Never tried this, but I will.

Tropical storm headed for Florida.

OYB!

Español!

WX!

Went to Stone Mountain to record a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Leash On Life.” I bought a new parking pass on the way in.

Don Cheto!

Ordered groceries.

K and I had fun at the Lazy River park. We got there just as it was opening. WAY fewer people then.

We picked up Thai food on the way home.

I started working on the TeamWhirlwind.com site. I got on the WordPress page but it looks like Ashley edited it all on her Mac. Fortunately, I’m in the Mac environment as well, so I should be able to edit it and put it back on WordPress. I just need her to send me the files.

Cleaned the vacuum cleaner parts. Works a lot better when it’s clean.

I ordered some magnet sheets to put on the back of the prayer cards before I send them to supporters next month.

Español!

OYB!

I trimmed and picked up sticks from the NE side of my yard. I have nearly 1/2 acre of land.

Blew garage and driveway.

It was hot, hard work.

OYB!

Español!

Justified.

WX! Things heating up in the Caribbean.

Didn’t know this word.

Mileage.

Last early arrival to the Mission until the girl’s Fall break.

I had eight weeks of Super Summer School.

I’ve enjoyed these mornings with us all together.

Wow.

Everly was upset this morning because she was afraid of riding the bus on Monday morning. She was afraid that she and Penelope might be dropped off at the wrong school. I drew a diagram to help her understand bus routes.

Alexa was ready to work, so Penelope did too, somewhat reluctantly.

Penelope and Alexa have become very good friends over the Summer. P called her her “Best Friend” this morning.

Larry was still at the 2s.

I had Everly read me my newsletter for this month. How many kids can do that before 1st grade even starts? She could read or sound out most of the words.

After studying, I let the kids play. I worked on scrubbing the mission. I like things tidy and clean.

My partner Virginia Cosgrove had a mammoth school supply distribution yesterday. She told me last week that I should come with the girls on Friday to pick up what they needed. It was like going to a school supply store, but everything was free. What a blessing.

I met my buddy Ben Birdsong for lunch. We went to the airport to eat. He’s a great friend.

Hot.

Don Cheto.

I thought this was an interesting request.

This is the final week of the tournament.

The new prayer cards came in today.

OYB!

Español!

Laundry!

PBJs for J!

Always good to hear from Ben. Looking forward to our meeting tomorrow.

Cleaned and refilled hummingbird feeders and bird baths.

I worked on the SE part of my yard today. Put a lot of mosquito spray on. There are SO many mosquitoes. Been very wet. They love that.

It was so hot. Like working in a terrarium.

Picked up sticks. There were a lot after all the storms we’ve had.

Listened to music while I worked.

Beauty!

Weed whacked and then blew the driveway and deck.

Looks better.

Worked hard. I was drenched with sweat.

Went to see Deadpool and Wolverine. Really enjoyed it. Not for everyone.

Storm blew in this evening.

Big storms in the ATL cut our power out last night for about 1.5 hours. Thus the combined blog today.

Delta is still paying for the computer problems.

Talked with my Mom.

OYB!

Español!

Cleaned up the mission. Threw away some junk.

Girlies!

Last day of Super Summer School.

Got gas and checked the oil. Went to Waffle House.

We liked these metal statues.

It’s been raining regularly here. I liked the mushrooms.

Took the girls to Goodwill. I found a new fedora I really like. It’s like my others from Ecuador! Usually they cost at least $60. This one cost less than $4! It looks brand new.

Went to Perimeter Mall to walk around. Girls liked the hair stuff.

We play a game where we try to guess what pair of shoes the other person likes the best. This was one of my choices.

WX!

More mushrooms!

Everly and I went to the lake at Stone Mountain while J and P enjoyed working on a her new computer keyboard.

She ended up catching two fish in her little bread bag.

I love shooting water reflections.

Most of the big storms missed us, but they still killed our power for about 1.5 hours last night, as I mentioned earlier. The girls were pretty scared. It was very dark. J lit a candle which helped.

OYB!

Español!

Everly drew while I studied Spanish.

WX!

We went to the Goodwill near my house this morning. We looked for clothes and jackets. We found some good ones.

K and I took the girls to the Lazy River pool this afternoon. We had a lot of fun. We went right at 12:30 and had the place mainly to ourselves. The girls and I also swam laps in the 25 yard inside pool. We swam over two football fields. That’s a lot!

Got a call from one of our supporter’s secretaries. We had missed a check that the Post Office had sent back to them. I told her of the problems we are facing here and for them just to send it again.

Came in #2 on Duolingo last week.

OYB!

WX!

Love my girls!

I dropped the newsletter off to be copied at FBC Doraville with our secretary.

The girls worked hard on their studies this morning. Especially Penelope. She reviewed the 2,3,4,5,6 tables today.

Everly showed me her drawings. I like her style.

Went to the church to pick up the copies of my newsletter. The girls helped me stuff the folded paper and take the stickers off to seal the envelope.

My buddy Rob Martin came up from Jonesboro to eat lunch with me and the grandgirls. Good time with warm discussions.

Cleaned and vacuumed my office.

Went to the Post Office to drop off the newsletters. The girls helped me put them in the slot. They insisted on doing it one envelope at a time. Ay, caramba.

Strong storms with a LOT of rain. Actually caused a whirlpool at the Plaza Fiesta parking lot.

Signed up for a zoom call with the Vice President tomorrow evening.

Good chat with my Mom.

Been raining a lot this Summer.

Loaded up the dogfood I bought for the raccoons in my sealed trash can.

Sewed a button on to one of my shirts. As I look at it now, I didn’t do a very good job. But it’s the bottom button. No one will notice.

OYB!

Español!

Ordered groceries.

WX!

Fun chat with my buddy Anthony.

Wrote and produced my newsletter. Pasted labels. Ordered more labels. I still need to get the copies made and the stamps purchased. That’s a tomorrow job.

Listened to Don Cheto.

I’ll come in #2 this week.

I edited the video for the team that worked with me this week last night. Uploaded the video to YouTube.

I contacted Devon this morning to get his email so I could send the final Thank You letter to the team. It includes all the photo galleries, the link to the video and links to other publications of mine.

Español!

Did my laundry.

I paid for the insurance for the mission. It was quite a bit cheaper to pay it all off rather than finance it.

Looked into getting a couple of new pairs of shorts. I’m not sure they’ll be exactly like what I had. It was weird that Amazon didn’t have a record of buying those shorts. I’ve purchased at least four pairs.

The team climbed Stone Mountain. They were singing Oshe Baba and a group of Nigerians came around and sang it with them. They were blown away.

Went to lunch with K, then to Walmart to pick up a few things, mainly mouthwash for Jessi. She said her mouth and gums were hurting.

Went to Stone Mountain to record a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Hypernation.” Good one.

Relentless.

OYB!

Español!

WX!

My girls!

After I set up for the team this morning, I got the glue gun out to repair the frame for one of my pictures. I almost always burn myself. I continued that today. Man, those things get hot, but they really can fix a lot of stuff.

I liked Penelope’s prayer for us.

After our Dedication Day at the church, we went on Safari to Plaza Fiesta. I took pictures of all the animals we saw at Laredo Western Wear.

I got word on the approval of our insurance for the mission. I’ll take care of that tomorrow. They’ve already sent the Certificate of Insurance to the apartment manager.

We had a great time together. I took them to Taco Veloz for lunch.

Then to Plaza Fiesta!

I took them to the mission at Azalea and then went to back to the church to strike the set and help get the room ready for the school supply distribution that one of my partners does.

The kids enjoyed the team’s skit.

And limbo!

I did research on Mount Moriah this morning before my Judaism/Christianity/Islam presentation. This is according to the Jewish tradition and doesn’t jibe with the actual Biblical account.

Got my Electronic ticket for the Hives show in October. Groovy.

OYB!

Español!

WX!

My girls mean everything to me.

I love the girls art! Penelope drew “Kitty City.” Everly drew “Watermelon.”

I will repair the frame tomorrow morning.

This has been my set up for Summer 2024. This is the Judaism presentation day.

Rain blew in. Wasn’t very heavy.

I look forward to these guys coming, even if there are only three of them!

I really enjoy looking at the wind map.

I’ll come in the top three this week.

I enjoyed doing my presentation on Christianity, Judaism and Islam. We had our Red Thread presentation. Then I took them on Safari to Asian Square, China Town, Al Madina and the Kitab book store.

We enjoyed lunch at Al Madina.

Cool place.

The Kitab book store is also really interesting.