Luke went to bed without issue last night, but woke up about 1:15 with a fever and throwing up. He was kind of freaked out, but calmed down when we set up a mattress in his room so that Liz could sleep in there with him. This morning he was doing much better and seemed pretty normal other than a slight fever. We went to the farmers market, but Luke and I drove in the parking lot while Liz shopped. He loved being able to steer. Back at the house we built Lego towers and video chatted with my parents. He took a great nap after lunch and later this afternoon we went on a drive to see some construction equipment. We talked with Aunt Lauren this evening, then had dinner and the usual bed time routine. Liz is putting him down now and soon I will make a quick trip to Monteagle to get a few things.
Early start, early finish.
My dad and I got to the job site around seven again this morning. We finished the siding in about four hours, and put on some of the window pieces before he had to leave. I finished them myself. After loading up the tools and taking them to the storage unit I returned to the cottage to shower, clean, and wash clothes. While the clothes were drying I went next door to see Debbie and Charles for a few minutes. I hooked up my trailer and drove home around four, arriving a couple of hours later. Luke and I played with Legos until dinner. I did bath with him after and Liz put him to bed. She thinks he is coming down with something.
The heat has arrived.
I played with Luke a bit this morning and left home a little later than I would have liked, around 7:30. After stopping for gas I had an uneventful drive to the cottage, where I changed clothes and went to get no ethanol gas for the generator. My dad was waiting for me at the job site when I arrived. We first finished the siding on the front of the house, which was slow and difficult due to the height and numerous cutouts over the windows. Next we finished the far side. The heat and sunshine were pretty draining, and I had to run to CVS for some drinks in addition to the water I had on hand. We started just a little on the last of the back of the house, but I was pretty maxed out at that point, so we just put the trim pieces under the windows and called it a day. After showering we had dinner at the Mexican restaurant a few doors down. The food was mediocre and the service worse, as expected. Now I am just kind of a zombie on the couch. We should finish up the siding tomorrow morning.
More siding, more rain.
We got to the job site about seven again this morning and started off on the front porch – the most difficult and challenging element of the whole house. It was pretty high up and I did not enjoy being on the ladders. It took us about two hours and I was glad to be done. We also did more on one side of the house, and started up the back wall as well. That area was a muddy mess, but we still made good progress. I had to run out for nails, safety glasses, and water, otherwise we worked without stopping. It started sprinkling a little after two so we packed up and returned to the cottage. Glad we did because it really started pouring. I showered, took trash to the dump, then headed home. The drive was uneventful. Liz and Luke were outside when I arrived. I played Legos with Luke until dinner. We had pie for dessert and he was thrilled. He did better than usual at bed time.
Still raining, still misbehaving.
This morning was a bit of a mess. Liz was going to take Luke to the grocery store but he wasn’t behaving, so she left him at the house with me. He went nuts for a few minutes until I opened my office to organize it and let him play with my real tools. Then he had a lot of fun. After putting away groceries upon Liz’s return we went to Yanahli Park for a hike. She had read about a new trail online, but we couldn’t find it, so we just did the big loop. Luke enjoyed seeing lots of flowers and butterflies. It was humid out but not too hot. Back home Luke and I played with Legos while Liz prepared lunch. He ended up having a great nap after eating and I had a mediocre one. It was pouring rain this afternoon so we all just played inside more. We also ate incredible cinnamon rolls that Liz baked. Dinner and bath went well, but Luke really didn’t want to go to bed tonight. I had to go in with him until he was nearly asleep, which was about nine. Then I chatted with Liz for a while and didn’t get to leave the house until 9:30 to drive to Monteagle. Thankfully it didn’t rain on me, and due to my nap I wasn’t tired.
