It was another wet, nasty morning and I again struggled to get going. After breakfast and a stop at the supply store I managed to start working. I put down quarter inch plywood in the bathrooms and installed a bit more flooring in the main room. This afternoon my dad came and we installed most of the interior doors. I have to say that they look pretty sharp. We also put up the upper kitchen cabinets. We stopped early, about 5:40 since it was getting dark and would have been a pain to set up all the lights, and they still probably wouldn’t have helped that much. I think we will get a whole lot done tomorrow and am really excited. After showering at the cottage we went and had dinner on campus. It was pretty good. I talked with Liz on the phone after that and now I am just messing around on the computer.
Loving the lovely weather.
Luke woke up pretty early this morning. He was in a good mood though, and ready to play. After breakfast and morning snack we went on a walk at the nature park. Then lunch, nap, and another walk at the nature park. We played with blocks while Liz prepared dinner. Soon I will drive to the Mountain, where it’s supposed to be rainy all week.
Busy day with Luke.
Luke slept great last night and when he woke up Liz made us all breakfast cookies. So that was a great start to the day. After playing a bit we went for a hike at the nature park, which was a lot of fun despite it being a little on the chilly side. Luke did a lot of walking and dragging branches. After stopping at Kroger for gas we went home for lunch. Liz drove up to Nashville to visit a friend and Luke took a two and a half hour nap. I also tried to nap, but was unsuccessful. Once he woke up we read, built a tower with blocks, played with playdough, and ate a snack, not in that order. Once Liz returned he had dinner, bathed, and went to bed, in that order. Now I am just doing some things on the computer.
Unexpected snow.
Well I woke up to some snow this morning. I had no idea it was coming. Not a lot, but enough to make things rather pretty. After doing some stuff around the cottage I went to the Goat Market, filled up my car with gas, hooked up a trailer at the cottage, and headed to Columbia. I went to Harbor Freight first and bought a tarp, then stopped by The Next Door and got the set of double doors that didn’t fit into the Uhaul trailer previously. Then I went home. Luke had just finished up lunch, and so we played a little bit before his nap. I had to go to see the accountant for a while in downtown Columbia, then I went up to Discount Tire in Spring Hill. As a birthday present my parents gave me a new set of tires, and while waiting for those to be installed I walked to Wal-Mart. It was a nice store, but the layout was unfamiliar, so the shopping was a little slow. After my car was ready I drove home. We had guests over this evening, a couple we met at the farmer’s market. We had dinner after Luke went to bed, and stayed up until 10:30 chatting. Quite late for us!
Late start, late finish.
It was supposed to be super cold this morning, and I wasn’t at all motivated to get out of bed and start the day. I didn’t get to the job site until ten. Then my compressor wasn’t working, so I had to get my backup from the storage unit. It was very difficult to maneuver around the house with all the materials in the way, but eventually I got in a groove. I knocked out the ceiling trim and some base trim in the bedrooms and flex room, trimmed out the closets, and finally finished the edges of the vaulted ceiling. I did another stretch of flooring in the main room, and started setting out the cabinets. That was nice to help visualize things. I finally wrapped up around nine and returned to the cottage.
