At about three this morning Luke woke up all out of sorts and he didn’t calm down until after four. Fortunately he slept in a little bit. I took him to school and then returned home to get a few things before driving to the Mountain with a stop at Home Depot in Manchester. I also stopped for lunch in Pelham. At the job site I did a bit of organizing and prepared the porch ceilings for painting. It wasn’t as productive a day as I would have liked, but we are still moving forward.
Looks pretty good and smells even better.
That is a reference to the cedar ceilings, not my helper. We got off to an early start this morning and were able to nearly finish the vaulted ceiling in about four hours. We need some information from the electrician before proceeding. Next we finished the front porch ceiling and cleaned up a little bit. I returned to the cottage, packed, and drove home. I arrived at 5:15. Luke and I played and read books before dinner, and played hide and go seek after. Liz is putting him to bed now.
Fun on the Mountain.
This morning Luke came and got us out of bed. After breakfast we drove up to Monteagle to spend the day with my family. First we went to the farm on campus to see the goats and walk around Lake Cheston. Back at the cottage Luke played with the train set and then we had lunch. After lunch my parents, Lauren, and Wild Dog left, and we went to see the house I’m working on. Luke helped take the paper off the windows and picked up a lot of scrap wood off the porches. After returning to the cottage and packing up, we drove home via Fayetteville and Lewisburg. I packed up and drove back to Monteagle so I can work tomorrow.
Happy Black Friday.
Luke slept in a little this morning and I did some online shopping before he woke up. After breakfast we played a bit and Liz prepared some food for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving dinner. After lunch we drove to a Christmas tree farm in Shelbyville where we bought the biggest live tree that they had. Luke enjoyed watching me cut it down and carry it back to the car. This evening we started setting up and decorating it.
Giving thanks.
We started the day with Legos and pancakes. Then we played some more, video chatted with my mother and Lauren, ate lasagna, read, video chatted with Liz’s parents, then my parents again, had dinner, and did the bed time routine. Unfortunately the rain kept us inside.