This morning Luke and I built Lego towers. After breakfast we read some and then went to a park on the other side of town. It had a playground and hiking trails, but best of all was a track for remote controlled cars. Nobody was there when we arrived, but shortly several people showed up. Luke loved watching the cars. Next we went to the farmers market before returning home for lunch. I took a nap afterwards then hauled trash to the dump. Dinner and bed time went well.
This morning I got to the job site about 7:30 and focused on the flooring in the second bedroom. I finished it plus the closet, then wrapped up the last of the first bedroom as well. I also moved a lot of dirt to the driveway. Hunter came and painted some more, and my neighbor Bill stopped by for a tour. I worked until nearly dark then went to the cottage to pack and clean up. I had dinner on campus then drove home via Tullahoma. Unfortunately Luke was asleep when I arrived.
This morning I took Luke to school. Gas was $3.99 a gallon in Franklin. I returned home then went to physical therapy before driving to the Mountain. There I focused on putting down flooring in the first bedroom and made good progress. I worked until nearly dark. Hunter also came and painted some more. Back at the cottage I was relaxing on the sofa and thinking about dinner when John called. We talked for nearly three hours. It was almost ten when we finished and Piggly Wiggly was closed. Dollar General apparently closed a few minutes early. Fortunately CVS was open and I got a few things there. Now it is pushing midnight and I am pretty tired.
This morning I scooped more mud out of the driveway and hauled it off. Next I started putting down laminate in the front bedroom. That started off a bit frustrating but improved once I got in the groove. I did that until my rubber mallet broke. Then I put underlayment down in the second bedroom. I went to the Goat Market for a late lunch and saw Dan and Eric there. After stopping at the cottage to pick up a few things I drove home via Lynchburg. Luke was happy to see me and we built lineups until dinner, and also chatted with my parents. Liz is putting him to bed now.
I got a relatively early start this morning. I started off by using my new battery powered chainsaw to cut up some trees, and then I hauled them to the burn pile. Mid morning some geologists came to observe my dad’s property next door and so I traipsed about with them for a couple of hours. I had lunch at the Goat Market afterwards and chatted with Eric for a bit. Then I worked on clearing again until nearly dark. Hunter came and painted the porches for a bit. I did also install a mirror in the half bath. For dinner I ate the remainder of my pizza. Tonight I’m reading a Wendell Berry book I started last night.
