Once Jessi got the websites and databases backed up. I went into action looking for tech support. I chose Mostafa A. I sent him an invitation as tech support for our websites.
I’ve been studying weather. I’ve got some new apps that I’m enjoying looking at.
Cooler and cloudy.
Español!
OYB!
Don Cheto!
Love my girls!
More of the mission kids are showing up for the Summer homework help: mainly the rising third graders and Everly. I expect more. I’m working with them at 8:30AM.
I spent over an hour with tech support at Comcast/Xfinity. I got the new router at the mission working. 980 is pretty fast.
I changed the name of the WiFi to “MISSION” which is what it is again.
I’ve got a longer RF cable coming. The smaller router is precarious with the short cord.
Had a great talk with my buddy Anthony. He was on his way to Germany with his wife.
Cleaned the Mission. Organized my stuff.
Took the girls to Waffle House.
Trying to be helpful.
Penelope was so sad because her favorite bracelet got lost in the pool this weekend. I told her we could make another one. Went to Michael’s. It has all the best crafty stuff.
Everly got a bracelet/charm kit too.
Español!
I invited Mustafa to be our tech person of the WordPress blog.
Ordered some vitamins.
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Miles and Ashley helped me get access to the Xfinity site so I can get the internet going at the mission. The old router crashed. It was probably at least 15 years old.
I’ll probably have to go to the Comcast store to get it working is my guess.
Went to the pharmacy to get meds for J.
Lots of mosquitoes.
Felt hot. I took a rest day.
Checked the oil in K’s truck. I added about .75 Qt.
Got the freshly cleaned sheets on my bed. I still need to clean my comforter.
Added two new potential donors to our list from this week’s team.
Recorded “The Good Bad Guy.”
Gave all the lens retraction elements in my Canon Elph a good cleaning with 91% Alcohol on a Qtip, followed up with a very light lubrication oil.
Jessi got the websites and data base backed up. I’m starting my search for a tech person who can keep them up to date.
I’ve been studying weather recently I got a new app that I like, Ventusky.
Jessi is helping back up the websites. We need to update the SQL files.
Turned very clear today.
Worked on the router for the mission today. Still don’t think it’s working properly.
Funny.
The girls and I were over at FBC Doraville by 8:30 AM. Set up for the show and they did their daily homework.
Checked the mail at the office. Still missing at least one check that I know of.
We had a great time with our team from Christ Church Birmingham, AL today! We had The Show then took them to the Buford Highway Farmers Market and White Windmill.
I had clicker problems today. I’ve dropped it a lot. Bought a couple of new ones this evening.
The team did great at the mission.
Confirmed some info with the team this evening.
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Humid. Lots of mosquitoes. I sprayed us down thick with Off. Bugs weren’t a problem.
Super School.
Español!
We did out plant project today. First step is to get all our equipment in one spot.
I added water and then the girls mixed it up thoroughly.
We added soil to the pots, compressed it to the shape of the old pot and inserted the plant.
The girls did a very good job and I think the plants look great!
The last step was to clean all the old pots, organize them and then store them. I have a good collection of sizes.
I’m hoping to instill a love for plants with the girls. I think it’s a great hobby and teaches a lot about life.
Looking forward to having my team from Christ Church, Birmingham, Alabama tomorrow! I’ll meet the girls at the mission and we’ll ride over to the church to set up for The Show.
We saw a license plate from Alaska today. I looked up how far it was from the ATL.
Kathy and Jessi helped the girls with their school work this morning.
This morning I started the final unit of the Duolingo Spanish course. My guess is they’ll add more to it eventually. Spanish is the second most studied language after English.
This morning I started a project on plants with the girls. We got the potting mix and flower at Lowes.
I thought there was a nice assortment. I let them choose from certain types of flowers that will do well at their house and in their room.
We came home and the girls helped me get the Gorilla cart going. Tires needed air.
It’s rained over 3″ in the last few days. Glad I got the gutters cleaned out.
LT for lunch.
Chose some pots for the flowers at Dollar (.25) Tree.
After the rain, you can see advection fog forming over the parking lot.
I ordered a lime squeezer for K. She said she didn’t really want it.
We went to Walmart to get a few things including some small ice creams. Enjoyed that at the house. Jesus asked us “Where’s mine?!”
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Terrible traffic jam this morning. Took over an hour to get to Chamblee. Brutal.
Don Cheto.
Girls did their school work.
Paid the water bill at the mission.
The internet was out. I had to take the router to Comcast and get a new one. I redid our agreement with Comcast. Turns out we’ll be saving about $90/month. Amen.
Ate at McDonalds.
Deposited checks. Amen.
After Comcast to get the new router for the mission, we went to Phipps Plaza. That’s a luxury place!
We went to Lego Land! It was cool.
My favorite part was the famous Atlanta buildings made of Legos.
Powerful thunderstorms blew through.
Checked the mail at the office.
Gassed up the car and checked the oil.
Exercise.
Blooming!
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I came in second place in the finals of the Diamond tournament.
Had a long talk with my Mom last night. She was in a lot of pain. I kept waking up during the night thinking about her. She felt a lot better this morning and had a good night’s sleep.
OYB!
I studied Español for an hour an home then rode into Chamblee. I met the girls at the mission.
We did our workbooks for over twenty minutes. The timer this Summer is set for 17 minutes.
Ate at Waffle House.
Penelope enjoys drawing while we’re waiting for food.
Dollar (.25) Tree for school supplies. I like to have fresh markers and pencils for them when we start. Sort of like having new socks.
We went on Safari looking for new pools and parks. We visited Lynwood, Ashford and Briarwood Parks. There were good pools or splash zones in all of them.
Ashford Park had a really cool treehouse/rope course. It looked pretty scary.
They enjoyed the splash zones. We were going to the Doraville pool to swim but it’s closed on Mondays.
Perimeter Mall food court for lunch and fun.
Listened to Don Cheto.
Probably will come in #2 this week. He has more points than me in his career as well as years. That’s pretty rare.
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I got a new style of phone holder. The last several I used of the same brand just weren’t very good. The click clamp that held it on would go bad quickly and no longer held. This one looks like it’s going to work better.
Raining some now.
Went to Stone Mountain to record “The Whole Hole.” Good one!
Perfect weather. I just kept going and going. Hardly even got sweaty. Incredible.
Started my afternoon repairing my trimmer guard.
I try to do the hardest thing about a project first. Today that was trimming the holly bushes in the front yard by the car port. They are just so stickery! It’s like working with cactus.
I trimmed branches off around ten trees.
I got so many scratches.
I think they turned out looking pretty good.
I got the trimmer guard back on. Worked great.
I put a lot of limbs, sticks and branches into my recycling area.
I’m still figuring out the best ways to work with the trimmer. Adding the strap really helped make the job more comfortable. I still want to add the cinch straps so I don’t have to keep pushing the on button.
So much of the job was cleaning ivy off of the fences. That and a lot of sticker vines. I wore out a pair of gloves doing it today.
I used my mitre saw to trim branches.
Massive branch fell. Super heavy. I managed to drag it up the hill to put it in the recycle area.
Walked 1.59 miles doing the job.
Listened to music for the first three hours of yard work. Ate lunch and then listened to Don Cheto while I labored. Worked over six hours in all.
Big part of the job was trimming the grass.
I thought the yard turned out looking pretty good.
Wrap up and clean up.
Keep going.
Tomorrow is the final day of the Diamond Tournament on Duolingo. We’ll see what happens.
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