This morning I loaded up some lumber and hit the road. I got to the cottage and relaxed a bit before going over to the lots. The first order of business was cutting some trees that I wanted down before the block was laid. They were mostly dead and needed to be dealt with now while it was still cheap to do so. This afternoon Dillon came and helped me cut down the last three. We loaded some logs on his dump truck and I called it a day. I went back to the cottage for a shower and read a bit. I went out to Piggly Wiggly for some food, which I cooked, and now I am just relaxing.

I was going to do some yard work this morning, but it was already uncomfortable after breakfast so I decided not to. We went to the farmers market, returned home, then went to Home Depot. From there we went to the Library, where Luke played with trains and checked out some books. After lunch Luke had quiet time and then we went out again. Our first stop was the Dotted Lime so Liz could get coffee. Next we went to Ace Hardware and Harbor Freight. Back home Luke and I read a bit before having dinner on the back deck. Luke started his bath as usual, but then Liz turned it into a shower for him, and he loved that. He was very active at bed time though and kept coming out of his room.

I was out of bed before six this morning to play with Luke. A few minutes after seven I hit the road, stopping at Lowe’s in Tullahoma to give them the list for my lumber quote. I stopped at the cottage to pick up socks and the jackhammer, then went to the job site. I reset the rebar where I had cleared the rock, and texted a picture to the inspector. He approved it and I was able to relax a little. Dillon brought another load of gravel and the truck got stuck again, though not as bad as yesterday. The tractor again rescued us. I drove down to Manchester to return the jackhammer and upon returning spread the gravel around in preparation for Dillon’s next load. He brought it and didn’t get stuck. He was able to drive a bit on the gravel to better compact it. I left there and drove to Builder’s Supply to see if they had half blocks. They did not. I called the concrete guy and he said we would pour tomorrow. I was pretty drained at that point, physically and emotionally, so I returned to the cottage and showered. I went to the Goat Market for a drink and chatted with Eric for a bit. Back at the cottage I did some reading and just relaxed on the couch. I will call Liz shortly.