Luke woke up at the crack again this morning and was ready for action. I headed to Kroger for some groceries and resisted the urge to buy any tasty treats. We made it to the Episcopal church for a second time. It was nice, and Luke received a blessing during communion. This afternoon Luke had an early nap and then we played a lot. We also made a little activity board for him, featuring little things from Home Depot. I hope he will enjoy it.
This morning I poured footers for the front porch, hauled trash to the dump, and loaded a bunch of leftover and scrap wood onto the flatbed trailer. There is a lot of good wood left over, and I am excited for the possibilities of building things with it. After lunch I walked to the military vehicle museum next door to the cottage. They have some pretty cool items. I would like to return soon but they might be closing for the season. After cleaning the cottage I hit the road and arrived home around 3:30. The drive was uneventful. I spent the afternoon bringing in stuff from the garage, working on the computer, and playing with Luke.
I ran a bunch of errands this morning, then prepared dinner in the slow cooker. I miss cooking and need to get a new slow cooker for the cottage. Around the middle of the day I drove up to Franklin to pay the framers. I read to Luke a lot this afternoon and played with him. After dinner and Luke’s bed time I returned to Monteagle.
True to their word, the framers did finish up today. I am very pleased with their work. The house looks great. They even put roofing felt on since it’s due to rain tomorrow. I did my best to clean and organize the site, and will try to haul off all of the scraps and trash soon. After hauling the generators and other tools to the storage unit, I hooked up my army trailer that was full of firewood and headed home. I arrived about nine and surprised Liz. It was good to see her and it will be nice to see Luke in the morning.
