{"id":13359,"date":"2020-07-23T20:50:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T00:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13359"},"modified":"2020-07-23T20:50:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T00:50:16","slug":"grandgirls-stone-mountain-ledge-bike-7-23-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13359","title":{"rendered":"Grandgirls! Stone Mountain Ledge! Bike! 7.23.20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I studied Spanish and did my brain training. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-Kq3xXMm\/0\/f4ee0f17\/M\/2020072320355026--84597961609677196-IMG_9083-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-rtj7qF7\/0\/c5d355a4\/M\/2020072320355026-1227250041440820628-IMG_9084-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-GCXk2Vc\/0\/dbf85e38\/M\/2020072320355026--4481084050328759567-IMG_9087-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learned a new word this morning \u201ddescalzo\u201d which means \u201cbarefoot\u201d I like that one. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-xk4qqNb\/0\/727f299a\/M\/2020072320355026-8073805218475771564-IMG_9088-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grand girls came over, always good. <\/p>\n<p>I got three new wooden puzzles to work with them on. Letters, numbers, and shapes.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-HhKXxGK\/0\/51e7bd17\/M\/2020072320355026--8166327543551841201-IMG_9089_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-BZ66qSx\/0\/2fab4e2f\/M\/2020072320355026-4245263269658670079-IMG_9090_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-sG4jTtm\/0\/66f8984f\/M\/2020072320355026--7961110421412870327-IMG_9093_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have them for about eight hours a day. I spend a significant amount of time just working on educational type things. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also teaching them how to scramble some eggs and cook them in the microwave. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-54x7Fn3\/0\/856eb463\/M\/2020072320355026-5046549942729184465-61720683572__29DB770A-D931-42F0-B5E9-54569E1F5162-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I give them a chance to play with markers on a whiteboard. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-xWhvjFZ\/0\/ae2181a9\/M\/2020072320355026-7101007347442328520-IMG_9098_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I let them practice some exercises on my weight bench. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-qNGsBDJ\/0\/e4bcd229\/M\/2020072320355026--5427993653568469454-IMG_9101_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They have fun jumping on the bed. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-RTPLBw4\/0\/11e69c72\/M\/2020072320355026-3927353641026569957-IMG_9103_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Took them to Stone Mountain for a hike. I like to show them natural things like moss and lichens and how they grow. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-S8tMPZQ\/0\/f1ab9bdc\/M\/2020072320355026-4165174171817345906-IMG_9106_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-QskksDm\/0\/9c9ed9e4\/M\/2020072320363927-2000824343150924036-IMG_9108_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we went to where in the old days they cut granite from Stone Mountain. We hiked up a little bit there and also looked at an exhibit there. I was showing them the drill marks here.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-9QLWH9b\/0\/ee235d91\/M\/2020072320363927--3280627845961921126-IMG_9109_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-6ZJqr8j\/0\/f33b56d1\/M\/2020072320363927--7930877269405119790-IMG_9112_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got home and modified Penelope\u2019s car seat. Sometimes the design of the seats are really bad. It was very difficult to get the bottom part latched. So I added about 3 inches of length on that. I borrowed a similar material from another seat that we never used and then sewed it on. I took my time and made a lot of stitches so it\u2019s super strong. Now it\u2019s easy to put on her and she doesn\u2019t complain about it. Took me nearly an hour, but worth it.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-5TMhp2Q\/0\/01bfdc3d\/M\/2020072320363927--7394673404925980662-IMG_7885-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another hot day. Felt like 99.<\/p>\n<p>Rode my bike 15.23 miles. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--Stone-mountain-ledg\/i-fmbk6PT\/0\/91def3f0\/M\/2020072320363927--6684027397703870990-IMG_9114-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s pretty clear tonight so I\u2019m getting ready to go and see if I can spot the comet. I\u2019ve already seen it once, but I\u2019d like to see it in a darker environment.<\/p>\n<p>Tim A. Cummins<br \/>\n770-490-1668<br \/>\nWhirlwindmissions.org<br \/>\nWhirlwindtim@Gmail.com<br \/>\nTimacummins@ Twitter &#038; Facebook<br \/>\nVerbalSurgery.com. Podcasts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I studied Spanish and did my brain training. Learned a new word this morning \u201ddescalzo\u201d which means \u201cbarefoot\u201d I like that one. Grand girls came over, always good. I got three new wooden puzzles to work with them on. Letters, numbers, and shapes. I have them for about eight hours a day. I spend a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13359"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13360,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13359\/revisions\/13360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}