Today was one of the “light” days that kept going and going and going.

Started out doing the shopping at Kroger for the week.

Came home and picked up Jesse.

It’s been another damp day, which means plenty of mushrooms poking up their little heads. Beauty!

I liked these little yellow ones.

We went to lunch with my Pastor from FBC Mountain Park, Dr. Bill Blanchard. Always great so spend time with him!

We went to Staples, Best Buy, Kroger (again) and Publix picking up equipment for the mission and checking out prices on stuff we might need later.

Over to FBC Doraville to check on the office and pick up bills.

Then to Azalea to help the kids with their homework. Some of them are SO hard to keep on track. Still love ’em!

Came home, ran 4 miles.

Started on my office work. Need to complete my financial report. Always something!

This morning Kathy and I went Clarkston to go to church.

My partner Kevin Riley spoke on prayer. He did a good job. It was good to see friends!

Rainy day today.

Kathy got her hair cut.

Saw the blimp again flying over Clarkston.

Hope to get some exercise if it dries up some.

This morning I went to Kroger to gas up my car and pick up some subs for the family. On may way, my iPhone wouldn’t power up.

Not zesty. I put it on a charger but it wouldn’t take a charge. Got home, tried to sync with the computer. Still had issues. Stress city.

Went out for a 4 mile run. I always run harder when I’m kind of upset.

Came home and felt better. I took the cradle sync off and plugged my iPhone straight to the wall. This time it worked ok! I sure was relieved about that.

I could remember most of the stuff for next week, but after that I got shaky.

I also got my MobileMe account to back up the device. I think I’m pretty much good to go now.

Crazy how dependent I get on these devices, but when you don’t have a secretary, you better have a PDA that works!

Watched TV with Kathy tonight. We’ve enjoyed watching the Lie to Me series on DVD.

It’s been rainy weather. Always looking for my fungi friends! Check out this tiny guy!

I thought this was pretty cool.

Ashley has some friends over this evening. She made spaghetti. It was really good!

Man, it has really rained! My rain gauge said 3″! We need it! Water from the sky still seems like a miracle.

I spent most of my day writing newletters.

We sure have some great supporters!

Jesse has been working on his new desk.

Looking good!

Enjoyed watching Lie To Me, the TV series with Kathy this evening.

I worked on admin things this morning. Got the newsletters all ready to go.

Worked out on weights. Feel great!

5 hummingbirds in the yard this morning. Supa groovy!

Jesse and I went to Staples to pick up supplies for the newsletter and to drop off the originals so they could make the 238 copies this month.

Met up with Ashley and Kathy at Vikhyat.

Enjoyed some of the best Indian food and fellowship ever. Double blessing because Miles also got to eat with us.

Jesse and I rode with Ashley today. We needed “Big Red,” her Expedition. We went to Staples to pick up his new desk. Super heavy! When we got home this evening, we opened the box while in the car so we can split the heavy stuff out.

He also got a 5 shelf bookcase. On sale for $35!

We went to Azalea to help the kids with their homework. Seemed like we had a LOT more yesterday.

Rained really heavily while we were at the mission!

We had a volunteer come help us today. Linda used to help us a lot a year ago. Great to see her back.

We picked up the newsletter copies on our way home.

We still need to put Jesse’s desk together. He is a very precise person. He’s more like my brother. I tended to be the one who could get it done in record time. Jim’s work would be absolutely perfect.

I don’t mind not having to do the heavy thinking.

That’s why he’s the beta version.

Jesse and I met up with a group of our partners from Dunwoody BC.

Tom Frost has been instrumental in bringing new people interested in doing missions in our area. They include the Zamora family and Bayo Otito! Great folks! We at a favorite Colombian food place, La Casona.

After lunch we went to Walmart and Lowes to pick up supplies for the missions.

Also checked out desks for Jesse at Office Depot. We’ll pick it up tomorrow when we’re with Ashley and her big ol’ Expedition!

I also enjoyed looking at the beautiful orchids at Lowes.

Fabulous!

Also went to Azalea to help the kids with their homework.

Took hours.

Had some great conversations with new partners, in particular with a Kenya pastor in Marietta! Look forward to helping them reach out to their community!

Came home and ran 2.2 miles.

This morning I went over to my mechanic at T&G to pick up my car.

It has been having some problems starting. I was glad they were able to get it fixed so quickly.

Worked on admin stuff this morning at home.

Also went for a 4 mile run. Pretty nice weather. Still pooped.

Went to Willow Branch to work with the refugee kids while Jesse taught his guitar class.

Know how to find the Greatest Common Factor and the Lowest Common Multiple?
How about naming the 6 Kingdoms or explaining the life cycle of Fungi? Welcome to my world!

After the class I took him to get a hair cut while I worked on phone calls.

Got some tough news from my brother Tito. Looks like the bank is going to foreclose on their church building. Very sad. I don’t understand these bank guys.

I enjoyed some quiet time this morning. Here’s what my area looks like.

Today Jesse and I thought it was going to be a slow day. Wrong.

My car didn’t start well this morning. You may remember that we had to get towed last month when it didn’t start. I wasn’t taking any chances this time. Ashley helped me get my car to our mechanic this evening after I got home.

We picked up Bayo Otiti, our missionary at Huntington Terraces, and Ruthie North, our missionary at Huntington Creek. We took them for lunch to catch up on how things are going at the mission.

It was great to see all the good things that God is doing. We all face challenges, and our missionaries have plenty of them!

Our goal today was to clean out one of the rooms at the mission at H. Terraces.

We loaded stuff into my car and went to FBC Doraville where I have a storage area. But we had to clean that out to make room for more stuff! We dumped some of it and put the painting stuff in another area at the church. Storage space is always an issue. People want to give me stuff all the time, but unless I have a place to take it, I don’t get it.

We got the room cleaned out and Bayo will have a party soon to give a lot of the extra stuff that we have to the needy families we work with.

We went to Azalea to check on the kids. We had a bunch today! Lots of kids need help.

Also went to Office Depot. I want to get Jesse a decent desk. He’s been using a folding table for the last year. He’s in charge of all our computer/web work. He needs a decent place to keep all the electronics and gear he uses. We found a couple that I think will do the job. I’m very proud of Jesse’s great work for us!

Slow day became a Go day!

I’ll work out on weights this evening. Burn off some stress.

I watched several preachers on TV this morning. I’m amazed at how many pastors hardly use the scripture. No wonder the church is in trouble.

Went back to Stone Mountain. Soaked up some sun. Ran 4 miles on the elliptical treadmill. Enjoyed the hot tub.

Fun to watch the hummingbirds zoom past and work on Tim Bits: my posts on Twitter, which I type into Tweetlater that posts them regularly during the week. Less for me to do. I’ll break 27,000 followers this evening.

Relaxing day. Fun!

This morning I enjoyed hanging out in the yard, watching the birds. I have about 5 hummingbirds flying around. One of them comes within a foot of me. Super cool.

Kathy and I hiked up Stone Mountain this evening. It was gorgeous.

We’re so lucky to live so close to this awesome place. Even saw a couple of deer right by our path.

Lots of people waiting for the laser show!

Ashley’s having a dinner party with her friends at our house this evening. Good looking kids. Good looking food!