This morning I went to Kroger. It was my first time out of the house in a week. Our road was still a mess but Bear Creek and Nashville Highway were fine. The store was restocking but most of what we needed was there. A little later we all drove up to Nashville to celebrate Lauren’s birthday. We played in the back yard and ate pizza. We drove for a couple of hours to get home so that Luke could get in a good nap. At home we unboxed and played with a delayed Christmas present from my parents – building blocks. They were a bit slow in assembly, but Luke enjoyed them. This evening I rode my exercise bike and watched the first 30 minutes of The Expendables 2. That was pretty entertaining and it felt good to get some exercise.

It was nice and sunny today, along with a little warmer. Luke had a Zoom meeting this morning and afterwards we chatted with my parents and played in the snow some more. He had a great nap and went outside with Liz after she got off work early. He was again a little late going to bed. He was mostly in a good mood today, with a few spots of mischief. He is still pretty congested but is a good sport about it. This evening I pretty much finalized materials lists and cost estimates for the next two houses.

Liz was feeling better and went back to work today. Luke and I did a lot of playing. We also did a video call with my parents this morning, which he really enjoyed. He was a little bummed that we didn’t go outside due to the cold. We read some books too. After lunch we tried for an hour for him to nap, but no dice, so we came to the sofa and read some more. I sensed that he was really tired, kind of moved away from him but kept reading, and he was asleep just a couple of minutes later. He slept until nearly five, when Liz woke him up. He was pretty grumpy for the rest of the evening and didn’t go to sleep until after eight. I spent the evening working on house plans.