I left the farm this morning and stopped by Lowe’s in Tullahoma to pick up paint. Then I got to work at the house. Mostly staining the cedar trim. My helper Kenneth came and worked through the afternoon. After dark I had to run down to the Manchester Home Depot for another five gallons of stain.
Church, park, chill.
Well we made it to church for the second week in a row. Luke did very well again/ This evening we went to the playground in Spring Hill. The sunset was lovely.
Five years.
That’s how long we’ve been married, as of today. It was a pretty normal day for the most part. Relaxing morning, Liz and my mother went clothes shopping for Luke this afternoon in Cool springs, then my parents came and babysat Luke while we went out to dinner. Southern Tre steakhouse in downtown Columbia. More on it at a later date. Short version – not impressed. We did have a nice walk around downtown while we waited on our table though.
The porch ends – for now.
I got a fairly early start this morning and went by the lumber yard for a few boards. Then I started on the porch rafters. I had cut my template yesterday, which helped speed up the process. I had most of them installed before I needed a couple more boards. I returned to the lumberyard (thankfully only about five minutes away) for them. Kenneth arrived just after I did, and we kept rolling. The last rafter and sub-fascia went up pretty quickly. The OSB decking was a bit of a pain, but he got it up and partially fastened. We also attached the ledger boards for the back deck and set the cedar trim out to dry. All in all it was a very productive day. After dropping all the tools off at the storage unit and going by the bank I returned to the cottage for a very late lunch/early dinner. I hit the road and stopped at Lowe’s in Tullahoma for an oven for our apartment, then raced to get home before Luke went to bed. I barely made it. We read a book and then Liz put him down. It was overall a pretty good week.
The porch begins.
I drove back up here early this morning and got to work after a pit stop at the Goat Market. A little before noon my new helper arrived. His name is Kenneth, and I met him when I bought a military trailer from him a few months back. He lives in Tracy City and is available to help most afternoons. So we were able to maneuver the big 6x6s and then add the band. The decking went on pretty quickly. Around 3:30 I started to get a throbbing headache and Kenneth had to leave at four since the lights on his truck are kind of finnicky. So I wrapped up about 4:15. I spent the next three hours on the couch under a warm blanket, getting up only to throw up several times (although nothing actually came out). Around 7:30 I was feeling pretty much back to normal, so I went to Piggly Wiggly for some supplies. The rest of the evening has been pretty low key. I hope to get a good night’s sleep.
