You’ve got to be kidding me!

Yesterday Lori and I took Mojo for a long walk early in the morning while the boys were still sleeping and apparently it was too long as he was limping a little when we made it home. We think he has a little arthritis from running down the stairs too fast which he has a habit of doing. Once he sort of slipped or fell and that’s when his on and off again limp started. Oh well, he seems fine this morning which too is normal after he gets some rest.

Then it was off to the western show again. We now have a couple of strategic alliances with a couple of leaders in their respective fields. One is a top custom boot maker from El Paso and the other is arguably the top living silversmith in the World. Both were drinking our wine last night and soon we will be doing some fun events together, and hopefully sporting some new boots and buckles!

Then it was off to Nordstrom as we needed to see if Jagger’s sport coat and pants could be let out anymore. Sadly we were out of material on both. Now this I expected but what came next was a shock. The least expensive sport coat to be found anywhere in town for Jagger is, wait for it, you’re not going to believe it, here it comes, $300! I about fell out of my chair. I mean come on, $300 for a 12 year old kids coat? Trust me, I checked everywhere. Most stores don’t even carry things in his size as he’s so tall and lean. In fact, he’s basically in an adult coat with it being taken in all up and down the back and then having the sleeves shortened just a bit. Good news is we can let it out a few times as he grows. Throw in a pair of black slacks for Mr. Ty and a new white shirt along with a couple of black dress belts and bam, we were $500 poorer. Jag was thrilled as he now is at the age where he likes and appreciates nice clothes, but he felt bad as he kept thanking us and apologizing all day for the clothes costing so much. We told him not to be silly and we were happy to buy them for him, which we were, we just couldn’t believe a coat for a 12 year old would cost $300!

Before that we went to the Cherry Creek Grill for lunch. Mom and I had salads and Ty had grilled cheese but Jag had a French Dip sandwich. A few bites into his sandwich, he bit down on a bone and hurt his front tooth! We think it moved his tooth as he was in real pain and said it did. The manager who was a nice younger guy, probably around 30 or so, was so attentive and concerned and on top of it right away. Not only did he tell us that he’d be contacting their insurance company right away, which would follow up with us next week,  but he also bought all of our lunches and gave us a $100 gift card on top of it! By the time we were home from Nordstroms, I had an email from him, again expressing his concern and again offering his apologies. Never have I experienced such great customer service. He said, the important thing was that our child was hurt, and that was his only concern and again that he was so sorry. He promised to find out how the bone made it through the entire process and made its way into the sandwich. We wouldn’t be surprised if someone lost their job over it which Jagger said he hoped didn’t happen.

Then it was off to home after Lori window shopped for some new black shoes as hers are all beat up. Even though the stores have some sales, there were no new shoes for her! On the way home Ty called his friend Jude to spend the night, (I’m sure this surprises no one) and he came over at 3 :30. Three pizzas (thank God I had a coupon) and some playing outside later, they all went to the pool from 6:30 until 8. Our friend Daniella took them to give us a break. They then actually went to sleep around 10pm, I think, as that’s when we zonked out.

Today Lori is determined to get us all on a hike. We’ll see how that goes as it’s supposed to be 95 degrees. Here comes the heat! I think, and hope, her head is better. I made her take some pain pills yesterday trying to get ahead of the pain and this morning when half asleep she said she thinks she was feeling better. We’ll see when she wakes up.

I’ve been staying away from politics but just have to share this, Obama’s new EPA (environmental protection agency) rules are 38 times longer than the Bible! How’s that for govt. red tape! Wow, no wonder nothing can get done and everyone is so frustrated.

That’s it for today, hope everyone is doing well, take care and seriously, God Bless!