{"id":15259,"date":"2021-12-14T21:19:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T01:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=15259"},"modified":"2021-12-14T21:28:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T01:28:11","slug":"grandgirls-taco-veloz-demolition-12-14-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=15259","title":{"rendered":"Grandgirls! Taco Veloz! Demolition! 12.14.21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was a little bit down after our Board Meeting last night.  It was a productive time, but I&#8217;m expected to do everything. I feel worn out. I was praying about it this morning around 3:00 AM.  Got on Facebook and this was the first thing I read.  It was like a direct message to me.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-87T4DzH\/0\/353a107a\/M\/IMG_9112-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looks like we&#8217;ve got this coming to the right place, finally!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-4X44cv3\/0\/f434f4bd\/L\/IMG_9113-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OYB!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-LC6Qt3Q\/0\/80445b8d\/L\/IMG_9114-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-NMzJTNG\/0\/f1a74d7a\/L\/66117655021__7D4FF09F-861D-468B-B46F-103F4514ED2A-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Never too much Ashley!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-Nsj78Kp\/0\/94d50ac9\/L\/IMG_3761-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Love me some Everly.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-fTNQshx\/0\/069fa0f7\/L\/IMG_9122-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-HpjVZv4\/0\/86394a70\/L\/IMG_9124-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t do this much any more.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-WB7Hvsw\/0\/c247cf04\/L\/IMG_9125-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had a scare this morning.  Woke up around 6:30 AM and my weather station said it was 32! Kind of freaked me out as I don&#8217;t like to leave my carnivorous plants outside under freezing temperatures. It had a little bit of frost on the lid but otherwise everything seemed just fine.  Amen.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-BFVt5sj\/0\/e93b2625\/M\/IMG_9131-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everly lost her little crystal this morning.  She was really crying.  I told her we&#8217;d go by Goodwill and see what we could find.  We hit the jackpot with nearly a hundred of them for .99. I had her separate the little stones from the pink crystals.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-QxBN74S\/0\/fab491ef\/L\/IMG_9132-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then I counted out rows of tens.  Her age.  Penelope&#8217;s age.  Some of her friend&#8217;s ages.  Of course all the big stack is Pop Pop with 63. She counted all that we had, me helping her complete the number patterns.  Turned out we had 95 pink ones.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-RXzjnrr\/0\/00388e9f\/L\/IMG_9134-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m having some issues with ordering on my Walmart app.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-vw5WRwQ\/0\/77dca834\/L\/IMG_9133-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI just restarted the app and got it to work.  Amen.<\/p>\n<p>Deposited checks.  What a blessing!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-XZs6B55\/0\/69b7fa92\/M\/IMG_3762-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I find it amazing how many views I have.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-m6xRprW\/0\/6556d0cc\/L\/IMG_9136-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Penelope&#8217;s art from Spanish class.  Zanahoria is carrot.  Tomate, broccoli are self-explanatory.  Pepino is pepper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-T6bDPKs\/0\/e7ee8c05\/L\/IMG_9140-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everly and I were inside the house when we heard this big commotion.  A gigantic excavator was demolishing the building across the street from the apartment complex. It used to be a carpet place.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-fx8Vwr9\/0\/f058a781\/M\/IMG_3763-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-VhxPL7k\/0\/cad255aa\/M\/IMG_3764-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-JQrvj5B\/0\/a2702f3e\/M\/IMG_3767-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-pcNmDJz\/0\/537452f6\/M\/IMG_3768-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went to Taco Veloz.  So good.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-BP4zG4P\/0\/86e69dbc\/L\/IMG_9145-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My sweet girl.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-gXdQnFD\/0\/2991e4c4\/L\/IMG_3769-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The demo continued for a few hours.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-W2ZtpMJ\/0\/d20031d6\/M\/IMG_3770-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We got our sunglasses on.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-D4BCbFx\/0\/b624d772\/L\/IMG_3771-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everly had a wiggly tooth.  I told her to leave it alone. She&#8217;s only four.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-4qzPS7t\/0\/09215b8f\/L\/IMG_9146-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mas.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-Sj6G2Ng\/0\/8b10f64b\/L\/IMG_9147-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I helped the kids with math questions and English stuff.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-khdw4cn\/0\/35151ef6\/L\/IMG_9148-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Penelope is such a fun artist.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-HbwLxJx\/0\/8bc6c627\/L\/IMG_9149-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-bKWPdM8\/0\/9d98c254\/L\/IMG_9150-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-9QRrx8C\/0\/75d89f08\/M\/IMG_9151-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Harry!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-ZP32msm\/0\/ea599bb2\/L\/IMG_9152-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cool con trail.  This photo doesn&#8217;t show exactly how it looked.  In reality, there were two very thin parallel lines.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-Vpcqcvd\/0\/8e34550a\/L\/IMG_3774-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beauty!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-FPckHNn\/0\/e7384b3b\/M\/IMG_3776-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another thing on my plate.  I&#8217;ll be working on this soon.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-hwMz9tT\/0\/5835f484\/L\/IMG_9153-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How many raccoons do you see?  There are four in the picture.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grandgirls-Taco-Veloz-Azalea-121421\/i-M68k3C6\/0\/301a08c4\/M\/IMG_9154-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was a little bit down after our Board Meeting last night. It was a productive time, but I&#8217;m expected to do everything. I feel worn out. I was praying about it this morning around 3:00 AM. Got on Facebook and this was the first thing I read. 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