THREE!

Posted on by David Maxwell

Liz spent the week telling Luke that today was his birthday, so he woke up super early and ready to see what the fuss was about. We started the morning with breakfast cookies and a video call with Liz’s parents. We went up to Spring Hill to visit Home Depot, PetSmart, and Target. Luke enjoyed seeing the animals at PetSmart. We had a video call with my parents before lunch. For lunch Luke requested mango, pasta, mixed vegetables, and meatballs. He didn’t nap and after quiet time we went for a walk at the nature park. It was a touch cool out but nice and sunny. After the hike Liz baked an apple pie and dinner consisted of quesadillas, pineapple, kiwi, and sweet potatoes, all chosen by Luke. The pie was a delicious dessert. He had bath and bed time without incident.

Back home.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I was in no rush to get going this morning given the cold. I did after breakfast though and did a little work on the green house’s driveway. The floods really did a number on it, and I need to come up with a more permanent solution. I went to city hall and picked up the plats for our new lots. Back at the cottage I packed up then drove down to the courthouse in Jasper to have the plats recorded. I next went to the E911 office to get an official address but it was closed. I drove back up to the Mountain and had lunch at the Goat Market. On my way out of town I stopped by to see Debbie at her store.

The drive home was uneventful save for some construction just before the interstate in Manchester. Back at home Luke was napping. It was great so see him when he woke up. We played together until Liz got off work. Dinner was nice and he kept us entertained. He did great at bath and bedtimes. I went to Kroger tonight and it wasn’t fun, but I got what we needed.

Rain returns.

Posted on by David Maxwell

It is once again a wet mess outside. This morning I went to city hall then the library, where I bought a ton of books. My final stop was Piggly Wiggly. Due to the rain I spent most of the day in the cottage reading and looking at auction sites. Mid-afternoon I got cabin fever and so drove over to campus and then around a bit. From there I went to the Monteagle Library to sit in the parking lot and use their internet. After that I went to the Goat Market to meet the buyer of the green house for dinner. We chatted for a while and then I returned to the cottage and have been reading since then.

Finally back to work.

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I was a little late going to be last night so wasn’t too motivated to get up this morning. But I did manage to get to the job site a few minutes after eight. I spent about an hour cutting down small trees before returning to the cottage to get my tractor. It took about fifteen minutes to drive the tractor back to the job site. I spent the rest of the day cutting more trees and hauling them to the burn pile. I also removed some small stumps, both with the front end loader and also with a strap on the rear of the tractor. About five o’clock I got a visit from my gravel guy who is going to take the logs from my land clearing. He was also my ride back to the cottage. After a nice shower I went to the Goat Market for dinner. Back at the cottage I have just been messing around on my phone.

Auction fun.

Posted on by David Maxwell

This morning I went to Kroger then to the Kubota dealer to get a part for the lawn mower. Unfortunately that did not solve the problem. Madeline started full time today and since Luke had a slightly elevated temperature we did his speech therapy remotely. After lunch I drove up to Nashville to get my dad, then we drove over to the Ritchie Brothers auction in Lebanon. It was pretty impressive and they had some nice equipment, although no trucks that I was interested in. I took my dad back home and then drove home myself. A wreck just south of 840 slowed me down a bit. I played with Luke some and then we had dinner. Not long after he went to bed I drove up to the Mountain.