Painting done, ceiling started, still raining.

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It was another wet, foggy, and nasty morning. I got to the house about eight and started painting. That went pretty well and I am mostly pleased with the result. Clean up was unpleasant as usual. Next I carried all of the tongue and groove cedar into the house. That took a while but fortunately it wasn’t raining too hard at that point. I went to the cottage for a quick lunch and to drop off the flatbed trailer. Then I started to install the cedar ceilings. First up was the vaulted main room. That was slow going due to the height. Around four I went to the Goat Market for some water and a Lara bar. Upon returning I knocked out the ceiling in one of the bedrooms. It was pretty easy. Then I returned to the vaulted ceiling until nearly nine.

Spackling, papering, painting.

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I didn’t get a super early start this morning, but made it to the house around 8:30. I started spackling, which was really tedious. I made it through though, the swept and cleaned, then taped up the last doors and openings. Finally about one o’clock I started painting. Some of it went on a bit thick at first, but I eventually got in the groove. Priming everything only took about an hour and a half. It is still rainy and very humid, so the paint is drying slowly, even with my propane heater running full blast. After painting I went and paid some bills around town then went to Piggly Wiggly before going to the cottage and cooking a late lunch. I went back to the house to swap propane tanks. I had wanted to apply the top coat this evening but it looks like I will have to wait until morning. Oh well. I should be able to do that pretty quickly then start installing the cedar ceilings.

Reading, preparing, hiking, driving, shiplapping.

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Luke and I started off the day with a lot of reading. Liz brought out some of his older books that she had put away, and he really enjoyed seeing those again. Liz spent a lot of time packing and we did a lot of stuff to prepare for her parents coming this evening. Tomorrow she is going to Austin for a few days for work. After lunch we went on a nice hike at the nature park. Luke really enjoyed running around and picking up sticks. After his nap and a couple more books I drove up to the Mountain. I went to the job site and spent an hour and a half or so installing the last of the shiplap. Back at the cottage the propane tank is empty, so no heat, but fortunately it isn’t super cold tonight.

Still chilly, but making the most of it.

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Luke didn’t wake up too early this morning, which was nice. After breakfast I went to Lowe’s (a bust), and Kroger (successful). Luke enjoyed helping me put away the groceries. We read and played a lot, and after his nap we went for a walk along the greenway. It was a bit cool, but we still had a nice time. After Luke went to bed I went to Home Depot for a couple of things.

Snow, more shiplap, less warm.

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There were a couple of inches of snow on the ground, and I was in no rush to get going this morning. After breakfast I did load some shiplap onto the roof rack and headed to the job site. It was still snowing a little and was extremely cold. I finished the shiplap on the vaulted wall and started on the bathrooms. Both of those went pretty slowly. I had to go to the cottage for more shiplap, which I precut and hauled inside my car. I unloaded it, tidied up the house, and returned to the cottage to do a little work. Then I hooked up the flatbed trailer and drove home. I was able to spend about 20 minutes with Luke before he went to bed.