Lots of Luke time, lots of parking lot time.

I looked after Luke this morning. We read a lot and then went for a walk along the greenway. The day was lovely and it was great to be outside. After lunch Liz and I drove up to Brentwood. She had a doctor appointment so I waited in the car. My phone was locked up the whole time so I just sat there. Next she went to Nordstrom Rack and TJ Maxx. My phone still wasn’t working but I didn’t want to shop, so I again stayed in the car. I did go in to Office Max to get some munchies because I was hungry. Lastly we stopped at Home Depot in Spring Hill to get some supplies to make Luke a cool activity board. We had dinner (rice and beans that I prepared in the slow cooker), then FaceTimed with Liz’s dad. I rounded out the evening by going to Kroger.

Inspection and return home.

This morning I went to check out the block in the daylight. There were a few little issues but overall it looked okay. I also had to finish putting in about a dozen anchor bolts for the green plate. Then I filled the blocks at the bases of all openings. It ended up being about 14 small bags of concrete total. I returned to the cottage and cleaned before driving home in the rain. There I read to Luke and played with him until dinner. After I gave him a bath.

Back home, frustrated.

I heard from the mason this morning. He said he could come Saturday. So the wait continues. I did get more sand – 4740 pounds worth! The trailer is pretty much maxed out. I came home and loaded some of my cedar onto the flatbed trailer. I also hauled trash to the dump. LIz and Luke were at the doctor’s office, so they were surprised to see me when they returned.

More church.

It took a bit of effort but we managed to visit another church this morning. It was an Episcopal church in downtown Columbia. We had a great experience, despite my getting the start time wrong so that we arrived a little late. The afternoon was pretty relaxing and now I am about to drive up to Monteagle.