We had pretty much Biblical storms today. Lots of branches down here on the farm. This morning I had a meeting nearby to discuss building a house. That lasted a couple of hours and went really well. We just kind of hung out until after Luke’s nap, when we drove up to Nashville to visit some friends. Fortunately the rain had pretty much stopped by then. Luke had a great time playing with their nearly four year old daughter. She was great with him and very generous about sharing her toys. We left there after seven, so he was pretty late going to bed, but he handled it really well.

This morning a woman from the state came to evaluate Luke for communication skills. That lasted about an hour and a half. After that I played with Luke for a while until my mother came. This was due to his normal childcare being unavailable today. I left the house at about one and drove up to Monteagle. I worked on my tool trailer for a bit – I reworked the wood deck to get more clearance above the wheels. After dinner I ended up driving home to take care of something, so I’ll stay here tonight and return to the Mountain in the morning.

Liz’s parents left just after breakfast this morning, and the house sure felt quiet thereafter. The rain finally stopped, but it was considerably cooler outside, so we didn’t go anywhere. Just lots of reading and playing, and an afternoon video call with my parents. He did have two naps and still managed to go to bed on schedule this evening. He really enjoyed some coloring and pulling toys around in his new red wagon.