Today is the last day for the Pop Pop Summer School. The girls will start Kindergarten and Second Grade on Monday. Wow. We had a wonderful time together. We studied in class every day, learned something, exercised and had a lot of fun.

I believe in this.

Still working on the life insurance forms. See the little number of the form at the bottom left corner? That got cut off, so I had to rescan all the three documents and the Drivers License again. Ay, caramba.

OYB!

Rainy morning. Didn’t last long. It was dry in Chamblee.

Interesting.

Español!

Cloudy morning. I liked the sunrise color in this cloud.

Walked 2.68 miles in Chamblee. My last walk there for a while. Maybe until next Summer! My walk here at home is WAY harder. Chamblee is basically flat.

Beauty.

Love my girls!

Class!

Everly was really sad because she couldn’t find her plushie “Vanilla.” We scoured the house for her. I finally found her in the bathroom on the sink! We dried her off with paper towels and the hair drier and Everly was all smiles again.

I dried out all the paper towels so they could be used again. I do a similar strategy with the paper towels I use when I wash my hands at restaurants. I use them to clean my hands during the meal. If there are some left over, I put them in my car to use to check the oil.

Then the hair drier. She was her usual fluffy self soon after. Do what you gotta do to keep the children smiling.

You can tell she had been pretty upset.

We set a timer for fifteen minutes. They seemed to react well to that. Lot easier than “get these two pages done.” Never really know how long that might take. We studied about an hour a week doing workbook stuff.

We headed to the MARTA station next to ride the train downtown. She was her normal happy self then.

They really are my favorite people.

Our goal was Metro Diner near Peachtree Center downtown ATL for breakfast/lunch.

I enjoy taking them on Safari. There is always a lot of stuff to see and learn about.

Up the big escalator.

Groovy!

Fun while we waited for our food.

This was our special treat.

We had fun at the Atlanta Marketplace. It’s a huge wholesale mall of top end stuff. You have to have a retail business license to shop there. Didn’t stop us from hanging out!

Nice doggy.

Capital Club.

We liked this.

Groovy.

After our sight seeing, we headed back down the escalator to the trains and to Chamblee.

We ate more of our cake when we got home.

I talked to Tim Deter about that life insurance form. I got it squared away when I got home late this afternoon.

After a thirty minute rest, we went back out to go to the Village Park.

If I have some downtime, I work on Spanish.

I watered my Pink Magnolia tree. She seems like she’s getting over her mildew illness. Little trees are fragile.

Listened to Don Cheto on the way home.

Kathy is taking this. I just did some research on other savings programs.

Stopped by Walmart to pick up bananas and apples. Stupid Walmart app won’t let me get bananas. And they rarely pick the best apples.

Just keep going. Hard to get super motivated to push myself when I’m so far ahead and behind.

Still working on the education course. I’ll get back to it after I finish the blog.

I found this interesting. I’ve been super happy with my iPhone 11 Pro Max.

OYB!

Cool this morning. Tomorrow will be my last day to get up at 5:45 AM. It’s been pretty easy over all.

Español!

Full Sun Moon.

Walked 2.65 miles.

Love my girls!

The girls love their new backpacks!

Class!

Taco Veloz for Huevos Rancheros.

Target to look for school supplies and shoes. Didn’t find anything there Penelope wanted.

She found some shoes she liked at Shoe Carnival. They are really cute.

Found a pencil pouch she liked at Michaels.

Then to Evergreen for a swim. We stopped briefly to get some Lemon Squares and then drove around the Stone Mountain Cemetery while we ate them.

Stone Mountain Park for some exercise.

To my office to check the mail.

Listened to Don Cheto on the way home. Just keep listening to Spanish!

I was going to ride my bike but big thunderstorms in the area stopped that plan.

Mileage log.

Deposited checks.

Folded and hung up my clothes.

Working on education courses for K.

Confirmed my top three status. We will finish up in this order in three days is my guess. Too big a gap between us and below us.

Ordered a couple of items. Chapstick and cough drops. Don’t leave home without them!

OYB!

Español!

Went for a walk. Did my big hill fifteen times. Then walked the long way home. Whoosh.

Total of 5.40 miles.

I scanned some life insurance forms again and sent them to my agent, Tim Deter.

I have all four of my cell phone lines transferred to Mint Mobile now. Made sure that ATT had me canceled out. Their prices were outrageous. I need to rethink my internet and tv stuff. Xfinity is also crazy talk.

Set up insurance for my cell phone with Allstate.

Talked with my buddy Ben Birdsong today. He’s bringing a team to work with us on Saturday. Getting the final details finalized.

Continuing to work on the course for Kathy. I try to do the lessons that I’ll get some good out of. Vocabulary building now. I think of it in terms of what I’m doing in Spanish as well.

Cleaned my hat.

Helped a friend of the family get in touch with my Mom.

Gassed up my car and checked the levels.

Paid bills.

Another sweaty day, but not as hot.

Watered my plants.

Went to Stone Mountain to record “The Unplanned Life.” Excellent.

Released Verbal Surgery -1026- “Borrowed Time.” So good!

OYB!

Got to the mission. Studied and walked. Beauty all around me.

Very pleasant.

Walked 2.68 miles.

Love my girls!

Class!

The “birthday” Waffle House. The girls reminded me this is where we went for breakfast on my birthday when I turned 65. We then went to the Museum of Illusions. That was a fun day. Complete with ice cream cake!

Men were repairing a pane of glass.

The girls and I took all the stuff I need for the team on Saturday to my office. I’ll have the group in the conference room next door. I usually do The Show downstairs in the Fellowship Hall at the church where my storage room is. My office is on the ground floor.

Is it?

The girls and I went to the Doraville pool for a swim. We had the place to ourselves. Fabulous. Everly swam the entire length of the pool. It’s huge! Penelope did about 75% of it which was amazing.

Got hot.

Listened to Don Cheto in Spanish.

Drying out the pool stuff.

Still working on the early education course for K.

The very last section of my bike ride. I rode for an hour and eleven minutes. About 10 miles or so. I forgot to turn on Runkeeper when I left the house.

Came in the Top 3 in the tournament this week.

This should help a lot of people.

Got to the mission early.

Español!

Fixed this on my phone.

Walked 2.64 miles this morning.

Love my girls!

Class.

We went to Goodwill then over to Stone Mountain to ride the cable car.

Tree fun.

Swimming pool!

Working out!

Came back to Doraville to get my newsletters. Got them stuffed into the envelopes. Went to the Post Office to get stamps. Put those on and got them in the mail.

Deposited checks. Amen. Thank you, Lord.

Worked on the online class for Kathy. It’s pretty hard.

Preach!

Set this up today. I’m going to get the grandgirls to help me with a revised edition.

OYB!

Kathy likes to know where I am, especially when I’m riding my bike.

Español!

Walked 2.47 miles. Much cooler today than it has been. Amen.

Prepped my bike. Includes wiping it down with WD-40 (prevents rusting), pumping up the tires and getting the water bottle cleaned and refilled. I also make sure I have my safety glasses and sun glasses as well as my wireless ear buds if I decide to listen to Spanish or music. Today, I had a quiet ride.

I have two fasciata plants that are blooming. In the twenty years I’ve had these plants I’ve never seen them do that. Makes me wonder if the recent repotting is what spurred them on. I just read that they are from Brazil originally.

I LOVE having my banana plants outside. They seem to be thriving, which fills me with joy.

Tea roses are also blooming.

Hot this afternoon. Nice on the bike.

I rode 15.20 miles. I actually thought I went further but the GPS doesn’t lie.

After I got back from my bike ride, I did yard work. Started with refilling and cleaning my hummingbird feeders.

Refilled my water jugs. I use those for watering some of my inside plants and for refilling the water bowl outside. Easier than using the water hose every time. The F stands for water that also has fertilizer in it for the orchids and African violets.

Then watered my outdoor plants. Super hot and not much rain lately. Only isolated showers.

Blew the driveway and garage.

Then sprayed off the walls and floor with water.

The end of one of my extension cords had the plastic wear off. I put electrical tape on the end to protect the inner wires.

I measure when I do yard work. I put it under the “hiking” mode.

I exercised for over four hours today. I leave for Guatemala in exactly two months from yesterday. I’m pushing myself physically to get ready for the volcano climb and the hiking I’ll be doing. I’m working harder than ever on Español as well.

I blew and washed off the back deck. I watered all the plants and repotted one of them.

I put WD-40 on the door hinges of my car.

Helping Kathy with a class on line.

I’ll come in third this week. Many weeks my score would have won by a long shot. It really depends on the competition.

I only have four more days of getting up at 5:45 AM. I’ll miss the girls when they go back to school next week, but I won’t miss getting up in the dark every morning.

OYB!

Another hot start to the day.

Español!

Beautiful morning.

Worked hard. I wanted to win the tournament last week. Not as much pressure this week.

Walked 2.69 miles in Chamblee.

Love my girls. Penelope was sad. She thought she may have lost her Mama’s book. Turned out to be in her Dad’s car.

Spanish podcast.

Had fun with the team from Restoration Church today. They were rocking from the very beginning of the day!

After The Show, they helped me put everything back like we found it. Amen.

We went to Hibachi Grill for lunch.

On Safari to China Town. Had fun doing calligraphy.

Also to Asian Square to see CD Tower where the Buddhists buy their idols.

It was really hot this afternoon.

OYB!

It was warm even early this morning.

Walked 2.67 miles.

Love my girls! Everly was sulking because she couldn’t find her plushie. We found it soon after.

I had a good talk with my Mom. Always a blessing.

Picked up my groceries.

Refilled my storage container for the dry dog food I feed to the night animals.

Keeping the competition tight.

Had a great time with my long term partner Cindy Hunnicut and her elementary school team from Restoration Church.

Took them to the Buford Highway Farmers Market.

Because of the extreme heat (100 degree heat index!) we modified the ministry time at Azalea. We knocked on every door at the complex and gave the residents candy and some little toys for the kids.

The team sang some songs for the kids at the mission.

Great day.

Great to hear this!

OYB!

Español!

I got the results in from my lab work this weekend. Looks great!

I turned on wi-fi calling if the signal gets too low.

Appropriate!

I went up my hill fifteen times during my walk. My legs felt great. I actually took off my shirt today I was so sweaty. My body couldn’t cool off with that shirt on.

I also used a small umbrella. That helped a lot! 4.76 miles in all.

I had a great lunch with my buddy, Jon Paul. He’s always a blessing. I had a whole list of stuff to talk with him about. He’s wise counsel.

It was hot.

Gassed up my car and checked the fluids. Added some oil.

Got fruit.

I was shocked to see these bromeliads blooming! I bet I’ve had them at least five years. I’m glad I repotted them recently.

Worked on life insurance with my agent Tim Deter.

Talked with Tim’s brother about some tax issues.

Wrote my newsletter. Got all the labels done. Still need stamps and to get them printed. That’s a Monday job. The church secretary doesn’t work on Tuesdays or Fridays.

Called Mint Mobile and got Jessi and Kathy’s phones transferred over. Still need to get Ashley’s done.

Ordered groceries. Usually you have to confirm a time you’re picking the groceries up. Doesn’t look like they do that any more.

Looking forward to the team tomorrow.

OYB!

We had breakfast with K at Waffle House this morning. Tasty!

Español!

Love my girls!

Walked 3.93 miles. They walked about 1.86 miles.

They had fun with the water hose.

I walked the hill on my normal route four times and the hill in front of my house five times.

We went to Lazy River to swim for about 1.5 hours. We had fun. It wasn’t too crowded when we went.

We got showered off and dressed and drove back to Chamblee. We ate a late lunch at Taco Veloz. It was SO good. Eggs, rice and beans. They ate them with tortillas like tacos. That’s how I normally do it. Fun watching them stuff the tortillas with their goodies. I also got an order of french fries. I like them with Fries in the taco.

The girls helped me set up for The Show this Friday and Saturday with Restoration Church. It’s an elementary school team. The girls were excited about that. I still have the projection and amplifiers to set up, but I don’t like to leave that stuff out. Too easy to rip off.

Listened to Don Cheto on the way home. I continue to get more and more of it. Super fast Mexican Spanish.

We saw this car at the Waffle House this morning. Then I followed it on my way home this evening. Weird.

Released Verbal Surgery “Third Chance.” this evening. So good.

Tough challenge this week.