Worked on the schedule for the teams I have coming. I need to make sure who, when and how many people are coming!

Got a text from Ashley last night that Penelope had fallen. They took her to urgent care and those guys told her to take her to the Emergency Room. Sure enough she had a compound fracture of her forearm. They put a huge cast on her. She was in good spirits the whole time.

OYB!

I got under K’s car to put the hide a key back. I had one of them fall off a couple of years ago, so I put the new one inside of a nylon sock with neodymium magnets on each side. That won’t fall off, but it’s hard to get to since it’s under the car. It’s especially problematic when it’s raining, like it was last week when K forgot the car keys in the car. She couldn’t get under the car so I came to do it for her.

I’m enjoying Deepstash.

K and I went to Azalea to check on the girls and the Mission. Too cold to do it outside today. Wind was blowing and felt like freezing!

Ash took Everly home with her and K and I took P to Cici’s Pizza. We also went to the pet store and Dick’s to check out sporting goods. She had a good Face Time with J.

Went to Publix to get big 90 balloons and treats for the party on Sunday. Looking forward to having my brother in town for the festivities!

I have nine teams coming to work with me so far and just had a tenth team confirm today.

I’ll work on this soon.

While I was at Cici’s, I heard Doves Cry and it reminded me of being in Kenya when I first heard it. Sent a text to my buddy Joe who had sent me a tape recording of it. I also forwarded him a list of some music I’ve listened to recently.

Keep learning.

Freezing evening.

Arc Raiders is always getting updates.

OYB!

Beautiful day, but cold.

Español!

Took Nana to the doctor to have her blood pressure meds, knees and shoulder checked out. We got referrals to other specialists to get her some help.

I’ve been enjoying Deepstash. Lots of interesting things to read and think about. Better than just doom scrolling.

Ordered groceries.

I just got a text from Ashley. Looks like Penelope may have broken her arm. I’m sure I’m crying more than she is. Father, help everything go ok and strengthen her with your calm and love. Amen.

I’ll be taking some folks from FBA around the International Village soon. They want their children’s choir to sing at Plaza Fiesta.

K and I helped the kids at Azalea with their homework.

Sunset!

Picked up groceries. We show a bar code now.

Took bins to the curb.

Keep pushing.

I like this idea.

I’ve been playing with a new friend online. He’s helped me a lot. New high score.

I’m interested in the development of the game. I use Chat GPT for that.

Vocabulario.

OYB!

Came in fourth place last week.

I checked on this price to make sure it was right. I may need to call them too.

I paid the annual corporate fee for this year.

Ashley picked up the girls. It’s so cold outside that it’s hard to help the mission kids. I needed the extra time for projects so it all worked out.

Got my new AAA card in today.

Ordered more caulk for the chimney.

I worked on the donor tax letters. I had to order more supplies before I was finished. My HP printer for some reason stopped working with the third party ink cartridges. The guy at Walmart said they’d just done an update to keep people from saving money with other than HP ink. Also got more labels and sheet protectors.

These suddenly stopped working.

These HP cartridges worked perfectly.

I had the donation spreadsheet, the address labels and the tax letter all open at the same time. It was pretty complicated. I had three categories to split the letters into: churches (who don’t need tax letters), donors who gave and the few who didn’t.

Deposited checks. Thank you, Father!

Got gas and checked the oil.

Very different group from last week.

Deep Stash Quotes.

Interesting.

This will be fun.

OYB!

Recent playlist I sent to a friend. He was trying to see if a guy was in the Brotherhood or not.

Español!

Temperatures plummeting with very strong wind.

I put together a new feeder for the kitchen window.

Cold proofed my house. Put towels over the window and side door.

Top four.

I wrote a review on Google Maps reviews for the banker my Mom and I worked with at Regions Bank.

OYB!

Español!

Rainy day! Weather didn’t let the caulk dry out very well that I did yesterday. Hopefully, it’ll be fine in a few days.

Refilled my vitamins.

I’ve already installed iOS 26.

Arc Raiders in one of my favorite games ever.

I had a short chat with my buddies Anthony and Marcus in England.

I brought my carnivores back inside. Supposed to get really cold tomorrow.

Maximum cuteness.

I got a new app called Deepstash. It gives me lots of quotations and the best of many books. It’s a paid app. I’m on the free trial now.

Kathy locked her keys in the car. The hide a key is too hard for her to get to. it’s under the car. I brought some trash bags to keep me drier. The key worked fine. Didn’t take very long.

Did laundry.

Recorded and released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called, “Partly Cloudy.” It’s a good one.

Just keep going.

Volcabulario!

OYB!

Español!

We got some sprinkles this evening.

I heard from my buddy Jon Hamby from the old days when we started work in Clarkston.

I called Georgia Access to help expedite cancelling K’s Oscar account and getting our money back.

Worked on getting the information from K’s CT angiogram.

Teams coming our way!

Took Nana for her hair wash and dry.

I got the caulk in from Amazon yesterday. I caulked the edges of the boards and sealed in the base.

Clean up.

Enjoying Arc Raiders.

Just do it.

Worked on updating the beneficiaries for my Mom’s insurance with the IMB. Filled out the form and sent it back to the IMB this morning.

Erick let me know that his guys were coming to my house this morning. They started working without me knowing. I talked with them to clarify what I wanted done. They left without saying adios. I reckon they were really busy. They did a good job on the roof and gutters.

Changed the rate for J’s phone to the whole year.

Vocabulario.

OYB!

Light jacket weather.

Still dealing with the poison ivy. Itches so bad sometimes. Ay, caramba.

Talked with Pastor Josh about his team coming,

Español!

I heard from Ms. Jones from Huntley Hills. She helps me tutor the kids at the Mission.

Quick chat with my buddy, Anthony.

I registered my Mom to vote.

Called Metro Cafe about their cakes for my Mom’s birthday. A whole cake is $110. Seemed steep.

I went through a long menu of prompts before I finally got someone to talk to about Kathy’s CT Angiogram test results. We continue to work on getting her some help. We had some good news, her previous lung doctor is with Devoted health insurance. So he’s in our network.

K and I helped the kids at the Mission.

I’m helping her learn English, her letters and numbers.

This sunset shot is one of the best I’ve taken in a while. I had no idea how good it was at the time. It was so bright.

My roof/gutter man is coming over tomorrow. I put a check for him on my garage door.

Motivated students this week. I’ve had so much stuff going on this week I’m surprised I’m doing this well.

Did some research on my brother’s flight to the ATL on the 16th.

Doing my due diligence on Wills and Trusts. I need to make sure that my Mom’s affairs are in order. We certainly don’t know what to do. I’m looking for someone to help.

OYB!

Had a good chat with my buddy Matt Slemp. He’s the new Worship Leader at FBA. He’s bringing a group of elementary students to sing at Plaza Fiesta.

Español!

We are working on the beneficiary forms for my Mom’s account. Just downloaded the form and filled most of it in.

That time of year again.

I recorded my podcast, downloaded it onto my computer and published it onto the web. Put the episode on Facebook.

Trump took pennies away so the Buford Highway Farmers Market is doing this.

I picked up the copies of the newsletter at the church. K and I stuffed the envelopes with them and then I dropped them off at the Post Office in Chamblee.

K and I picked up the girls from the bus and took them to the Buford Highway Farmers Market. They were out of everything I usually eat. Bahd luck.

Worked with the kids at the Mission.

Sunset.

Just keep going.

OYB!

Matt is the new Worship Leader at FBA. I look forward to talking to him tomorrow. He brought a team to work with me.

Español!

Sent our health insurance agent a text about cancelling the Oscar insurance.

Refilled my bird feeders with suet and bird seed.

I set up the app for Devoted Health on K’s cell phone. We’re looking through the network for new primary care doctors. Our insurance has changed.

I cancelled the DMV registration on K’s truck. Now I wait for the receipt from Kars 4 Kids. The car was towed away on Saturday. Pull A Part has it now.

Talked with Scott Deter about the cancellation of the Oscar coverage for K.

Talked with Oscar insurance and they said I needed to talk to the Georgia Access people.

Talked to the Georgia Access people. They help with insurance issues. They made a request to Oscar Insurance. I’ll call back GA on Friday to see about any progress. I know that Oscar already charged me $320 for this month and had been charging me about $18 a month since last May. If all goes well, I’ll get reimbursed all that money.

We are looking through reviews of the doctors in the Devoted Health network.

Mom and I contacted the IMB about her life insurance policy. We are setting up the beneficiaries for her account.

Bill Morse was a good friend of mine. He had a great voice. We used to sing in the choir together at FBC Georgetown in the 70’s. He was also a Bass.

K and I picked up the girls and took them to a new Asian buffet place. I think it was called Perla. I thought it was pretty good. Girls seemed to enjoy it. Wasn’t great for vegetarians. My main dish was fried rice with hot and sour soup on it.

Huge hot sauce.

Helped the kids at the Mission. We are still outside. It’s been about nine months now. Typical slow government.

He wasn’t feeling well.

Did the laundry.

We are moving K’s Devoted account to her phone number.

Ordered more wax melts. Jasmine.

Keep going. It’s a competition for third.

Came in fourth place last week.

OYB!

Foggy morning in our neighborhood.

Great weather. Nice and cool.

I’m updating my background check with the North American Mission Board.

Vocabulario.

Indeed.

Ordered groceries.

Español!

I bought some new rubber gloves to do wet work in.

I heard back from my gutter guy. Apparently, they’re coming some time on Thursday.

Got back to work this morning. Got all the tools out, took off the tacked-on board and cut the replacement. Everly helped me draw the lines with the T-square and hold boards while I cut them.

The hardest job was getting up into the attic. I had to crawl on the ends of 2×4’s through piles of insulation. Finally got to the hole and filled it with expanding foam. Hopefully, the squirrels won’t eat through it.

Looks better.

The repairs I’ve done in the past seem to have worked.

I filled the gaps between the boards with an expanding foam called, “Great Stuff.”

After it dries, you can cut the extra off.

Then I painted it brown. I gave the boards a second coat as well.

Last part of the job is clean up.

The boards and most of the tools go back downstairs.

Heard back from Scott Deter about J’s health insurance.

Coming up and down the ladder into the attic leaves a mess. Had to vacuum the house.

Took the grandgirls to Sweet Basil for some Thai food. I’m wearing my Christmas present from Ashley. Beauty!

Penelope loved her coconut soup.

Miles came to get them.

Cleaned the vacuum.

Crazy for the Azaleas to bloom in the winter. Just a few blooms, but still!

Ordered a new light bulb for one of my desk lamps.

Pretty evenly matched this week.

Watered my downstairs plants.