Assembly line work.

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I got to the cottage about midnight last night, and although I woke up early I lingered in bed for a little while. When my dad texted me that he was on his way from Nashville I went to the storage unit to get his caulking supplies as well as the tools to swap out trailer tires. That task was pretty simple and it felt good to complete it. I also started setting up to cut the interior lumber that I brought to the cottage last week. Once my dad arrived he went to the job site and I did as well after printing a sheet at the library. At the job site I mapped all of the dimensions for the boards I needed to cut, and returned to the cottage to do some calculations and finalize my cut list. I cooked rice to go with some lentils that I brought from home, then took some water to my dad before getting down to business and cutting lots of boards. That was simple but quite boring and I did it until about six. Hopefully I can finish tomorrow. My dad came home shortly thereafter and we went down to the market in Pelham for dinner. Unfortunately they were closing up, but we were able to get some Combos, Bugles, and ice cream. We ate it out front. We stopped at CVS on the way back to the cottage for chips and trail mix. I went back out to Piggly Wiggly for some water and stuck it in the refrigerator. Now I am showered and relaxing.

A lazy day with some activity, or an active day with some laziness.

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Luke got us all up pretty early this morning. After breakfast we went to Tractor Supply to pick up some tires, then Kroger for groceries. After unloading everything we drove up to the playground in Spring Hill for a bit. We went home for lunch and then everybody took a nice long nap. For me it was great and should allow me to make the drive up to the Mountain tonight without being too sleepy. After nap we went to the nature park and brought Luke’s tricycle for the first time. He loved riding it and collecting red, orange, and yellow leaves. We had a late dinner and now Liz and Luke are playing before starting the bath. After Luke goes to bed I’ll drive to Monteagle.

Zoo day.

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This morning we went to the farmers market for our weekly fruits, vegetables, and bread. Luke and I stayed in the car while Liz shopped, due to time constraints. After dropping our purchases off at home we drove up to the Nashville Zoo. My parents had bought us a season pass and they met us there. We spent a couple of hours walking around and seeing the animals. It was pretty hot, but not miserable. Luke seemed to have a great time. We went to my parents’ house for lunch, and Lauren and McGarrett came over.

After lunch Liz made the disastrous decision for us to drive downtown. That ended up being 45 minutes of frustration in bumper to bumper traffic. We finally got back on track and Luke fell asleep for the drive home. This afternoon we played inside since it was so hot. After dinner I watched an episode of Magnum PI while Liz did bath and much of the bed time routine. I went in for the last bit, and unfortunately he got super worked up and then threw up all over the place. After we cleaned everything up he went right to bed.

Slightly productive, depending on your definition.

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I stayed up pretty late reading last night and so slept until nearly seven. I went to the green house and put down some grass seed and straw around where we had excavated. Dillon came with a load of gravel a little later and we talked for a while. I spread some of it at the green house and then talked with Jerah a bit. It was nearly noon by the time I was done with all that. Back at the cottage I cleaned up and hit the road. My first stop was the window place in Winchester where I ordered replacement sashes. Next I stopped at Sonic in Tullahoma for a gross lunch. I went to Lowe’s for a cement mixer, then finally the cabinet place in Shelbyville to pay for my cabinets. I got home about 3:30 and played with Luke until dinner. He ate a good dinner and did well at bath and bed time.

Still not productive.

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This morning I took Luke to High Hopes before going to the Mountain. I took a little nap at the cottage, then went to the Goat Market and the lumberyard. I scanned a bunch of receipts, then met the plumber/electrician for dinner at Hardee’s. I am about to start an interesting looking novel by David Baldacci.