I got to the house about eight this morning and started putting down more flooring. I manged to finish the bedrooms and the closets and got a bit more done in the living room. Then I installed shelving in the closets. Around 11:30 I hauled trash and cardboard to the dump, then went to the cottage for lunch. I had prepared a dish in the slow cooker this morning. After eating I drove down to Cowan to pick up a Uhaul trailer then drove on to Columbia where I picked up most of the interior doors. The large double door didn’t fit, so I will have to return with my flatbed. I came home and it was great to see Luke. We played a bit before dinner and read a little afterwards. In the morning I’ll go pick up cabinets and return to the mountain. Hopefully it will be a productive day.
Trim.
I wasn’t very motivated this morning, and didn’t get to the house until about 9:30. I moved a bunch of materials around and spent the day trimming out the windows. I feel like they look pretty good. I left about 6:30 and planned on going down to Lowe’s in Kimball, but one of my headlights was out and it was very foggy, so I decided not to. Instead I went to the library parking lot and surfed the internet.
Happy birthday Aunt Lauren!
Lauren and my parents came down around 11:30 to celebrate her birthday. We picked up pizza at Red 7 and brought it back to the house. Luke seemed to really enjoy the festivities and I think everybody else had a nice time as well. We just sort of relaxed this afternoon. I made white bean chili in the slow cooker. In a little bit I will drive up to the Mountain.
Active Saturday.
Luke didn’t wake up too early this morning, and was in a great mood when I went in to get him. Liz’s parents left after breakfast and we went to pick up bread at the farmer’s market. After that we went by Kroger. Then it was lunch time. Then nap time. For Luke, not for me, unfortunately. I went to the dump and Big Box to pick up the last of my flooring. When Luke woke up we went to the park in Spring Hill. Then the Kroger in Spring Hill, because it has stuff that the Columbia one doesn’t. We had dinner together, then I vacuumed while Liz bathed Luke. He went to bed with minimal fussing.
A great day of installing flooring.
It was super cold this morning, and I wasn’t too motivated to work, but I managed to get going at about 8:30. The first task was moving lot of stuff around and out of the way. Once that was complete I started putting down underlayment, a task I pretty much despise. Then After attaching spacers to the walls I was finally able to begin installation. The new table saw was a huge help and I made good progress. In the afternoon I went by the bank and the Goat Market, then returned and worked until I used up all the flooring. This was about seven o’clock. Then I went back to the cottage and showered, hooked up my flatbed trailer, and headed home. The drive was uneventful but I arrived pretty late.
