Shifting gears.
Last night Liz and her brothers got an email from her dad with an update on his health. It was not great. He has some sort of cancer and starts treatment next week, and won’t really be able to receive visitors for six months or so. So tomorrow morning we will drive up to Michigan and visit for a week. This morning I went to the lumberyard first thing, then drove home. I wanted to surprise Liz and Luke, but apparently I missed them by just a couple of minutes as they headed up to Nashville. So I mowed the back field and went to Kroger for some trip food. They returned home and we had lunch, then Luke took a short nap. We went to the Dotted Lime to get Liz some coffee, then dropped of her guitar at the shop to get restrung, and walked at Riverside while we waited. Back home we had dinner and did the normal bed time routine. It didn’t take Luke too long to fall asleep.
Still grinding.
Worked from eight until six today, then went to Piggly Wiggly. I thought about trying to go see sunset somewhere, but was too tired. Instead I watched a movie on my phone, Sniper: Ultimate Kill. It was a decent way to kill an hour and a half.
Still enjoying the nice weather.
This morning we went to Home Depot and Kroger, the latter of which was a mess, but we did get everything we needed. Luke didn’t have much of a nap, and we went to the downtown playground afterwards. We also walked around the square before doing a little scenic driving. Luke went to bed pretty early and without much fuss this evening. After chatting with Liz for a bit I drove up to the Mountain.
Fun and active Saturday.
Luke slept in a little this morning, which was nice for everybody. We got breakfast at the Dotted Lime and took it to the park by the farmers market to eat. After dining we went to the market for a few things. Luke was in a great mood and enjoyed seeing everybody. After dropping off our bounty at home and a quick video chat with my parents we went to Yanahli Park to hike on their new trail. It was really nice and featured a small pond, which Luke thought was great. Fortunately it wasn’t too hot out. We had a late lunch and Luke had an even later nap. Upon waking we took trash to the dump, which he thought was pretty awesome. I then mowed the back field for a bit until dinner time. There wasn’t much to clean up afterwards and now Liz is giving him a bath. I will do bed time, which might be challenging since he doesn’t seem at all tired.
Short day.
As has been the case most mornings this week, I was in no hurry to get out of bed this morning. I eventually did though, and after stopping at the lumberyard, worked at the job site for several hours. I returned to the cottage to shower, pack, and clean, then went next door to chat with Debbie for a few minutes. I drove down to Chapel Hill and picked up my last bundle of tongue and groove lumber before arriving home. Luke was waiting for me and we played until dinner time. Now Liz is putting him to bed.
Slow day, but nice weather.
Luke woke up early this morning and we played with Legos until breakfast. I left at the same time that he and Liz did, driving to the Mountain via Lewisburg, where I stopped at the auto parts store. At the cottage I read a little before going to the library to use their internet in the parking lot. I finally made my way to the job site and worked until nearly dark. I stopped at Piggly Wiggly on the way to the cottage and have just been relaxing and surfing the internet on my phone.
Feels like fall.
I had to put on a jacket this morning since it was a little chilly. The electrician were working when I got to the job site, and the inspector came a little later and passed us. That was a good feeling. I worked until about two, went to the cottage and showered, then drove home. Liz had called a tree guy out and he was waiting when I arrived. We discussed the health of our trees and he was very helpful. We will probably have him do some work for us. Luke and I played until dinner time and then we ate. He and Liz are doing bath time now.
Still raining, kind of flooding.
Worked on the house all day. Electrical inspection tomorrow. Just want to relax now.
Foul weather, foul mood.
I got to the job site a few minutes before seven this morning. The electricians were already there and we chatted a little before I went to my storage units to organize them a bit. Next I went to the dump, bank, and post office. It was still raining so I drove down to Manchester where I went to Wal-Mart and Home Depot. Back on the Mountain I stopped at the lumberyard before returning to the cottage. There I did some work on the computer and relaxed a while before going to the job site for a couple of hours. The rain slacked off a little so I prepared the porches for their ceilings and did a little cleaning up. I also chatted with the electrician a bit. This evening I just hung around the cottage. I did cut my hair with my clippers and go to Piggly Wiggly, but that was about it. I’ll try to get to bed early tonight.
Rain strikes again.
It was raining hard this morning so we waited a little bit after breakfast before venturing out. We headed to Spring Hill and visited Target, PetSmart, Homegoods, Ross, and finally Kroger. That was all kind of tiring, although it was good to get a belt and socks. Back at the house Luke and I worked on a Lego tower until lunch time. He did not nap, and Liz did not want to do a car nap, out of hopes that he would go to bed early tonight. So we just hung out all afternoon. I was able to leave the house a few minutes after five, which was nice, since I didn’t want to be driving in both the rain and the dark. I have been working on designs for the next houses since arriving at the cottage. I hope to go to bed early and wake up early. My cough and sore throat are nearly gone.
