Well I woke up to some snow this morning. I had no idea it was coming. Not a lot, but enough to make things rather pretty. After doing some stuff around the cottage I went to the Goat Market, filled up my car with gas, hooked up a trailer at the cottage, and headed to Columbia. I went to Harbor Freight first and bought a tarp, then stopped by The Next Door and got the set of double doors that didn’t fit into the Uhaul trailer previously. Then I went home. Luke had just finished up lunch, and so we played a little bit before his nap. I had to go to see the accountant for a while in downtown Columbia, then I went up to Discount Tire in Spring Hill. As a birthday present my parents gave me a new set of tires, and while waiting for those to be installed I walked to Wal-Mart. It was a nice store, but the layout was unfamiliar, so the shopping was a little slow. After my car was ready I drove home. We had guests over this evening, a couple we met at the farmer’s market. We had dinner after Luke went to bed, and stayed up until 10:30 chatting. Quite late for us!

Lauren and my parents came down around 11:30 to celebrate her birthday. We picked up pizza at Red 7 and brought it back to the house. Luke seemed to really enjoy the festivities and I think everybody else had a nice time as well. We just sort of relaxed this afternoon. I made white bean chili in the slow cooker. In a little bit I will drive up to the Mountain.

This morning I hauled some cedar trim from the cottage to the house. It was a bit too muddy to get as close as I would have liked, but it was good exercise. I had to go by the bank, then waited for Lowe’s to deliver the appliances. It was nice to have them come, although they do take up a bit of space. I took the interstate to Spring Hill, where I met with the insurance agent before going home. Luke was sitting on the back deck with Liz’s dad when I arrived. We read some before dinner. He was in a good mood. Everybody was pretty tired and we all went to bed early.