I had a good talk with Anthony this morning. We discussed some issues with the book that I thought could make it better.

Cleaned and refilled all the bird feeders. 

Xfinity came by yesterday and put the wire back up. Looks OK.

Watered the rosebushes and the cherry tree by the street. 

Ordered groceries.

Went to Chamblee and ate Vietnamese. Picked up the girls at the bus and took them to the Beaufort Highway farmers market. Worked with the kids at the Mission.

Picked up groceries on the way home.

Got a message from Apple that my Mac display is repaired. Kathy will go with me to Chamblee tomorrow to be with the girls. We will pick up the Mac at the Apple store and probably eat at the food court at Perimeter mall. 

Tim A. Cummins

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Apple Store! Newsletters! Pastor Bill! Lonnie! PE and their rooms! Azalea! October 26, 2024

I signed up for the Apple Store and went over there early this morning. The Apple tech said that it was a bad display and that they could get it fixed five days. 
Went from there to First Baptist Church Dorville to turn in my newsletter.
Had a good talk with Pastor Bill about his music Director leaving. Just general issues working with churches. 
Went to talk with below for lunch and to fold and stuff the newsletters. Most of the job already been done before hand. 
Went to the Post office to get stamps and put them on the newsletters and put them in the mail.
Talked with Lonnie about doing workshops at Azalea. I told her I think she needed to do a survey first because I didn’t think anybody would really turn out for anything.
Picked up the girls and took Everly to Chick-fil-A and Penelope to CC pizza. After we ate, went over to their house to see the girls rooms. They had moved the furniture around and looked really cute.
Took the girls over to Azalea with me to help the kids at the Mission.I’ve gotten away from giving out drinks and snacks because it’s just such a mess.
I don’t think I’m sick but I sure do feel tired. I’m my arm is bothering me.

The screen on my computer suddenly went dark today while I was working on my newsletter. It had what looked to be a dead area on it last night. I’ll be taking it in to the Apple Store tomorrow morning. I’m not sure what they’ll do or when I’ll get my computer back. Therefore, this may the last post on my blog until it gets fixed or replaced. Oh, well. I’m glad I have insurance on it.

I liked this and have found it to be true.

I’ve been enjoying playing Horizon Forbidden West.

WX!

Had to deposit a check this morning.

OYB!

Español!

PBJs for J.

Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Price Is Nice.”

Produced my newsletter and printed a copy to photocopy tomorrow. I have all the labels on the envelopes done, just need stamps.

Screen went dark. Made a reservation to take it in tomorrow morning.

Pray that the guys at Apple can get my computer running tomorrow. Amen.

Last night, when I turned on my Mac Air, the right hand side of my screen was dead. I’ll have to take it in to the Apple Store next Monday and see if I can get it squared away. I’m glad I paid for insurance.

Español!

Did my laundry.

OYB!

WX!

Dropped off a bill at the Post Office. Tried to print my stamps for the newsletters but the machine wasn’t working properly.

Went to Sweet Basil to pick up some food for J.

Called my Mom and left VM. She was at a mission meeting I reckon.

Always learning new words.

Went by the library to pick up a Covid test. Couldn’t get the registration to work for the test. Went to Walmart to pick up another test that would give faster results.

Don Cheto.

Played Horizon Forbidden West. Great game.

Keep going.

WX! Interesting string of potential hurricanes in Asia.

OYB!

Called Comcast/Xfinity to ask when they were going to put the internet wire back up. They said it was in a queue and should be done by Monday. We’ll see.

Called Jack Romano. Turned out he wanted to sell me insurance.

Cleaned and refilled my bird feeders.

Watered my outdoor plants.

Blew off my roof and cleaned the gutters. I’ll have to do that job every couple of weeks during the fall.

Blew the deck and the driveway.

Last part of the job is to roll up all the cords and put my equipment back up.

We’ve had the power go out several times lately. Today I reset my plant light timers.

Cleaned off my outdoor carpet near my back door.

I put some rocks around my baby rose bush. Helps to remind me to be careful with her.

Fun chat with my buddy Anthony. I rested while we talked then went for a bike ride.

I injured my left arm when I hauled those big logs from the branch that fell last week. I cut my ride short because of it hurting. Rode 6.00 miles. I’m sure working on the roof impacted it.

Listened to Don Cheto while I rode.

Saw this bumpersticker on my way to lunch.

Dropped off some of K’s old clothes at the thrift store near where I ate.

Good competition this week.

I’m a big Coach fan.

I’ve seen a coyote recently as well. Since the neighborhood cats kill songbirds, I’m actually rooting for the coyotes.

OYB!

I had a good talk with Spencer this morning. Looks like he’s going to bring about 100 students next Summer. Amen!

Español!

Fun chat with my buddy Anthony!

Took my buddy Jon to lunch today. Always fun!

Jessi got the hammock put back up.

My banana plants seem happy. I’ll bring them indoors this year before it gets too cold.

Good chat with my Mom. Always a blessing. My cell phone signal has been pretty bad lately.

Went to my office to check on my ficus tree, get the mail and process checks. Thank you, Lord!

Deposited checks on the way to the mission.

Set up my new pencil sharpener.

Picked up the girls and took them to Waffle House.

I took shots of Everly’s art from her first three weeks at school.

Don Cheto!

Got gas and cleaned my windshield. I usually check my oil as well, but I checked K’s truck and did mine last night too.

I don’t stop.

I’ve been a vegetarian for over seven years now.

One Year Bible!

WX!

Español!

Got a new book to work with.

Prepped my bike and rode 12.49 miles.

Listened to Don Cheto while I exercised.

Checked the mail. I’ll process the checks I got and deposit them tomorrow. Don’t like to do it while I have K with me. I was already running late to pick K up from Ashley’s house.

Sent my calendar to my family.

K and I picked the girls up at the bus and took them to the PDK airport for lunch.

One of my new students doesn’t speak much English. Can you imagine what it would be like to suddenly be a sophomore in HS and have to do the work in Spanish? It’s just so much to overcome.

I have several students in second grade that can just barely read. It’s so sad for me. I keep trying my best to teach them, but I’m working with at least six other kids at the same time.

Came home and blew the driveway and deck as well as putting up the laundry I did today.

I got a voicemail today about a team coming. Amen! Hard to believe I’m working with the son of a previous youth minister. Guess I’ve been doing this a long time. I left him a voicemail as well as sent him several team related links.

Keep going.

I think our population will continue to shrink.

Super Blue Moon last night.

OYB!

Español!

The faucet in my kitchen has been leaking when it was turned on for at least two years. Every day, I caught the little drips and poured them out. Two days ago the turn off valves starting leaking constantly. I decided that I needed to get it repaired asap after that. I had the plumber come by and fix it this morning.

Chris did a good job.

I had him check the pressure in the house. It was a little high but not terribly so. He showed me how to check it. If it gets over 80 psi, I’ll call them back to replace the pressure valve. That would be $880. Ouch.

I got a Moen faucet.

I’ve used Keep Smiling plumbing for over twenty years, although the original company was bought out by another company.

Chris replaced the fixtures.

Left a good review. Although I thought it was pretty expensive. $850 for parts and labor for replacing the faucet and the two shut off valves. Just the way it is these days.

Had a fun talk with my buddy Anthony. We were having a great conversation which I had to cut short because the plumber arrived.

Did a load of laundry. I actually prefer doing my own laundry. It’s no big deal for me but pretty hard for K to do.

Talked to Nana. Always a blessing.

Went to Walmart to pick up some new fans and a trashcan for the mission. Also purchased a few treats for the kids. I never run the AC in the mission so the fans help a lot to make it more comfortable.

Read Castaneda in Spanish while I waited for the bus. Always looking up words.

Fed the girls before going to the mission.

Mission was packed. I can really tell that the kids have fallen behind because of the Summer break.

Everly lost her pencil she won for reading a bunch of books. I found it.

I dropped it off at her house. It’s amazing how something small like that can really help her feel better.

My electric pencil sharpener conked out. Got a new one ordered.

Don Cheto.

WX!

Keep going.

Worked hard and came in #2 last week in the Duolingo leagues.

Got this email this morning about one of my favorite families. I sent them a note when I heard what was going on.

OYB!

I called my plumber to come take a look at the faucet for my kitchen sink. Looked like a little dripping from the turn off valves as well. He’ll be coming tomorrow morning to get it squared away.

Last Monday, a big branch fell on the power and internet wires. The power line got repaired but the Comcast guys still haven’t put their wire back up. Called them again today. They told me they’d have it done by 8pm. Wasn’t done.

Español! I was working this morning and Duolingo took a maintenance break. Frustrating.

Had a good talk with my buddy Anthony. Mostly we talked about his new book that he’s working on.

Ordered groceries.

Cleaned and refilled all my bird feeders.

Had nearly 1″ of rain yesterday.

Good talk with my Mom.

Picked up the girls and took them to Cici’s pizza for lunch.

Then to the Sprouts park.

Azalea for homework help. We also played UNO before the big kids came with their assignments.

Don Cheto on the way home.

Push.

OYB!

Español!

Don Cheto!

Watered my plants. Thoroughly rinsed off the sundews. Apparently, the medicine actually goes inside the plants and kills any insects that try to suck on them.

Recorded an new episode of Verbal Surgery and put it on the web.

K and I had a fun time at the Crazy River. I hurt my arm again swimming laps. I messed up my left elbow when I pulled those logs up the hill from the branch that fell on Monday.