Yup, it’s still cold outside, minus 5 right now and more snow is on the way! I’ve been letting the faucets run during the night so the pipes don’t freeze. 7000 people in Boulder are without heat right now, wow.
Lacey is still barking. I came down at 5:30 am and walked around the corner and stepped right into a big pile of poop! After cleaning that, and three more piles up, I fed the dogs. It took so long to clean it up that my coffee was cold by the time I was through.
Whoops it’s now minus 6 and the news is showing the next storm in California that will soon arrive. It’s minus 11 at the airport if anyone if flying this morning. We’ve had some bad snow storms in the past 20 years but I can’t remember when it’s been this cold for this long. Tomorrow is the Bronco game and it’ll be cold (around 10 or so at kickoff) but will also snow. All in all though, I’m ok with all of this except for the heat bill that comes a month later and he potential of freezing pipes.
We had an invite to go down to the Four Seasons Hotel in Denver last night to watch the Parade of Lights but passed and tonight is the progressive dinner here in the neighborhood and my buddy Alan’s Christmas party. I hate the progressive dinner as you go from neighbor to neighbors house for each course plus I’m not really all that big on most of my neighbors. Don’t get me wrong, I like them but if I had to choose, I’d prefer not to hang out with most of them. (hope they don’t read the blog!) We do need to put in an appearance at Alan’s though and will take the boys with us. He has it catered buy a great restaurant in Denver called Le Central. Their speciality if paella which is seafood with rice and stuff. The best I’ve ever had was in Barcelona but in any case, it’ll be a fun party.
Now to the skinny skinny skinny part. Our girl Lori is down about 10 pounds to 122 or 124! I can tell she’s loving this side effect of her surgery but I’m determined to fatten her up a bit. I brought her home a vanilla milk shake yesterday but it seems if you’re only on a liquid diet, you’ll lose weight no matter what you eat. I’m thinking of going on the liquid diet myself for a week! She’s doing fine otherwise with her hip hurting the most.
10 days of school left for the boys and then they’re off for something like 3 weeks. We never had the time off of school like they do when we were kids. So finally on Tuesday it’s supposed to warm up to 30 degrees. We have a big party in Colorado Springs on Wednesday we’re debating whether or not to go to. I really don’t want Lori riding in the car down and back for a 3 hour party but we’ll see.
Today I need to run to Cherry Creek to pick up my sport coat and the store that makes my clothes has a Santa today so I’ll take the boys and we’ll get some pictures. It beats standing in line at the mall. That reminds me, if you haven’t seen the movie The Christmas Story, go buy or rent it. It’s with Darin McGavin and Peter Billingsley. I remember how it used to make my dad laugh as it’s based in the 1950’s and I think he remembered them well. By the way, my dads birthday is Monday the 9th, then Uncle T’s is the 19th and mine the 29th. Throw in Jagger’s on the 17th and they’ll be lots of cake this month. Better start that liquid diet today!
Guess I’ll head to the gym, I need to go outside to get the paper anyhow so I might as well go get some exercise. Hope all’s well. 10 days to Jag’s birthday, he wants to go to Elways restaurant for dinner. We’ve gone now 3 or 4 years in a row so its kind of a tradition. He also always brings Jen. When we were kids my dad and mom always let us choose wherever we wanted to go for our birthday dinner so we do the same for our guys. Ty I think wants to start the tradition this coming birthday. Good news is if I go to an account, I can always do some business and then it’s a company expense.
Just a quick note on politics as I can’t resist this one. It seems Harry Reid, the illustrious leader of the Senate has exempted he and his staff from joining Obamacare, hmmm. He says that Obamacare will cost him $4500 more a year so he’s going to not join, despite the law saying he has to. Don’t you just love how these politicians make laws for us that we have to follow but then make exemptions for themselves. They think that they’re royalty or something. I mean thats how Kings used to govern, one law for the people, another for them, nice, really really nice. And we (particularly the democrats) let them get away with it.
Time to run to the gym, both dogs are fast asleep in the kitchen. It looks like a Hallmark card. Annette commented yesterday that Lori better watch it and not do too much. Im constantly reminding her to take it easy but then again, we all know her, but we’re trying to keep her laying low. I just inadvertnely whack her in the hip if she’s doing too much, that slows her down! Just kidding if anyone of you are freaking out, take care and God Bless.