This morning we’re meeting with the Director of the Vail Mountain School. It’s a long shot to get in due to the tuition but they called and wanted to see us again so here we are. I did fill out the financial assistance package and Fed Ex’d it yesterday and it was more complicated  than buying a house, so we’ll see what happens. I think they have spots for both boys if we can get them to cover the $45,000 a year cost. If not, we’re perfectly happy with the Eagle Valley Middle School but it would be a 25 minute drive to and from school each day.

First up though is a walk and then we’ll drop Lori at the hospital where she’ll go up and see what’s going on at her new work home. Yesterday was a cluster, especially for Lori who is still dealing with that crazy lady who preceded her in the role of Practice Manager. This woman has lost twice now trying to get Dr. R to pay unemployment but is now appealing the findings of two previous arbitrators. I mean come on, she only worked there for 5 weeks! As Lori said, she’s spent more money already than she can possibly get. Now her second attorney has also quit on her. Lori and Dr R haven’t hired an attorney as that’s just throwing away good money so Lori has basically managed the entire process. Who knew, I mean we know she’s now kind of a doctor but I had no idea she’s also a lawyer!

It’s so nice and cool up here and must have dropped down to the 40’s last night. I just took Mojo out and it sure feels good but you could almost use a sweater. This morning the sun is peaking over the tree covered mountain across the valley out the balcony window. The line of color between the blue sky and green mountain is so sharp it seems you could cut yourself on it. I’m starting to sound like Lori but that’s what the scenery up here will do to you.

Guess I’ll run, bacon and sausage are in the oven and we hope to be in Denver by 1:30 or 2pm as we need to get both boys dress pants for the trip. Right now there old pants come up to their knees!

God Bless

Ok, today is Lori’s only day at work this week, I have a lot of things to do today and then tomorrow we need to go to Vail to meet with a school and Lori has to go to her new office. Wednesday is haircut day for hopefully everyone but Ty and then Thursday we fly out. No offers on the house yet, but we’re still praying!

We had my Mom over for dinner last night and had a great visit from about 3:30 until 7:30. I bbq’d chicken and Lori made a salad and we had homemade strawberry shortcake with some good white wine. It was a really nice, long overdue visit.

It’s 5:39 and I need to get to the gym as I have a huge elk hunt that starts a month from tomorrow. I’m going into a 30 day intensive training program to get ready. I always do much better when I have a goal.

That’s it, another hot day in the middle 90’s, have a great day and God Bless.

We wish someone would buy our house already, say a big prayer this morning and maybe, just maybe, with the power of prayer, it’ll sell. Yesterday we worked on the outside and inside and hired James to help with the yard. I think he was going to get some grass planted in the bare spots in the afternoon. We couldn’t afford him but were in one of those situations where we also couldn’t afford not to get it done. We then grabbed the boys and took a load up to the mountains along with Ben from across the street who just returned from Walla Walla Wa where he was for a few weeks. Upon arriving in the hills we unloaded more stuff and then Lori and I ran to stop by some friends on the way to Home Depot for some hangers and rugs. We then headed home and grabbed the 3 kids to head out to dinner.

On the way home from dinner at 6:30 we decided to head down to Eagle to go to the County Fair. We were there until about 9pm letting the boys have fun on the rides and play the carnival games. Turns out Ty, with his superior athletic ability, won a goldfish by throwing a ping pong ball into a tiny little glass fish bowl on a large spinning circular platform. He is all excited and has named his new pet Goldie. It reminded me of the time when we were kids and we went to Cheyenne Frontier Days and my Mom won a duck! She named it Ralph but soon had to change it to Ralphina when it started laying eggs. Eventually a dog or a fox found out we had a duck and that was it. Anyhow the kids were in heaven at the fair, what kid wouldn’t at 11 and 13 years old. Here in Eagle it was like being in Mayberry from the Andy Griffith Show. It really has that small town type of vibe.

We have two showings today, one at 9 and the other at 10 so we’ll get home around 11. It’s so nice up here with the cool breeze in the morning. We’re strategically arranging everything as it’s a lot smaller than our house. It forces you to really get rid of stuff that’s useless which is a good exercise in itself. I think I’ll need to rent an office space for me as there’s just not enough room.

Hope all’s well and remember, say a prayer now, even if you don’t regularly pray! It will help!

God Bless.

That’s right, 2 weeks from today we’ll head up the road for Lori to start her new job. I’m sure the boys and I will be running back and forth 4 or 5 times a week but the misses will be working at her new job starting 2 weeks from Monday.

She trained her replacement yesterday who needs some work but could be a good fit. Of course nobody will be as good as Lori. I asked her if the new girl knew she had to work 10 and 12 hour days and Lori said she hopes so.

Ty went to the doctor for his 11 year old physical and they said he’s super healthy and  is on pace to be 6’2″ or taller while Jagger should be around 6’4″. Not sure how much we believe those growth charts as if you look at Jag’s feet, he’ll be much taller. The doctor did say Ty would grow a lot in the next year. Right now he’s 5 foot 1 1/2 inches and Jagger is 5 foot 10 1/2 inches.

We have some work to do around the house before a 10am showing and then we have another one tomorrow morning at 9am. Not sure if anyone read the paper but they found a squirrel at a local park (about 3 miles away) that had the bubonic plague! This sounds like something from the middle ages, super. Mid 90’s here today which is just too damn hot.

I need to run to the gym so time to get running. We went to Bonefish Grill for dinner as we try not to cook so we don’t mess up the kitchen. Hope all’s well, have a great weekend and God Bless.

Today it’s more of the same, my truck goes in for some work, Ty has a doctor appointment for his 11 year old physical, Lori is training her replacement who she hired yesterday and Jag will be sleeping in. Tomorrow we need to make a run up the hill and the boys I think are going to Elitches with the church.

We managed to get our rifles sighted in yesterday. Jag shot a dozen or so rounds and is a really good shot. I was using a 308 and he hit small targets at both 500 and 600 yards. To put that in perspective, there’s guys who have been shooting for years that can’t hit 12 inch targets at that distance. It was some good shooting. Hope his shoulder isn’t too sore today!

Time to run, lots to do once again, hope you all are well. God Bless.

Here comes the heat. It’s going to be in the mid 90’s so they say. Right now it feels nice and cool outside and is a good morning but here it comes. Maybe the almost daily rain we’ve had all year is finally gone. As soon as the heat comes, people will be begging for the rain. So get ready, the news just said 80 degrees by 8am.

There’s lots of people jogging by the house, all women so far. The boys and I are taking off for Buena Vista around 7:30 so time to get moving. We’re headed up to the rifle range to sight in a few rifles for my elk hunt at the end of August. Before that we need to clean up the house a bit, make the beds, vacuum and take out the trash so time to get moving. Hope all’s well, God Bless.

Another day, another list of things to do. The way to tackle a large problem is to break it down into a bunch of little problems and then tackle them one at a time. Then before you know it, the small victories add up and soon, the big problem isn’t so big anymore. That’s kind of how it is around here. If we think back two months ago and look at all we’ve accomplished, we’ve done a lot! Anyhow we’re not done yet so time to stay after it, one small task at a time.

I’d like to make another run to Vail this morning but we’ll see. If not, I’ll at least be making a few trips to the storage unit. Meanwhile Lori is working her butt off. She made it to work by 8am yesterday morning and didn’t leave until after 6. Dr. R is lucky she’s such a good employee as lots of people just check out once they have a new job, but not Lori. If everyone, or even half the people in the Country had her work ethic, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.

The boys had a good day and then I dropped them at church around 3. Vinny called and when I said they were at camp, he said to his Mom, “Mom, you forgot to sign me up!”. I told Tracey to just take him over as it starts at 5 and they’d gladly let him join. He and she were both thrilled and when I picked up the boys, Vinny said he had a blast and would be back today. It’s really good for the kids to build a good foundation with God while they’re young.

That’s about it, hope you all are doing well, soon it will be fall and then winter so get ready, God Bless.

It seems each day we have so much more to do than we have time. We need some sort of holiday so we can just sleep. Soon it’ll be August and then before you know it, winter. Summer has sort of been non existent this year and if I remember right, was pretty much missing last year too.

Today the boys are going to Elitche’s which is a giant amusement park downtown with water slides and stuff. They went to church around 3 yesterday and I picked them up at 8. I managed to go to the gym around 4pm which was a much needed break. I’m sure I’ll be sore later today or tomorrow as I did way too much.

The boys and I made a quick trip to Vail to take a bunch of boxes and meat from our freezer up. We left around 11 and were back a bit after 2pm. That’s about it, lots more to do each and every day, take care and God Bless.

Did you see this?

It’s hard work looking at houses, getting ready to move and constantly keeping you house ready to show to perspective buyers. Yesterday we looked at a few more and finally found one we love but of course first we need to sell ours and then figure out a way to get financed for a new house. On top of that we need to get the kids school situation figured out and get to California for the memorial service.

This coming week, starting tonight, the boys have bible camp each night from 5 until 8 and then the following week we go to California. Then we hurry back, Lori works one more week in Denver and then starts her new venture up here. To put in in context, Lori starts 3 weeks from tomorrow at her new job!

It’s 7am and we’ll soon rush down the hill for church hoping we make it in time. We had another showing yesterday but no offers as of yet. Say a prayer that we get the house sold soon.

Yesterday we dropped the boys at the movies to see Minions. We wouldn’t feel comfortable doing that in Denver but up here, you can. We then stopped by some friends house who we hadn’t seen in a while to reconnect. It was good to see them. We actually have more friends up here than in Denver so we have that going for us. We’re running out of time so time to run, hope all’s well, have a great Sunday and God Bless.