I woke up just after sunrise this morning and was too lazy to go out. Actually I did have to get something out of the car, and it was freezing, so I stayed inside for a couple more hours. I did go to the Goat Market when they opened and bought a couple of little things for Luke. Within five minutes of them opening the place was packed. I drove over to campus but the goats weren’t out. Back at the cottage I messed around on my phone for a bit before going next door to see Debbie. She was making candles for the market tomorrow, and I helped for a while by putting wicks in tea candles. We chatted for a long time while we worked. A few people came by the store, some from Nashville,and all were very friendly. I really admire Debbie for all of the passion and effort she is putting into her business.

After leaving there I made a sandwich then went to Lake O’Donnell for sunset. It was cold but pretty, and I took a number of pictures. Then I drove to the lake in the development across the street from the cottage and took some more. The sky was lovely. Now I’m just relaxing and sketching up plans for a little shack I want to build.

The electrical inspector returned today and gave us the thumbs up. I’ve scheduled the county inspection for tomorrow morning. A little more nervous about that one. My dad continued to paint today and it looks fantastic. I cleaned, scraped, spackled, and more. We are getting pretty close. The expected thunderstorms never really materialized. It was 75 degrees. Tonight will be below freezing. Tomorrow I hope to scrape all of the outside windows if the weather is decent. It’ll only be a half day for me as I’ve got to drive back up the mountain to get my car worked on some more. My appointment is at two. Hopefully they will finish in time for me to see sunset somewhere nice.

It was super foggy on the mountain this morning and I waited for it to clear a little before biking to check on my car and to get groceries at Piggly Wiggly. The lady told me that the parts had come and they were installing them. So I went back to the house and messed around until she called. Then I walked back because I was a little saddle sore. I returned to the cottage to get my stuff, said hello to Debbie at the pottery place next door, then headed to Huntsville. I needed to go to the bank, and figured that going there wouldn’t take much more time than going up to Franklin, with the added bonus of a prettier drive and no rush hour traffic headed south on 65. I quickly did my business there and enjoyed a scenic trip through Fayetteville and Lewisburg back to the farm.

There I was amazed by two things – the gutters that were installed today and the painting that my dad did inside. The latter especially makes such a huge difference. That was really encouraging. He is staying the night so we went to see Zach at Big Box before getting pizza at Red 7 in town. The bad news is that we failed the electrical inspection, but all the things are easily fixed, so hopefully he will come tomorrow and do them.