I spent the morning working around the house, namely setting up the hoses to water the pumpkins and loading up the trailer with tools to haul to the Mountain. It was pretty hot, even in the morning. I left a little after lunch time and drove first to Manchester. I stopped by a couple of equipment rental places to inquire about machines for removing stumps. Neither ended up being a good option. Also went by Home Depot for a wood splitting maul. In Monteagle I dropped the tools off at the storage unit, then went to my lot. I walked next door and spoke with the loggers about coming to remove stumps with their big excavator. It looks like they are set for later this week, which is fantastic. Back at the cottage I started splitting firewood. It will split easier once it dries and cracks a little more, but it was good exercise.

I took some more brush to the dump this morning. Hopefully the last of it. I also cut down some dead trees and hauled them off. At the cottage I cut down two dead pines and took them to the dump. I put in the stakes for final positioning on the house. I am pretty happy with how it sits. At around 6:30 I decided to return to Columbia. I loaded up the trailer with firewood and hit the road. It was a nice drive and I surprised Liz with my return. Unfortunately Luke was in bed already.