This morning my dad and I went to look at the new lots. We wanted to kind of map out where the next houses would go, but that was a little difficult without the soil maps. So we just walked around a little bit until it was time for him to meet some guys to discuss clearing another part of the new land. I went back to the cottage, where I showered and packed up before driving down to Winchester. I stopped at a couple of different places to get materials for the septic system. Then I drove home via Fayetteville and Lewisburg.

Liz wasn’t home when I arrived, but Luke was there with her mother. It was good to see him. Once Liz returned we had lunch, and I tried to nap while Luke did, but was unsuccessful. This afternoon we just played and read, then Liz went to pick us up some food from a restaurant we hadn’t been to before. It was a nice evening. Luke went to bed without trouble.

I was pretty lazy this morning and actually really struggled with motivation all day. I did some taping off for sealing the bathroom cedar, then started brushing on the polyurethane. That wasn’t very fun so I lined up a guy who does some painting on the side to come finish it up tomorrow. I tried to nap this afternoon but couldn’t really sleep. I went to see Charles and Debbie next door before showering and heading home. The evening sky was glorious as I drove to Fayetteville. I arrived home at round 7:30 and had about half an hour to kind of prepare the house for Liz and Luke and her mother. They arrived and it was great to be reunited. Luke saw Lily, then took a tour of the house to make sure that everything was as it should be. He showed me all of his toys and even played with a number of them to make sure that they still functioned properly. We had dinner and then played with Legos for a bit before bath. After bath I read him a number of books before we said goodnight and he went to bed.

Hard to believe that Luke turned two and a half years old today. But he did. It’s also hard to believe that I woke up and 5:45 and went to see the moonset. But I did. It was chilly out and I was tired, but the scene at the Templeton Library was glorious. I returned to the cottage for breakfast then went on to the house to start work. The plumber had apparently been there already and left some of his tools. He returned after I had been there for about an hour. I worked for about three hours total including a couple of trips to the supply store. After leaving I went to see Debbie, then drove to Home Depot in Winchester. Fortunately they had everything I needed. Next I drove to Chapel Hill via Tullahoma and Shelbyville to the cedar store. They didn’t have what I needed. I arrived home just as Liz, her mother, and Luke were coming outside to play. So I joined them for a while. We had dinner together then bath and bed time for Luke.