Good morning, the kiddos were up quite late…again. They decided to have a sleep over in the youngest’s very clean room. The boys had been downstairs alone when they heard banging on the back door and a dog barking in the distance. They flew up the stairs to make sure that Lacey was in(she was). I made my way downstairs to look through the window to the backyard. Â The kids crept downstairs to peek around the corner with inquiring eyes. I turned to tell them that I couldn’t see anything outside, and they described the banging that they heard. Â The descriptions were no sooner out of there mouths when they turned with fear and bolted back up the stairs. Their apologies were lingering in the air when I started turning off the lights. Â I got a case of the creeps myself…World War Z (zombie movie) flashed in my memory and I soon ran up the stairs myself. They finally wound down and fell asleep around midnight.
The boys rooms haven’t been this clean in years. Â I cannot believe how many trash bags of crap we filled up and dragged out of the house. I’ll post a picture. The boys repeatedly thanked me and told me what a good job I did. I told them that daddy helped. Oh, they are such good little boys.
The Mr. has more wine to deliver and pick up today, and we have to prep the downstairs for 200 plus cases to be delivered on Monday. UGG!
The boys have swim relays tonight…It’s a really fun event, but the oldest’s ear is still very painful for him, so I think we may have to skip the meet.  They haven’t been in the pool in  over a week anyway. I am not happy about that!
The kids have been asking to try their hand at fencing. Â Groupon has a deal for a fencing camp…5 days of fencing, 9a.m. to 3p.m. I have to check it out before we sign them up, but I think it would be a great week for them and the Mr. and I could get a lot done.
Here is the Mr…I need a second cup of coffee.
I didn’t hear anything last night or I would have been up and down the stairs pronto, no need to interrupt my sleep for a little wind or a raccoon. The basement is half way clean but still has a way to go, I’ll try to get it wrapped up today.
It’s hot and dry outside. I have a friend with 150,000 acres down in southern Colorado who is trying to move up north to the Steamboat area (as the northern part of the state has more water) but he can’t find enough land. It’s bone dry down there and he had to sell off all his cattle as there’s no grass. Beef prices will for sure be going up! Time to stock up on some more food.
I picked up the old mexican saddle of my dads yesterday and even after half a dozen coats of oil, it’s still pretty dry. It is all cleaned up though and all I care about it having it, is for sentimental value. The Fugate brand is carved into the saddle horn. I can’t tell how old it is but it’s from somewhere between the 1920’s and 1950’s, according to my friend who’s a saddle maker and historian that cleaned her up for me. The youngest, with a little help from his brother, hauled it straight upstairs into his room without Mom and I knowing as he wanted it in there. So there it’ll sit for a little while, I think he uses it as a chair!
The misses has done an incredible job upstairs in both boys rooms. We have accumulated so much junk over the past 12 years in this house and some of it just needs to go. As she said, there’s still lots to do but we’re off to a good start.
We might go to Steamboat Friday and spend the night (to get out of the heat) Â and then take the short drive over to the ranch. The oldest wants to take his new 22 lever action rifle from his birthday as he hasn’t had a chance to shoot it yet. The youngest too wants to take his 22 to join in the fun. I think we’re having lunch at Brush Creek Ranch on Saturday in Saratoga Wyoming before heading to the annual pig roast at Trophy Mountain Ranch that evening. You might remember, last time we were there they had 7 or 8 people over 100 years old!
The misses needs the computer now for work so time to run. Have a great day, take care and God Bless.