The kids at the mission haven’t had any homework for a couple of weeks now. Everything is winding down. Ashley had the day off today, so I decided to save some gas and stay home. I need the rest.

Wow!

OYB!

I got a new multiplug and some new chargers coming for my batteries. I should have the whole station set up soon.

Lovely!

Español!

Fun chat with my buddy, Anthony.

Hiked 2.02 miles.

Chat GPT 40 is out now.

Did laundry. When I’m working out a lot it generates more clothes to wash.

Don Cheto.

Rode my bike 12.29 miles.

Sewed up a couple of my pairs of shorts. The belt loops where I hang my keys were getting torn up.

I enjoyed reading this in Spanish last night. That was cool to me because the conversations in the book were all originally en Español.

Don’t stop.

OYB!

Beautiful.

Español!

Hiked 3.09 miles.

That’s a lot of hills.

K and I picked up the girls, went to eat and played at the Village Park.

Great to have my girls together!

I’ve been having issues charging my external batteries. Trying new ways to top them off.

Sprinkles today.

OYB!

Español!

Went to Publix to pick up J’s meds.

I gave up hope that my banana plants had survived the freeze last winter. I got another four plants in today. I had the last set for over six years. I’ve learned a lot about growing them since then. Main thing is that I’ll dig them up and bring them inside before it gets really cold.

I also added some soil to some cuttings of a San Pedro plant I had. I’d watched a video about putting them horizontally and placing them on soil so they’ll start to root.

Moved my pineapple, frangipani and aloe vera plants back inside. They were getting too wet. They don’t like that. Moved my fasciata into sunnier spots.

About .20″ of rain.

Cleaned off and swept my back porch and St. Francis shrine.

Got a new set of chargers for my batteries.

Don Cheto.

Caught a squirrel and took it to Chamblee.

Castaneda’s Journey to Ixtlan.

Picked up the girls and took them to Cici’s. Then to Dick’s sporting goods and Pet Smart. I’m always looking for physical challenges for them. Everly held herself up for 40 seconds. I thought that was pretty good!

Keswick Park for more exercise.

Came in second place last week.

Cool weather!

OYB!

Keep going.

I got an email from a great friend who is changing ministry. I hope it goes well for him. It’s super hard to raise funds these days.

I had seen on a video that the application “Copilot” by Microsoft included Chat GPT4 for free. I asked GPT3 about that. Not so much.

Went to Publix to drop off a prescription for Jessi. I’ll go back tomorrow to pick it up.

Cool wavy clouds.

Had a good talk with my Mom on the way into town.

I’ve been enjoying rereading sections from some of Carlos Casteneda’s books. They had a huge influence on me as a young adult.

Steve Parr interviewed me this afternoon on Zoom. He’s the Associational Director for Gwinnett county.

This caught my eye.

Picked the girls up and took them to the Buford Highway Farmers Market to eat. We had fun at Plaza Fiesta and the Sliding HIll Park.

I create obstacle courses for them. Some of the stuff is really hard, like climbing the basketball goal. Penelope reached the top and Everly was only a foot from the top. Amazing effort.

Don Cheto is always a listening challenge.

Happy Mothers Day! I had a fun talk with my Mom and took K out for Indian food. Fabulous!

I’m doing some research about this.

OYB!

Español!

Hiked 2.37 miles.

Prepped my bike and went for a 12.56 mile bike ride. It was glorious.

Perfect weather and interesting clouds. Looked like they had tentacles.

Did some research as to when Don Cheto is on live: 5:00 AM to 11:00 AM. I’m pretty sure that is California time since they originally broadcast out of LA.

Released Verbal Surgery “Past Lives” on Facebook. Really interesting episode.

Looks like I’ll come in second place this week.

Did some research on K’s health insurance.

Español!

Perfect weather today. Much cooler and drier.

OYB!

Talked with Anthony.

Hiked .91 miles.

Recorded Verbal Surgery “Past Lives” at Stone Mountain.

I got some mud from the lake for a project for Jessi.

Don Cheto.

Got gas for the Honda and checked the fluids.

I studied the difference between the B and V sounds in Spanish.

I saw two hummingbirds today. I was glad I redid their feeders yesterday.

Prepped my bike and went for a 12.46 mile ride.

Keep going.

I have a lot of Brazilian friends. This is bad.

Carlos Castenada was one of my favorite and most influential authors when I was in college. Then I heard that the books were all made up. Hit me pretty hard as I had assumed the characters were real. I’ll looking at the books again. I still find them fun.

I’ve lost hope that my banana plants survived the winter. I ordered another set last night.

I kept hearing this word on the Don Cheto podcast. They were talking about their buzon. It’s a dream of mine to make the call in show one day.

Did some contact research.

I kind of doubt I’ll get up for this. But I still track it.

OYB!

Español!

Went to the bank to deposit a check.

Nice outside today.

Did my laundry and some towels.

Cleaned and refilled the hummingbird feeders.

Rained about 1.25″ yesterday.

Keep going.

Rain and powerful storms blew through our area today.

Miles asked me yesterday if I had any box fans we weren’t using. I decided to give Penelope the fan I used while I studied. Last night, I took it all apart, cleaned it, spray painted it and put it all back together this morning. I gave it to her this afternoon. BIG difference from the little one she was using.

OYB!

Español!

Had a good lunch with Jon Paul today.

Today was the final day of this semester for gymnastics. They worked out and then did a performance for the parents.

They each got a medal. They were thrilled about that!

Went by Azalea to check on the mission. I had some equipment I left there. No kids were out because of the weather.

Picked up the mail at my office.

I was glad that Jessi went with me to Chamblee to see the girls. K hasn’t been feeling well. She stayed home and rested instead.

I was tired coming home. I kept yawning. Reviewed the verb: to yawn.

Just keep going.

Power cut off for about four hours today starting at 7:00 AM. That’s not zesty. I think a tree hit the lines.

I filled my coffee cup with my usual mixture and went to QT. They let me have hot water no problem.

I used my iPhone to generate pink noise so I could sleep. I had the same strategy when I was in Guatemala except I used headphones. Stopped all the rooster and dog noises.

Got a confirmation that the registration cancellation for the Mercury worked.

OYB!

Español!

Warm and sweaty hiking 2.5 miles.

Visited Ann at the rehab center. I took her mail, some chips and salsa and a Coke Zero to her for a treat.

Picked up my mail at the office.

Met the girls at the bus and we went to Waffle House for Waffle Wednesday. Everly wrote me a sweet note.

Village Park is always fun. I created an obstacle course for them.

Processed donation checks and deposited them on the way home.

Got the groceries and put them up.

Cleaned the bird baths and refilled them. Put suet and birdseed in the feeders. Birdseed was one of my grocery items. It looks like they have started putting a lot of “filler” seed in their mix. I may start using Walmart’s version.

Ann gave me letters for her girl’s Mother’s Day. I put them in envelopes and got them ready to mail.

Worked hard this morning. I studied while I went up and down that hill.

Keep going.

OYB!

Español!

Called Pull a Part to verify that they’d picked up the Mercury yesterday, which they had. Amen.

Did some research on the pastor of Church at Main in Snellville before I went over to get some video of him.

Met my friend Pat Barrington at the church. The pastor was running late because of a hospital visitation going long. So it goes. I wasn’t uptight about it at all. I used the time to teach Pat the basics of editing video and how to use some new gear I got her: small tripod, pistol grip and adapter that attaches to the iPhone. With that equipment and a phone you basically have a mobile studio!

The pastor has ongoing work in Kenya, so we immediately had a strong bond.

After the video shoot, I went to the Snellville DMV to turn in two old tags.

Once I turned in the tags I went over to visit my friend Joyce Barrington. I’ve been driving her old car for the last five years. I thought about her every single day. She’s now moved to an assisted care home. She seems to be happy. I know it’s better for her to be there than at Pat’s house.

I took the vanity plate off my old car (which had been hers for over fifteen years), cleaned it up and took it to Joyce along with a prayer card. She had the staff put it on her walker, which I thought was hilarious.

Don Cheto.

Picked up the girls from the bus and took them to eat at the Farmer’s Market. Then over to their house. They’ve been dying to show me their new carpet and canopy.

Everly has a little door hanger that tells you the entrance level.

Then to Brook Run “Monkey-bar Park.” It’s a great work out for them.

Seems to be getting warmer every day.