I finished up the screws I wanted to this morning (still have about 3200, or a whole day’s worth to put down), and headed home. I stopped at Lowe’s in Shelbyville for a few things we needed. I also stopped at a gas station deli in Chapel Hill for a few things I didn’t need. After lunch I went to Aldi for a few last minute items, but struck out on eggnog. This evening we took Luke to the playground, where he ran around and had lots of fun. The sunset was lovely too.
Luke did not sleep in today. The exact opposite in fact. Uncle Matt did sleep in, but Luke still got to play with him for a couple of hours. Of special note is the way that Uncle Matt rolled all three of Luke’s balls at once. Video below.
Luke slept in this morning and it was great. He was in a good mood all day. This morning we went to the farmer’s market to get some bread. We ended up talking to the bakers for quite a while before returning home to meet my parents. They hung out with us for a while, and played with Luke a lot. I think he was happy to see them. He had a good nap and we read a lot while Liz went to town. I made chili in the slow cooker using some pumpkin that Liz’s parents brought down. This evening Liz’s younger brother and his girlfriend came to stay with us on their way to New Orleans. They will leave in the morning.
Another early start to the work day. Not as cold this morning. I quickly put down all the deck boards that I could before the blocking needed to be installed. Once finished with that I focused on cleaning up the site in anticipation of Daniel coming to grade. I loaded a bunch of scrap wood in the trailer and stacked the good wood. Also the electricians came and started on the wiring. That felt good. Once Kent came we worked on the blocking together, then Daniel came and we installed the drain pipes and he moved a lot of dirt quickly. After he left we finished the blocking and installed a few more deck boards. We could have finished but I decided to come home to have dinner with Liz and Luke. It was wonderful to see and read to him before he went to bed. Now I am in bed on the computer. My whole body aches. My hands are raw and my fingers split. But it was a good week and I am happy. It will be a busy weekend preparing for Christmas and New Year’s.
It was another great day. We hung Hatch Show prints in Liz’s office, set up her keyboard, and hung coat racks in the mud room. Things are really starting to come together. This afternoon we took advantage of the lovely weather and went to the playground in Spring Hill. Luke had a great time and was able to interact with a couple of other kids. Back at the house we played some more and read two new books that he got from Liz’s parents yesterday. I wanted to cook today but was missing some of the ingredients I needed. So we had leftovers. I’ll stay here tonight then head up the Mountain in the morning. It is supposed to storm all day tomorrow.
