Monthly Archives: August 2011

The dog days of summer

It’s still hot and the forecast has us in the mid 90’s all week. The misses and I drove to Vail yesterday afternoon to go to our friends party. The journey started off slow with I-70 westbound totally shut down. … Continue reading

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The leaves are falling

It’s about 50 degrees out at 6am this morning and some leaves have already hit the ground. I can’t wait for fall. Tonight we’re headed to the 3rd annual Jimmy Buffet party at our friends home in Lake Creek which … Continue reading

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The last Friday of summer vacation

That’s right, it’s over, school starts Monday and so comes the beginning of fall, leaves on the ground, the holiday season, hunting season, cold weather and football. Tonight we head over to the school for what they call the “ice … Continue reading

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What a long day

The day began early with Mom cleaning here and then down at L.O.L’s house. It ended at 8:30 after the boys football games. We did make it to the gym around 8:30 after I had a few calls which was … Continue reading

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Championship Wednesday

Today is the last day of the summer football season and both boys have their Super Bowl games. The little guy is up first at 6:15 and then the oldest has two 20 minute games as part of a 3 … Continue reading

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1 Year ago today

Last year on August 16th at about 1am in the morning, my dad passed away. I thought a lot about whether or not to write about this today. I woke up last night about 1:10am out of a deep sleep … Continue reading

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Last week of summer

Here we go, 1 more week until school starts. This time one week from now the house will be full of activity. In fact if everyone is still sleeping (as they are now) we’ll be running late. This is also … Continue reading

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The Iowa Caucus

Michelle Bachmann, give me a break. First of all, relax, there’s no way this woman will win the nomination. The bigger issue is why is there so much interest or importance put into what 10,000 voters in Iowa think. Is … Continue reading

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Veggies, veggies and more veggies

This morning I’m off to Boulder around 7:30 to meet up with a friend who runs an organic farm outside of Boulder. On Saturdays he takes his weekly harvest and sets up shop at the famers market. Most of his … Continue reading

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Friday the 12th

Time’s going fast, it’ll be Labor Day before you know it and then the cooler weather and snow will be here. Lots going on around the World, once again if you had been in a coma for 20 years and … Continue reading

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