It was a cold day. We don’t get that many really cold ones here in Atlanta.

Just got this information. Kathy will probably come with me on Thursday. Jessi came with me on Monday.

Just keep going.

I’ve found this to be true.

OYB!

Made PBJs for J.

Work hard. Get results.

Today is “Giving Tuesday.” People are supposed to help out ministries. I posted on Facebook about it.

Sewed up a hole in Everly’s pillow.

Walked 2.08 miles. Eleven hills.

Stuffed the newsletters into the envelopes. Put stamps on. Went to the Post Office yesterday to get stamps. The printer in the Self-Help machine could only print individual 4″ stamps, which I really didn’t want. I had to cut part of the label out and then stick on. There were only two thin strips of glue on each stamp. It didn’t stick at all. So I had to used a glue stick to make it seal properly. What a hassle.

Listened to Don Cheto.

Had a good chat with my Mom on the way to Chamblee to pick up the girls.

Went to the Post Office to mail the letters.

Always great to see the job done.

Love my girls!

I got the girls diaries. They liked the sequins on the cover.

Helped the kids with their homework. It was so cold.

Beautiful end to the day.

Came in #2 in the Duolingo leagues last week.

Walked 2.61 miles. Fifteen hills.

OYB!

Ordered groceries.

Cleaned one of our bath tubs. Gross on the outside corner is better now.

Listened to Don Cheto.

Went to the Post Office to get stamps.

Jessi came into Chamblee with me to pick up the girls. I got us pizza and an ice cream cake to celebrate Penelope’s birthday. We’d done it once last week, but we don’t need much of an excuse to get more ice cream cake!

Helped the kids with their homework. It was really cold outside. 41 wind chill.

I gave away more gloves.

Beautiful sunset.

I got everything I need to get the newsletters done. I’ll get them in the mail tomorrow.

Made the decision to hold our board meeting for Whirlwind Missions in January. The schedule is so crazy in December.

Got gas and picked up the groceries.

Beautiful moon this evening.

Studied a couple of sites about Nepal and Hinduism.

Ordered more tape from Amazon. I use this for many applications. Yesterday I used it to hold up the fender for a friend of mine’s car!

Got a new power supply for my microscope. It powers the light.

Ordered a new string of Christmas lights. We put them on the railing of our front porch. It’s not much, but it does look good.

Listened to Don Cheto. It’s a great show for practicing oral comprehension.

Ordered some bone conducting headphones for J.

OYB!

Jessi finally cleaned up our guest room. She had her tech stuff spread out everywhere. That clutter really bothers me. Thanks, J!

Studied Español!

Drizzly weather today.

Did some laundry.

Cleaned my sugar jar.

Walked .41 miles. Stopped because of the rain.

Ordered a couple of new shirts for K. She has really enjoyed the last one I got her. It’s made of the same material as my Hawaiian shirts.

Produced my newsletter and labeled envelopes. I’ll get stamps tomorrow and take the letter to be copied when I go by my office.

I called Bluehost tech support. We were having problems with a couple of our websites. They told me they fixed them. We’ll see. The changes are supposed to go into effect in a couple of hours.

I should come in #2 this week. For sure the top 3.

Good week of studying!

OYB!

Fun chat with Anthony! He’s getting ready to go back home to his family tomorrow after taking care of him Mom for the last two months. Great son!

Short walk of .84 miles.

Went to Stone Mountain to write my newsletter and record Verbal Surgery.

Deposited checks in the bank. Thank you, Father!

Kathy and I went out to eat then stopped by her sister Ann’s house to help her with a few chores. Her bumper had been torn off somehow. I put it back on and taped it on with strapping tape. Should hold it until she can get it repaired. At least it’s drivable now. Cleaned up her house and repaired her TV clicker.

Good competition this week for the finals of the tournament.

Released a new episode of Verbal Surgery this week called “Everything is Music.”

OYB!

Español!

Amazing how much the crows hate raptors.

Walked 3.83 miles. That’s 21 hills. Amen.

The new microwave came in. Get it set up. Man. We use that thing all the time.

Listened to music while I blew the leaves.

I put this birdbath in a different place. The squirrels kept knocking it over.

Christmas and Penelope’s birthday gifts are coming in.

Gorgeous weather.

Interesting.

Gave my shoes a good scrub.

Excellent competition this week. She seems to want it pretty badly.

I’m thankful for my family and for YOU!

Just keep going.

Everly seems to be enjoying Roblox. It’s a cool gaming platform.

Ordered this magnifying glass for Jessi.

This morning I got a text from Kathy saying that the microwave wasn’t working. Bahd luck. I went down to throw the breaker that controls it and saw all these bags I need to get rid of this week.

Spent about an hour on the phone and chatting with the folks at Amazon and at Assurion who is the group that I bought the insurance for the microwave from. Got it all squared away and ended up only paying about $30 for the new microwave. Amen.

Sadly, I couldn’t get insurance on the new microwave. I figured they found out they were losing a lot of money on that deal since the machines only last about two years.

The new microwave should come in tomorrow.

OYB!

Got a nice text from my mentor Fred Sorrells this morning.

Español!

Good chat with my buddy Anthony.

K and I went to MJ’s for our Thanksgiving. It was very good. We saw some of our family there!

I really liked this picture of Penelope from yesterday.

OYB!

Cooler today. Glad it was also drier.

Today was big for me. It marked four straight years of studying Spanish at least an hour every day. It has really made a difference!

Still getting used to using only 5GB of data a month. It’s not hard, just have to use some planning. Downloading what I want to listen to while I’m on wifi is key. As well as being aware of how much wifi is actually out there for me to use for free.

Walked 3.15 miles. That’s 17 hills.

The girls walked with me some.

Fixed a pom pom on Everly’s cap.

Kathy and the grandgirls went with me to the German Bakery. Delicious. They adore the lemon squares in particular.

They spilled some hot chocolate on my chair. Cleaned it off and dried it out. Looks fine. You can’t take care of kids and not expect messes. Kathy trusts them way more with stuff than I do. I make them sit at tables and barely fill up their glasses. I expect them to spill and try and mitigate the disasters. K doesn’t know what to expect.

Dropped Kathy off and I took the girls to the library park. K hasn’t been feeling well. I thought she should go back to bed after lunch.

After the park, we went to the library to warm up and enjoy the math games.

Ordered a few things for Jessi. She got a new monitor for her computer as well.

Listened to Don Cheto.

Great to have the family together. I went out for pizza which everyone likes.

Picked up the groceries.

Straightened and vacuumed the house.

This is wild.

OYB!

Rained off and on all day long. We had a lot of things planned for outside that we couldn’t do.

Español in the morning before I got the girls.

We went to the “Birthday” Waffle House on Buford Highway for breakfast. The girls had chocolate chip waffles which they loved. Amen.

Went from there to Global Mall. Nothing was really open so we left after a quick walk around. Then to the Goodwill on Lawrenceville Highway. We didn’t see much there either. Went to to the Goodwill near my house in Stone Mountain. That one is way better.

Went to Hot and Cold for lunch then over to Young World to see K at her workplace. She was happy to see the girls!

Jessi showed us the aquariums she has going.

I got Everly set up to play Roblox with the rest of us. She was delighted.

Fun day.

Came in 3rd place last week in Duolingo. Tight competition.

I found this interesting.

OYB!

Español!

Good talk with my Mom and the grandgirls.

Cooler today.

The girls like interacting with the mural at the train station.

We had run riding downtown and going up the huge escalator when we got downtown.

We love this British telephone booth that we see on the way to the Metro Diner where we eat.

They get pretty excited about the “Death by Chocolate” cake.

After exploring the big hotels downtown, we headed back to Chamblee and went to three different parks in the area. I like to give them a lot of exercise.

We also went to Perimeter Mall and to Goodwill. We had fun drenching ourselves with perfume and looking at shoes and purses.

Listened to Don Cheto on the way home to Stone Mountain.

Went by my office to check the mail.

Just keep going. I should come in #1 this week, but it’s hard to tell exactly how much time I’ll have to study. Working with the grandgirls is my top priority.

Beautiful weather!

OYB!

Español!

Walked 1.17 miles.

Gorgeous leaves.

Worked on leaves.

That was a lot of exercise.

I also cleaned off the area around my back door and St. Francis.

Yard is looking better. I will continue transplanting the monkey grass into my front yard soon. I take plants that are growing near my back fence.

Ordered some new dry erase boards for the mission.

Washed my hat. Destroyed it. Bahd luck. It was looking pretty bad anyway.

Went to Stone Mountain to record a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “The Fear of Pain.” Excellent!

Went to the bank to deposit checks. Amen.