A Year of Change

Dixie made it home with the help of Jae, her nephews wife, who decided to fly home with her at the last minute. At 86, it was a big trip going to Oklahoma for 2 1/2 months. glad she’s home ok.

Turns out Ty starts school tomorrow! We thought it was Thursday when Jag starts but learned that it’s tomorrow yesterday when we were at the ice cream social. He’ll need to get some good sleep tonight! Jag had tennis last night from 4 until 6 and he has it again tonight and every day we learned last night.

Lori has a big meeting this morning at 7 at work with Dr. C, his wife and the CEO to review year to date numbers.

It’s almost 6 am so I’d better get moving. It was so nice and cool last night, almost chilly which was great with the windows open. It’s supposed to warm up later this week.

We’re excited for school tomorrow and Ty’s particularly excited to take the bus. We’ll let you all know how it goes. The teachers seem really nice and everyone was really welcoming. Time to run, hope everyone is well, time to start thinking about winter and getting ready. That’s more relevant when you live in the mountains as you need to think about things like snow tires and closing up the airconditioner. God Bless.

We picked Dixie up around noon and took her back to Greg’s where we hung out for a few hours. She’s doing well and today will fly home at 12:30 to California. It’ll be good for her to get back home to her own house.

We have a big week with lots going on and it all starts in about an hour. Lori and I are up here at 5:30 and need to get moving. Ty has his school open house at 3 and Jagger starts tennis at 4 at his old school. That’s it for today as I need to get moving. Have a great week and GB.

Yesterday morning just before we left for Denver we received a call from Greg (Dixie’s nephew) letting us know she was in the hospital. Apparently her oxygen was messed up and her levels were low. I guess this started around 3 am and around 5 or so they called the paramedics. By the time we showed up she was doing well and her oxygen levels were 100%. She did have edema or swelling and fluid in her legs so they kept her overnight to make sure that goes down. This morning she’s supposed to be released and then will go back to Greg’s until tomorrow when she’ll fly home to Sacramento around noon. Lori and I will drive down soon to pick her up and then hang out with her until mid-afternoon. It’s always something.

Jag starts tennis tomorrow so we had to go get him a racket and shoes yesterday while in town, and Ty has his ice cream social at his new school tomorrow. So that’s what’s going on in our little corner of the World. On the larger stage, things are a bit crazier than usual. We have North Korea and us in a war of words about war, you have white supremacists holding a rally to prevent a city removing a statue of Robert E. Lee and then some 20 year old nut driving a car into the crowd, and our politicians on both sides spewing garbage that you would have never heard 30 years ago. The World these days is a mess and people are losing hope which then makes them desperate and causes them to do irrational things. So, keep to yourself and watch your back and sadly, do not trust anyone you do not know really really well.

Time to get moving, hope all’s well, if anything changes with Dixie, we’ll call you all, GB.

Today we’re going down to see Grandma Dixie before she fly’s home to California on Monday. Lori had acupuncture yesterday morning and it seemed to help a bit. We think she needs a few more treatments before we’ll know for sure but if it works, it’s a better option than surgery.

We have lots of work to do this weekend as Lori’s Doc comes back on Monday. On top of that, both boys start school this coming Thursday and Ty has sort of an open house Monday afternoon. I have a big week with a lot of important meetings next week and need to get a bunch of orders in for August.

We’re both feeling a little worn out and need a break. Sometimes no matter how you try, you can get worn out. We decided what we really need is to win the lottery tonight, that’d help. Time to run so we can get moving. Have a great day and God Bless.

The Broncos played last night and the first team looked pretty good. We ended up winning the game which was nice for our first year head coach. I made it down to Boulder and Lafayette and back up in good time. I was going to stop at my Mom’s but when I called at 12:15 there was no answer. Then the day got away from me and before you knew it, it was 9 pm.

Ty had Sonny spend the night and they were up until about 1:15 which is late but beat staying up all night which is what happened a few weeks ago. Jag hung out with them and they all played most of the night.

It’s 5:30 am now and I’ve been up for about 30 minutes and I’m heading out to the gym at 6. Dixie made it back to Colorado and is down in Denver at her nephew Greg’s house. We’ll go down Saturday to see her. Sunday though, we’re planning on sleeping in which will be a first for us as far back as we can remember. It seems as if something has been going on every weekend. Sleep is not overrated! I might see if we can get Lori a massage early tomorrow morning before going to see her Mom. This morning at 8:30 we’re trying acupuncture for her neck as it’s a never ending battle but we have to keep trying. She was a little bit better yesterday and we’re convinced it’s some way she’s sitting at work or the way she reaches for something. We’ll figure it out.

That’s it, hope to make a Costco run today to stock up on some bottled water and other items. Have a good weekend, be safe and God Bless.

Well, we’re not sure, but it sure feels like Fall. It rained most of the night and is a bit cooler and Lori is not too happy about it. She of course is the one in the family that loves the heat and the sun the most. This morning the boys, if they get up, will come with me to Boulder and Longmont where I need to drop some samples. Then it’ll be a race back up the hill to get ready for the first Bronco’s game of the year against the Chicago Bears. Yea I know, it’s preseason but who cares.

So North Korea is threatening to attack us, or our air bases in Guam. Even though it’s Guam, it’s the same as attacking the mainland. Some say the President shouldn’t be calling the little man in NK out but none of the past 6 Presidents have been able to do anything with this guy while he continues to get closer to having nukes. What a World we live in. It was going to get to this point sooner or later and while I don’t think NK will be stupid enough to try to attack the most powerful empire in the history of the World (us), you never know. Just in case, keep your gas tanks full, have a little cash at home, make sure you have some bottled water and some food, and you will be better prepared than 99.9% of the people in the Country. Don’t underestimate the stupidity of man as all throughout history there’s examples of men in power making stupid decisions.

Back to us, Ty and I went to his school yesterday to pick up his schedule and get his locker. Jag went to some place called the Escape Room where you try to get out of a place within an hour and then dinner and a movie with two buddies. Lori is doing ok as far as her shoulder is as it’s better in the morning. We have to get her fixed one way or another. I’m sure in the end she’ll need surgery again which we knew was inevitable a few years ago, we just didn’t know when.

It’s 6:30 now so time to run, hope all’s well, take care, top off your supplies and God Bless.

Yesterday Jag and I went to registration at Battle Mountain. It was quite different from his old school. One tall, cute girl and her Mom were gushing over Jag not knowing I was right behind them while he was up getting his picture taken for his school id. Turns out Jag knew her from somewhere around town. He has two AP (advanced placement) classes and two science classes, plus business law, PE, and others. We met the chemistry teacher and another who looked over his schedule and said it was a good challenging schedule. We also found his locker before leaving. He’ll be fine and of course do well but it will be a change.

This morning I’ll go with Ty to register at his new school. Lori has an appointment with our trainer to try to give her some relief on her neck and shoulder area and then a dentist appointment before heading to the hospital.

Harry took off yesterday around noon to go see Jonny in Keystone and will probably stop back by Saturday night. It rained good here last night which was nice.

Every time we turn around there’s something to do and a bill to pay. Hence the title of today’s post, keep plugging away. So, time to cowboy up and face things head on as the alternative gets you nowhere!

Take care and God Bless.

Here’s Ty getting his cast on about 9:30 in the morning. His arm had been bugging him since he fell on his bike riding down the ski slopes last Thursday. Sure enough, he had a scaphoid fracture at the base of his hand. He wasn’t in much pain but is bummed he’ll be in a cast for 6 weeks. Thanks to Dr. Viola and his team for getting us right in. The Steadman Clinic is the best! Lori of course was working all day on the phone and we dropped her at the hospital on the way home as she had a few meetings and fires to put out.

After wrapping this up, ha ha, we headed out to Denver for lunch with my Mom, Robin, Robert, Tom and Ali. It started raining and was all foggy by the time we passed Idaho Springs. Lunch was nice and about 2 hours later we headed up the hill. It was a bit of a drive but Robin leaves tomorrow and we have school registration today and tomorrow so we decided to go so we could see her again.

Grandma Dixie is coming home! Tomorrow Greg will drive to Oklahoma to get her and bring her back to Denver. She’ll then be here a few days so we’ll see her on the weekend before she fly’s back to Sacramento sometime next week. She seems to be doing ok but it’s been a good, big vacation for her and it’s time to go home.

Harry arrived last night around 7:30 and is with us until tomorrow morning. Today while we’re registering Jag, he’s going to drive over to Keystone to see Jonny V. Then he’ll come back and we’ll all go to dinner. He was pretty tired from driving and so were we.

Lori has clinic today and I have to go to the gym at 7:30. She has big meetings today as usual. I told her she’s the glue or the icing on the cake at that place, not to mention being the eye candy as she dresses so nice every day. That’s what one of her nurses told her! Ty’s doing well and so is Jag, all 6’5″ of him! Both boys are eating like the World is going to run out of food tomorrow. My Mom is doing well too and it was great to get her out for lunch. We all had a nice time and I think she enjoyed getting out. I’ll be down again Thursday to see her.

They say August will be cooler across most of the Country and so far it’s true up here. The cool mornings are nice and the rain is refreshing. Harry said California has no rain whatsoever. Lori dropped a jar of vitamins yesterday and it shattered and broke all over and I just pushed the trash down in our bathroom and cut the middle finger on my left hand on the broken glass Lori put in the trash. It was covered by other trash so I didn’t see it. We put liquid bandage, a steri strip and bandaid on it. Just another day. Take care and GB.

Yesterday we made it down to Big D by about noon. Soon after Robi and Robert arrived and then Shelly. About 30 minutes later, Ali too showed up. Then we were all together with the only one missing being Dad, who was certainly there in spirit and in the stories! It was a really nice afternoon with all of us hanging out. Today we’ll have a bit more of the same as we’re driving down this morning for lunch after we get Mr. Ty an x-ray on his right forearm that is still sore from his bike crash last week.

It’s cool today, like fall, with rain and overcast skies and temperatures in the 50’s and 60’s. Mojo did well for being left alone most of the day. I think I’ll call the girls at the dog groomers in Golden today and see if they can at least do his nails. Harry arrives tonight around dinner time and will spend the night with us. Yesterday morning we had lunch with my buddy Jon, his wife Bridget and their 22 year old son Andrew in Frisco. It was great to catch up with him as I haven’t seen him in years. So between Jonny V (that’s what we called him growing up, Robi and Harry, it’s like a mini reunion.

Dixie was all checked out yesterday and is doing fine, Thank God. We’re not sure when she wants to go home to California but I think it’ll be sometime before October. We’re so glad she’s enjoying herself and spending time with all her cousins and family. That’s it, time to get moving. Have a great day and God Bless everyone.

Here’s my little sis, looking good, my hot wife, my lovely sister in law and our older sis, along with Mom, 84 and going strong!

Yesterday as we were leaving for Aspen we received a call from our friends letting us know that our close friend, Peggy’s house burned to the ground about 3 am in the morning! Apparently it started in an electrical outlet near the hot tub and was gone in a matter of minutes. You might remember Peggy has the house in Belize and owns the 1934 Rolls Royce and Ferrari that I drive from time to time. Imagine everything you own, gone in a matter of minutes. Peg managed to throw a few files out the front door and got out with her dog and that was about it. So sad but at least no one was hurt. Peggy had lived in that house for almost 40 years and it was filled with great antiques and of course all her personal items and memories. It makes you realize how quickly things can change. I think I’m going to rearrange a few things around here like papers and keepsakes just in case.

We also saw our friend Kim who is an ER doctor over there. We met Kim about 5 years ago when Jag jumped off a bridge and hurt his ankle and she quickly became a good friend. It was her birthday Friday so we brought her a couple bottles of wine. Lori and her, both being doctors, reminisced about things for a bit. We hit a couple stores checking the sale racks and then headed home. We made it back to Vail by about 4:30.

This morning we’re off to Frisco for breakfast with my buddy since 6th grade, Jon Newmark. Then we’ll head down to Denver for an afternoon with Tom, Robin, Shelly, Robert, Ali and my Mom.

Both boys went to the Dark Tower which is some new movie last night. I guess it was good. School registration is this week, on Tuesday and Wednesday. We’re entering a new chapter with public school and all, but are looking forward to it. Grandma Dix is doing ok, I guess her oxygen levels were all over the place but think she’s feeling better. She’s going to the doctor today just as a precaution. Hope she’s not doing too much as she’s 86 years young you know!

Lori just informed me we’re leaving in an hour and 10 minutes so I’d better get moving. Clothes are in the dryer, kids need to get up and Mojo needs a walk. Have a good day and GB.