The girls were confused when I told them that today was officially the first day of Summer.

I can see this being a total disaster in Mecca.

OYB!

Español!

Get out early if you’re going to do anything.

The girls and I hiked Stone Mountain this morning.

We enjoyed looking at the carvings.

The oldest one we found was near the top from 1816. Two hundred years old!

We did great on the hike. They were very strong.

We had ice cream, pretzels and popcorn for a treat.

We hiked a little over 2.54 miles. This was how long it took us to get to the summit.

They like to climb on the trees at the top.

Practicing their balancing skills.

Bubble gum rock.

The big P.

I showed the girls my favorite carving. It’s from the “old ones.” Some ancient language that has been lost to antiquity. I’ve spent hours doing research on who might have done this.

Everly is especially interested in lizards. We saw four on our hike. We saw two Fence Lizards and two five lined skinks.

Went to the museum after our hike to see how Stone Mountain was formed.

Then to see if the German Bakery was being repaired. It was not. That was really sad for us. It was one of our favorite places.

Then to Chick Fil A to eat. The girls tried to enjoy the playground but it was way too small for them.

Went to Ann’s house to check on her phone. She said it was working fine. The house reeked of urine. We made a hasty retreat out of there.

Got a pie and some gum from Kroger. This looked funny to me.

I’m not sure what this is about. I sent it to my tech guy to determine what’s going on. I thought he updated this already.

I’ve started using My Mind to organize the notes I take every day. Wish I would have been using this over the years. It would make it super easy to search what went on when. I upgraded to the paid version today. I can see myself using this a lot.

I find the wind app Ventusky fascinating.

Relentless with knowledge acquisition.

OYB!

The grandgirls made a fort this morning.

K and I took her truck over to Garmon to get the oil changed. They said the check engine light was some type of evap system malfunction. Doesn’t effect performance.

Cooler today.

Powerful winds in the gulf.

Español!

The girls got some exercise with me.

Indeed.

Hiked 2.54 miles. Eighteen hills.

PEK came with me to the Mountain Park Aquatic Center. We call it the Lazy River. We had a good time.

Called Nana. Left her a voice mail.

We ate at MJs this evening.

Enjoyed UNO with the girls. I taught Penelope and K how to play this evening.

Girls blowing their parents kisses.

Push.

Continued the Apple Care on my Air Mac.

I like this.

I dig the wind.

Español!

OYB!

Ordered groceries.

Keep going.

Nice in the morning. The clouds kept it cooler.

Stopped by my office to check the mail.

Went to the mission and installed the new toilet seat.

Love my girls!

Super School! We’ve been working hard on the multiplication tables the last two days.

We play games and have treats after the work is done.

Processed and deposited checks. Thank you, Jesus!

The girls look cute in their new classes and bonnets.

Buford Highway Farmers Market for lunch.

They usually get German chocolate for lunch. Unfortunately, she got dark chocolate and didn’t like it.

On the way home we stopped by Young World to see K. She always likes that.

The girls helped me clean my car.

I detailed the interior and cleaned all the windows.

Don Cheto!

Gassed up my car and checked the oil. It was fine.

Decided to get some of this for the next time I clean my car.

Got the groceries and put them up.

Checked to make sure that this will be open tomorrow. Looking forward to the Lazy River pool.

I got pizza for P and I and picked up beans and rice from El Torreros and cooked eggs for Everly.

Back and forth we go.

HOT!

Came in #1 last week.

This is near where my family in Texas lives.

Not bad in the morning.

OYB!

Español!

Love my girls!

Super School.

We worked on measuring things and started learning the multiplication tables.

I made a calendar for us today. It shows when the teams will be in town and when school starts again. Fifty days from tomorrow!

I’ve noticed some white powdery mildew on my Pink Magnolia plants again. I ordered more spray for it. Hope I caught it early enough this time.

She actually had a bloom!

After we study, we play some card games.

I talked with the leader from one of the teams coming in July. We nailed down where we would be taking the kids to eat.

The girls went with me to Lowes to get some bug spray, a measuring tape and a new toilet seat for the mission.

We dropped off my old modem at the Comcast store. I hooked up the new one yesterday at my house.

We ate lunch at Lenox Mall. Unfortunately, there was a problem in one of the kitchens in the food court and we suffered through at least twenty minutes of the most horrible alarm you can imagine. Ear splitting. It kind of freaked Penelope out.

We liked the food. Went to Ponko chicken for P and Wok Garden for E and me.

I liked this statue.

Stopped at DQ for ice cream.

I told the girls that this is where Sugamama went to high school.

Got word from my brother that our Mom had a safe transfer to her new spot for her rehab of her hip.

Don Cheto.

Left the girls with their Dad and went to the UPS store to drop off the remote control that I couldn’t get to synch up with my Mac.

I ran out of checks today. Totally caught me off guard. That is very unlike me. Ordered more.

This may be a tight week.

It’s hot.

Still trying to get Jessi’s website back up and running.

I liked this collage Ash did for Milo. Cute. He’s a great Dad!

OYB!

Español!

Don Cheto.

My debit card chip hasn’t been working. I not a new card today. Tried to use the chip and it gave a malfunction message. I’ll try it at another place tomorrow. The tap works so I know the card is activated. I sent an email to my mortgage banker to make sure I don’t need to update any information for my account since I’m on a auto debit.

I recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Large Language Models.” Good one. Placed it on Facebook.

I like some of the songs from this album.

Did I mention it’s hot?

I got a new modem/router today. Hooked it up with the help of J and tech support.

Vacuumed the house.

Cleaned the device.

Watered my outdoor plants. I felt like I needed to give the grass some water after the trimming yesterday.

Cleaned and refilled the hummingbird feeders. I don’t see them very often.

Cleaned and refilled the bird baths.

I’ll probably come in #1 this week. But sometimes people make a big push. I don’t really care. I just have a goal of being in the top 3.

Español!

OYB!

Español!

Made a donation to the Biden campaign.

I bought myself three shirts for Father’s Day.

I hooked up my new clicker for my computer, but it didn’t want to synch properly with my Mac. Went with the type I had before, which was just fine.

I no longer mow. I only use a trimmer. Way better for the environment, no fumes, not very loud and way lighter. It might take a few minutes longer, but not by much.

Watered the plants on the deck.

Picked up a lot of sticks.

Blew the driveway.

Yard looks better.

Clean the shoes.

It was hot and humid. Not an easy job, but still way better than mowing.

Father’s Day. Even the Groundhogs beat us.

Indeed.

Keep going.

I don’t think the Supreme Court is doing a good job. Letting bump stocks back? Are they crazy?!

This doesn’t surprise me.

I dig enthusiasm.

OYB!

Español!

I hooked up the new RF cord into the router this morning. Everything works great.

Love my girls!

Worked with the kids at the mission.

We went on Safari to downtown ATL today. We enjoy the Marta train.

Peachtree Center escalator. It’s huge! London has a couple like this.

So many cool things to experience.

We got to see some of the real life versions of these Legoland buildings.

Kamala Harris is in town. We had fun talking to all the motorcycle cops.

Going up or going down?

Warm today. We stayed inside after we ate.

OYB!

Homework.

Español!

Discussing states of matter and how it relates to density. With the girls a Waffle House.

I decided to try out new parks. Today we went to Briscoe Park in Snellville. The playgrounds were for younger kids but there was a fun lake and a great pool.

We enjoyed the geese. I was teaching them how to approach animals. Get down low. move only when they’re not watching. Be quiet.

We really enjoyed the pool.

Good lunch at Hot and Cold.

Love my girls!

Adelante!

We had confirmation that all aspects of the websites that were upgraded functioned. Amen!

Paid Mustafa for his good work.

OYB!

Español!

Girls did their school work. Glad K and J could help. J did some science work with them. They loved it.

Cool polypore Turkey Tail mushroom.

Hiked 3.29 miles. Everly hiked over ten hills.

K’s truck needs an oil change and the check engine light is on. I called Garmon today to see if they could work us in. Too crowded. Hopefully, next week.

K helped J go to the dentist this morning.

K and I took the girls to Lazy River this afternoon.

Went to El Torreros for supper.

Penelope and her bubble gum mustache.

Wow.

OYB!

I’ve been working with a tech person I contracted on Fiverr.com to help square away my websites. We are still having trouble with one of them but most everything else has been upgraded and repaired.

Español!

Cooler. Warm this afternoon.

Long ride into Chamblee this morning.

Don Cheto during the ride.

Love my girls!

Everly made me a little charm bracelet.

Summer School at the Mission.

Art projects.

Gassed up my car. Added a bit of oil.

Checked the mail.

Deposited checks. Thank you, Father.

Took the girls to Cici’s.

Talked to my Mom this morning. Her blood pressure got pretty high. Between the website problems and my Mom being in the hospital, I got pretty bummed out. The girls gave me some good hugs to snap me out of it. Amen.

I had a short rest then took the girls to the Lazy River (AKA Gwinnett Mountain Park aquatic center.) It was a big day for Everly because she finally got to go down the big girl slide. She loved it.

Got them showered, brushed teeth and bed made. They like to sleep on a pallet in the living room with the TV.

I’ve been wearing these reading glasses for years. I finally had to get another pair going, one of the arms broke off. Immediately bought back ups.

Keep going.