Starting the week off with a lot of productivity.

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I got to the job site about eight this morning and starting chainsawing. My only break was this afternoon when I bent the saw’s bar and had to go down to Home Depot in Manchester for a new one. I cut and stacked logs and hauled the smaller stuff to the burn pile. I got a lot done. Towards the end of the day the guy that I’m giving the logs to came and got a load. He was super happy. I left at nearly six and pretty much collapsed back at the cottage. It felt good though. The only issue was that my ankle started hurting again.

Having fun and getting stuff done.

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This morning Liz and Luke made breakfast cookies. Then we went to the playground at Port Royal. Luke had a good time and there were some other kids there. Afterwards we went to Kroger. It was crowded but the experience wasn’t too bad. After lunch Luke tried to take a nap and I tried to buy straw at the farm supply store down the street. Neither of us was successful. I mowed the back field then talked with Jerry for a while next door. Liz and Luke came over and he showed us his new cows. Luke enjoyed that and also enjoyed riding around with me on the mower. He then helped Liz do a little work in the backyard while I did some stuff on the computer. We had a nice dinner and he is now doing the bedtime routine with Liz. I’ll head to the Mountain in about an hour.

Crazy day, but finally progress.

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This morning upon waking up I just happened to look at the Monteagle community Facebook page. I was shocked to see that the town was shut down due to a toxic chemical spill on the other side of town. So I hung around the cottage for a couple more hours until all was clear. The excavator had texted asking what was up, because he hit a road block. I wasn’t sure if he was going to another job instead or what. Around eleven he texted again saying he was at the site. We chatted a little, then they got to work. It took about four hours to get the trees down. They didn’t take down all that I wanted because I think I will cut some down myself and grind the stumps. The root balls just leave too big a hole to remove all of them. After the finished we had a late lunch at Hardees. I called down to the Kubota dealer to see if my mower was ready, and it was, so I hooked up my trailer, packed my bags, and headed on. I got it and continued home. The drive was uneventful until I reached Highway 431. There a pickup tried to pass a car on a double yellow line and the car accelerated to prevent it from happening. Just beyond that at a stoplight the female driver of the truck pulled out a pistol and started waving it at the car. Both sped off. Liz and Luke were eating dinner when I arrived home and it was good to see them both.

Still not getting much done.

Posted on by David Maxwell

This morning I left home as Liz and Luke were headed to speech therapy. I took a route that I rarely use just for a little variety. My first stop was at the lots to see if the land clearing man had arrived. He had not. I drove around town a little before going to see Debbie and Charles at the store. They were really busy getting ready for the market this weekend, so I helped prepare some jars for candles. Randy and his daughter Trinity came a little later and helped too. I went to the Goat Market for a drink and small pizza, then returned to do more work. It was a nice time and it felt good to help them out. Now I’m pretty tired and will try to go to bed soon.