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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

FRI 07/17/26

 FRI 07/17/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • Verbal discussion with TOMMY re: NCEMS and their not getting back to us about their HTIRE outstanding balance. Commented that I had tried a voice call and text the following day and that the best course would be for him to contact them directly.

  • JOEL meeting with personal attorney from 10:30AM TO 12PM to discuss pre signing details and final steps before moving forward. Met new paralegal/trustee, “Perla” who is forwarding various documents I need to fill out and return

  • TOMMY phone call to request assistance for following day/Saturday, with moving his personal property from another residence where the owner is no longer living. Commented that I had planned on possibly surfing that day but would assist with whatever he needs and then do any beach related activity later

  • TOMMY request to book parking at Hobby airport for his upcoming Vegas trip; logged onto TOMMY SW Air account to get correct departure (Hou) and Arrival (Hou) times for his departure and return flights from/to Houston as the dates he provided me on a note were not accurate. Logged onto Hobby airport parking/booking website and booked his entry/exit times from Hobby garages, printed/saved PDF binder and stored on family cloud server and printed physical copy for TOMMY review

THUR 07/16/26

 THUR 07/16/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • Received HTIRE accountant June invoice; logged on to Intuit payment portal and paid invoice via ACH; archived digital PDF receipt on HTIRE cloud server

  • JOEL confirmation of Friday July 17 personal attorney meeting; forwarded updated and necessary meeting document

  • TOMMY request to voice call NCEMS contact to ask about payment of outstanding invoices

  • Phoned NCEMS contact and left voice message to call myself or my dad back when available.

  • JOEL phone call to TOMMY personal accountant to ask for explanation of what the “Texas Tax Protest” service is/was which he paid recently. Accountant confirmed it is legit service.

  • At HTIRE shop from 11:30am to 1:30am covering for TOMMY out on appointment

  • TOMMY request to investigate random call from a purported Walmart rep to discuss a “fraudulent” purchase. Recorded phone call to call back, claim number and also logged in to Walmart (JOEL) account to check for any purchases. 

  • Investigated the Walmart call and determined it a well know scam; printed scam details and left for TOMMY to read/review


WED 07/15/26

 WED 07/15/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • Received fwd’d WESTMONT Tax payment/remittance documents from former HTIRE secretary, reviewed and paid via tax office online portal

  • Scanned/archived digital PDF binders of tax payment and informed TOMMY of payment and supplied printed receipts for review

  • Received confirm email from TOMMY attorney re: final draft documents for review

TUE 07/14/26

 TUE 07/14/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • JOEL further work on sealing external window frames at WESTMONT home

  • Emailed reminder to TOMMY attorney to send final review documents

  • Inputted payment of six outstanding TGS invoices, saved/scanned PDF digital binder

  • JOEL pickup of AMZ order from local drop off locker

MON 07/13/26

 MON 07/13/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • JOEL cut back yard, blew off side walks and cleaned/stowed EGO mower

  • JOEL hour sealing two more external window frames with mastic clay before rain began; entire front portion of WESTMONT window frames are 95% complete.

FRI 07/10/26

 FRI 07/10/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • Received reply from online shop RE: TOMMY seatbelt extension; online shop offered 35% refund while not shipping defective item back. Replied via TOMMY email accepting the 35% offer

  • JOEL conversation with TOMMY attorney, 30/45 minutes discussing finalization of TOMMY legal work and also discussing preliminary signing date. ATTY ended conversation with statement that he would be sending review documents same day or first of next work week

  • JOEL 2 hours working outdoors to seal all WESTMONT home antiquated steel frame windows with mastic clay/putty. Planning on doing two window frames per day. Results good.

  • Informed DAD that I was starting a daily regime of completely shutting down central AC in WESTMONT home and using only my personal portable AC in my office until he gets home each afternoon. Have tested this same practice over past summers and it significantly reduced monthly electricity bill (by $100+ a month). Printed example page from my first few days of shutting off central AC and using only my portable AC, a print out from Gexa energy’s online portal which showed clearly that before 2pm, when I turn the home central AC on, the energy use across the household was easily 50% less than after Central AC is turned on

THUR 07/09/26

 THUR 07/09/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • TOMMY request to contact online shop where he bought a universal seat belt extender and request refund; contacted shop (Belro) and requested refund, citing defective product and included PDF attachment of original purchase receipt

  • JOEL most of day working on software/hardware tuning/config of personal workstation

  • Emailed multiple TOMMY Tax/gift related 2026 document to TOMMY accountant

  • Measured kitchen window and back door glass openings for sourcing of thermal/black out curtains installation (summer time energy/cooling savings). I’ve already installed blackout/thermal curtains on every WESTMONT property bedroom/living room windows. Only kitchen window and dual back porch doors remain uncovered.

  • Printed glossy photos per TOMMY request of family member marriage events/etc. Framed and hung some in WESTMONT home and left others out for gifting to family

WED 07/08/26

 WED 07/08/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • Prepared sealant/mastic clay for eventual use to seal all of WESTMONT home external window frames; waiting for dry day to first wash/strip loose material on first window set

  • Checked/renewed various for sale listings online (DAD Dreo AC/JOEL laptop, surfboard, etc.)

  • Began basic plan for presenting DAD financial status across various investment positions on a weekly basis to help with his problems accessing said investment banks online portals

TUE 07/07/26

 TUE 07/07/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • Created and sent remaining statements for all HTIRE customers

  • Most of day spent working on JOEL secondary workstation software re install

  • JOEL began compiling software for re install on primary workstation

  • Created Win 11 loT Enterprise LTSC 2024 install media and successfully installed on JOEL backup workstation

  • Cut/trimmed DAD photo for framing (niece/Harlen)

MON 07/06/26

 MON 07/06/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • Created and sent statements for all HTIRE customers

  • Emailed TOMMY attorney with final notes regarding online legal work

  • Emailed payables department at NCEMS to address ongoing confusion around where to send NCEMS statements as well as express mention of a lingering 2025 invoice and applicable credit existing on NCEMS’ account with HTIRE

  • Tested TOMMY temporary seat belt extenstion on Audi and found it to be non functional; packaged and prepared seat belt extension for return to AMZ

  • Received reply from NCEMS on preferred email for payable statements; generated NCEMS statement and forwarded PDF binder to preferred email

FRI 07/03/26

 FRI 07/03/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • Received update from TOMMY attorney; archived till after holiday

  • JOEL work on personal legal matters

  • JOEL various Zoom call/meetings

Thursday, July 2, 2026

THUR 07/02/26

 THUR 07/01/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • 3 HOURS on TOMMY personal legal/attorney matters

  • 3 hours researching TOMMY recent investment product interest/phone call with bank representative/email with bank rep

  • Directly assisted TOMMY with funds transfer from personal brokerage to new investment bank; printed/archived all related hard copy data

  • Discussion with TOMMY of creating a dedicated file folder for only his fiscal instruments where important, easy to understand data around maturity dates, grace periods,  etc. could be easily reviewed by him at any point

  • JOEL plans to began sealing ALL of Westmont home external window frames with newly acquired sealant clay

  • JOEL verbal discussion with TOMMY acct about single CC account. Logged on to CC account owner portal, paid outstanding balance and printed/archived digital payment confirmation; noted TOMMY/ACCT instruction to not close CC if still open

  • Ordered multiple office products (paper/labels/file folder) via AMZ and HTIRE AMEX; printed and inputted all expenses

WED 07/01/26

 WED 07/01/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • 3 HOURS on TOMMY personal legal/attorney matters

  • 3 hours researching TOMMY recent investment product interest/phone call with bank representative/email with bank rep

  • Direct verbal work with TOMMY assisting with how best to invest in recent product/position/opportunity

  • 4 hours research on individual vs POD/trust titled CDs, compiled presentable explanation for TOMMY

TUE 06/30/26

 TUE 06/30/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • TOMMY request to scan recent SPARK statement and send PDF binder to his acct for payment and assurance that the CC account has been closed post payment

  • Emailed TOMMY attorney re: ongoing legal matters; discussed details of email with TOMMY  

  • TOMMY phone call to request I log on to his Fidelity brokerage and give him current balance on one position. Logged on to brokerage and sent amount per request

MON 06/29/26

 MON 06/29/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • JOEL trip to shop to return broken alarm box; unsuccessful in repair

  • TOMMY dropped off random HTIRE customer payment check asking me to place it on his desk for later review/deposit. Placed HTIRE customer payment check on TOMMY desk, signed and dated and photographed

  • TOMMY call informing of bringing TAX documents needing to be scanned and mailed to TOMMY accountant

  • JOEL multiple hours working on personal legal matters

  • TOMMY verbal request/phone call to log  on to his personal email and review a recent credit card payment-by-phone he made for Mercedes seat belt extension.

  • Logged on to TOMMY personal email and reviewed his recent CC phone payment

  • Scanned and created multiple PDF binders for TOMMY received HTIRE tax documents; scanned and emailed three IRS documents to TOMMY personal accountant

FRI 06/26/26

 FRI 06/26/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • JOEL PERSONAL DAY WORKING ON FINANCIAL/LEGAL MATTERS

THUR 06/25/26

 THUR 06/25/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • JOEL PERSONAL DAY WORKING ON FINANCIAL/LEGAL MATTERS

WED 06/24/26

 WED 06/24/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • 4 HOURS work on JOEL personal attorney/legal matters/forms

  • Multiple JOEL phone calls with IRS to confirm all is on track with payment plan schedule

  • Cut/weedeat/blow off entire front of Westmont property

TUE 06/23/26

 TUE 06/23/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • 4 HOURS work on JOEL personal attorney/legal matters/forms

  • At shop from 8am to 10am covering for TOMMY out on personal matters

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

MON 06/22/26


  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • TOMMY verbal discussion of his losing key FOB and house keys while shopping

  • TOMMY request to source new key FOB and locksmith for subsequent programming

  • TOMMY verbal discussion about assistance with JOEL personal attorney matters

  • JOEL discussion with personal attorney about payment options and next pre-signing meeting

  • Several calls to local locksmiths to source programming options for TOMMY new key FOB

  • Emailed creator of AirFANTA 3PRO (Corsi Rosenthal box) to inform of failed fan/top unit

  • Received email back from AirFANTA maker that he would be sending replacement fan/top unit for free. Forwarded mailing address

FRI 06/19/26

 FRI 06/19/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • TOMMY request to pay $100 on HTIRE Harris County Toll road balance for EZTAG processing; logged on to Harris County Toll road portal and added the requested amount to HTIRE EZTAG balance

  • Phoned JOEL personal attorney with questions regarding creditor inquiries

  • At shop from 9am to 1pm covering for TOMMY out on personal matters

Friday, June 19, 2026

THUR 06/18/26

 THUR 06/18/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • Phoned multiple JOEL creditors to inform of current legal work; forwarded attorney address and phone number

  • TOMMY random banging on door at 11am while I was involved in JOEL personal video editing project; attempted to explain to him that I was right in the middle of a time sensitive video capture process and attempted to close door; TOMMY actually made small effort to prevent me from closing my personal office space door. TOMMY/Dad was apparently just “dropping by” to leave a work invoice for a HTIRE client. These invoices are typically left by TOMMY each work day after he returns from the brick/mortar HTIRE location and why he suddenly felt the need to bring some random invoice to me during my personal working hours, in my personal/tentant private office, is unknown to me.

    This is something that has happened before, the banging on my door when I’m working with headphones on. I try and gently explain that I have great need of my own private time and space to occasionally see to my own work and projects and that it’s very inappropriate to randomly be at my locked office door, banging and hollering as it were, demanding my attention for what generally turns out to be a completely unnecessary conversation or topic.

    My only fleeting idea is that if I am working on an important project or personal matter that requires attention and no interruptions, is that I should lock both my sleeping room door and my office room door and explain to him that if both doors are locked, then I am not to be disturbed outside of real emergencies.

WED 06/17/26

 WED 06/17/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • All day working with contractor on WESTMONT  home ceiling repair

  • Removed EGO mower blades so TOMMY could sharpen at shop

  • JOEL phoned  single creditor to inform of my ongoing legal/attorney work

TUE 06/16/26

 TUE 06/16/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • All day working with contractor on WESTMONT  home ceiling repair

  • Verbal TOMMY request to research custom/moldable dentures for friends/family possible use

  • 2 hours reading/researching moldable dentures

MON 06/15/26

 MON 06/15/26

  • cleaned bath and vacuumed, mopped housewide floors

  • Inputted all new Quickbooks invoices/payments/bills/checks/deposit

  • All day working with contractor on WESTMONT  home ceiling repair

  • Multiple hours working on JOEL personal legal/attorney matters

  • Received email fwd from JDEPENBROCK re: HTIRE water cooler refill payment method being declined (TOMMY recent CC cancellation is reason)

  • Printed contact information for water company to update CC information with a new TOMMY/HTIRE CC

  • PHONED Primo Water to have billing CC number changed

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