I try to keep the church in the loop as the schedule changes. Hard to do.

Also talked to a church member about a situation in the Fellowship Hall that I knew nothing about.

Vocabulario!

OYB!

Got to FBCD early to set up and study before the team got there.

Reminded the Hibachi Grill manager we were coming to their place today.

Penelope and Everly come with me to the Mission to work with the teams. They really enjoy playing with Alexa and her little sister.

Not getting to spend as much time as usual studying. Frustrating, but I can only do what I can do!

We had our Red Thread ceremony today.

Great lunch at Hibachi Grill.

The BAPS Temple is always spectacular.

Super time at the Missions. Very creative groups.

I had to pull off into a parking lot to sleep thirty minutes on the way home. Exhausted.

Contacted the restaurant managers last night. The food today went well!

Sent a birthday card for Nana.

Working on getting a new iPhone replaced for the one that K is using.

OYB!

Got to FBCD at 8:53 AM. Set up and studied Spanish.

We took the team to Pho 24.

After we got home from the teams, Everly and I went to Walmart. I dropped off our used Walmart bags (which they said they threw away rather than reusing–bad luck) and got a new air mattress. The old one went flat last night. J helped us get the new one installed and inflated.

Replaced Penelope’s screen protector.

Keep going. Hard to spend time when working with the teams.

The teams did a great job at the Missions.

From Hidden Codices book.

Vocabulario!

OYB!

Surprised to see Jessi and K awake. Kathy came with the girls and me to work with the teams today.

We got to the church by 8:43 AM. Finished setting up and studied Spanish. I came in second place last week.

Great to see the Zamoras again! Their son is all grown up!

Don Cheto!

Cancelled meds for J.

Had a great time with my teams from Lexington UMC, S. Carolina and Bay Life, from Florida. We went on Safari to the BHFM and served at Azalea and N. Peachtree.

I’m still reminding the managers at the restaurants about the teams.

OYB!

Español!

Not too bad outside today.

K got me a Father’s Day ice cream cake.

Cleaned, refilled and hung up the hummingbird feeders.

After recording Verbal Surgery, I picked up Thai food.

Don Cheto!

Deposited checks.

The three countries with the most non-Christians.

The girls wrote me notes for Father’s Day.

Watered my downstairs plants.

I liked the shirt Ashley made me for Father’s Day.

Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Winners and Whiners 2.”

Second place for me this week.

Kathy’s screen on her iPhone is having issues. Trying to get it taken care of.

Ordered more wax melts.

Looking into getting our septic tank cleaned out.

I looked up when I had it serviced last on my blog. Helps me figure out where they need to dig.

Canceling a subscription I had for some meds for J.

Reading a new book called “The Hidden Codex of Reality.”

Vocabulario!

Cleaned my bedding. Quite a process.

OYB!

Español!

Mild.

Blew the deck and driveway.

Hard to train a new cord.

Cleaned the front of the file cabinet in my garage. Not sure what melted on top of it to cause such a mess.

Listened to Don Cheto on the way to the Rock Show. I was so disappointed with the exhibit. Most of the shows I go to are about fifty times bigger! Oh, well. As I like to say, “You don’t find if you don’t look.”

Doubt this sticker works.

Got gas and checked the oil.

It’ll come down to the wire tomorrow. I’ve won this so many times it’s no big deal for me. I just do my usual hour of work no matter what.

Rock Show research.

Vocabulario!

Laundry!

Put my Walmart bags in a garbage bag to reuse at the store.

OYB!

Español! Another land mark. That’s over 6.5 years!

No rain today.

Laundry!

Picked up the grandgirls from the Kendall’s house and took them to Cafe Bombay at Global Mall. I wanted to check out how much the buffet was and if it was big enough to host a team. It wasn’t.

Went to FBC Doraville to set up for The Show. Kids helped me a lot including setting up the displays.

Went to the BHFM to check if the new manager was ok with the food order. She needed some clarification, so I’m glad I went by. We spoke pretty much exclusively in Spanish, which is something else I needed to find out.

Took the girls back home. They were glad to see their parents! I liked this collage that Everly made of their dog, Ryder.

Vocabulario!

Ordered more AA batteries. I need extra to keep at the office for the tech I use for the teams.

One day at a time.

My buddy Anthony is spending some time with his wife on an island off of Portugal. Looks really cool.

Don Cheto.

I finished reading my book on Eskimos called Kabloona last night. Very interesting. I thought I knew what this word meant, but I was wrong. I thought it meant “slow.” It actually means “sad.”

I’ve started a new book called, “The Hidden Codex of Reality.”

OYB!

Español!

I got the food orders from the teams coming next week figured out.

Sent a text to the new manager of the food we go to at the Buford Highway Farmers Market. And to the manager at the Vietnamese place we go to.

A series of storms rolled through the ATL today.

Vocabulario!

Interesting archeological find near Stonehenge. I’ve been there twice!

Cool!

I dug small holes to keep the ficus plants I transplanted from falling over.

I then took my three biggest banana plants back outside, dug holes, took them out of their heavy duty trash bags and put them in the ground. It was a big, hard project. I’ll bring them back inside in the late fall before it gets really cold. I’ve kept two of my plants inside.

Took my Mom to get her hair done.

I like this.

Keep going.

I’ve been watching videos in Spanish about young men doing archeological investigations. Always learning vocab! And flags!

The girls spent good time with Jessi today. They did some of their workbooks for school.

I brought my trash cans in from the street.

Español!

I asked Chat GPT about some issues my Mom was having.

My mailbox was covered in algae and the flag had fallen off. Spent some time cleaning it up and repairing the flag. I had to bend the edges to keep door from falling open.

Last winter, I brought all my plants in. One of them was a large ficus. I cut some of the longest branches off, trimmed them, put rooting hormone on them and let them sit in wet vermiculite over eight months. Today they had some good roots and I transplanted them into new containers. I put them along my driveway where they get the most light.

Trimmed some bushes.

Swept my steps and outdoor carpet.

Cleaned the birdbaths.

Don Cheto!

I ate with the girls at Burger King and picked up Nagano’s for J.

Jimmy Kendall picked up PE and took them to his house for a couple of nights. I’ll get them on Friday and take them back home on Friday afternoon.

Keep going.

I confirmed that my vision report was accepted by Drivers Services and paid for my new license.

Vocabulario!

I heard these series were good.

I’ve been watching videos in Spanish about these young men going into caves and looking for artifacts. They use words I didn’t know.

OYB!

I cleaned the vacuum after Everly used it last night.

Ordered groceries.

Cooler and rainy.

The girls and I hiked 1:36 hours yesterday.

K and I took the girls out to eat at Hot and Cold.

We went to see the Mandolorian and Grogu. The girls and I really liked it.

Still working on the food orders.

Picked up groceries.

Push.

Did research into another trip up into the N. Georgia mountains.

I came in first place last week in the Duolingo leagues.

This film was highly rated.

OYB!

Shockingly cool this morning. While I was studying Spanish, I decided the girls and I would go for a hike on Stone Mountain. It was so beautiful!

Campsite one.

I’m always working with them on strength and balance.

I also like to set a target up and throw rocks at it. Every time we move two steps closer to make it easier, until we just drop them on it. Still hard to make the rock stay exactly where you want it!

Hydrate!

Fun!

Really? This person painted this sign in several places. That’s NOT sexy.

So much to see.

We thought pirate treasure might be buried here.

I let them hit the tree as hard as they could.

There is hardly any soil on the mountain. The trees fall over pretty easily, but they have some roots still in the ground and they continue to live horizontally.

Getting some orders in from the team.

Keep learning.