Still a little snotty, new friend, more slow cooking.
Luke is still a little congested, but doesn’t seem to be feeling bad. We did lots of reading this morning. After lunch we went to the playground in Spring Hill. There were a number of kids there in the beginning but eventually most of them left. There was one little boy about four months older than Luke and they interacted a lot while Liz and I chatted with his grandfather. It was really fun to see Luke playing with another kid. It ended up being a lovely day outside after a couple of gross rainy days.
I cooked a couple of dishes in the slow cooker today – sweet potato chili and potato chickpea curry. Both are recipes that we’ve had before and really enjoyed. This evening I’ll head up the Mountain in order to get an early start tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be very nice tomorrow and I want to take advantage. They are now saying that Tuesday should be nice too. Rain Wednesday. So hopefully I can get a lot done before Thanksgiving.
Homebound.
I cleaned the garage and played with Luke. Also cooked two meals in the slow cooker. Followed a little football. Spent a lot of time on the computer looking at Black Friday deals. Didn’t take any pictures.
Nasty, unproductive day.
It was raining this morning. I hauled the tools to the storage unit then went to the office and paid my bill. I chatted with my dad for a bit. He spent last night at the cottage. I went next door to see if Debbie was around, but she wasn’t. I took a somewhat new route home this afternoon. My mother was there looking after Luke, who is a little sick. I went to Kroger then spent the rest of the afternoon playing with him.
Strong start, wet finish.
It was a pretty morning and I installed more window trim, along with some corner trim. Then it started raining. I went to the cottage for lunch, then got a text from Liz saying that a guy from the water company came out and said we were using a lot more water than normal and probably had a leak. With visions of water pouring out of pipes under the house dancing in my head, I raced home. Looked under the house and apartment, no leaks. Walked to the meter, no wet spots. The meter didn’t seem to be indicating excess usage. Liz told me everything the guy said. Seems like much ado about nothing. We did have some guests staying with us recently, which probably explains things. I stayed through Luke’s bedtime before returning to the Mountain.
Lots of stuff.
This morning I picked up an enclosed U-Haul trailer then headed to North Nashville. I met my dad at his storage unit where we proceeded to load up a bunch of my stuff. Some of it is very good to have again, and there was also a lot of junk, maybe old cabinets that he broke down in order to haul them off. I drove to the farm to drop some stuff off in the garage and put the rest on the burn pile. I loaded up some trash and cardboard then headed back up to the mountain. I just made it to the dump in time to drop it all off. Then I went by the house to check on my helper and his son who were just finishing up for the day. They had done everything that I had asked them to.
In your fascia.
I started staining this morning, then when my helper and his son arrived we installed fascia. It is cedar 1×8, and I feel like it looks pretty fantastic. After dark I set up lights and started putting trim around the windows.
Work and errands.
I left the farm this morning and stopped by Lowe’s in Tullahoma to pick up paint. Then I got to work at the house. Mostly staining the cedar trim. My helper Kenneth came and worked through the afternoon. After dark I had to run down to the Manchester Home Depot for another five gallons of stain.
Church, park, chill.
Well we made it to church for the second week in a row. Luke did very well again/ This evening we went to the playground in Spring Hill. The sunset was lovely.
Five years.
That’s how long we’ve been married, as of today. It was a pretty normal day for the most part. Relaxing morning, Liz and my mother went clothes shopping for Luke this afternoon in Cool springs, then my parents came and babysat Luke while we went out to dinner. Southern Tre steakhouse in downtown Columbia. More on it at a later date. Short version – not impressed. We did have a nice walk around downtown while we waited on our table though.
The porch ends – for now.
I got a fairly early start this morning and went by the lumber yard for a few boards. Then I started on the porch rafters. I had cut my template yesterday, which helped speed up the process. I had most of them installed before I needed a couple more boards. I returned to the lumberyard (thankfully only about five minutes away) for them. Kenneth arrived just after I did, and we kept rolling. The last rafter and sub-fascia went up pretty quickly. The OSB decking was a bit of a pain, but he got it up and partially fastened. We also attached the ledger boards for the back deck and set the cedar trim out to dry. All in all it was a very productive day. After dropping all the tools off at the storage unit and going by the bank I returned to the cottage for a very late lunch/early dinner. I hit the road and stopped at Lowe’s in Tullahoma for an oven for our apartment, then raced to get home before Luke went to bed. I barely made it. We read a book and then Liz put him down. It was overall a pretty good week.
