I love these wax melts. I have Jasmin coming this time.

Sewed a hole in my comforter.

Set up the portal for J’s sleep doctor. Couldn’t find her doctor’s name on the list.

Used my Mom’s portal for her doctor to tell the staff that the blood pressure med was not sent to the pharmacy.

OYB!

I soaked the laces for my tennis shoes in Oxyclean over night. Shook them out, rinsed, and hung them out to dry.

Español!

Cool today. Felt great!

The crew came to get rid of the tree that fell in my neighbor’s yard and on my fence. They seemed like they did a good job. I haven’t given it the final go over yet.

Rode my mike 12.48 miles. Anytime I break 9 mph I feel like I was pushing pretty hard.

Listened to Don Cheto while I rode. My comprehension continues to escalate.

First place for me as I predicted on Monday. No way someone gets 4,000 points. Not in this group.

Vocaburlario!

OYB!

Español!

Planning on seeing Fantastic Four soon.

Very comfortable day.

Good chat with my buddy Anthony! Also got to talk with his kids which is a blessing.

I need to set up this portal for J.

Cleaned and painted my shoes. Also put the laces in oxyclean. I’ll rinse and dry them tomorrow.

Great weather for biking! Cleaned the frame and added pressure to the tires.

Also washed the shoes I had trimmed the yard and biked in.

Listened to Don Cheto while I biked. Always more vocabulario.

Push. Every day.

What a waste! Stupid.

Over $300 for the day. Ouch. Who can afford that?

Vocabulario!

OYB!

Did the laundry for me, my Mom and K.

Español!

I put the vacuum back together.

Still on the cool side for August!

I did some troubleshooting and found out that it was the power cord to the Car Play device that is malfunctioning. I’m thinking about it now. It might work on Bluetooth. I’ll figure that out later.

Still trying to figure out the doctor portal for J.

K and I took the grandgirls to Waffle House. They like to ride “the horse.”

Rebecca is a life long friend of mine. She was my first true love.

Went to the Mission to work with the kids. I had a great conversation with him in Español. Probably around thirty minutes. He has a garden game he likes to play.

I’ve studied a lot today. Listened to Don Cheto over an hour.

Kathy has been helping me do the driving. What a blessing that is!

Just keep going.

Wow. That’s hot!

This is disgraceful.

Vocabulario!

Checked the appointment for my Mom’s bone density scan. Got a confirmation today.

Played guitar last night. The Spark amp and application are so much fun with my Les Paul.

OYB!

Español!

A tree in my neighbor’s yard fell last night. Clobbered my fence. Contacted my neighbor about it. Looks like it’ll be sorted out soon. Amen.

Good chat with my buddy, Anthony! We’ve been super busy. Glad to get back in contact. I’ll do that a lot more now that school has started.

Cleaned the back and front door windows.

Vacuumed the house and cleaned the vacuum. Meta.

After doing the house work, I got into some work clothes and did a recon on the fallen tree. It was a big oak! Only the very top got into my yard.

This week it has rained over 6″. Last two days had 4″! Wow.

Very comfortable day.

K and I picked up the girls at the bus. Then we ate at Taco Veloz, which is my favorite.

They had fun with the salsa cups.

Had a good first day with the kids at the Mission. Thais Jones is a teacher from Huntley Hills Elementary school where the grandgirls go. She wants to volunteer on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I’m cool with that.

Keep going.

OYB!

Español!

Tried to get the portal working for Jessi. No luck so far.

Vocabulary.

I’ve worked about seven hours to get my Mom’s number transferred to her new iPhone 13 mini. Today, I got it working. Amen. Here are the notes.

My brother let me know that my Mom’s AC isn’t working. That’s never zesty.

Took the garbage/recycle to the curb.

I worked on getting my Mom’s contacts onto her new phone.

Checked in with loved ones to let them know that Mom’s phone is working.

My Mom ordered a lift chair for her room. It was damaged mid-delivery. I finally made a claim to get a new one on the way that will actually get here. Amen.

Called the office of the Bone Density scan place. They gave me some info about what my Mom should wear or not eat. We talked about getting a wheel chair for her for the appointment when we arrive. I also set up the portal for her with that system of doctors.

I also connected with her Primary Care doctors to get the number for the scan. That was through another portal. I think the staff really prefers the portal versus voicemail. Way faster to deal with.

Vocabulario!

OYB!

Español!

Rainy and cool! Super weird for August.

I booked my one-way ticket to Austin today. I’ll be driving my Mom’s car back from Texas. 1,000 miles is no joke.

Still working on taxes for J.

I called Mint Mobile and Optimum ISP to try and figure out porting the land line number from my Mom’s house to her new cell phone. What a hassle. Hours on the phone with these people.

Picked up the girls from their first day of school. They both really liked their teachers and had most of their best friends in their class. Can’t beat that!

We took them to Cici’s for pizza and a quick tour of Pet Smart.

Listened to K-pop Demon Hunters with the girls.

Terrible traffic on the way home. Rainy weather pretty much always does that. Gassed up my car and checked the oil.

I’ll come in first place this week.

Tried to get in touch with Anthony on Sunday. He had no signal due to being at a concert festival.

More ICE agents. That’s just great.

Hopefully, this works!

Vocabulario.

OYB!

Español!

Rainy all day long.

Watered my plants!

Cleaned and refilled my hummingbird feeders.

Recorded and released a new edition of Verbal Surgery called “Time to Time.”

I came in #1 last week.

Played my Les Paul with my Spark amp last night. Fun.

Cooler today!

OYB!

Español!

Vocabulario!

First letter to my Mom at her new home!

Washed my bed linen.

Brought my distilled water inside.

I trimmed the yard. Parts were pretty overgrown.

I did the SE part of my yard as well as the SW backyard.

Blew the deck and driveway.

Great work out for nearly 2.5 hours.

Listened to Don Cheto. Hard to hear with the trimmer going.

Took the chainsaw to one of my holly bushes. It wasn’t doing well and looked bad. My guess is it will grow back. I’m super careful using chainsaws.

Worked on my mileage chart.

Edited video that I shot this week and wrote the Thank You email that includes the photo galleries and the video link. Sent it to the leader of the group from Crosspoint church in NJ.

Vocabulario.

Nearly 2″ of rain over the last several days.

OYB!

Español!

Ordered groceries.

I was on the phone for about an hour working with Mint Mobile and Optimum internet services to try and get my Mom’s land line number transferred to her new iPhone 13 mini. Maybe it’ll work this time. They gave me a number to call in 48 hours to see if there were any errors to address.

Did my laundry. There was a lot. I worked the last eight days straight with three different teams.

I had an interview with JK Nickell who is an author and feature editor of the Texas Monthly. We had a fun conversation about the NoZe Brotherhood.

Schools starts on Monday!

Uncomfortable.

Had a chat with a teacher from Huntley Hills Elementary who wants to help the kids at Azalea.

Picked up and put up the groceries.

I broke three million points on Duolingo today.

OYB!

Sunbeams.

Español.

Got more Thank You notes. K has been writing them.

Fast ride into town today.

After working with the teams, I struck the set, put all the chairs and tables back, cleaned the floor, and threw away the trash.

Heard from my friend Roopa. She’s trying to get in touch with my Mom.

Listened to Don Cheto on the way home with earbuds. My Car Play device isn’t working. It’s cool to be able to read along with what they’re saying.

Keep going.

Had a great time with my team from Crosspoint Church. Their singing was especially good. It was like having ten other Mr. Tims. Incredibly intense. We had our D-Day celebration which include signing the Landing Pad.

Took them to Taco Veloz. So good.

These guys have been a lot of fun.

Plaza Fiesta is just so cool.

They’ve really done a great job with the kids.