A cold, but productive start to the week.

Posted on by David Maxwell

Last night I arrived at the cottage a few minutes past ten, watched the latest episode of Magnum PI on my phone, then went to bed. This morning I was at the jobsite at 7:30. I started by insulating the flat ceilings that will be covered with cedar. Next I moved the porch ceiling wood over from next door, a task that did not go at all as planned. The tractor got stuck with the full load, so I had to offload and sort through a bunch of boards before hauling them over in segments. That was frustrating but didn’t take too terribly long. Finally I started on the porch ceilings. That was a real challenge to work on alone, but I made pretty good progress. I worked until nearly dark, then returned to the cottage. At some point I will drive over to campus and have dinner there. I am looking forward to that, although I’m not excited about going back into the cold.

The adventures continue.

Posted on by David Maxwell

This morning Liz made pancakes while Luke and I played. After breakfast Luke and I worked to replace defective smoke alarms. That didn’t go too well, as I am going to have to do more work on the wiring than expected. Next we hung lights on the front porch for Liz. Since the weather was nice we went for a hike at Yanahli Park. Luke brought his “claw” and found all sorts of cool things. Back at home we ate lunch and played for most of the afternoon. Unfortunately it started raining so we didn’t go outside. Luke ate a lot at dinner and went to bed without too much fuss. I know he was tired since he didn’t have a nap. I’ll chat with Liz for a bit before driving up to Monteagle.

Out and about on a pretty Saturday.

Posted on by David Maxwell

Liz made pumpkin muffins this morning while Luke and I built towers. We left the house to go to Kroger then the farmers market. I tried to nap during lunchtime, but couldn’t, so I ended up taking trash to the dump. This afternoon we went to Port Royal, then Lowe’s, Home Depot, and finally picked up pizza at BoomBozz. Luke enjoyed the pizza but not bed time. He was exhausted though, and fell asleep fairly quickly.

Just glad to finish the week.

Posted on by David Maxwell

The morning started off in a glorious manner when I went to the Templeton Library to watch the full moon set. That was quite a site to behold, and I took a lot of pictures. Next I went to the natural bridge for some more pictures. After stopping by the cottage I ran a bunch of errands around town and did a couple of things at the job site. Finally I hooked up my flatbed trailer and drove to Chapel Hill to pick up a load of cedar boards. I arrived home just before Luke returned from the playground. We played until dinner time, and also had a video chat with my parents. He went to bed without issue.

Busted day.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I woke up around three this morning and could not get back to sleep. Luke came into our room about five. He and Liz made breakfast cookies before I took him to school. He enjoyed the drive up and only got a little teary-eyed at the classroom door. Back home I gathered a few things, said goodbye to Liz, and hit the road. I stopped at the grocery store in Winchester before arriving at the cottage a little after noon. It was cold, wet, and foggy, and I tried to nap, but couldn’t. I wasn’t feeling at all motivated to do anything.

Finally I went to the job site and started taking the paper off the windows. Unfortunately that revealed that I need to paint the walls with another coat. Doubly unfortunately, it’s going to be cold for the next two weeks. So I piddled around for a little bit before going to Lake O’Donnell. There my fortunes turned and I was treated to an incredible moonrise over the water. It was chilly but I felt great, and stayed until well after dark. After stopping at Piggly Wiggly I returned to the cottage.