Well it’s 4:45am and I just woke up with a beeping sound from a phone off the hook. I didn’t sleep well anyhow as I have some obligations I need to figure out how to take care of. I made my way downstairs and put on the coffee and fed Mojo as usual. Next up I looked at my phone as I always do to see if I had any calls or texts in the night. This is when the day when south. I had two texts, one from Jody who works for me and I’m very close with (I hired him about 6 years ago when he came to Denver for a wedding) and my partner in Seattle who had talked with Jody. It seems Jody’s dad committed suicide last night. I was going to say unexpectedly but then you’d hope whenever something like that happens it’s unexpected. Anyhow he and his wife and another couple were headed to Italy and Slovenia later this week and of course that trip is now off. Sorry to start the day off with such depressing news but it made me stop worrying about taxes and other pressures right away and instead focus on how lucky we all are to be living the lives we do. Every day we need to be thankful for what we have, not dwelling on the bad and on what we don’t. Life is a gift and we need to cherish it and live it to the fullest every waking minute.
Now to yesterday. We arrived home about 10 am and proceeded to clean up around here and get ready for the cold temperatures which will arrive later today. It’s going to be in the teens by tomorrow and probably zero or below later in the week. We took some blankets and put them up on all the windows with thumb tacks as this really helps keep the cold out and the house warmer. It was also a good time to dig out the gloves, mittens, coats and hats that will be needed this week. Last up was a trip to two stores to get the boys new snow boots as they both needed them. Too bad we can’t rent them like snowboard boots!
Tomorrow I’ll be driving to Aspen and back for the day and then Tuesday, Vail and back. There’s about 10 hours in the car in two days! I should go to Telluride and Durango Thursday and Friday but we can’t swing it with Lori’s work as that’d be about 8 hours away. We need to find someway to get the boys from school Tuesday and Wednesday as it is.
Lori made some ham and bean soup yesterday which we’ll no doubt be warming up tonight. I’m sure some other stuff happened but can’t think right now as I need to go call Jody.
So, take care, God Bless and please take a moment to cherish the day, your family and friends and your life. Don’t take anything for granted as it can change in a moment!