OYB!

Ordered another tester bottle of Versace Eros.

Mild. Low clouds this morning.

Español!

Walked 2.78 miles this morning.

Sprayed the Pink Magnolia at Azalea with the citrus based fungicide for the white powder mildew.

Ashley was really sick. She has strep throat. She went to the doctor to get some antibiotics. I kept the girls with me all day. They’re spending the night with me to give her more rest and keep the girlies safe.

Sewed up Everly’s pants. Lots of little holes.

Ate breakfast with Kathy at Waffle House. Practiced balanced walking.

Ordered groceries.

Jessi’s neck was bothering her today. Called the doctor. She said it was due to the intubation and having to hold her head at a weird angle.

Jessi felt well enough to go with us to the lake at Stone Mountain to pick up some plants, soil and water to make a small ecosystem.

Class!

Small cell of rainstorms narrowly missed our area. I waited for it to pass before we went to the pool.

I hadn’t heard of an eSim before. I may try this out in Guatemala.

We had fun at the pool. I used my new water proof case for my iPhone.

Worked great although it was kind of hard to see without me wearing my glasses and being so bright outside.

Got us pizza on the way home.

Gassed up the car and checked the fluids before I picked up the groceries.

Funny.

Checking out the ecosystem jar.

Told them some stories. Then they fell asleep.

Keep pushing.

Remember these?

OYB!

Always learning new words, even in English!

Today was a big day! Jessi had the implant put under her scalp and drilled into her skull. In a few weeks she’ll be able to hear in stereo! What a miracle!

We had an arrival time of 5:45 AM to Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center.

Español!

Walked .78 miles while we waited for J to get out of surgery.

They kept us in the loop as to what was happening.

She did great!

I liked this wheelchair. Wish I could’ve zoomed around the hospital in it. Probably not a good idea.

Walked another 2.09 miles after I got home.

A neighbor is getting ready to get grass put in. Instant lawn!

Keep working.

Listened to podcast in Spanish.

Some competition. I don’t expect her to last. We’ll see.

We used to go to Laredo regularly. That’s where my grandparents lived. That’s really hot.

OYB!

Early morning at the mission. Did my walk while I studied.

Español!

Class!

PetSmart!

S. Africa flag. We enjoyed living there.

We listened to this song today.

Perimeter Mall was our next stop.

Plaza Fiesta! Saw a family from Azalea while we were there.

Good chat with my buddy Anthony. He just got back from Brasil.

Always something cool to see at Plaza Fiesta.

Rain clobbered us. Weird weather pattern that flowed towards the west rather from from the west.

Funny.

So cool.

Rained on us. Got them into the house with a big umbrella.

Good talk with my Mom. Connection kept cutting out. Managed to make it work.

Deposited checks. Amen. Thank you, Lord.

I got this at PF today. Beautiful.

Rained 2.25″ at my house.

Watered my indoor garden.

Sewed up one of my map jackets.

One of my shirts.

And one of Penelope’s stuffys.

I actually sew stuff quite often. It’s a good skill.

We will be getting up at 4:15 AM tomorrow morning to get Jessi to the hospital for her surgery which starts at 7:30 AM. Pray for her safety and for the success of the procedure. It will take a couple of months for the healing to compete before they can test the device which will be inserted tomorrow.

Grandgirls spent the night last night. Love them!

OYB!

Español!

My neighbor found a rhino beetle to show me. Super cool!

I watched ten or twelve branches fall to the ground this morning while I was studying Spanish. Turned out it was a squirrel gnawing on them.

Walked 2.11 miles this morning. Everly came with me. That’s a hard walk for a five year old!

We got this email today. We’ll have to get up around 4:30 AM to make this on time. Wow.

Jessi, the girls and I will be working on putting together a little aquarium of local plants. It’ll be a sealed talk. The lid we have for the jar had a little hole. I sanded it down and then hot glued it. That should seal it properly.

Class.

My car is running great again. Cost me $515! I thought that was kind of expensive but it was more complicated to fix than I thought. Basically, a tune up with spark plugs and new wires. It’s a V8 so there’s a lot of moving parts.

Took the girls to eat at Hot and Cold.

It was the first time that Penelope had tried cherry pie.

We liked this.

Went by Publix to pick up meds for Jessi.

And to Waffle House to pick up my umbrella that I left yesterday.

Then to Lazy River to swim. We renamed it Amazon River because it’s kind of rough and fast! Penelope finally built up the guts to go down this big water slide. It was a rite of passage for her! She loved it and probably went down it at least ten more times. Everly was super jealous.

Jessi and I had a long talk with the nurse at the hospital this afternoon. She needed a list of all the meds that J is taking and to give her advice for the surgery. Also needed to try and figure out where the location of the surgery is on the hospital campus.

We had a nice talk with Nana tonight. She thought my yard looked so nice and green. Indeed we’ve been getting rain! I looked at her forecast. That’s hot, Jack!

OYB!

Rain blew through our area this morning. Studied in the car rather than walking.

Worked hard last week.

Picked up the girls at 8:00 AM.

My car needed a tuneup. I dropped it off at T&G this morning. Looks like it needs spark plugs and wires.

Waffle House with the grandgirls and K.

That’s not zesty.

I needed a new carabiner for my keys. We walked around Walmart to get it.

Class.

Woke up with my eye looking bloody. Doesn’t hurt. Can see just fine. Really don’t know how it happened.

Sewed up the swim bag that holds all our pool stuff.

Had fun at the Lazy River pool.

I was on the phone with my medical insurance agent for nearly two hours. Glad to get that squared away.

Girls were missing their folks. We talked to them on FaceTime.

Studied Español this evening.

Here we go!

Lovely.

OYB!

Español!

Walked 2.24 miles.

Biked 3.08 miles. Would’ve gone a lot further but Ashley and her family came by to visit me. I went up the big hill in the front of my neighborhood five times. Believe me, that’s no joke on a bike.

K and I went out to eat at a new Indian food place for us for lunch. We really liked it, although it was kind of expensive. What isn’t these days?

It’s on the second floor. We’d never been up there before.

I got a kick out all the places they had restaurants. Especially Kenya!

I liked the vibe of the Royal Sweet shop too.

Got gas and checked the oil in my car. It’s been running rough. Need to get it tuned up when I have a day off.

We hope to take the grandgirls to the Lazy River pool tomorrow. I checked on the dates to make sure it’d be open.

I loved the card they made me.

Released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Banana Plants.” Sweet!

I keep cranking them out.

Looks like I’ll come in #2 again this week.

Edited and uploaded the video that I shot of the Christ Church team this week.

I heard this word applied to Donald Trump. Not sure what it meant.

Keep working.

OYB!

Ordered groceries.

Español!

Walked 2.08 miles.

Listened to this podcast in Spanish while I rode my bike.

Biked 12.84 miles.

Warmed up. No rain.

Picked up groceries.

I should come in #2 again this week.

Repaired a shirt for K.

Sent the Thank You email to the team from last week to Bradley. Includes the links to the four photo galleries and the video I shot. When I’ve done that, I consider the team “complete.”

Coming up soon!

Beautiful day.

OYB!

Español!

Walked 2.64 miles.

Love my girls!

Class!

Having a count down timer has really helped them not resist doing some work every day. They can actually do quite a lot in fifteen minutes!

Deposited checks. Amen.

Went on Safari to Goodwill, Pet Smart, Perimeter Mall and Barnes and Noble book store.

I like them to practice balance.

Mushrooms.

This chair was cool, although not particularly comfortable.

Walked 1.47 miles with them around the Mall.

They enjoyed the stuff we got at Goodwill.

I cleaned Ashley’s fan. It was so clogged up you couldn’t even feel any air.

Made a mess of the bathtub. Cleaned that up as well.

Took the girls to the Doraville Pool. I had a small, plastic alligator that would sink to the bottom. They practiced swimming down to pick it up. Another good skill to learn!

It’s a big pool. And on Friday it never seems to be crowded, which we love.

I love these girls SO much.

Got pretty warm.

Always learning new words. I think there are other meanings as well.

Went by my office to check the mail.

I listen to this every day.

Got some extra cables. One charges my phone, the other the external batteries.

Cleaned my bike, filled the water bottle and pumped up the tires to a bit over 60 PSI.

Biked 12.78 miles. Worked out over 3.5 hours today. Walked, swam and biked.

K and I went to Pizza Cafe this evening. We ordered a sub for J.

Indeed! From Seth Godin’s blog this morning.

OYB!

Early mornings.

Español!

Love my girls!

Lot of rain, but today it missed us to the south.

Ben and Liz Birdsong are two of my very favorite people.

Just keep going.

We had our Dedication Day this morning, then took them on Safari to Plaza Fiesta.

They did a great job at Azalea Place and New Peachtree.

I went to the Fellowship Hall to put all my gear away and set up the tables and chairs for church on Sunday.

It was a great week.

OYB!

Got to the mission at the regular time and did my walking and studying Español.

Picked up the girls!

Ordered more cables.

McD breakfast.

Class!

We fought the rain all day long. Didn’t get to go to the missions today. Made me sad, but we did the best we could!

Took the team to Hibachi Grill.

Kitab Muslim book store.

Hindu Temple!

Had fun at Global Mall!

Ganesha Temple.

And White Windmill!

Podcast in Spanish on the way home.

Español!

Walked 2.10 miles when I got home.

Keep pushing.