A Year of Change

That’s right, today is the day, Lori’s birthday! I think she’s like 38 or something, not sure. She’s sleeping in now so I’ll check later. This afternoon we’re headed to Denver as our friends Jeff and Tina are making her a birthday dinner. We’re taking the boys too.

Yesterday we did laundry and laundry and laundry. Around 3 we took a drive down to the house but other than that, it was just laundry. I’m up at 6 and just fed the dogs and will squeeze in some cardio at the gym before my 9 am call. The boys have a few more weeks of home schooling before the year is over. Lori had a Zoom call with everyone from work last night and they all were wearing Happy Birthday hats, fun.

I’m working away and will probably need to put in another small pay cut for people. We need to get back to normal. Thank God we are not in retail.

It was nice yesterday and after the few clouds burn off this morning it’ll be warm all week. That’s it, send Lori a birthday wish! Be well, be safe and God Bless.

I woke up early to run to Whole Foods for groceries and sandwiches before I left at 9:30 to go shooting. Ty was up with Lori when I made it home at 8:30 and Jag was still at the ranch with Madi. I scrambled for an hour getting ready to leave at 9:30 to meet everyone on the road. We then drove about an hour up to Sweetwater where James bought 500 acres. He’s building a main house, a large barn and remodeling a smaller guest house deep up into the property. Then we drove up a steep hill above the houses to a shooting shack he had built which is a concrete pad framed in on two sides and laid out with some shooting tables, chairs and racks and more. Steel targets were set up at 10 and 40 yards for pistol and 150, 200, 400, 600 and 800 yards for rifle. There were five of us in all and we had a blast. We must have had about 20 weapons with us from suppressed HK rifles and multiple AR’s to long range 300 win mags. James brought along a buddy who was a gun guy like me so we really hit it off. I knew who he was as James had told me about him as his brother had painted a few of James’s rifles and was a vet who had multiple tours overseas. Sadly I knew of his brother as he had bad PTSD and ended his own life a few weeks ago after multiple attempts. Makes you think and appreciate what you have no matter how tough things get. Anyhow it was good to meet him and I’m sure we’ll hang out more. Nice guy with similar interests. We all hung out and probably went through 2000-3000 rounds in three hours before packing up right before the afternoon thunderstorms.

I made it home around 4:30 and Jag was home but Ty was out with Sonny. They showed up at 7 and then went back out to watch a movie at Zoe’s. Sonny then spent the night. Today we’re headed to the gym and have about 6 or more loads of laundry to do.

The virus is still here but it’s better up here. Now the news is saying the soles of your shoes carry the virus. I just don’t think people are going to sanitize the soles of their shoes multiple times a day. When we were driving up to the ranch we saw all kinds of ranchers and people who seemed like they lived in a different World. No Covid up there as they are pretty isolated from most of society. Marty and I were saying they probably dream of having a place in Vail while we dream of having a place out in the middle of nowhere where they live. Funny.

By the way, I was the only one to hit out to 600 yards with multiple rifles and was hitting a coyote target at 150 yards with a 9mm. Boom. That’s it, Lori’s birthday is tomorrow! Be well, be safe and God Bless.

Yesterday after my call Lori went for trigger point injections and then Jeff and Tina showed up and we all went down to the house. It was nice and sunny and we had a good time. Jag and Madi came too. While we were gone Ty left for a sleepover birthday party. I guess it was outside like in tents. Don’t know much about it but at 3:07am Ty came home as he and Preston left saying they couldn’t sleep, hmm. More to come tomorrow on this one. Jag and Madi went to her parents ranch which is a small piece of property on the road to Steamboat. Lori and I hung out and watched tv.

It’s 6 am now and I’m running to Whole Foods before I leave at 9:30 with Marty to go with a few guys to James ranch to go shooting. It seems a little cooler today which will be nice. Not sure when I’ll get home. Lori’s birthday is Monday, whoo hoo. Hope her headache is a bit better. The doctor said she might have a broken or fractured scapula, what? More later but that’s the big bone in your upper back.

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

Jagger is a CU Buff! That’s Buffalo for those of you that don’t know which is the school’s mascot. Yesterday he committed to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. This is the toughest school within CU to get in to and is ranked number 16 in the Country. He worked really hard and this is a really impressive accomplishment. His choices were down to Baylor and Pepperdine and The University of Santa Clara but for a bunch of reasons he chose CU. This was a really wise choice possibly made a bit easier with the whole virus thing. it makes a lot of sense right now to be closer to home. He’s quite excited and happy as he should be.

May Day! It’s also May 1st! Time flies. Soon it’ll be summer. Yesterday Lori and I drove down to Denver to switch out her car to down size a bit with her on furlough. More to come on this later. It’s hopefully going to be warm today. Our friends are coming up for some fun and sun. Mojo was groomed yesterday and looks so pretty. He was really dirty and matted.

I have a work conference call today from 9:30 until 11 and then am done for the day. Lori’s head is the same but today she’s getting some trigger point injections this morning. Hopefully that’ll help.

The house is coming along and we’re downsizing as we go. Not in the size of the house but with the things inside it like light fixtures and furniture and stuff. With money tight we have no choice. Especially with a kid going to college now, ha! It’s all good, we’ll figure things out.

Time to get moving so we can go to the gym before my call. Enjoy the day and send Jag a congrats via text or give him a call. His cell is 303 870 4686 and I know he’d love to hear from any of you. God Bless.

Yesterday, more of the same. I did go to James’s house for an hour to hang out and smoke a cigar around 6pm. Kind of reminds some of you of Pink Floyd, right, have a cigar, you’re going to go far! Before that Lori and I went to the gym and then hit the carpet store before running down to the house. We had a good talk with a student or someone from CU that answered some questions we were wondering about. Later during the day a student from Baylor called Jag. The colleges are putting on the full court press trying to get kids to commit. They’re a business too!

Today Mojo is getting a long overdue haircut. We’re also going to stick Harley in our bath tub one of these days. Yesterday it was hot, about 75 degrees up here. Today it’ll be even warmer. Tomorrow Jeff and Tina are coming up and Saturday I’m going to James’s ranch to do some shooting. He built some cool benches were setting up and trying out.

We also found out our antibody tests came back negative. This means we supposedly never had the virus. I’m not buying it. We know Lori had it. Her lungs were on fire like nothing she’s ever experienced before. Apparently there are lots of false negatives.

Lori’s headache is bad. We’re on day 3 of antibiotics and if things don’t change, we have to find her a massage or acupuncture somewhere to try to relieve some pressure on her head. Not sure what to do. I’m working on it daily. Time to go, be well, be safe and GB.

Today I need to clean the garage as tomorrow we have electricians coming by to install a light near the front door. This was supposed to be installed in winter but, well you know. Yesterday Lori, Jag and I went to Denver where I picked up some samples and Jag had his haircut with some highlights from Phoebe at her house. He looks like a surfer kid now with blond streaks all over on top. It looks good. Then we drove up to Boulder to get some groceries and drive through the CU campus to take a look. It sure is a beautiful campus. We need to decide today between Baylor and CU. Baylor did send an emails yesterday saying they will have in person classes in the Fall. Not sure how they know that today but they said it. I think it’s a ploy to get kids to commit to Baylor while other schools are still saying we’ll know more later.

It’s going to be 77 today, so they say. It’s been getting warmer and warmer each day and the white stuff is swiftly disappearing from the hills out our window.

Today Ty signs up for mountain biking as it starts I think this week. Wish he would have gone with us to get a haircut, as he needs one bad, but he had a science project due. Lori and I are going to the gym in about 45 minutes before we each have Zoom calls at 10. I think we’re downsizing our car payment by trading in the Range Rover for the new Audi Q8. Should cut our payments in half. Just need to make sure we still get our tax credit. We’ll see.

Yesterday morning Lori and I went to get the antibody test for Covid. There’s some concern if they’re accurate. We should know today though if we have the golden blood, ha. Not sure if it’s good or bad to have the antibodies. If you do you could end up being forced to donate plasma and if you don’t you might be restricted from certain places like airplanes or movie theaters. Not sure where this is going, more to come.

We’re really looking forward to warm weather and green everywhere. Marty texted last night asking if I wanted to go float the Colorado today but I have the Zoom call at 10. I should bag the call and go but I won’t.

That is it. Time to go. Make it a fun day! Do something different to change things up and God Bless.

Boy does coffee taste good in the morning. As I sit here looking outside writing today’s post, a good cup of coffee kick starts the day. Our friends are coming up today and we’re all going down to the house. Tomorrow I’m headed to the distributor to pick up some samples and get the boys haircuts. I might also run up to Longmont to pick up a check from a rifle I sold. Today though it’s about sun and fun.

Yesterday we tried to get some stuff done and did a little bit around here but nothing like we had planned. Our tv is screwed up this morning as Jag hooked up the Wii last night and didn’t switch it back to the tv. I should make him wake up and come fix it but it’s not all that important. Lori’s trying to figure it out.

Jag is coming to the house with us and Jeff and Tina. We’ll try to drag Ty along too. We’ll see. It looks overcast this morning but is going to burn off fast. Not much else going on. The Country is starting to open up in certain areas. We’ll see how that goes. Now they say the symptoms for Covid include any and everything you could possibly have. It’d be easier to make a list of things it doesn’t have! Looks like we’re also going to be facing a meat shortage with chicken and fish to follow. Our local King Soopers only lets you buy two pork products at a time. Luckily we have a bunch of meat in the freezer. We also have a side of beef (half a cow) that we’re getting from a rancher down in Montrose mid summer. New times call for new strategies. Get ready, think ahead. Be a boy scout! That’s it, God Bless.

Obviously that’s the title to a George Harrison song from the Beatles but it’s also the theme for the week. It’s going to warm up big time. By the end of the week most of the snow will either be gone or barely hanging on. Tomorrow our friends from Denver are coming up to go down to the house with us for some sun as they just want to take a drive and get out of town. We canceled yesterday deciding to wait for the warmer weather. Lori, Jag and I did go down to the house before Jag went to Lexi’s for a walk and then they both went over to Emile’s. I noticed some restaurants are open up here meaning things are loosening up a bit. That’s good news but people need to continue to take precautions when out. As they say, it ain’t over until the fat lady sings.

We need to get a bit more motivated around here as we’re kind of stuck in a blasé routine. It’s tough hanging here at home and not living life as normal. As I keep saying, sadly I don’t think there will ever be a “back to normal” scenario to life as we knew it a few short months ago. We will get into a new normal groove sometime soon but we’re just not sure what that looks like right now. Our biggest concern is what is going to happen in August or September as far as school goes. We and every parent in the Country are waiting to see what happens here.

I have a Zoom call at 9 and then am not sure what’s going on. I think I’ll take the truck and head down to the storage until and make a couple dump runs. Right now it’s 7:21 so I need to get moving. Be well, stay safe and God Bless.

Oooo, it’s good to have you back again!

Ok, what’s the title and first line of today’s post from? Betcha can’t guess?

Anyhow today we’re going down to the house for sun and fun with a few friends. We’re taking lawn chairs and making sure we “distance” while down there. Yesterday Ty and Zoe went to Chloe’s house. Meanwhile Jag stayed home and after I finished up some work we came up with an idea for his new Company. Jag is going to start a delivery or errand business for all the people who don’t want to go out. Here’s the program.

VAIL VALLEY MOUNTAIN SHOPPING AND DELIVERY

Are you still stuck at home practicing social distancing and you don’t want to go out? Vail Valley Mountain Shopping and Delivery are here to help you get what you need, without leaving your home. Serving the Vail Valley as well as Frisco, Silverthorne and Dillon daily.

For your safety, and ours, we strictly follow all CDC and CO. Dept of Health guidelines. N95 masks and gloves are used at all times.

To get started, figure out what you need, from where, and when you need it. Next either email me or for faster service, give me a call. Orders need to be placed by 8pm the night before your requested delivery date.

Individual quotes are available for out of area needs, i.e. Denver, Glenwood, Eagle, Aspen.

Delivery services are currently available from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily, Monday thru Friday. Same day and emergency requests options are handled Monday-Sunday on an individual case basis.

Examples of places we shop include City Market, US Post Office, Fed Ex, Walgreens, Village Market, Walmart, Home Depot, Whole Foods, Petco, Target, and Costco*

Shopping and delivering to you from stores in Frisco, Silverthorne and Dillon Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Shopping and delivery to from all businesses between East Vail and Edwards daily.

Fee Schedule –

• East Vail to Edwards – $15 for the first stop, $10 for each additional stop
• Frisco to Silverthorne – $25 for the first stop, $10 for each additional stop
• * $5 surcharge for all grocery and shopping purchases up to $50 or 10% of the total bill if above $50
• No additional fee for delivery and pick up service

Same Day Delivery, Emergency and out of area trips are available based on individual quote.

Terms: COD

Accepting Cash and Venmo

10% OF NET PROFITS GO TO LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS

Call or email me at 303-870-4686 or fugatejagger@gmail.com to discuss options that are available.

• daily reservations on a first come first served basis

It looks much better on the flyer we made up as it’s all centered and stuff but pretty good idea. If it works we can easily scale it by hiring his buddies who all drive and are sitting around. We launch Monday so we’ll keep you posted.

Well that is it. I need to run to the store so I have to go. Make it a great day and enjoy the sunshine. Oh, the title of today’s blog is a Chicago song and that along with the first line of the blog are the first two lines of the song. God Bless.

We made it down after all and we both had our hair done yesterday by our friend Phoebe. Her brother in law Tom is building our house. Meanwhile the boys were hanging out, here, there or somewhere. Jag went out after we were home and then again a bit later. I think he was playing basketball. You see they’ve lifted the stay at home thing up here. Nobody really knows what that means though. Oh well, it is what it is.

I watched the draft and texted with Tommy over the 4 hour period. One more blast of it today at noon although I don’t really watch the third day. Mojo peed inside again last night. Don’t know why as we took him out around 10 pm. He’s just old.

Sunshine is on the way, so they say. The sky is blue up here with some clouds mixed in. It does say it’ll be in the 60’s today in Vail. Hopefully everyone from Denver isn’t headed up here for the weekend.

Lots to do today. I’d like to get down to the storage units and start hauling crap to the dump. We’ll see. Have a good weekend, God Bless.