Fun day with grandparents.
Liz had a work event up in Nashville today so I was initially flying solo with Luke. Then my dad came (with my car, thankfully!) and got to play with him some. Then my mother arrived and helped feed him lunch. He was in an great mood, laughing and having so much fun.
This evening we spent more time setting up the kitchen. It now seems like everything is accounted for, it all just needs to be put in place. I went to Kroger tonight and it leaves a bit to be desired. The selection isn’t as good as ours at Nipper’s Corner, and much to my chagrin they only had self checkout open. If I wanted to ring up groceries I would get a job there!
Slow march towards normalcy.
Everybody slept better last night, except for Lily the cat. And that was by choice, as she wanted to run all through the house. I did a few little tasks around the house today, like knobs on vanity doors/drawers and attempted to install a dimmer switch in the master bath. That didn’t go well, I think because I don’t have compatible light bulbs. We did a lot of unboxing in the kitchen. There is still a ways to go but it feels like we are making progress.
Luke had his nine month check-up this afternoon, a month and a half late. The doctor said he is doing great. I read to him a little this afternoon before dinner. He ate his solid food very well and went to bed easily.
Adjusting.
It sure feels different to have three more creatures in the house! And it is nice. But wow, I forgot how much work the little one is. I went on a long to Walmart today and did some more unpacking. We still have a long way to go though.
Trying to get settled.
There is lots to unpack. We pretty much just got (some of) the essentials done today. Luke slept very poorly last night but was in a good mood. Lily the cat is probably adapting better than any of us. It was a nasty, rainy day, so we didn’t go outside at all. Tomorrow I need to go on a couple of shopping expeditions. The house feels rather different with three additional inhabitants.
Home again home again jiggity jig.
Long day in the car. Worth it though.
Moving stuff, cleaning, anticipating.
I went to Lowe’s and got paint first thing this morning. Then I went and picked up the trailer while my dad painted. We hauled two loads of stuff before it started raining. Then we moved stuff around inside. Tomorrow him and my mother will come do a little more cleaning while I drive up to get Liz and Luke. My mother and two of her friends came by today to check out the house. I feel like it is starting to look pretty good. We were working too hard to take any pictures. After calling it a day we drove up here to Nashville where my mother fixed a delicious dinner. I will try to go to bed pretty early since I plan on leaving at the crack tomorrow.
Finally off the mountain.
Well today was another disaster. They called about 4:30 to let me know that the power steering had been repaired, but when they were test driving it one of the brake calipers locked up. That wouldn’t be repaired until the end of tomorrow at the earliest. So my dad drove up here to get me, and we came to the farm, where we’ll spend the night. Fortunately we fortified ourselves with ice cream from the Goat Market before leaving town. We’ll work all day tomorrow before going to Nashville.
Trying day on the mountain.
Car didn’t get repaired today. They have promised me that it will be done by tomorrow afternoon. The cushion that I had to prepare for Liz and Luke has all but disappeared. Fortunately my parents came to the house and cleaned today. I just wasted the day away.