Dion and Jeffery

(forever in progress) - denotes link to image • - denotes link to photo gallery • - denotes link to book page 1999 October Jeffery moves in with Dion in Colorado Springs, CO October Jeff receives his Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice with Honors December Our first Christmas together Top of page 2000 February Our first Valentine's Day together May Trip to Boulder Reservoir May Trip to Sanchez Reservoir June Trip to Lake Henry for Crowley County Correctional Facility company picnic July Camping trip to Golden Gate Canyon State Park adjacent to the Roosevelt National Forest; we stay in Aspen Meadow Campground and take a hike on Snowshoe Trail July Apricot's 14th birthday July Dion's 42nd birthday July Trip to the Wheeler Geologic Area in the Rio Grande National Forest July Waldo Canyon Hike in the Pike National Forest July Camping trip to Taylor Reservoir  in the Gunnison National Forest, by way of a 4-wheel drive trail over Tincup Pass; we stay in Lakeview Campground October Jeff's 32nd birthday October Our first anniversary December Jeff publishes his first book "Los Angeles: 2020" through iUniverse, a Print-on-Demand publisher Top of page 2001 April Jeff publishes "Heart of Stone" May Jeff publishes "The Kindred" May Jeff updates his out-of-print book "The Dark" to satisfy iUniverse's limitations, and publishes it as "The Dark Second Edition" July Apricot's 15th birthday July Dion's 43rd birthday September Terrorist attack on the U.S. October Jeff's 33rd birthday October Our second anniversary October Apricot is attacked by a deer; we put her to rest three days later  December We attend the Mannheim Steamroller concert at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO Top of page 2002 July Camping trip to the Mt. Elbert/Mt. Massive area in the San Isabel National Forest; we stay in Elbert Creek Campground July Dion's 44th birthday July Camping trip and hike to Missouri Lakes in the White River National Forest ; we stay in Gold Park Campground  August Jeff enrolls in and starts attending the Pikes Peak Regional Law Enforcement Academy at Pikes Peak Community College October Jeff's 34th birthday October Our third anniversary October We take a round trip on the Cog Railroad to the summit of Pikes Peak December Jeff successfully completes the Pikes Peak Regional Law Enforcement Academy Top of page 2003 January Jeff publishes his only juvenile book "Legacy" February Jeff has a conversation with the ghost of Katherine Lee Bates March Jeff publishes "NCX: A Trilogy" March Jeff publishes "Captain's Final Log Entry" March Jeff publishes "Spread Too Thin?" May Camping trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (lost pictures due to hard drive failure) June Camping trip to Mill Creek Campground by Lake San Cristobal in the Uncompaghre National Forest and attempted hike to summit of Red Cloud and Sunshine Peaks (lost pictures due to hard drive failure) July Dion's 45th birthday August Camping trip to Dillon Reservoir in the White River National Forest; we stay in Prospector Campground (lost pictures due to hard drive failure) August Trip through Phantom Canyon (lost pictures due to hard drive failure) October Jeff's 35th birthday October Our fourth anniversary Top of page 2004 April We take a 4-day vacation to Mesa Verde National Park May Camping trip to Happy Meadows Campground by the South Platte River in the Pike National Forest, followed by a drive on a 4-wheel drive trail over La Salle Pass June Camping trip to Jefferson Lake in the Pike National Forest; we stay in Lodgepole Campground near Jefferson Creek July Dion's 46th birthday July Version 1 of the Mesa Verde travelogue is completed August Jeff attends the National Rifle Association's Range Development and Operations Course August Camping trip to Lost Park Campground in the Pike National Forest (lost pictures due to hard drive failure) September We visit the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - the only mountain zoo in the world - in Colorado Springs, CO September Jeff buys Molly September We put in a taller fence in the back yard so Molly can't get out again October Jeff's 36th birthday October Our 5-year anniversary dinner at the Mona Lisa fondue restaurant December Version 2 of the Mesa Verde travelogue is completed; this is a CD-ROM version December Molly's first Christmas with us Top of page 2005 January Molly starts becoming protective of Mommy and Daddy March Dion starts work on the Mesa Verde DVD May Molly has eye surgery May Molly's second birthday May Jeff publishes his only GLBT book "Avalanche!" ; this is his first book to be available in E-book format July We take a trip to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO July Dion's 47th birthday August Camping trip to Twin Peaks Campground near Twin Lakes in the San Isabel National Forest; this is Molly's first camping trip with us August Our repeat trip to Dillon Reservoir in the White River National Forest; we stay in Prospector Campground September Molly's first anniversary with us October Jeff's 37th birthday October Our sixth anniversary November We attend the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert at the Colorado Springs World Arena Top of page 2006 February Jeff receives his Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice with Honors February Version 3 of the Mesa Verde travelogue is completed; this is a DVD version March Jeff goes to Louisiana for three months to do Katrina relief security May Molly's third birthday June Jeff returns home from Louisiana July Dion's 48th birthday July Jeff auditions for an independent filmmaker at Cheesman Park in Denver, CO and gets the part as a police officer September Molly's second anniversary with us October Jeff's 38th birthday October Our seventh anniversary October Dion, Jeff and Molly move to Denver, CO November Web site moved to another host with LOTS of space; the Mesa Verde National Park Travelogue is now online November Dion uploads to YouTube, in four parts, a video called "EPCOT IllumiNations - The ORIGINAL - 1988" November Dion uploads to YouTube, in two parts, a video called "EPCOT Top-Spinning Robots" Top of page 2007 January Jeff upgrades "Los Angeles: 2020" , "The Kindred" and "Spread Too Thin?" to E-book format February Jeff upgrades "Heart of Stone" , "The Dark Second Edition" , "Legacy" , "NCX: A Trilogy" and "Captain's Final Log Entry" to E-book format April We take a trip to Phoenix, Arizona, for Jeff to take the physical and written tests for the Glendale Police Department May Jeff publishes "Code Name Pigeon Book 1: Selection and Training" and "Code Name Pigeon Book 2: Executive Security" May Molly's fourth birthday May We take a trip to Castlewood Canyon State Park  June We take a trip to Eldorado Canyon State Park  June We attend Denver Gay Pridefest July We take a trip to St. Vrain State Park  July We take a trip over Guanella Pass , traversing Arapahoe National Forest and Pike National Forest July Dion's 49th birthday July We attend Jeff's 20-year high school reunion for Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, Colorado August We take a trip to Golden Gate Canyon State Park  adjacent to the Roosevelt National Forest; we visit Panorama Point and take a hike on Raccoon Trail August Camping trip to Lost Park Campground in the Pike National Forest; this is our repeat trip to replace the lost August 2004 pictures August Camping trip and hike to Missouri Lakes in the White River National Forest; we stay in Gold Park Campground - took LOTS of new pictures to replace those taken with the el cheapo camera in 2002 September Camping trip to the Wheeler Geologic Area in the Rio Grande National Forest; we camp off to the side of a 4-wheel drive road - took LOTS of new pictures to replace those taken with the el cheapo camera in 2000 September Camping trip to Lake Pueblo State Park; we stay in Northern Plains Campground, Prairie Ridge Loop E September We take a trip to Chatfield State Park September We re-visit St. Vrain State Park; we get video footage that a dead battery prevented us from getting on the previous visit, and we check out a newly opened section of the park October Jeff's 39th birthday October Our eighth anniversary Top of page 2008 January We visit the Denver Botanic Gardens February Dion creates a video called "Mesa Verde in 2 MInutes" and puts it on YouTube May Molly's fifth birthday June We attend Denver PrideFest 2008 July Dion's 50th birthday! July We attend Colorado Springs PrideFest August Camping trip over Guanella Pass, traversing Arapahoe National Forest and Pike National Forest; we stay in Burning Bear Campground in Pike National Forest, followed by a failed hike to the summit of Mt. Bierstadt October Jeff's 40th birthday October Our ninth anniversary October Jeff publishes "Double-Legal Trouble!" December We attend the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert at the Pepsi Center December Jeff publishes "Operation: Capture Cyborg!" December We visit the Denver Zoo and view Zoo Lights Top of page 2009 February Jeff publishes "And Justice For All" March Jeff publishes "Code Name Pigeon Book 3: Elimination" , "Code Name Pigeon Book 4: Survival" , "Code Name Pigeon Book 5: Extraction"  and "Code Name Pigeon Book 6: Homeland Security" May We take a trip to Prescott, AZ and Jeff attends a Defensive Revolver course at the Gunsite Academy in Paulden May Molly's sixth birthday June We attend Denver PrideFest 2009 July Dion's 51st birthday July We attend Colorado Springs PrideFest and attend the wedding ceremony offered by Colorado Springs' Pride Center - the following day, we are featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette local newspaper with a big photograph of us October Jeff's 41st birthday October Our 10th anniversary! Top of page 2010 May Molly's seventh birthday June We attend Denver PrideFest 2010 July Dion's 52nd birthday July We attend Colorado Springs PrideFest September Jeff publishes "Operation: Mount McKinley" October Jeff's 42nd birthday October Our 11th anniversary Top of page 2011 May Molly's eighth birthday June We attend Denver PrideFest 2011 June Molly is diagnosed with lymphatic cancer July Dion's 53rd birthday July We attend Colorado Springs PrideFest September Molly is put to rest  September "Double-Legal Trouble!" becomes available for the Amazon Kindle October Jeff's 43rd birthday October Our 12th anniversary October "And Justice For All" and "Code Name Pigeon Book 6: Homeland Security" become available for the Amazon Kindle October Dion creates a video called "The Molly Memorial Video" and puts it on YouTube October We take a romp through the Corn Maze at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield November "Code Name Pigeon Book 1: Selection and Training" , "Code Name Pigeon Book 2: Executive Security" , "Code Name Pigeon Book 3: Elimination" , "Code Name Pigeon Book 4: Survival" , "Code Name Pigeon Book 5: Extraction" , "Los Angeles: 2020" , "The Dark Second Edition" , "The Kindred" , "Heart of Stone" , "Legacy" , "NCX: A Trilogy" , "Captain's Final Log Entry" ,  "Spread Too Thin?" and "Operation: Capture Cyborg!" all become available for the Amazon Kindle December We attend the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert at the Pepsi Center Top of page 2012 April Jeff takes a course in Crytpozoology, passes the final and becomes a Certified Cryptozoologist June Camping trip to Vallecito Reservoir in the San Juan National Forest; we stay in Five Branches Camper Park June We take a round-trip ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad July We attend Jeff's 25-year high school reunion for Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, Colorado July Dion's 54th birthday July Jeff is a guest speaker on the radio show Coast to Coast AM to talk about Cryptozoology October Jeff's 44th birthday October "Avalanche!" becomes available for the Amazon Kindle October Our 13th anniversary October Jeff publishes "The Case of the Phantom Bullet" November Due to server issues with our web host, we move our web site to another host and get a domain name December We visit the Wings Over the Rockies Museum Top of page 2013 April We adopt Ricky , a male Akita, from the Blue Moon Akita Rescue in Aurora, Colorado;  read Ricky's Story June We build a custom food and water table for Ricky; pictures are located in the Ricky Gallery June Jeff publishes "The Case of the Stopped Clock" June We take Ricky to Denver PrideFest; Ricky gets LOTS of attention July Dion's 55th birthday August We take Ricky on his first camping trip, an over-nighter in the Island Acres section of the James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park, near Grand Junction, CO August Jeff auditions for a part in the stage play "Talk Radio", gets called back to audition again, then is chosen to perform the part of Sidney Greenberg September Jeff attends rehearsals for the stage play "Talk Radio" all through the month; he will also provide the voice for some of the phone-in callers October Ricky is highlighted as the first Pet of the Month in our apartment complex's newsletter October Jeff's 45th birthday October Our 14th anniversary October Jeff performs in seven presentations of the stage play "Talk Radio" October We take a four-day trip, making overnight stops in Rifle, then Telluride, arriving at our ultimate destination in Silverton; we take a picture of Jeff and Ricky in front of the Silverton Courthhouse for use as his author picture on the back of his four remaining books to be published; then one more overnight in Gunnison on our way back home November Ricky's fourth birthday (estimated) November Jeff publishes "The Case of the Missing Coffee Pot" November Jeff publishes "The Case of the Three Arrests" Top of page 2014 January Jeff auditions for a part in the murder/mystery dinner theater stage play "Once Upon A Crime" and is chosen to perform the part of the murder victim, Gepetto February Jeff performs in four presentations of the murder/mystery dinner theater stage play "Once Upon A Crime" April Ricky's one-year anniversary with us June We take Ricky to Denver PrideFest; Ricky gets LOTS of attention July Dion's 56th birthday July We take a ride on the Georgetown Loop Railroad and take the extended Lebanon Mine tour September Camping trip to Grand Mesa in the Grand Mesa National Forest and stay in Little Bear campground, then over to Trappers Lake in the White River National Forestand stay in  Shepherd's Rim campground October Jeff's 46th birthday October Our 15th anniversary November Ricky's fifth birthday (estimated) November We attend the Mannheim Steamroller concert at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs November We attend the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert at the Pepsi Center Top of page 2015 January Jeff publishes "The Case of the Sleepy Security Guard" February We start volunteering our time to help Blue Moon Akita Rescue update and maintain their website March Jeff publishes "The Case of the Reverend's Son" March Ricky passes the American Kennel Club test that certifies him as a Canine Good Citizen  April The hard disk drive in Dion's desktop computer crashes on Easter Sunday April Ricky's two-year anniversary with us May After almost two full months, Dion finally get's his desktop computer up and running with a new hard disk drive June We take Ricky to Denver PrideFest; once again, Ricky gets LOTS of attention July Dion's 57th birthday July We rescue a dog found running around in the apartment complex and take him to Blue Moon Akita Rescue; the rescue's vet cannot find a microchip so he is named Marty and put up for adoption August The rescue takes Marty to the vet again and personally scans him; a microchip is found in  an unusual spot; the dog's real name is Zeus and he is reunited with his family; we remove Marty from the rescue's adoptions web page August Dion's dad passes away at the age of 87 September Jeff registers Ricky as a Service Dog  September Dion posts some videos of Ricky on YouTube October Jeff's 47th birthday October Our 16th anniversary October We take a vaction, going to: (1) Roswell, NM to visit the UFO Museum, (2) Tombstone, AZ to visit Boothill Cemetary and the OK Corral, (3) Winslow, AZ to visit the Meteor Crater and, finally, (4) Williams, AZ to visit the Grand Canyon November We sign a contract to buy a new house November Ricky's 6th birthday (estimated) December We attend three meetings to choose the options that we want for the house Top of page 2016 January We locate the lot that our new house will be built on April Ricky's three-year anniversary with us May The house foundation is poured May We take a trip to Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming May Construction on the house begins July Dion's 58th birthday August We adopt Luna, a female Akita, from Blue Moon Akita Rescue in Aurora, Colorado September We close on the house and move in October Jeff's 48th birthday October Our 17th anniversary October The landscaping is put in November Ricky's 6th birthday (estimated) December We have a fence installed; Ricky and Luna now have a nice big yard that they can use off-leash Top of page 2017 April Ricky's four-year anniversary with us May We hold our house-warming party July Dion's 59th birthday July Luna's 3rd birthday (estimated) August We take a trip to Norfolk and Virginia Beach in Virginia August Luna's one-year anniversary with us October Jeff's 49th birthday October Our 18th anniversary November Ricky's 7th birthday (estimated) Top of page 2018 February We take a trip to Quartzsite, Arizona April Ricky's five-year anniversary with us July Dion's 60th birthday July Ricky is put to rest  July Luna's 4th birthday (estimated) August Luna's two-year anniversary with us August We adopt Trooper, a male Akita puppy, from Blue Moon Akita Rescue in Aurora, Colorado October Jeff's 50th birthday! 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