I’m just sitting here at work thinking about my busy weekend ahead.  I’m MC’ing Loyola schools big fund raiser on Saturday night.  Yes the same Loyola where Carol, my wife, is the kindergarten teacher.  I MC alot of events throughout the year, it never bothers me.  So why I am getting nervous about this one.  It’s always alot of fun, but I guess because it’s where my wife works I get a little jacked up.  I know it will be fine.  I also know to help take that edge off Sister Mary Ellen, the school principal will slip me a Coors Light….that I look forward to.  Have a great weekend!!

Hope you all had a great Easter weekend.  Spent time with our new Granddaughter, how special was that.  Remember last week we gave away an opportunity for one of you to go to the head of the line at the Amazing Race auditions.  Alisia won and went with her friend Rose to the head of the line to Audition first.  Check out the pictures..good luck Alisia.

I hope you had a chance to see the Harlem Globetrotters over the weekend.  It is such family fun, you know what you’re going to see because they do the same stunts year after year but you still laugh.  Despite the fact half the power was out at the Pepsi Center, they pulled it off.  Here are some pictures of me and Denise center court and my granddaughter with one of the Globetrotters. 

Hope you had a great weekend.  It was huge at our house as Greyson our gandson got his first hair cut.  I was against it because I loved his curls on the back of his neck.  Take a look, he looks like a big boy already.  He still is very cute…you have to admit.

We made it!!…it’s FRIDAY.  Stay warm and watch out for the snow.  Maybe we will see you at the Globetrotter’s game on Saturday.  Denise and I are coaching the Generals, that should be fun.  I know all you heard lately is the fact that companies are really hurting.   I didn’t realize how bad until I saw the following logos….WOW..it’s tough out there.

hope you had a great weekend.  Looks like more snow on the way off and on this week, spring time in the rockies.  I’m sharing some pictures of the family. It shows Caelee out in the snow last week, me with my two beautiful grandchildren at the Nuggets game and me and Carol with Caelee.  I’m a blessed man….

I hope you all survived the much needed winter blast.  It’s funny how we all forget how lto drive in this kind of weather, we do it every year, and how we panic a bit about being snowed in.  Thursday beforae the storm actually really hit I ran to the grocery store to get some milk.  I couldn’t believe how many people were in line to check out with baskets loaded up with food like it was the end of world.  I feel the most sorry for our pets, especially the dogs.  I mean you have to let them out to do their deed, but they have such  hard time because of the snow.  They can’t find their..spot..or the snow levels are to deep to squat accordingly.  Poor Dublin, one of my dogs, tried to squat, got all freaked out.  She came back to the door with half the job still hanging out if you know what I mean.  So there I am, snow blowing around, trying to clean off the you know what.  OH, what we do for our pets

Hey everybody I like to share stuff I get that I think you should be aware of.  This credit card scam comes from a lawyer friend who is very reliable…so beware.

Bank of Canada received this communication about the newest scam.
 
 This is happening in southern Alberta right now and moving. This one is
 pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except the
 one piece they want.. Note, the callers do not ask for your card number;
 they already have it.
 
 This information is worth reading. By understanding how the VISA &
 MasterCard telephone Credit Card Scam works, you’ll be better prepared
 to protect yourself. One of our employees was called on Wednesday from
 ’VISA’, and I was called on Thursday from ‘MasterCard’.
 
 The scam works like this:
 
 
 Person calling says, ‘This is (name), and I’m calling from the Security
 and Fraud Department at VISA. My Badge number is 12460 , Your card has
 been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I’m calling to verify.
 This would be on your VISA card which was issued by (name of bank). Did
 you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device for $497.99 from a marketing
 company based in Arizona ?’ When you say ‘No’, the caller continues
 with, ‘Then we will be issuing a credit to your account. This is a
 company we have been watching and the charges range from $297 to $497,
 just under the $500 purchase pattern that flags most cards. Before your
 next statement, the credit will be sent to (gives you your address), is
 that correct?’
 
 You say ‘yes’.
 
 The caller continues - ‘I will be starting a Fraud Investigation. If you
 have any questions, you should call the 1- 800 number listed on the back
 of your card (1-800-VISA) and ask for Security. You will need to refer
 to this Control Number. The caller then gives you a 6 digit number. ‘Do
 you need me to read it again?’
 
 Here’s the IMPORTANT part on how the scam works:
 
 The caller then says, ‘I need to verify you are in possession of your
 card’. He’ll ask you to ‘turn your card over and look for some numbers’.
 There are 7 numbers; the first 4 are part of your card number, the last
 3 are the Security Numbers that verify you are the possessor of the card.
 
 These are the numbers you sometimes use to make Internet purchases to
 prove you have the card. The caller will ask you to read the last 3
 numbers to him. After you tell the caller the 3 numbers, he’ll say,
 ’That is correct, I just needed to verify that the card has not been
 lost or stolen, and that you still have your card. Do you have any other
 questions?’
 
 After you say no, the caller then thanks you and states, ‘Don’t hesitate
 to call back if you do’, and hangs up. You actually say very little, and
 they never ask for or tell you the card number.
 
 But after we were called on Wednesday, we called back. Within 20 minutes
 to ask a question. Are we were glad we did! The REAL VISA Security
 Department told us it was a scam and in the last 15 minutes a new
 purchase of $497.99 was charged to our card.
 
 We made a real fraud report and closed the VISA account. VISA is
 reissuing us a new number.. What the scammers want is the 3-digit PIN
 number on the back of the card. Don’t give it to them. Instead, tell
 them you’ll call VISA or Master Card directly for verification of their
 conversation.
 
 The real VISA told us that they will never ask for anything on the card
 as they already know the information since they issued the card! If you
 give the scammers your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think you’re receiving a
 credit.. However, by the time you get your statement you’ll see charges
 for purchases you didn’t make, and by then it’s almost too late and/or
 more difficult to actually file a fraud report.
 
 What makes this more remarkable is that on Thursday, I got a call from a
 ’Jason Richardson of MasterCard’ with a Word-for-word repeat of the VISA
 Scam. This time I didn’t let him finish. I hung up! We filed a police
 report, as instructed by VISA. The police said they are taking several
 of these reports daily! They also urged us to tell everybody we know
 that this scam is happening. I dealt with a similar situation this
 morning, with the caller telling me that $3,097 had been charged to my
 account for plane tickets to Spain , and so on through the above routine.
 
 It appears that this Is a very active scam, and evidently quite successful.
 

You know how much I love my dogs, Bailey and Dublin.  I swear they really understand when I talk to them and they make funny responses to what I say.  I you love dogs like I do you will enjoy the pictures I have included, you gotta love the expressions!!!

happy first day of Spring.  Even though it has felt like Spring since the middle of February.  Can you believe the trees and flowers are beginning to strut their stuff.  I felt so lucky as I thought about the fact that I didn’t have to shovel much snow this year, I hate that job. Well as I was basking in my success, Carol says to me yesterday, I’ll bet your gonna want to get a jump on the yard work and start this weekend.  Who is she kidding!! that is the furthest thing from my mind for this weekend. Is she not aware that March Madness is going on…helloooo.  So what do I do now, I have to get out of this yard challenge thing for the sake of basketball.  Oh well I guess it’s time to fake they old hamstring injury again.  That will be the 3rd time this year I used that excuse, however my wife has a warm heart and falls for it everytime.  Unless of course she read this..wish me luck..have a great weekendl..I’m starting to limp already!!