Morning drive

 

My youngest son, Mike, is taking a summer school class.  It starts at 7:30 in the morning and ends at 12:30.  The classes are held at Fairview High School on the south end of Boulder.  That's not bad but, it is a 35 minute drive each way, twice a day. My lovely wife, Janice, works for the Boulder County School District and has the summer off.  Until recently,Jan has been the one to take Mike up and down the hill to school.  She is a true angel.  She has been maintaining a 24 hour vigil since her mother came home from the hospital.  More on that in another post.

Janice is not leaving the house so the job of taking Mike to school is mine, all mine.  Keep in mind, I usually raise the flag at 7:30.  Not now.  I'm 18 miles away, in Boulder at 7:30.  I am now raising the flag on my return trip home.  In the Army we honored the colors at 8AM.  I guess I am back in unison with the Army.  The colors are being raised in Sunshine, Colorado at 8AM. 

So where does that leave my o' buddy Milo?  Home sitting in the driveway without his morning walk.  He is not a happy camper.  This morning as I started down the driveway I looked a Milo.  He had on his "sad puppy face".  Those sad eyes and droopy ears, tail hanging down... melted me.  I stopped the car, opened the back door and said "come on boy"!  Two bounces and he was in the back seat.  Mike and I rolled down the rear windows and listened to Milo's tail beat against the seat.  All the way to school he had his head out the window.  He did not bark once, even as we passed other dogs.  What a trooper.  Several of the other drivers took a moment to say "HI" to my puppy dog.  His tail just kept wagging.  As we approached the house I had but one thought........."I wonder how long it will take me to wash the windows?"

Last weekend was a very busy weekend.  FAC was a big success.  Carrie and Alex had their wedding up on the hill (the band played well into the darkness).  The newspaper published an article on what a great cycling road we have up here.  They failed to mention the bears and the mountain lion.  And Tyler Hamilton, our neighbor who is an Olympic Gold medalist and world renowned cyclist sponsored a bicycle race up Sunshine Canyon.  I wonder what this weekend will bring.  FAC anyone?

Keep the prayers coming for Audie.  Hospice is here everyday.  She has been receiving a few guests.  Dennis and Suzie will be home from Hawaii this weekend.  She will have all of her children with her.

Smiles,

David

aoljpictureUpload, aoljpictureUpload_1