Just glad to finish the week.

Posted on by David Maxwell

The morning started off in a glorious manner when I went to the Templeton Library to watch the full moon set. That was quite a site to behold, and I took a lot of pictures. Next I went to the natural bridge for some more pictures. After stopping by the cottage I ran a bunch of errands around town and did a couple of things at the job site. Finally I hooked up my flatbed trailer and drove to Chapel Hill to pick up a load of cedar boards. I arrived home just before Luke returned from the playground. We played until dinner time, and also had a video chat with my parents. He went to bed without issue.

Busted day.

Posted on by David Maxwell

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.

Painting round 2.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I got to the job site fairly early this morning and started painting. The paint went on really well. My dad came by to get some wood scraps, but mostly I just focused on the painting. It went more quickly today, and after finishing I loaded everything into my car and went to the cottage. I took trash to the dump and got a drink and cookie at the Goat Market before taking a nice shower. It wasn’t easy to get all the paint off, but I mostly did. My drive home was uneventful and I arrived about 4:30. I had picked up some tractor and equipment classified magazines for Luke at a gas station, and we looked at those before dinner. He stretched out eating quite a bit, then took his bath and went to bed. He has been chattering away for about thirty minutes though.

Painting round 1.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I got a pretty early start this morning and continued to prepare for painting. My dad returned as well and started taping off the windows. I had hope to start painting around ten, but it ended up being about 2:30. It went well, but very slowly. I ran to the lumberyard for more primer, and my dad went to Home Depot in Winchester for more paint. I finished priming at about 7:45 and wanted to apply the top coat, but the primer still wasn’t dry. So I packed up, put the spray gun in water, and headed on. I went to Wendy’s, but their drive through was closed, so I went to Dollar General. The fact that my face and hair were covered in paint definitely caught the employee off guard. Now I am about to read more of a book (picture heavy) on the wonders of the world.

Good start to the week.

Posted on by David Maxwell

Today I focused on getting the walls and ceiling ready for painting. This involved filling nail holes, knot holes, and caulking. My dad came and helped also. After finishing I drove down to Home Depot in Manchester to buy paint and primer. Then my dad and I went to have dinner at the campus dining hall.