Luke woke up pretty early this morning. I played with him while Liz packed for their journey to Michigan. As preparations were nearly complete she realized they didn’t have any bread, so I went to the farmers market to buy some. They left not long after I returned. After gathering a few things I too hit the road and drove to Monteagle via Fayetteville. It is another glorious fall day. I tried to take a little nap upon arrival but did not succeed, so decided to get to work at the house. I focused on clearing the trees and undergrowth that the buyer wants gone. It was nice to have the tractor helping. The chainsaw had some troubles, but a trip to the hardware store made everything better. After finishing work I went to the Goat Market for pizza and conversation. Then I went to see Debbie and Charles and chatted with them for a while. Since then I have just been messing with my phone and computer on the couch in the cottage.

It was a pretty good day. Luke woke up super early so the rest of us did too. We played with Legos while Liz cooked breakfast. I helped get him ready for speech therapy, then left just after Liz, Luke, and her mother did. My first stop was the cedar place in Chapel Hill. I bought a few boards and chatted with the owner for a few minutes. The rest of the drive up the Mountain was pretty uneventful. After stopping at the cottage and storage unit I got to work at the house. I finished installing the last kitchen cabinet and was starting on some trim when Randall the plumber came by. Not to work apparently, but to talk over a few things. Just as he was leaving Kent arrived, and we chatted for about two and a half hours. It was good to see him. I went to the cottage for lunch then came and worked some more. Just a bunch of little stuff really. I needed to go to the supply store before they closed and then I stopped by the goat market for a drink. Since then I’ve been relaxing at the cottage. I thought about going to photograph, but didn’t.

Luke went to bed without issues last night and slept well until about 4:30. After an early breakfast we drove over to Henry Horton State Park in Chapel Hill. We started off on the playground designed for younger kids, but quickly moved on to the older kids’ playground. Luke had a lot of fun and he ate snack in the big pavilion. We dove home and he went down for an early nap. That worked out quite well. Even though it took him a little while to fall asleep he slept for quite a while and woke up in a good mood.

We had lunch, played a bit with Legos, and then drove up to the park in Spring Hill to meet my parents. The place was packed so we didn’t go to the playground, but rather played on the grassy fields on the back side of things. Luke had fun kicking and throwing his beach ball around; it had been quite a while since he had last played with it. The only downside was how it it was, at least until we settled down on a blanket in the shade. Luke enjoyed a snack and then we returned home. We played with Legos some more while waiting on dinner. It was tasty and he enjoyed his bath. We just went outside to see the moon, and now Liz has started the bed time routine. Her mother is coming in to town this evening and I will drive up to Monteagle shortly.