Tennescenic

It was a bit below freezing when I got going this morning. I combated that by digging some more footings for the deck posts. My dad arrived and helped, then I went and got a load of concrete. Unfortunately the new tractor keys that I bought don’t work, so we had to mix it in the wheelbarrow. That went okay and we finished fairly quickly. Next we hung doors, and my dad worked on trim while I went to get some deck lumber and other materials. Back at the house I drilled holes in the deck band for bolts and installed joist hangers. All in all it was a good day. After dark we went out for dinner and just returned to the house. Also I got news that the glass that our wood burning stove will sit on has arrived.

Last night I couldn’t fall asleep until after two. So I read and watched some Magnum PI. Today I worked on flooring pretty much all day, and came close, but didn’t quite finish. It is looking pretty good though. After dark I went by Big Box to return some underlayment. Then I went to Spring Hill Home Depot to pick up some tile that I ordered and ended up buying a mitre saw stand as well. It was on super closeout. I had dinner at Moe’s and then returned to the farm. It is pretty cold now, and will be for the rest of the week.

We got started feeling early this morning. I worked on flooring and my dad on trim. After a couple of hours I hit the road. My first stop was the cedar store, where I chatted with Will, the owner, for a while. Next I went by Big Box’s new Murfreesboro location to check out their stuff and speak with Zach. Finally I went by the Kioti dealer and got a new tractor key.

And then, the Mountain beckoned. I just took the interstate all the way up, and arrived early afternoon. It was rainy and cold, but I was still very happy to be there. I spent most of the afternoon just reading and being lazy. Before dark I went over to see the goats. They have some new pygmies, although only one came very close. I’ll return tomorrow for a better look. After that I parked near the library so I could use the internet on my laptop for a few minutes. I drove back through Monteagle to see what was going on (not much), got a little food at Piggly Wiggly, then returned to the cottage to chill out. I have just been reading and kind of following the Alabama game. They won, of course.

I slept pretty well last night and allowed myself to stay in bed until almost eight. Then I spent an hour putting down flooring before going and picking up the rental trailer. I drove up to the condo where my dad was waiting and we started loading up. Unfortunately there was two trips worth of stuff. We hauled most of the big furniture then came back for boxes and smaller stuff. There was some rain but never a downpour. We got everything loaded and trash thrown away. Liz, Luke, and her mother headed to Michigan. My dad went home and I stopped at the little Walmart parking lot and read for a couple of hours while waiting for rush hour traffic to clear. I finally got going and was able to unload everything at the storage unit. It was a long and tiring day. I had dinner at McDonald’s and then came back to the farm. I will read for a while before sleeping.

For some reason I dragged myself out of my nice, warm sleeping bag at about 6:30 this morning. I did at least run the gas heater though. I started putting down some underlayment, then moved on to the laminate. I worked until almost 9:30 and then returned my rented trailer. That was relatively quick and easy. After picking up some junk food at Dollar General I got back to work. And kept going until seven. It was a long day but I got a lot done. Tomorrow should be another good day. My only interruption should be going to get the last load of laminate. Tonight it’s already very cold. I put all of the paint in the master closet and am running the electric heater to keep it from freezing. Hopefully something will keep me from freezing!