Haulin’.

Posted on by David Maxwell

This morning I was up and playing with Luke before six. We played until breakfast and Liz said she wouldn’t have time to go to the grocery store before his therapy, so I drove them up to High Hopes and went inside with Luke while Liz went to the store. He did well. We drove home and I hit the road. I stopped at Walmart in Manchester for some bird seed, then continued to Monteagle. I rented a Uhaul trailer and drove down to Winchester and picked up a bunch of stuff I had ordered at Home Depot. That was an ordeal but eventually I got almost everything. Back on the Mountain I had a very late lunch/early dinner at the Goat Market. It was nice to chat with Eric for a bit. I unloaded the trailer into my new storage unit and then did a little touch up mortar work on the concrete blocks at the job site. Finally I organized my original storage unit to accommodate the windows I’m picking up tomorrow. Back at the cottage I have just been mapping out tomorrow, the weekend, and next week.

More sealin’.

Posted on by David Maxwell

This morning I finished sealing the block, which wasn’t too bad since I was in the shade most of the time. I did take a break for some water at the Goat Market though. On the way home I stopped at a metal roofing place in Manchester and another one in Chapel Hill, as well as the dump in Columbia. I arrived home while Liz was still working and Luke was out with Madeline. After loading some things in the car and taking a shower, Luke was home and I played with him until dinner. We ate outside and then cleaned up, had a bath, and then did bedtime. Now I am just doing a little office work.

Hot, dry, and productive.

Posted on by David Maxwell

This morning I got to the job site around 7:30 after a stop at the supply store. I needed to install 18 more anchor bolts and that took a little while. I came to the cottage for an early lunch and to help my dad transfer some sand from the army trailer to his truck before getting back to work. The next task was sealing the block with Drylok and that was a pretty miserable task. The sun was bright and I had to stay pretty much bent over the whole time. About halfway through I went to the Goat Market for a drink. It was good to talk with Eric and not be working. I did eventually have to go back to work though. I didn’t quite finish, but did empty the second bucket, so decided to call it a day around six. I was pretty happy with what got accomplished. I went to Piggly Wiggly then to the cottage. I am already pretty sore and I imagine that the morning will be miserable.

Hot, dry, and lazy.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I said goodbye to Liz and Luke this morning and hit the road. I took something of a new Route to the Winchester Home Depot and placed a large order there. My dad was at the cottage when I arrived and my mother returned shortly thereafter. I tried to take a nap since I barely slept last night, but was unsuccessful. This afternoon I worked removing some of the last tree debris at the job site and moving around a bit of dirt. I worked until nearly dark then stopped at Piggly Wiggly for some groceries. Now I’ve just been talking with my parents.

Another fun day.

Posted on by David Maxwell

This morning after we ate breakfast cookies we drove to Port Royal only to see lightning once we arrived. So we continued on to Target, where Luke got a new stuffed monkey and we saw our neighbors. From there we went to Kroger then home for lunch. We didn’t even try for quiet time or a nap, instead just driving around so he could sleep in the car. later this afternoon Luke and I went to Port Royal so that Liz could have some time to herself. Fortunately she made blueberry pie while we were away. Luke enjoyed swinging and seeing the splash pad. Back at home we had dinner and did the normal routine afterwards. I won’t go up to the Mountain until tomorrow.