{"id":16174,"date":"2022-07-18T21:07:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T01:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=16174"},"modified":"2022-07-18T21:12:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T01:12:43","slug":"bank-flytraps-mom-harry-7-18-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=16174","title":{"rendered":"Bank! Flytraps! Mom! Harry! 7.18.22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My hat from England has the Saint George&#8217;s Cross on it.  I looked up some information about the symbol.  The Red Cross on a white background was used during the Crusades.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-5Vg8sWD\/0\/145a5187\/L\/IMG_8480-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-Vw9pzsm\/0\/5e8632d4\/L\/IMG_8481-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mailed in the questionnaire for Kathy&#8217;s jury summons.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-HxkmNnF\/0\/1f90bd07\/L\/IMG_8482%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OYB!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-MWQt3KV\/0\/fbb8f5fd\/L\/67984099197__7613B9BE-9C5B-453C-9A33-4CE17B08F68C-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-fnNkxMW\/0\/c33b4152\/L\/67984106460__5156ABA2-FFEA-4E8C-86DA-3B9D796FB3E8-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PNC bank recently told me that they were not going to be dealing with the Earn Up third party bill payment  company.  Now I&#8217;m paying my mortgage directly to PNC.  I had to go back to the bank to change something and to make sure that the account for Earn Up had been canceled.  Glad I did that because it hadn&#8217;t been done by the bank.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-DBQRZQj\/0\/3d68d83e\/L\/IMG_8484-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-zp4KCgt\/0\/c9082e0c\/M\/IMG_6716-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-WSvXTJn\/0\/4baebf9c\/L\/IMG_8492-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got a couple of new forks from my Mom when I was in Texas.  They&#8217;re her wedding silver. I have two forks and one spoon which is plenty.  I don&#8217;t keep the sharp knives in that mug.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-SkG62Q2\/0\/9a77920d\/M\/IMG_8488%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Espa\u00f1ol!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-ZrHRfBJ\/0\/1c76dd11\/L\/IMG_8490-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are seven books in the Harry Potter series.  Each of them is around 25 hours long.  Today I finished the seventh book for the second time!  That&#8217;s around 350 hours of listening in Spanish.  I&#8217;m using it as my baseline for listening comprehension.  I&#8217;m constantly adding to my knowledge base and understanding more.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-hpg3HDT\/0\/f84ddc30\/L\/IMG_8493-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m starting back over with book 1.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-fHmhsKt\/0\/86c5e05f\/L\/IMG_8494-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A little cooler today. Amen.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-6NxZLbX\/0\/644e0679\/L\/IMG_8491-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Had a good talk with my Mom.  Always a blessing.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-gJ8pBSw\/0\/9a219edb\/L\/IMG_8496-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been growing Venus flytraps for over fifty years.  This year I pollinated the flowers and collected the seeds. They are super tiny!  I planted them among the other carnivorous plants in my gardens, specially the sundews. I hope one day I&#8217;ll see super tiny little flytraps!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-wF7x3vr\/0\/7099274c\/L\/IMG_8498%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-b4hmf4R\/0\/2ffaa301\/L\/IMG_8499%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-KT9mT8m\/0\/cdf62960\/L\/IMG_8500%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-Qgx33pZ\/0\/56ca7c43\/L\/IMG_8501%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-ZsLV5M6\/0\/a59625d4\/L\/IMG_8502%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-BrQ6Np4\/0\/1653ffe0\/L\/IMG_8503-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-xrxkSM4\/0\/d433c915\/L\/IMG_8505-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These are the dried flowers and seed pods.  The seeds are smaller than a grain of sand.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-CCkzQvF\/0\/567a0892\/L\/IMG_8507-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We got the insurance for the mission at Azalea squared away.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-fXbt5Jr\/0\/a439df29\/L\/IMG_8508-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kathy dropped her phone a few days ago.  Fortunately, I had a glass screen protector on it!  I swapped the old one out for a new one this afternoon.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-n6cmXdD\/0\/d9170d99\/M\/IMG_6717-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The screen on her iPhone would have looked like this! That would have cost $100 to fix.  I can buy two protectors for $8!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-NfvWXCv\/0\/594494f3\/M\/IMG_6718-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Picked up my groceries.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-JLHJSn6\/0\/ca3dbd5a\/L\/IMG_8510%202-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-QfdMGrC\/0\/8e37626c\/L\/IMG_8514-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I refilled my bags of food for the birds and raccoons.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-kN3P46Z\/0\/14193f2d\/M\/IMG_6719-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kathy and I are taking the grandgirls to Chattanooga next weekend! That should be a really fun trip!  We are spending more money than we normally would so it&#8217;s nice for the girls and has a pool.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-fKCMJxT\/0\/31839bd9\/L\/IMG_8511-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Bank-Flytraps-Harry-71822\/i-XhxgC6s\/0\/3298c00f\/L\/IMG_8512-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My hat from England has the Saint George&#8217;s Cross on it. I looked up some information about the symbol. The Red Cross on a white background was used during the Crusades. Mailed in the questionnaire for Kathy&#8217;s jury summons. OYB! PNC bank recently told me that they were not going to be dealing with the [&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\/16174"}],"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=16174"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16177,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16174\/revisions\/16177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}