A Year of Change

Yesterday I took my last antibiotic and last night it seemed I had a big relapse. My nose is so stuffed that I woke up at 3 and didn’t sleep much after that. I’m not going to Montrose today thankfully as Marty had to cancel. Looks like we’ll go Saturday. Lori now is going to California tomorrow, ugh. I guess Dixie needs her this weekend instead of next. So tomorrow we’ll drop the kids early and head down to the airport. My dad is being honored at a lunch in Vail tomorrow that I was going to go to as Tommy is too sick to go, but I can’t get back up here in time so I’ll do a few things down in town. Nice of the Colorado Bankers Association to give dad an honor though.

It’s nice outside right now and the cool temps feel good on my head that’s pounding a little bit. Lori is going to workout this morning hoping it’ll help her back. Man are we a pair. Boys are doing well with both of them having mostly all A’s and a couple B’s. This is normal for Jag but Ty has really stepped up his game which is great. We always knew he could do the work but last year he prefered to play instead. So far so good. Jag has all A’s and a B+ while taking 3 AP classes! This is amazing as he has a really advanced heavy workload.

I’ve been staying away from politics but this last minute delay tactic by the Dems is shameful. You have an accuser whose parents were ruled against by the Judge’s mom, she can’t remember where or when the supposed assault took place and now she won’t testify next Monday even though she previously agreed to, hmmm. I’m embarrassed at what our Country has come to. The Dems will do anything, including lie, to get what they want. I suspect in the end we’ll find out this lady is lying and then the Dems will say we had to give her a fair hearing or whatever to cover their tracks. On top of this, they (the Dems) had this supposed information months ago. Of course they all believe her even though she now won’t testify, can’t remember where or when this supposedly happened and by the way, is a raging liberal whose posts on Facebook encourage everyone to do anything to stop the confirmation. What a fucking joke. Last, this all supposedly happened 36 years ago in high school! High School??? Are you kidding me??? What did you do in high school? I’m sure every single one of us did one thing that in today’s political, # me too climate would disqualify us, right? God Help Us, Please! God Bless.

It’s getting cool outside. Even though, there are still fires here in Colorado including one up at the ranch. Hope they get them out soon. We went to Jagger’s college admission meeting last night from 6 to 7. It was informative but a little painful. This morning basketball starts but we’re not making it today. I have to go to Denver, Lori has clinic and both boys have a lot of work to do.

Tomorrow Marty and I are off to Montrose around 5 or 6 am to pick up our elk. I have a lot in the freezer I need to give away as I have a bunch left over from previous years. Our new neighbor cooked some up for his kids last night and they loved it. Lori’s nurse took some hamburger too. I have to stop right now as I need to get in the shower before Lori. So have a great day and God Bless.

Yesterday I was still dragging from my cold, and am still today, but I headed out at 9:30 in the morning to go meet Josh and go to the game. I arrived in Denver around 11 and made a few stops to pick up dog food, some sunscreen and a few other items. Around 12:30 I hooked up with Josh near the stadium and we headed in to our parking lot. Our friends Jeff and Tina were tailgating so we headed over there before going in. I was not feeling well and would not have gone but Josh flew in from Seattle for the game. I had 2 bananas, some Gatorade and some white rice yesterday and that was it.

We made it to our seats about 45 minutes before the game started to take in the pregame festivities. Soon the game started and for the first half we didn’t play well at all. In fact, the Raiders led the whole game until there was only 6 seconds remaining when we took the lead on a field goal. It was a great victory against the hated Raiders.

I dropped Josh at his rental car which we parked outside the stadium a few blocks away and he headed to the airport for his 10 pm flight home to Seattle. I then headed up the mountain. I was still dragging but thought I’d be home by 7. Of course that didn’t happen due to some truck fire at the tunnel detouring all traffic over Loveland Pass. The pass goes up to 12,000 feet over the Continental Divide and adds at least 45 minutes to the trip, nice. Anyhow I pulled in by 8. Jag was at a movie with some girl and Lori had been cleaning all day long. Ty made it home from his rafting/camping trip where he had a blast. Soon we all went to bed.

I woke this morning around 4 am and couldn’t fall back to sleep so here I am at 5:18 having already fed the dogs and had coffee. Tonight at 6 we have a college seminar meeting for Jag at school at 6 so it’ll be a late night. Here’s a picture of the Continental Divide at about 14,000 feet high out my car window as I was going over the pass. It’s also 99 days until Christmas, wow! Hope everyone has a great week, take care, be safe and God Bless.

I’m off to the game today with my buddy Josh who flew in from Seattle. Ty is on an overnight camping float trip on the Colorado River, Lori has a bridal shower at 11 and not sure what Jag is up to, hopefully cleaning his room! On top of it all, I’m trying to kick a bad cold with a sore throat and other fun stuff that comes with being sick. Still though I’m going to the game.

I started an antibiotic 2 days ago as there’s a lot of strep going around. I need to leave in about 90 minutes as the traffic is always bad going to Denver on Sundays. It’ll be hot, in the 90’s but a cool down is coming next weekend. Time to get some Gatorade and get moving. Hope all’s well with everyone, take care and God Bless.

Ok, the one day we get to sleep in, our new neighbor who is remodeling the unit next door so he can move in, started working at 6:45 am! I know him but had to get out of bed and tell him to knock it off. He’s a nice guy and said he’d try to be as quiet as possible and I told him, “you’re not hearing me, lay off for an hour”. He got the message. I suppose it doesn’t really matter as by then we were already up! Ugh.

Ty is going camping today on the Upper Colorado River and I’m trying to kick his cold which came on full force last night. I have the Broncos game tomorrow so I pulled out a Z-Pak and started it last night. Hopefully I’ll be better by tomorrow as my throat is pretty sore today.  Tom and Ali have the crud too. Hope they’re kicking it.

Thanks for the comment Robi, I can’t put into words how much hunting means to me. It’s more just being out in the woods as it’s an escape from the crazy World we live in. No news on tv, traffic, stupid people, etc.  I’ll only hunt animals we’ll eat. Last night we had a ruckus outside as a bear was throwing our trash can around. I had to drag it up from down the hill where it had drug it. Thankfully the trash cans are all bear proof. I still need to post Ty’s picture of the bear he saw last week. They’ll be settling down soon as Fall is here in 5 or 6 days and then Winter is close behind.

Time to get Ty moving as he has to finish cleaning his room if he’s going camping. Have a great day and God Bless.

It’s 6 am and Harley just let out a big bark. Turns out she’s barking at her own shadow in the mirror, too funny. She’s barks at just about anything or anyone outside of the family. I’m ok with that. Last night Lori made it home after 8 as she had a deposition with Dr. C. I was in Ft. Collins and today will be in Lakewood. Hopefully I’ll be back early.

Ty wants to go camping this weekend but we need to meet the parents first. I’m headed to the Bronco Raider game on Sunday with Josh who is flying in from Seattle. My buddy Matt brought me a bushel of green chilis from Hatch New Mexico yesterday so I spent a few hours cleaning and freezing green chilis before giving some away to a couple neighbors. A bushel is a lot of green chilis, 22 pounds to be exact.

Hard to believe Monday is September 17th. Soon it’ll be Halloween and Tom will have his tree up! Guess I’ll get moving as Ty wants to go to school at 7. Jag is on the Junior Class overnight trip so he’ll be home this afternoon. Both boys need to clean their rooms this weekend. Here;s a picture of my elk and some of the colors which are changing. Take care and God Bless.

These days everything is a blur. The days go so fast they seem to blend into each other. I was in Colorado Springs yesterday and will be close to Ft. Collins today. Then I think tomorrow I think I have just a quick run to Denver which will seem like a short drive. It’s clinic day for Lori and Jag leaves for the Junior Class overnight trip this morning. Ty was up until 2 am doing homework and kept Lori up too. Obviously she’s tired this morning.

It’s a little after 6 now and I’m already running late. I need to drop Harley this morning at 7:15 before taking the boys to school. On my way to Ft. Collins I need to drop some wine to my buddy who is getting married next weekend. He’s having his party (the wedding is small the night before) in Loveland on the 22nd. He really wants us to come but it’s just too far to go as Lori can’t ride that long in a car.

We need to make sure Jag is packed and get him some food before he goes. Last night we all went to sushi and had a fun dinner. That’s it, time to go, watch your top knot (remember that?) and have a great day. God Bless.

Today Lori is off to Denver and I’m off the the Springs. She’ll beat me home and Jag has a soccer game today. Ty is catching up on his work and doing well. Hard to believe it’s mid-September, winter will be here soon. I have to leave in 45 minutes and load the truck first so time to go. Have a great day and GB.

Not sure if you remember where you were on the morning of 9/11/2001. For me, I remember watching it come on the tv thinking, what’s going on. As soon as the second tower was hit, it was clear this was no accident. Sadly there are still thousands of people fighting for their lives today with illnesses that stem from that day. The World we live in sure has changed, in some ways for the better but it seems in many more, for the worse. We can only hope that some day the senseless hatred between cultures and religions will heal itself.

Jag had his cast replaced yesterday after school and Ty did his best to catch up. Lori and I both worked and today we all have more of the same. I found out I have to go to Florida in late October for a meeting and a dinner. I think I’ll get down to Texas and out to California too in the next month or so. Then hopefully except for a board meeting in Seattle, I’ll be done for the year.

It’s 5;40 now and I’ve been up for about an hour as I had a headache most of the night. Sure hope I’m not getting Ty’s cold as it was a bad one. Oh, Ty saw a bear on Sunday! He watched it cross the river and go up the hill. Bears are common up here but you don’t see them all that much. Lori’s been wanting to see one forever. I’ll post pics tomorrow. Take care and God Bless.

Man, what a day, or for that matter, a weekend. Mom would have been, as she used to say, so tickled. Wisconsin won, CU won. the Broncos won and in dramatic fashion, her Green Bay Packers came back from 20 to nothing to win 24-23. She would have been so happy.

Lori and I left around 9 am yesterday morning and after a quick stop at a store, met our friends for brunch. We made it to the stadium just in time for the kickoff. It was a great game with highs and lows but we won 27-24. Tommy kept texting me telling me Mom sure is making us work for this one. It was finally over around 5:30 as we stayed until the end as it was that close, and were home by 7:30. It was a hot day but a fun time.

This week we all have a lot going on. We overslept and it’s 7 now so time to get going. Sorry about your Cardinals Robi, that was the only downer of the day. Have a great day and week, take care and God Bless.