OYB!

Really cold. I still studied Spanish outside, however.

Good chat with Anthony. Colder here than in the UK.

Went to my treasurer Jon Paul’s house to get the Amazon reimbursement checks signed. I only cash one when I really need it.

Went by my office to check the mail. Letter from NAMB showing the amount of donations.

Picked up the girls and brought them home.

Late last night I remembered that the manager of Azalea told me that it wasn’t necessary to drip the pipes. She said they’d never had a problem with that. So I immediately turned off the dripping faucet when I got to the Mission.

Went to Azalea with PE and Ryder. Helped the kids with their homework.

Everly outgrew this bike. I gave it to one of the kids today. She may very well leave it at the mission for other kids to ride. That’s typical. Pumped up the tires and checked the chain.

I enjoy looking at the decorations around the Mission.

Beautiful Moon!

If I’m at the mission at the right time, I’ll show the kids the ISS tomorrow!

Just keep going.

Came in #1 this week in the Semi-Finals of the Duolingo tournament. The competition seems very tough this week. Hopefully, I’ll be in the top five.

Year end report.

Got an email from a guy who I talked with years ago. Looks like I’ll have lunch with him and his Pastor next week.

Our heater isn’t working that great. It’s heating but the fan isn’t blowing the air much.

Cold.

OYB!

I met with my banker Kaberi Besu at PNC at noon. She has helped me out a lot over the last few years. She explained to me exactly how much I ended up paying this year. I wasn’t sure the exact amount because they just sent me a big check to reimburse me. She also gave me the good news that our house will be completely paid off August 2026. I’ve been paying every other week and that accelerated the end date. Originally the mortgage would’ve been paid off in April 3030! That’s nearly four years early. I thought that was pretty good.

Not sure what happened to this. I sent their letter to our health insurance agent.

Apparently, there was a massive data leak at Bank of America. I had to change the passwords on the Whirlwind Missions and my personal account. What a hassle. Once I got the mobile app working again, I ordered some more checks for Whirlwind Missions, Inc.

I let Jon Paul and Ashley know about the change.

Mileage for the month. It sure was nice to have a break from driving over the holidays.

Frigid weather on the way. Yow!

Good talk with Nana.

Everly colored a picture for me. She also made a little book and read it to me.

Went by the church to check the mail. Nothing there, which was kind of surprising.

The girls put up the tree this weekend.

Picked up Penelope after Drama Club.

I set up Penelope’s new monitor. Got her a new Roku clicker that also adjusts the TV’s volume for her on the way.

Ashley brought us a form to fill out for K in case she wants to renew her driver’s license on line. The DMV in Gwinnett County is really good.

Went to Azalea to check on the kids. They don’t have much homework if any. I gave some gloves out and dripped the sink to run overnight. In fact it’ll probably run constantly for the next five days.

I set the mission back up after the Thanksgiving party.

Picked groceries and put them away.

I’m getting a new case for my Mac air. Ironically, the case usually cracks when I’m trying to put it on. It never actually hits anything.

Interesting graphs about Duolingo. I’m glad that Spanish is the #2 language. It’s a very good course.

Push.

Did some research about K renewing her license soon. Apparently, she has to have her eyes tested, which is what I had assumed.

I asked Ashley her advice. She told me they were booked for over a month.

I’ve enjoyed watching this movie “Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose.” It features a poem by Yeats that I like.

Tweaked my Jedi video game.

Baylor beat Kansas Saturday night 45 to 17. That’s six in a row. Didn’t see that coming.

OYB!

Good talk with my buddy, Anthony.

Made PBJs for J.

Set up an appointment to talk with PNC bank about my mortgage tomorrow at noon. Sent my banker an email, though I’m not sure I’ll see her tomorrow.

I’ll come in an easy #1 this week. Next week is the finals.