This morning I started by getting some trash at the house then going to the dump. Then on to pay the power bill in Tracy City and the materials bill in Monteagle. After getting a trailer at the cottage I drove down to Southeastern Salvage in Chattanooga and picked up two countertops. The drive wasn’t fun, but I made it. Unloading the countertops was a challenge as well. I packed up at the cottage and then went next door to chat with Debbie for a few minutes. After that I drove to Cedar Direct in Chapel Hill, where I ordered some wood for the soffit, which I will pick up tomorrow. Finally I returned home. Before going inside I unloaded the scrap wood from the trailer to the dump pile. Then I was finally able to see Liz and Luke. We played with his new wooden blocks before dinner, ate dinner, then had bath time. He was in a great mood.

My dad and I got an earlier start this morning and headed to the house. He worked on cabinets while I started cleaning things up and organizing. Eventually we both cleaned, until the place looked halfway decent. Then we went and organized the storage unit. Early next week I will move all of the plumbing and electrical fixtures to the house. After my dad headed home I ran some errands, made a few phone calls, showered, ate lunch, then hit the road. I drove to Columbia via Fayetteville and Lewisburg. My first stop was The Next Door, where I ordered new patio doors. Then I went to Kroger before going home. It was great to see Luke and we played with blocks a lot. We had dinner together, then after bath Luke went to bed. He was in a great mood all afternoon and evening.

Luke slept great last night and when he woke up Liz made us all breakfast cookies. So that was a great start to the day. After playing a bit we went for a hike at the nature park, which was a lot of fun despite it being a little on the chilly side. Luke did a lot of walking and dragging branches. After stopping at Kroger for gas we went home for lunch. Liz drove up to Nashville to visit a friend and Luke took a two and a half hour nap. I also tried to nap, but was unsuccessful. Once he woke up we read, built a tower with blocks, played with playdough, and ate a snack, not in that order. Once Liz returned he had dinner, bathed, and went to bed, in that order. Now I am just doing some things on the computer.