It’s nearing my birthday. I enjoy studying people born on July 12th. Like Modigliani.

70 AD on my birthday.

OYB!

My tree guys were at my house by 7:30 AM working hard. They took down seven trees in all. They put all the tree trunks in my recycle area.

They also took down the dog fence that we never used once. Easy for that bobcat to tear out.

The girls and I stopped at QT on the way to FBCD.

On Safari to CD Tower.

I put all my equipment up and cleaned the room after the Show this afternoon. I’m still leaving the chairs and tables in presentation mode.

I made copies of the newsletters. The girls helped me stuff the envelopes. I went to the PO to get stamps. I put them on the envelopes and mailed them while the girls spent time at Azalea with their friends.

After working with the teams, I came home and watered my plants.

I noticed a cell phone while I was in the office at the church making copies of my newsletter. I let the Pastor know.

I changed K’s appointment for her lung doctor.

I had a good time with the team from Maxwell Ministries, SC today. I took them to eat at the BHFM.

Then to CD Tower and the Mission.

Keep going!

I looked up GriefShare groups for a friend of mine in Georgetown, TX who recently lost her husband.

Busy day with a team and the tree cutters!

Reading Valis.

Confirmed my Mom’s eye appointment.

OYB!

Confirming I understood this.

Feels like a terrarium outside.

Fun talk with my buddy Anthony.

Don Cheto!

Got my new Drivers License in. It’s good until 2034.

Cleaned and refilled my birdbaths. Watered my outside plants.

Español! 5th place this week.

Wrote and produced my newsletter. Got the labels on. I still need to print the newsletter, stuff it and put the stamps on.

We will go to see this soon.

Ordered more return envelopes. I had plenty for this month.

Got in touch with David Hays who is a friend from High School. He told me that Paul Sutton who was the youth director at our church had moved back to Georgetown. Paul was a great friend of mine and was even part of my wedding. David sent me Paul’s number and I was glad to get in touch with my good friend again.

I’ve started a new book called “Valis” by Philip K. Dick. He also wrote Blade Runner. It’s pretty weird. Has some interesting quotes and vocabulary I wasn’t absolutely sure about.

Sent a note to the manager of Azalea Apartments telling her what was going on. I included links to picture galleries and a video I shot.

OYB!

Cleaned and refilled my hummingbird feeders. Two of them have a larger capacity, so now I’m making 1 1/2 cups of sugar to 6 cups of water.

Refilled suet and seed feeders.

Moved this plant that Ashley gave me to downstairs where it can get more light.

Español!

I set a fan on a chair to blow on me better outside.

So sweaty outside.

I love hummingbirds. I just watched a documentary on them by David Attenborough.

Funny.

I’ve quoted Psalms 139 for decades.

Gassed up my car and checked the fluids.

Don Cheto!

Washed towels and wash cloths. Meta.

Gave the family what I have on my calendar.

Do you believe in theophany?

Keep on keeping on.

Edited videos for the two teams last night. Got all the photo galleries in order.

OYB!

Español!

Ordered groceries.

Paid my insurance for the Mission for a year.

Wrote the emails to the two team leaders to complete the assignment. Includes the photo galleries and the link to the video I shot.

I received a series of questions about serving in the ATL from Servant Life. I answered the questions on a recording, uploaded it to my podcast server and sent the leader a link.

I called Sheila Pettway at Davis Septic about setting up a time to service our tank. They’ll be coming over on July 7.

I called my tree guy to cut down seven trees in my yard. That includes one really big one, two medium sized ones, three small ones and a big branch on another tree. It’ll cost about $4,000 in all. It’s a lot of work. They’ll put the fallen trees in my recycle area.

I sent Arturo a text with my address as well as pictures of all the tree I need removed.

I took my Mom to get her hair washed and dried.

Vocabulario!

Seemed really hot today. It was cool when we had the teams here.

Put the beginning of school on my calendar.

I taped the handle for our recycle together before it got worse.

Picked up groceries and put them up. There was a lot.

I may not make the top five this week. Been too busy with teams in town.

Just keep going!

Called to let the manager know we were coming for the buffet.

I’m enjoying the World Cup!

OYB!

I went to FBCD by myself this morning to set up and study. The girls spent the night at home. They’re back with me this evening.

Don Cheto on the way to work.

I always enjoy seeing the crafts from Mexico!

I’m trying to get the addresses of all the places I take the teams.

I put up about half the chairs I had out, straightened and cleaned up the Fellowship Hall. There are three different types of chairs now. They don’t fit the chair mover. I made it work.

Had a fun D-Day with my teams from UMC Lexington, SC and Bay Life, FL. I took them to eat at Plaza Fiesta and also went on Safari to China Town.

Then on to the Missions.

Productive day! I start with another team on Monday. Glad to have a restful weekend ahead!

I try to keep the church in the loop as the schedule changes. Hard to do.

Also talked to a church member about a situation in the Fellowship Hall that I knew nothing about.

Vocabulario!

OYB!

Got to FBCD early to set up and study before the team got there.

Reminded the Hibachi Grill manager we were coming to their place today.

Penelope and Everly come with me to the Mission to work with the teams. They really enjoy playing with Alexa and her little sister.

Not getting to spend as much time as usual studying. Frustrating, but I can only do what I can do!

We had our Red Thread ceremony today.

Great lunch at Hibachi Grill.

The BAPS Temple is always spectacular.

Super time at the Missions. Very creative groups.

I had to pull off into a parking lot to sleep thirty minutes on the way home. Exhausted.

Contacted the restaurant managers last night. The food today went well!

Sent a birthday card for Nana.

Working on getting a new iPhone replaced for the one that K is using.

OYB!

Got to FBCD at 8:53 AM. Set up and studied Spanish.

We took the team to Pho 24.

After we got home from the teams, Everly and I went to Walmart. I dropped off our used Walmart bags (which they said they threw away rather than reusing–bad luck) and got a new air mattress. The old one went flat last night. J helped us get the new one installed and inflated.

Replaced Penelope’s screen protector.

Keep going. Hard to spend time when working with the teams.

The teams did a great job at the Missions.

From Hidden Codices book.

Vocabulario!

OYB!

Surprised to see Jessi and K awake. Kathy came with the girls and me to work with the teams today.

We got to the church by 8:43 AM. Finished setting up and studied Spanish. I came in second place last week.

Great to see the Zamoras again! Their son is all grown up!

Don Cheto!

Cancelled meds for J.

Had a great time with my teams from Lexington UMC, S. Carolina and Bay Life, from Florida. We went on Safari to the BHFM and served at Azalea and N. Peachtree.

I’m still reminding the managers at the restaurants about the teams.

OYB!

Español!

Not too bad outside today.

K got me a Father’s Day ice cream cake.

Cleaned, refilled and hung up the hummingbird feeders.

After recording Verbal Surgery, I picked up Thai food.

Don Cheto!

Deposited checks.

The three countries with the most non-Christians.

The girls wrote me notes for Father’s Day.

Watered my downstairs plants.

I liked the shirt Ashley made me for Father’s Day.

Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Winners and Whiners 2.”

Second place for me this week.

Kathy’s screen on her iPhone is having issues. Trying to get it taken care of.

Ordered more wax melts.

Looking into getting our septic tank cleaned out.

I looked up when I had it serviced last on my blog. Helps me figure out where they need to dig.

Canceling a subscription I had for some meds for J.

Reading a new book called “The Hidden Codex of Reality.”

Vocabulario!

Cleaned my bedding. Quite a process.

OYB!

Español!

Mild.

Blew the deck and driveway.

Hard to train a new cord.

Cleaned the front of the file cabinet in my garage. Not sure what melted on top of it to cause such a mess.

Listened to Don Cheto on the way to the Rock Show. I was so disappointed with the exhibit. Most of the shows I go to are about fifty times bigger! Oh, well. As I like to say, “You don’t find if you don’t look.”

Doubt this sticker works.

Got gas and checked the oil.

It’ll come down to the wire tomorrow. I’ve won this so many times it’s no big deal for me. I just do my usual hour of work no matter what.