Semi Annual Update at least for now!

First a little reflection on how this blog was started. As you may recall, in the fall of 2002 I visited the Mayo Hilton in Scottsdale for awhile. Sandy thought it would be a good time to start a blog sight to keep those interested in the loop and up to date with my progress. Well, here we are, just over 7 years later! My point is, it's a good thing that I haven't updated my blog! That means there is nothing to report and all is good.
Sooo, what happened to the blog you might ask? Well, I think it's turned into a private version of Facebook for the select few that are interested. In that case, How about a short update for the past 5 months.

Summer went by quickly and before we knew it, it was Oct and time to think about going to Scottdale. At least I was thinking about it. Susan was doing it! We left the ranch on Oct 5th and headed for the Boulders.

As usual, we played way too much golf. The picture above is just coming off the 10th green at dusk.

Lunch at Bogeys

I will say , however, we became very social and met several other couples from Colorado.

The weather was terrific and we stayed until a week before Thanksgiving.

We were home for a week and then off to Boulder for Thanksgiving with all the kids.
Below are a few pictures of a day at the Denver Zoo.

Brooke and the girls at the Polar Bear Exhibit. And yes, they are growing like weeds. Elizabeth is now 5 and Alex and Zoe just turned 3.

Elizabeth, Liam and Finn had a fun time together. It's even harder to realize that Liam is in 1st grade and Finn is 4.
Where does the time go?????
Finn, Elizabeth and Liam stole a ride in the old push cart, while Aldie got stuck pushing.

Everyone was hungry so they headed for lunch.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Happy Holidays to all.

Rarely Seen New Additions To Red Dog Ranch

These baby bobcats were spotted just below the house by our grandsons, Liam and Finn during their visit a week ago. Dad ( Craig) was able to snap a few photos with his IPhone.


What a wonderful new addtion ro all the wildlife here at the ranch.
Look carefully as there are 2 of them in the picture below.

August in the Rockies

This time of year in Colorado has to be some of the best weather in the country. The days are in the low 80s and nights low 50s.

The other morning, I was up at six just as the sun was coming up over the mountains.

Gus and Jake were up also, so we decides to take an early morning walk.

Later that morning I rode the scooter over Ophir Pass and ended up in the little town of Silverton for lunch.

Enjoy everyday.
I know I am!!!

All finished in AZ

Looks like everything has worked out just perfectly for Susan.
Sooooo, Colorado, here we come!
Hopefully the next month or so can be a little quieter at the ranch.

GOOD Day at Red Dog

Susan had her cardiac Ablation yesterday to " cure" her tachycardia. ( fast heart beat) Well, it worked. The procedure was a complete success with text book results. The Dr. said that the abnormality is usually found in a certain pathway in the heart 60% of the time and sure enough, that's exactly where he found the problem. One zap of radio frequency and it was fixed. So just think, no more heart drugs, ever! He said there is less then a 5% chance it could return, but he doubts very much that it will.

We are going to stay in AZ. for a few days while the very small incision area heals and then head back to beautiful CO. It's way too hot here in AZ. 107 today.

So once again remember to say thank you and:

Enjoy everyday!

Sad Day at Red Dog

Dina, Gus, and Jake

Last Weds. was not a good day at the ranch. To put it simply, I lost my horse, Dina. We're not exactly sure what happened, but we think she had a heart attack and then some severe injuries. In any event, we had to put her down. She was 21. Dina was an amazing horse. I have been riding her ( as many of you know) for 15 years working cattle and trail riding and not once has she made a mistake or acted up in any way. I could ride her the first day of spring and you would think she had been ridden all winter. Absolutely no surprises. Ever. She was alwats energetic and willing to go. She was the matriarch of the barn and kept the other horses in line. In fact the day of her passing, both Pat and Tonka ( the other 2 horses) were lost. They wouldn't go out to eat and just stood in the paddock looking for her. They truely missed her. I will miss her also.

On another note, we are now in AZ preparing for Susan's ablation procedure on Friday. If all goes well, no more drugs for tachycardia. I'll keep you posted.

Remember

Enjoy Everyday

Off to AZ For A Week

Just a short update for now. As many of you know, Susan has been playing around with a tachycardia issue for many years. Well it's time to do something about it. We visited the Arizona Heart Institute last week and decided to have a procedure called a Cardiac Ablation performed next week. It's a fairly simple procedure with over 90% success rate. If all goes well, Susan will be off all medication and never have to deal with it again.
So for now,

Remember
Enjoy everyday!