Big storm coming. Hope most of it misses us.

OYB!

Beautiful day!

Always fun to show people around. Especially if it generates business, which it will!

The church secretary had my newsletters ready to go by 11. I came into town to get them done and in the mail.

Once I had the newsletter project complete, I turned my sites towards confirming the rest of the locations for the team coming from Alabama. I covered four sites and talked to three managers. Amen.

There’s a new leader for Cross Cultural Ministries. I was hoping to meet her today. She wasn’t there. I met a couple of the other staff.

Dogwoods are blooming! That’s supposed to indicate Easter is near.

I tried to call my Mom today. So far no luck using FaceTime.

Helped the kids at the mission.

Some of the younger kids just draw.

Helped one of the kids with gravity problems the other with reading and some math.

Then we did races. The kids really enjoy that.

Listened to Don Cheto on the way home.

I did a promo for Taco Veloz for their media. They had a marketing company come by and shoot a video. I did the English and a Spanish version. They thought both were great.

It makes all of the studying pay off. Don Cheto and Duolingo is a killer combo for me. I’ve really seen progress in my comprehension level because of listening to that podcast.

OYB!

Cool morning. Perfect weather this afternoon.

Español!

Started transplanting the monkey grass that I harvested last week. Raked first. Then dug holes and put two plants in each hole.

After I have them planted, I press the dirt down around it hard with my shoe. Final step is water the plants thoroughly.

Mileage.

My shovel came in a big box. I asked Ashley if she wanted a piece to do art with. She’s made some wonderful pieces on cardboard. And these pieces are big. Most of them the girls and I will do projects with.

I ate lunch with the girls at Cicis. They eat the pizza but they love the desserts.

They like the driving game.

Ryder took Labooboo (Everly’s new favorite plushie) outside to play with it. Everly was screaming like she had a knife in her. I got it back from the dog, cleaned it up and she was pretty much ok. She eventually hugged the pup, too.

I thought the pollen stains on these rocks were cool.

My baby pink magnolia has started putting out leaves. I’m watching it carefully for white powder mildew. I have the Neem oil to use on her this year.

Helped the kids at the mission.

Never too much Ashley.

We’ve enjoyed Carter Vail.

Deposited checks. Thank you so much, Father.

I’m going to clobber everybody this week.

Worked on certification for my housing allowance. I’ll have my treasurer sign the letters when I see him soon. He’s doing better but recovering from Covid.

Ordered groceries.

Came in second place last week as I predicted.

I always find Eric Barker’s blog helpful.

Watered my indoor plants.So much beauty. About a third of these plants are getting ready to go back outside. Pretty much all the small ones stay inside, although I’m planning on leaving some carnivorous plants outside this year.

OYB!

I blew the garage, front park and driveway and then washed them off.

I put the vacuum back together. You have to let the parts dry out or the filter starts to stink.

Big thunderstorms blew through. I drove through it on the way to the church, and then I found out that the church secretary is now only working Wednesday and Thursday. So it looks like the newsletters will be slightly late. Everyone blames the mail. As they should.

Did my laundry.

I had a good talk with Nana today. I was glad I did because the place that she’s been moved to has no phone and bad wifi. Stone Age.

I went by the Post Office to pick up some stamps. HUGE line and no one a the self-service. Typical.

I changed the cables around for my car stereo wireless head. I decided to put the power cord from the head to the 12V input near the steering wheel. That way I don’t block the signal from the device. I also tuned in the FM wireless signal to the lowest spectrum of the FM band.

Want to guess what’s in this big flat box?

A shovel.

I’m getting used to the Google Maps display on the Car Play rather through my iPhone.

Listened to Piolin. I prefer Don Cheto.

Went by my office to check the mail and get the newsletters copied. I’ll have to wait until Wednesday to knock that part out. Also watered and misted the ficus in my office. It’s getting pretty big.

The girls and I are enjoying listening to Carter Vail 100 Cowboys.

Wednesday I’ll be doing a spot for Taco Veloz.

Worked with the kids at the mission.

I always enjoy seeing a Pileated Woodpecker. They’re as big as a crow!

I got some USB-C cables, but turned out what I had was sufficient. I’ll send them back to Amazon.

I should come in first place this week.

That’s a lotta pollen.

Reality check.

I ordered a new shovel. The one I used yesterday was worn out.

Mild with just a few sprinkles.

OYB!

Español!

Vacuumed the house and cleaned the vacuum. Meta.

Pollen hand prints on my car is a Mr. Tim tradition.

Went to Stone Mountain to record “Mental Magnet.” Produced and uploaded it. Posted on Facebook.

Produced and printed my newsletter. Still need to do the labeling.

Ordered groceries. I’ll pick them up on the way home from work tomorrow.

I’ll come in second place this week. Works for me.

Every thing seems covered in yellow dust.

Been in touch with my tax guy to verify some things.

I’ve been enjoying watching clips from this show.

OYB!

Español!

Wrote my newsletter. I’ll produce it tomorrow.

I got a new camera case. The belt loop was nearly tearing off.

Sent the headset back to Amazon via UPS.

While I was there, I noticed that FBC Mountain Park had torn down their two mission houses. They sure helped us when we needed them! Now there’s just a fence and field.

Gassed up my car. Added about .5 quarts of oil.

I’m still working on my car set up. I need one more cord to power my phone.

I filled up my quart bottle of oil when I got home. I have a big container at home.

I got a message from my friend Jon who is in the hospital with Covid. He sounded pretty rough. Father, help him heal! Amen.

I drove through some light rain. It froze the pollen in place.

I’m drying out the perlite before I put it back in the bag.

I started on the next phase of the transplanting monkey grass from my neighbor’s back yard to my front yard project. I got all the equipment together and raked the area thoroughly before digging up the plants. I then put them in my gorilla cart to keep them wet before I plant them. Could be a while.

I’m ready to keep digging the plants up the next time. I got some bug down the back of my shirt which kept stinging me. Decided to quit for the day. I’m hoping that the rain coming the next couple of days will soften the ground.

I should come in second place tomorrow.

Immigrants gave $100 Billion to our economy and some people think they’re bad?

I’m looking forward to seeing this exhibit next weekend.

OYB!

I set my electric account up as auto pay. The mail made me miss two bills last month.

Español!

Absolutely beautiful. I call it “Nakuru Weather.”

Rinsed off my deck. Ton of pollen.

I really like these wax melts.

I listened to Don Cheto for around three hours while I worked on the plants.

I gathered all the pots and soil together. Set up my table and washed the perlite.

Then I put soil in each of my cups.

Then I took the plants out of their soil from last year, separated the plants, and cleaned off the soil from the roots.

Then I planted them in the new pot.

Push. Every. Day.

OYB!

Spring Break coming soon.

Español!

I installed my new CarPlay system. Awesome! And only $40!

K came with me to pick up the grandgirls and take them out to eat at Pho 24.

Helped the kids at the mission. Way busier than I thought it would be.

Don’t stop. Won’t stop.

I’m interested in learning and using this phrase. It’s Hebrew for “God willing.”

Chat GPT4 has really been amazing. She also broke down how to say the phrase correctly.

OYB!

Español!

Beautiful weather.

I didn’t know this word.

Decided I’d better follow up on my tax return. They had to change some numbers to reflect the housing allowance I receive.

Good talk with my buddy, Anthony.

Talked to my Mom about her assessment today by the doctor and physical therapists. Everyone seemed to be very pleased by her progress. I was glad she was going into another therapy setting to get her strength back rather than just going straight home. Thank you, Jesus!

I went by seven apartment complexes to introduce myself again and tell them about the team that would be coming to their property in May. I need to back to a few of them because there was no-one in the office. You would think that everyone would be there from 2-3pm?

It’s important to keep notes as you do these visits.

I thought this was funny.

Picked up the grand-girls slightly late. I got caught behind school busses letting off kids. Aargh. They were fine as I knew they would be. It’s a big family at Azalea.

I’d been thinking about the word “Hashem” a lot. Saying it over and over. Take a look at the sticker on the car in front of me this afternoon. It’s a song by Oorah. It’s means The Lord needs every Jew.

Helped the kids at the Mission. Hardly any homework.

I used my G7 headset to talk to my Mom. Seemed to work very well but it’s a real hassle to put on. Can’t do it while I’m driving. I decided to invest in this wireless head for my car stereo. Hopefully, I can use it for my phone. I’d rather hear through the car stereo than through a headset. Way more practical. Amazon had a coupon for this. Marked down to $40. It’ll talk with my iPhone. Beauty.

Don Cheto.

Keep going.

I edited the video that I shot for the team and sent the Thank You email which also included the photo galleries and other info about keeping up with me.

Ordered groceries and picked them up.

The youth director for the team asked for some info about our area. Sent him screen shots.

Went to Publix to pick up meds for J.

OYB!

Always a blessing to hear from Pastor Bill. He’s been a great president for our board.

Español!

I sent the manager of Azalea Place the pictures of the team. Lots of great shots of the kids having fun.

Picked up my groceries. Actually, it was just dry dog food and two cans of shaving cream. That hit the $35 minimum for the free pick up service. I put the 46 pound bag into my trash can where I keep it sealed.

Talked to my Mom a couple of times today. I used my G7 headset for the first time. It had a clear, strong sound.

Don Cheto. I was getting big chunks of conversation today. It’s like sometimes I understand almost everything. Sure wasn’t like that a year ago.

There are going to be a LOT more scams like this. I feel sorry for old people who don’t have someone to assure them it’s ok. But under this DOGE thing, even Social Security is on the chopping block. I didn’t see that coming.

I picked up the girls and took them to Cici’s. That’s Penelope’s choice. They like the pizza. They love the brownies. The have fun with the video games. I never pay for it. They just pretend and have fun.

Helped the kids at the mission. All girls today.

Deposited checks. Thank you, Father. I really appreciate it.

OYB!

Rained this morning but dried out for the team.

Came in #1 last week in the Duolingo leagues.

I unboxed and set up my new Yaber Pro V9 projector. Worked great! I did have some issues with the clicker and one black slide in my presentation that made me think I was having a problem when I wasn’t. I went back to check out the whole system before I went home and everything worked absolutely perfectly. Mainly user error on my part. I took time to really study that clicker and see how the bottom button worked. I understand it now. Don’t think I’ll have any more problems with it.

Español!

Picked up Penelope after Drama Club.

I struck the set and put all my gear back up. Set up the chairs and tables.

I put more super glue on my glasses case. The connecting section keeps coming loose.

I work hardest when I have some competition.

Had a great D Day with my team from Moody, AL. Bethel BC has done a fine job. We went on Safari to Asian Square and Plaza Fiesta.

I always enjoy going on Safari with the teams. So interesting, beautiful and bizarre!

We met the bus and gathered all the kids. Had a fun time with them.