I stayed up till 2:00am last night looking at meteors. The Perseid meteor showers are always great! I saw one huge fireball. Amazing.

Back to painting Golden Eggs.

My whole family got together this morning at Al Madina! It’s great to have Kathy and Jesse and what a blessing to have Ashley and Penelope!

Did the grocery shopping. I think it was the heaviest cart I’ve ever had at Walmart. Sunflower seed, cat food, suet, grapefruit juice, 4 gallons of water. Must have weighed 100 lbs.

I’m trying something different with my bird seed mix. Instead of mixing the cat food with the seed I’m keeping it separate and putting it exclusively on the ground.

Came home to continue the Golden Egg of Eggcellence awards. I made 50 eggs.

Then I set out to make some of the WhirlWands for bubbles.

Cut to size.

Paint them gold. What else?

Attach the microfiber.

A good project that I think can be a lot of fun for the teams.

I see a parking lot full of people making big bubbles.

I lengthened the swing I have for Penelope. It has a nice, long arc now.

Also sprayed my Pink Magnolias with fungicide again. Hopefully, this time will take care of it. It’s been so rainy that it might get washed off.

Ate dinner with K and J. Always good.

Kathy was super tired. I get that. I took a 1.5 hr nap this afternoon. She’s crashed.

Admin duties now.

Ashley, Penelope and I had a great time on our Last Day of the Summer!

The Golden Egg of Eggcellence!

Red Thread Ceremony.

It’s been a great ten weeks!

We had our Dedication Day.

Fashion show.

Then on Safari to Global Mall.

Ashiana!

Shiv Mandir.

Baps Hindu Temple!

I love these doors.

Strike the Set! It was a great run and terrific season.

Came home to work on more Golden Eggs of Eggcellence! Our last team of the Summer was from New York and they got the last egg I had made!

Take off all the labels.

Lay them out.

Shoot ’em with the metallic gold spray paint.

I’ve already painted another 44. I probably have over 50 more to paint. That’s the next 50 teams. Might be two years to do that many. Hopefully much faster than that!

I’m really proud of what Ashley and I have come up with. I think it’s fast paced, packed with information and funny! And spiritual growth!

I washed Ashley’s three piece from India.

Glad to have Jesus back on the mantle.

Admin duties now.

Edited the video that I shot with the Radiant Life Fellowship team. Started processing it.

Uploading and burning to disc now.

Ashley, Penelope and I had fun with our NY team today!

I always like going into “Raja Mode.”

Constantly checking things out.

Feeding and talking.

Ashley is so beautiful.

P liked the limes at Penang.

On Safari to Asian Square, China Town and the Buddhist Temple in Brookhaven.

Cobra in a jar.

Serenity Garden.


Buddhist Temple.

After getting the team on site, Ash and I went to Walmart and Office Depot to get the school supplies that the kids still needed.

Papi, you crack me up.

“Alas, what light on yonder window breaks?”

What came first, the chicken or the maracas?

Similar?

Dropped off the supplies to the mission to the team that’s in town. Better for them to get the blessing of giving things.

I was so tired coming home, I had to stop and take a twenty minute nap. Haven’t had to do that in a long time.

Tomorrow will officially be the last day of Summer 2016 for Ashley, Penelope and I. I really think that the experience that Ash and I give people is truly extraordinary. We have really raised the bar this year with sophisticated AV, lights and costume changes.

Of course my favorite part was spending time with my girls. What a blessing Ashley and Penelope are to me. I love them both so much and nothing has made me happier than working alongside two such talented people. I cannot wait till Penelope can take a more active role in our presentations. It will be so overwhelmingly cute, you may OD on cuteness.

I had a good supper with Kathy and Jesse. Always great to spend time with them!

Admin duties now.

Psyching myself up for the Last Day of the Summer.

Ashley, Penelope and I had a great time with our team from NY!

Launching Pad!

The Cape of Confidence.

Took them on Safari to the Buford Highway Farmers Market.

“The First Shot of The Movie.”

The Globe!

Penelope plus cookie.

“The Red Ones make you stop and the Green Ones make you go.”

You can’t resist a line like that.

Shocking how many people thought they were learning something.

P Approved.

Nap time.

And Enigmas.

Always the weirdest stuff there. Rattlesnake rattles.

If I make a maracas out of rattlesnake rattles, would that be a rattlesnake rattle rattle?

Santa Muerta in a stunning green/gold combo. Go Bears!

Went to the Post Office to mail shirts off. We are getting out of the t shirt business. Too much hassle for tiny amount of money.

Then to Azalea. We got them on site then came home to work on Admin duties.

Rained over an 1.5″ last night.

School buses are BACK!

Gassed up my car.

Ashley, Penelope and I had fun with our teams from N. Carolina and NYC!

Launch Pad!

Mr. Loud.

It was our final day with our Charlotte team. DDay is always special.

You cannot resist my vampire eyes.

Our new team from NYC is a group of High School Seniors. A groovy bunch!

We took them on Safari to Plaza Fiesta!

St. Benedict.

Penelope loves Plaza Fiesta!

P was too small for this ride. Reminded me of when Ashley was five and rode on the back of an elephant. I remember asking her, “Ashley do you want Daddy to ride with you on the elephant?” She answered, “No, Daddy. I can do it on my own. I’m five.” My daughter. Always the intrepid one!

Returned to FBC Doraville to give our new team the initial briefing.

Then to Azalea!

A constant state of child juggling. Wow. She is active.

We gathered up our kids at the missions and gave everyone a back pack and almost all the school supplies they needed. There were a few items we still need to get, like binders. I’m going to make a shopping list Tuesday and then go and buy stuff on Wednesday.

Good to be back with my kids.

Admin duties now.

Ashley, Penelope and I had a fun time with our team from Charlotte this morning!

Body launching.

We’ve had the “Yeah, Baby!” and “Best Day Ever!” t-shirts since 2013. Today was the first day that I’ve worn one. I normally wear my brain shirts. (And in case you’re wondering, I have 22.) Baby’s diaper didn’t do it’s job. Bahd luck.

Red Thread Ceremony.

Took them on Safari to Global Mall and Al Madina.

It was raining after our trip, so we worked on cleaning and organizing Azalea Place mission in preparation for the team that will be staying there this week.

To the mission!

Admin duties now.

Ashley and I had fun with our team from Charlotte, NC this morning. We missed our Little Partner. She needed some Dada time!

I’m such a shy, retiring type.

Took them on Safari to Asian Square.

To the missions!

I also went to Walmart and Lowes to pick up supplies and make keys.

And to the church to take care of admin duties with a partner.

Looking forward to time with K. She’s eating supper with J now.

I had a fun supper with Jesse and Kathy last night! Sure do love them!

Ashley, Penelope and I had fun with our team from N. Carolina this morning!

This is cool! Baby Atlas!

We shared with them how to round up the kids and what it’s like to be a refugee in another country.

We are looking for Eggstraordinary EGGcellence.
Penelope in the Golden Box of Jams.

Took them on Safari to the Buford Highway Farmers Market.


Photo bombers.

Good lunch!

On Safari! I new mode of transport for P.

P was digging my coffee cup.

Then to the missions.

Ashley and I worked on putting together the signage for P’s Tienda. I thought it came out looking great.

Checked on the team.

I brought P home with me to give Ash and Miles a date night.

Good times!

This evening, Jesse let me try the HTC Vive for VR. Wow. An amazing experience! Sure makes playing games on a TV monitor seem old fashioned!

Admin duties now.

Hard day of yard work.

Mowed.

Edged.

Raked.

Picked up yard litter.



Blower.

Wind up cords.

Looks better!

Took a shower and watched Stranger Things with K.

Fed my hummingbirds.

Admin duties now.

Had a good night on Battlefront. 21-3.

This morning Ashley took me to T and G to pick up my car. I had the rear brakes done.

We dropped off the newsletters to the US Post.

We got her car cleaned.

She went to Brevard, NC to speak this evening. I’m sure she wowed them. Ashley has serious game.

I ate Mexican food with Ashley for lunch. P loved the chicken in the tacos!

K and I got to watch Penelope for about five hours. She’s always so awesome!

Admin duties now.