I woke up around three this morning and could not get back to sleep. Luke came into our room about five. He and Liz made breakfast cookies before I took him to school. He enjoyed the drive up and only got a little teary-eyed at the classroom door. Back home I gathered a few things, said goodbye to Liz, and hit the road. I stopped at the grocery store in Winchester before arriving at the cottage a little after noon. It was cold, wet, and foggy, and I tried to nap, but couldn’t. I wasn’t feeling at all motivated to do anything.

Finally I went to the job site and started taking the paper off the windows. Unfortunately that revealed that I need to paint the walls with another coat. Doubly unfortunately, it’s going to be cold for the next two weeks. So I piddled around for a little bit before going to Lake O’Donnell. There my fortunes turned and I was treated to an incredible moonrise over the water. It was chilly but I felt great, and stayed until well after dark. After stopping at Piggly Wiggly I returned to the cottage.