Luke was quite disappointed that Uncle Matt didn’t get up nearly as early as he did. In fact it was about a three hour wait. He was rewarded though and had a fun morning. After lunch he and I had quiet time, then we went for scenic drive, along with Liz. He fell asleep after a little while and had a nice car nap. The rains returned just after we got home and so we spent the rest of the day inside. Luke played with Tchopa a bit and then we had dinner and the normal bed time routine. He is actually not yet asleep and it might take a while. I will wait until tomorrow morning to drive to the Mountain.
Shortened Saturday.
This morning I took my trailer to the job site, returned some joist hangers at the lumberyard, and transferred a lot of stuff from my car to the storage unit. Back at the cottage I washed clothes and cleaned the house. I went next door to chat with Debbie and Charles for a bit before driving home. Luke wasn’t napping when I arrived a couple of minutes after one. I ate lunch and then we went for a car ride, during which he napped for a bit. We played with Legos this afternoon and he helped Liz clean the apartment in anticipation of her brother Matt coming up from New Orleans later tonight. Dinner and the bed time routine went well, although he was disappointed he couldn’t stay up for Matt’s arrival.
A day that did go as planned.
I was a little slow moving this morning, but did get to the job site about 7:45. I finished up the big back deck on the first house without too much trouble, just a trip to the lumberyard to exchange some boards. After lunch I started on the porch railings. They are going well, although I need some more materials from the valley. My final task was to start screwing down all of the deck boards. I worked until nearly dark. After showering at the cottage I went to Piggly Wiggly for some food. It has been a nice, relaxing night here and I hope to go to bed soon.
A day that did not go as planned.
Luke had a very rough night, including a fever and not much sleep. So he was not fit for school and thus I stayed home with him. This morning his fever was gone and he seemed to be feeling okay, just congested. After playing with Legos for a bit we went to a church playground downtown and then to Kroger. Back home we played some more and he actually put himself down for a nap before lunch. After his nap we ate and then played for most of the afternoon. We stayed indoors because it was so hot out. When Liz got off work at 4:30 I drove up to Monteagle, grabbed a couple of things at the cottage, and headed to the job site to meet with the plumber/electrician. We chatted for about an hour and got everything squared away for him to start work next week. This evening I have just been looking at stuff on my phone.
More decking.
This morning I again arrived at the job site around 7:30 and quickly finished the first back deck. Then I moved on to the second and made a lot of progress before I needed to stop for the day. I went to the cottage for a shower and lunch. Once clean and fed I went to the bank, dump, lumberyard, and Goat Market. It was nice to catch up with Eric. I drove home via Bell Buckle, and arrived to find Luke in a bit of a mood. Fortunately a snack helped improve his disposition, and we played with Legos a bit. Dinner and the normal bed time routine followed. Now I’m just waiting for Liz to come out of his room.
