he’s ok. Have a great day, take care and GB.

We need to be on the road in about an hour for the two hour drive to Windy Peak to pick up Ty. It’s been two weeks and we’re ready for him to come home and I’ll bet he’s ready to come home! I don’t think they shower more than once, if that. We should be back around 12:30 or 1.

Jag and Nicole went to dinner last night and then hung out at her house before he came home a little after 10. Mojo is at the vet as he had chronic diarrhea yesterday throughout the early morning and day. He picked something up and they’re trying to figure out what it is.

My sales meeting in Denver went well and I was back up by 2. Lori was home around 5 and then we hung out and watched a movie. We could have cleaned something but that didn’t sound as fun. Time to run so we can get moving. Have a great day, GB.

Most people think today has to do with horror movies or something but it really comes from a day in 1307 when King Philip IV had scores of French Templers and de Molay arrested on trumped up charges. So don’t worry, a scary masked dude is not going to jump out of your closet today.

We had our new faucet installed yesterday and then Jag and I made it to Aspen a bit after noon. We made our stops and then hit Ralph Lauren as our buddy Chris had ordered in some pants for Jag. He also had a pair of dress shoes he put aside that went from $895 to $295. Lori says it’s good to be my kid, ha. I’ve always been a guy who’d rather buy quality once that cheap stuff 4 or 5 times. It’s the old saying, “buy once, cry once”. We made it back to Edwards by 3 for Jag’s dentist appointment. He drove from Basalt to Edwards to get some more drive time in. He’s a good driver but Glenwood Canyon can be a challenge.

Today I have a sales meeting at 11:25 in Denver and then will head back up the hill. Mojo had an accident downstairs again but Lori heard him and cleaned most of it up. He pooped a little more sometime between 1:30 am and 6 am but at least didn’t crap on the carpet. We think it’s because we gave him a few treats. He just can’t have anything except his food. On top of that, Lori and I both fed him breakfast yesterday as we each thought the other one didn’t.

Ty comes home tomorrow, yea! Jag and Nicole are going out to dinner tonight and Lori and I will be home with the dogs. Time to run, looks like a bunch of other countries caved to Trump’s demands and are now paying their fair share for Nato. Say what you will about his tactics but the guy gets results. Still, he’s pretty darn uncouth from time to time. Oh well, as long as things get done. God Bless.

Today, after the plumbers show up to fix our kitchen faucet, Jag and I are off to Aspen. I have a couple stops there and then we’ll head back for a dentist appointment to get Jag some impressions of his teeth. He needs these for whitening. Now that he has a girlfriend, he’s taken hygiene to a new level, ha!

We made it down to Denver and picked up our loaner car around 9:45. Then it was off to Mom’s to go through some stuff upstairs. Tom’s done a great job getting the rest of the stuff out of the living room. There’s a few odds and ends left and the dressers we’re taking from upstairs. James is supposed to get his two cars out of there today, we’ll see. We then headed to Cherry Creek for a few errands before I dropped Lori to get her hair colored. 2 1/2 hours later I picked her up and we headed up the hill. We needed to stop at Lowes for our new faucet and other cleaning supplies.

The Sheriff’s Department called yesterday to let Lori and I know we can pick up our

KODAK Digital Still Camera

KODAK Digital Still Camera

concealed weapon permit renewals. Thank God for that as a few times in the last month I felt naked, ha. Ty’s doing well, he has today and tomorrow and then we pick him up Saturday. He’s doing a lot of stuff. Here’s some more pictures. Looks like some pretty aggressive rock climbing and high mountain trekking. Take care, have a great day and God Bless.