A Year of Change

Our flight out of Boulder is at 4 this afternoon, so we’ll head down around 11 or so this morning. There’s a little snow, like a dusting on my windshield, but nothing on the driveway. There’s supposed to be a break between 10 and noon, so we’ll leave around 11. We’ll land around 6 pm in North Scottsdale and should be at our hotel before 7pm. We’re excited for some pool weather!

Ty’s car is good to go. They drove it up yesterday and not only did my buddy fix the wheel bearings, but also put on new brakes and rotors, flushed the brake fluid and did a full inspection. This car now is in good shape and should (knock on wood) be trouble free for some time. Ty stopped and washed it on the way home! I don’t know if he ever washed his other cars, but then, he didn’t pay for those either. Good for him.

Jag is doing well, he texted and called yesterday. We’re still trying to decide where to go in May. If we have time, we’re going to look at some homes in Arizona. Our realtor is a sharp girl we’ve known for over a year, that always keeps an eye out for distressed sellers. We’d love an inexpensive place like Mom and Dad’s, to go to from time to time. We’ll see.

That’s about it, time to get our stuff together. Enjoy the warm weekend in Denver, could hit 70 degrees! Figures, ha. God Bless.

I finally began feeling better yesterday. I’ll head back to the gym this morning after dropping Ty at work. Lori, of course, is now trying to fight off getting my cold. Ty, of course, is just fine.

Nice yesterday but a little cloudy. Today more of the same. Ty’s car should get delivered today. Lori works in Vail. Didn’t talk with Jagger yesterday, but I’m sure he’s doing fine too.

I have a few more calls today. Been talking with our Phoenix realtor looking at the market down there. Might get something this year, we’ll see.

Time to get moving. Have a great Wednesday and God Bless.

Luckily, I know people. This really helped yesterday. We decided I’d stay home, and Lori would head down for her appointment in her car, and Ty would take his back to the dealership. Ty left first and dropped his off around 10:15. Lori was an hour or so behind him. Later in the day, we found out the issue with Ty’s car, rear wheel bearings! Now this was supposed to be all checked out, prior to the sale, which I guess it was, but still was a problem.

Here’s where we get into “who ya know”. I know the GM, so they’re fixing Ty’s car, to the tune of $4800, on them. To be fair, this car came from Kuni Lexus, (so my guy didn’t know) and when my buddy called the Lexus dealer to get them to cover the cost, they refused! Not cool since they’re owned by the same corporate company. But my guy, covered the whole bill. They could have tried to stick the buyer (us) with the bill. Not good business, but they could have, as it’s a used car. Thankfully Jay is a good guy. It’ll be fixed today and he’s arranging to have someone drive it up to us tomorrow.

Lori works in Vail today, I’ll be working at home today and Ty is boarding. We’ll get him tonight as he works tomorrow. It was in the 50’s up here yesterday, nice. Looking forward to Arizona. Hoping my cold is all gone by tomorrow. We’re going either way. Had another covid test yesterday, and again, negative. Just a crappy cold.

Time to go, have a great day and God Bless.

It’s going to be warm in Denver today, like in the 60’s. Ty and Lori and I are all headed down to Denver. Lori and I have appointments and Ty is having his car looked at. At least it’s a good day to drive. We’re all getting out of here early so we miss the Presidents Day ski traffic.

Yesterday we hung out at the house, Ty worked and then went to see Madi for an hour after work. No gym yesterday as we took a break. Time to get moving as we need to leave in an hour. Have a great week and God Bless.

It took the entire day, but Ty has wheels again. Lori and I waited until around 10 to leave putting us at the dealership right around noon. We were out of there a little after 2 and then met Jagger and Ava in Boulder at Whole Foods, to load them up on some groceries, and have a quick bite to eat. Ty’s 2014 Audi is a good car but needs to go back in for service as there’s a fan or something that’s louder than it should be. They put in a new battery and after Ty’s downpayment, he’s financing about $7K. He wanted to only finance $6K, but the minimum you can get a loan for is $7K, so we put down a little less than we planned. Ty is going to pay it off in 90 days most. He’s super happy and understands he has to make sure there are no mishaps this time around.

I started a Z-Pak this morning as I’m tired of messing with this cold. Ty has a little bug too, so we’ll probably get him on one as well. He works at 7:30 this morning, so he’s up and showering.

8 degrees here right now but the warmup is coming. Should be nice for the next few days at least. Can’t wait to get down to Arizona on Thursday.

The sun is coming up here at 6:30am. Time to get moving. Have a great Sunday and God Bless.

Again, not a lot at the house, but good snow for the mountains. I think we’re going to try and go get Ty’s car. We’re watching the news right now trying to see how bad the roads are.

Yesterday we hung out at the house after going to the gym. I’m still kicking my cold. Just some congestion in my nasal cavity. Nothing in my lungs. I ran to Costco yesterday while Lori had a Zoom meeting. She then went to pick up Ty.

Better get going so we can get ready to take Ty. Have a great Saturday and God Bless.

Had a little snow last night. Not much, less than an inch here, but enough to postpone our trip to Denver to get Ty’s new car, until tomorrow. We found a low mileage 2014 Audi A4 for him. He’s putting down like $10K and will have about $6K in payments plus tax. He’s planning on paying it off in 2 or 3 months. Good for him.

Still kicking my cold. I have a deep voice but no headache, chest issues or anything else. No fever either. Just a little stuffy nose and a hoarse voice. Trying to decide if I should go to the gym or not. Might just hang home this morning.

Busy at work, but all good. No cigar night last night. Several of us were out of town, a few others, like me, were under the weather and then we had the snow starting. I’m off the smokes for a while as after our Super Bowl party, I’m kind of smoked out.

Jag and Ava are going to Jack’s for dinner tonight to celebrate Valentine’s Day. They were too busy during the week. I think Lori and I will see him Monday as we’re in Denver for an appointment.

That’s it for the day. Be well, stay safe and God Bless.

Today marks the halfway point of the month and hopefully winter. Six weeks to April 1st which can still bring snow but is also the beginning of warmer weather and springtime. Bring it on.

I’m kicking a cold, which really never developed. Hopefully it’ll go away soon. Lori worked in Vail yesterday and I decided to drop by with some flowers, wine and boxes of cookies, for her two PA”s who are single and don’t have a boyfriend of husband. Lori said they were sort of sad sine it was Valentines Day. She said they were super appreciative.

Lori came home to flowers and a new pair of tennis shoes as hers were worn out with a hole in them. Ty went to see Madi last night and was home by 10:30. No snow and it was almost 50 degrees yesterday! We might get a little in the next couple days, but I think most of the snow will stay up high. There are some low hanging clouds outside though.

That’s about it, time to get moving. Make it a great day and God Bless.

Lori works in Vail, Ty works at 8 and I’ll be working from the house. Yesterday was a whirlwind with lots going on. More of the same today.

We booked our room in Scottsdale and are staying at the Omni Resort and Spa which is on about Tatum and Lincoln. That’s a few miles from AJ’s, the grocery store that we always went to when we would visit Mom in Scottsdale. We still shop there whenever in town. We found a really good deal, so we grabbed it. With Spring Training games starting the day after we arrive, we weren’t sure how packed things would be. On Friday night, we’re going to dinner at Vincent’s on Camelback. This was one of our regular special occasion spots with Mom and Dad when we were kids. The weather looks great, 75 degrees every day, with no rain. We can’t wait. Sorry we’ll miss Robi and Bobby who will be in Florida.

Still recuperating from Super Bowl weekend. I’m back on my strict workout plan and will be working out extra hard for the next week.

We’re just staying home tonight. We thought about going out to dinner, but restaurant food is so salty, plus everywhere will be packed.

Received our Bronco Season Ticket invoice yesterday. Tickets went up again! Not really surprised, as everything from taxes to food to energy and more have all gone up. You can thank the Democrats. And they want more of your money! We’ll still renew them as you can’t get them if you lose them. Plus, the boys enjoy going to a few games and we can always move the others.

6:30 am now, so time to get going. Have a great day and God Bless.

Yesterday I had my fuel filter replaced and checked out a car for Ty. I also dropped a new backpack for Jagger at his house in Boulder. It was a quick trip as they fixed my truck in less than two hours, at no charge. They should have fixed this last week, so after I complained, my service advisor said he wouldn’t charge me.

We’re still recuperating from the weekend. Lori is sore from cooking, hosting and cleaning. I’m trying to lose the weight from eating, smoking cigars and then more eating. I haven’t even dared to get on a scale and won’t for a couple more days, ha. It was a great time. Here’s our group.

Front row, Ken, Mark and Marty, Back left, James and me, Back right, Andres and Clark. Missing Davy and James Rush. James Rush had to leave early as he has two little kiddos.

Fun time, but no way I can even look at a cigar for a few more days. Same with most of us, ha.

Ty works at 8 so time to get moving. Make it a great day and remember, tomorrow is Valentines Day! God Bless.